Seel (Pokémon)
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| Seel パウワウ Pawou | |
 Artwork from FR/LG | |
| Pronunciation | seel [1] |
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| Type | Water |
| Species | Sea Lion Pokémon |
| Kanto Dex National Dex | #086 |
| Johto Dex | #176 |
| Hoenn Dex | #258* |
| Sinnoh Dex | #— |
| Fiore Browser | R— |
| Almia Browser | R— |
| Height | 3′07″ (1.1m) |
| Weight | 198.4 lbs. (90.0kg) |
| Abilities | Thick Fat or Hydration |
| Egg groups | Ground/Water 1 |
| Time to hatch | 5,120 steps |
| Effort yield | 1 SpD |
| Exp. yield | 100 base exp. |
| Lv. 100 at | 1,000,000 exp. |
| Gender | 50% ♀/50% ♂ |
| Pokédex color | White |
| Catch rate | 190 |
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Seel (Japanese: パウワウ Pawou) is a Water-type Pokémon.
It evolves into Dewgong at level 34.
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Biology
Physiology
The horn on Seel's head is exceptionally hard, and its made of toughened bone. Seel lives in the frigid waters of the arctic, surviving because of its thick blubber.
This hide of fat looks like its covered with snow-white fur from a distance, but when magnified, the fur is actually a very light blue, that gives it a sea-water tinge whilst swimming. Seel's streamlined, curving body helps it to effortlessly swim through the cold seas, and its flippers propel it with ease. The flippers can also pull its body onto shore, but can only support its weight for a short time.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Seel uses its horn to puncture ice so it can breathe. It becomes healthier when it rains. Its coarse hair can trap water and air to conserve body heat.
Behavior
The horn on the tip of Seel's head is used to chip away ice at the surface of the sea to create breathing holes. The small tusks can chip away at the ice too, and sometimes they engage in territorial fights where these tusks can be applied as weapons.
During the day, Seel can usually be spotted in shallow seas asleep on the sea bed, however it is additionally active during the evening hours, when it hunts and pursues prey effortlessly through the water. The colder the sea, the more active it is. When swimming, its nostrils close tightly when it swims. Seel only comes on land to give birth or socialize with others of its kind - it's exceptionally clumsy on land.
Habitat
Seel loves to live in extremely cold seas, such as in the Arctic, which are often 40 degrees below 0. The frigid climate it lives in are full of ice floes. It exceptionally loves iceberg-filled oceans, where herds of Seel converge to play and socialize.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Multiple Seel are owned by Misty and her sisters at the Cerulean Gym.
A Seel appeared in Misty Meets Her Match, under the ownership of Rudy's sister Mahri.
A Seel is also briefly seen in Once More With Reeling!, in the Terracotta Town contest. It created an ice sculpture of a Glalie using Ice Beam.
A Seel appeared in DP089.
In the manga
In Pokémon Special, Seel is the first Pokémon Lorelei owned. As a child, Lorelei saw her Seel become poisoned due to the effects of nearby industrialization. Agatha, who was passing by, healed the Seel using her Gastly. This encounter with the negative effects that humanity had on Pokémon would be the motivation Lorelei had to join the Elite Four in a plot to destroy all humanity years later.
In the TCG
- Main article: Seel (TCG)
Other appearances
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Seel is a Pokéfloat. After the second half of Venusaur is revealed, the screen moves continually to the right without stopping and so fighting does not stay on Seel for very long.
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Gen | Game | Pokédex entry |
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| I | Red | The protruding horn on its head is very hard. It is used for bashing through thick ice. |
| Blue | ||
| Yellow | Loves freezing cold conditions. Relishes swimming in a frigid climate of around 14F degrees. | |
| Stadium | It boasts a thick hide covered with light blue fur. It plows through ice floes even in water 40 degrees below 0. | |
| II | Gold | Although it can't walk well on land, it is a graceful swimmer. It especially loves being in frigid seas. |
| Silver | In daytime, it is often found asleep, on the seabed in shallow waters. Its nostrils close while it swims. | |
| Crystal | The light blue fur that covers it keeps it protected against the cold. It loves iceberg filled oceans. | |
| Stadium 2 | Although it can't walk well on land, it is a graceful swimmer. It especially loves being in frigid seas. | |
| III | Ruby | Seel hunts for prey in the frigid sea underneath sheets of ice. When it needs to breathe, it punches a hole through the Ice with the sharply protruding section of its head. |
| Sapphire | Seel hunts for prey in the frigid sea underneath sheets of ice. When it needs to breathe, it punches a hole through the Ice with the sharply protruding section of its head. | |
| Emerald | Seel hunt for prey in frigid, ice-covered seas. When it needs to breathe, it punches a hole through the ice with the sharply protruding section of its head. | |
| FireRed | Covered with light blue fur, its hide is thick and tough. It is active in bitter cold of minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit. | |
| LeafGreen | The protruding horn on its head is very hard. It is used for bashing through thick icebergs. | |
| IV | Diamond | A Pokémon that lives on icebergs. It swims in the sea using the point on its head to break up ice. |
| Pearl | A Pokémon that lives on icebergs. It swims in the sea using the point on its head to break up ice. | |
| Platinum | Currently unknown |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location | |
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| I | Red | Blue | Common | Seafoam Islands |
| Yellow | Common | Seafoam Islands | ||
| II | Gold | Silver | Common | Dark Cave (Route 44 entrance) |
| Crystal | Common | Dark Cave (Route 44 entrance) | ||
| III | Ruby | Sapphire | None | Trade |
| Emerald | None | Trade | ||
| FireRed | LeafGreen | Common | Seafoam Islands | |
| Colosseum | None | Trade | ||
| XD | One | Phenac City (Shadow) | ||
| IV | Diamond | Pearl | Uncommon | Routes 226 and 230 |
| Platinum | None | Trade | ||
| Pal Park | Sea | |||
In side games
| Game | Location |
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| Pokémon Trozei! | Phobos Submarine Endless Level 25 Forever Level 25 Mr. Who's Den |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Red and Blue) | Mt. Freeze (3F-7F) Stormy Sea (9F-14F) Silver Trench (6F-14F) Far-off Sea (6F-14F) Marvelous Sea (B6-B14) Fantasy Strait (B6-B14) |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Time and Darkness) | Brine Cave (B1-B5) |
Base stats
| HP: | 65 | |
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| Attack: | 45 | |
| Defense: | 55 | |
| Special: | 70 | |
| SpAtk: | 45 | |
| SpDef: | 70 | |
| Speed: | 45 |
The Special stat was used only in Generation I; it was later split into Special Attack and Special Defense.
