Spheal (Pokémon)

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Spheal タマザラシ Tamazarashi #363
Art by Ken Sugimori from Ruby and Sapphire
Types  Ice  Water   Ice   Ice   Ice   Ice   Ice	Species Clap Pokémon
Abilities Thick Fat or Ice Body Ice Body Oblivious Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100 1,059,860
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto #— Hoenn #173 Sinnoh #— Unova #— Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R-197 Oblivia R-253 Oblivia (past) N-142 Not in any regional Browser
Height 2'07" Imperial 0.8m Metric 2'07"/0.8m 0.0m	Weight 87.1lbs Imperial 39.5kg Metric 87.1lbs/39.5kg 0.0kg
Dex color Blue	Footprint
Body style	Catch rate 255 33.3%
Gender ratio Genderless Unknown 50% male, 50% female
Breeding Water 1 and Field groups 21 cycles (5355 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 1 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 75 Battle Exp.: 751*
External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V On Eevee's Pokédex On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex Generation IV Generation V Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Spheal (Japanese: タマザラシ Tamazarashi) is a dual-type Ice/Water Pokémon.

It evolves into Sealeo starting at level 32, which evolves into Walrein starting at level 44.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 2.1 Major appearances 2.2 Minor appearances 2.3 Pokédex entries 3 In the manga 3.1 Pokémon Adventures 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 NPC appearances 5.2 Pokédex entries 5.3 Game locations 5.3.1 In side games 5.4 Stats 5.4.1 Base stats 5.4.2 Pokéathlon stats 5.5 Type effectiveness 5.6 Learnset 5.6.1 By leveling up 5.6.2 By TM/HM 5.6.3 By breeding 5.6.4 By tutoring 5.6.5 Special Moves 5.7 Side game data 5.8 Evolution 5.9 Sprites 6 Trivia 6.1 Origin 6.1.1 Name origin 7 In other languages 8 External links

Biology

Physiology

Spheals are round, baby seal-like Pokémon. Their plushy fur is a powdered blue color, with several white spots on its back and a beige underside. They have circular eyes, small tusks protruding from their upper jaw, stubby ears, beige flippers and a little flat tail. Curiously, its rounded, spherical appearance makes it bear resemblance to a balloon, or a ball.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Spheal, and its evolution family, Sealeo and Walrein, are the only known Pokémon that can learn Ice Ball by level.

Behavior

Spheal always travels by rolling around on its ball-like body, for it is much faster than walking and because its body is poorly shaped for swimming. Despite this, it may dive into the sea, in which case its fur keeps it from feeling cold. When groups of Spheal eat, they all clap at once to show their pleasure. Because of this, their mealtimes are noisy.

Habitat

Spheal live in the Arctic seas.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Major appearances

Spheal first appeared in The Spheal of Approval alongside its evolved form. Both of them were at the Slateport City Oceanic Museum.

Minor appearances

A Spheal of North Petalburg appeared in A Double Dilemma.

A Spheal also appeared in Destiny Deoxys along with Sealeo and Walrein.

Spheal made a small appearance in The Rise of Darkrai as one of the Pokémon Darkrai hit with a Dark Void.

A group of Spheal also appeared in Leading a Stray!.

A photograph of a Spheal appeared in BW054.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry AG036 Spheal Ash's Pokédex Spheal, the Clap Pokémon. Spheal moves more quickly by rolling than by walking. They are sometimes known to cross oceans atop icebergs. This concludes the entries from the Advanced Generation series.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Glacia of the Elite Four has a Spheal that she uses, along with a Snorunt, to try and open Regice's seal to no avail. Several other Spheal are seen throughout following chapters.

In the TCG

Main article: Spheal (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire: Spheal stars in the Bonus Field Whiscash or Pelipper takes the player to. They will swim in the pool and occasionally try to climb up the ice slide. Hitting a Spheal at this time will send it to a Sealeo's nose, earning five times the points from just bouncing the Poké Ball.

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III. Generation I Red Blue {{{redbluedex}}} Yellow {{{yellowdex}}} Stadium {{{stadiumdex}}} Generation II Gold {{{golddex}}} Silver {{{silverdex}}} Crystal {{{crystaldex}}} Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald {{{rsedex}}} Ruby Sapphire {{{rsdex}}} Ruby Spheal is much faster rolling than walking to get around. When groups of this Pokémon eat, they all clap at once to show their pleasure. Because of this, their mealtimes are noisy. Sapphire Spheal always travels by rolling around on its ball-like body. When the season for ice floes arrives, this Pokémon can be seen rolling about on ice and crossing the sea. Emerald It is completely covered with plushy fur. As a result, it never feels the cold even when it is rolling about on ice floes or diving in the sea. FireRed LeafGreen Its body is covered in fluffy fur. The fur keeps it from feeling cold while it is rolling on ice. FireRed {{{firereddex}}} LeafGreen {{{leafgreendex}}} Generation IV Diamond Pearl {{{dpdex}}} Diamond Pearl Platinum It rolls across ice floes to reach shore because its body is poorly shaped for swimming. Diamond {{{diamonddex}}} Pearl {{{pearldex}}} Platinum {{{platinumdex}}} HeartGold SoulSilver It crosses the oceans by rolling itself on drifting ice. Fluffy fur keeps it warm when the temperature is below freezing. HeartGold {{{heartgolddex}}} SoulSilver {{{soulsilverdex}}} Generation V Black White It rolls across ice floes to reach shore because its body is poorly shaped for swimming. Black {{{blackdex}}} White {{{whitedex}}}  ??? No Pokédex data is available.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III. Generation I Red Blue None Trade Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow None Trade Generation II Gold Silver None Trade Crystal None Trade Generation III Ruby Sapphire Common Shoal Cave Emerald Common Shoal Cave FireRed LeafGreen None Trade Colosseum None Trade XD One Cipher Lab (Shadow) Generation IV Diamond Pearl Common Routes 226 and 230 (Pearl only) Platinum None Breed Sealeo or Walrein HeartGold SoulSilver Unknown Safari Zone Pal Park Sea Generation V Black White Uncommon Undella Bay (Surf, Winter only)

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Hatch from egg
Pokémon Trozei!	Secret Storage 8 Secret Storage 19 Endless Level 16 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team	Stormy Sea (15F-24F) Silver Trench (10F-19F) Far-off Sea (10F-19F) Marvelous Sea (B10-B19) Fantasy Strait (B10-B19)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Craggy Coast (B1-B9)
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Crysta Cave Hia Valley
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs	Mt. Sorbet Ice Temple
Pokémon Rumble Blast	Glacier: World Axle - B2F
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure	Iceberg Zone

Stats

Base stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 70	130 - 177	250 - 344
Attack: 40	40 - 101	76 - 196
Defense: 50	49 - 112	94 - 218
Sp.Atk: 55	54 - 117	103 - 229
Sp.Def: 50	49 - 112	94 - 218
Speed: 25	27 - 84	49 - 163
Total: 290   Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 3/4 ★★★☆	Power 3/4 ★★★☆
Skill 1/2 ★☆	Stamina 3/4 ★★★☆
Jump 2/2 ★★	Total 12/16 ★★☆

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
Weak to Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ¼× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Resistant against Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ¼× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Unaffected by Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ¼× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Damaged normally by Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ¼× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None
Notes: If this Pokémon has Thick Fat, the effectiveness of  