Type effectiveness
| Weak to | Resistant to | Immune to | Normal effectiveness |
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Learnset
Seel is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.
Moves in Italics aren't STAB for Seel, but are for some/all evolutions.
By leveling up
| Generation IV Other generation learnsets: I - II - III | ||||||||
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| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Contest | Appeal |
| Start | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 15 | Tough | 3 ♥♥♥
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| 3 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 40 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| 7 | Water Sport | Water | Status | — | —% | 15 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| 11 | Icy Wind | Ice | Special | 55 | 95% | 15 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
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| 13 | Encore | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 5 | Cute | 1 ♥
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| 17 | Ice Shard | Ice | Physical | 40 | 100% | 30 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
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| 21 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | —% | 10 | Cute | 0 |
| 23 | Aqua Ring | Water | Status | — | —% | 20 | Beauty | 0 |
| 27 | Aurora Beam | Ice | Special | 65 | 100% | 20 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
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| 31 | Aqua Jet | Water | Physical | 40 | 100% | 20 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
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| 33 | Brine | Water | Special | 65 | 100% | 10 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| 37 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85% | 20 | Tough | 3 ♥♥♥
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| 41 | Dive | Water | Physical | 80 | 100% | 10 | Beauty | 1 ♥
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| 43 | Aqua Tail | Water | Physical | 90 | 90% | 10 | Cute | 3 ♥♥♥
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| 47 | Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 95 | 100% | 10 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
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| 51 | Safeguard | Normal | Status | — | —% | 25 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
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| Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon | ||||||||
By TM/HM
By breeding
By tutoring
| Generation III and IV Other generation learnsets: II - III | ||||||||||||||
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| Game | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Contest | Appeal | ||||||
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Aqua Tail | Water | Physical | 90 | 90% | 10 | Cute | 3 ♥♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100% | 15 | Tough | 3 ♥♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Dive | Water | Physical | 80 | 100% | 10 | Beauty | 1 ♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100% | 15 | Tough | 0 |
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Endure | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Icy Wind | Ice | Special | 55 | 95% | 15 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Mimic | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Cute | 0 |
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Signal Beam | Bug | Special | 75 | 100% | 15 | Beauty | 0 |
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Cute | 3 ♥♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Snore | Normal | Special | 40 | 100% | 15 | Cool | 3 ♥♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Smart | 1 ♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90% | 15 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game, while a colored background indicates that the move is available. | ||||||||||||||
Special moves
| Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness | ||||
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| Shadow moves | Level 23+ | Purified moves | ||
| Shadow Mist | ??? | 
| Helping Hand | Normal |
| Shadow Wave | ??? | Surf | Water | |
| -- | Safeguard | Normal | ||
| -- | Ice Beam | Ice | ||
TCG-only Moves
Side game data
| Pokémon Pinball | ||
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| Acquisition: Catch | 
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| Pokémon Trozei! | ||
| Rarity: Common |
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| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team | ||
| Body size: 1 | Recruit Rate: 3.9% | Friend Area: Ice Floe Beach |
| Phrases | ||
| 51%-100% HP | I'm strong against the cold, actually! | |
| 26%-50% HP | I have only half HP left... | |
| 1%-25% HP | Please, no more... I want to go back to wintry seas... | |
| Level Up | There it is! My level went up! | |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness | ||
 Body size: 1
| Recruit Rate: 3.9% | IQ Group: H |
Evolution
| Unevolved | → Level 34 | First evolution | ||
| Seel Water |  Dewgong Water Ice | |||
Sprites
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| I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back | |
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| II | Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | |||
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| III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
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| IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | Back | |||
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For other sprites and images, please see Seel images on Bulbagarden Archives.Trivia
- Its Generation I back sprite doesn't show its tail and instead shows its tongue out. Its tongue is visible only in its front sprites from Generation II onwards.
- Seel's muzzle was originally white in the Generation I and Generation II games. Starting in Generation III, its muzzle turned a peach color.
- Seel is one of the three non-Ice-types which evolve into an Ice-type, together with Shellder and Eevee.
- Even though the Pokédex states that Seel swims in water as cold as -40C, the Arctic Ocean's water temperature is usually around the freezing point for sea water, which is -1.8C.
Origin
Seel is based on a seal.
Name origin
Seel's name is a corruption of the sea creature seal. Its Japanese name may come from the onomatopoeia of a seal bark. It could also involve paw, the foot of many mammals.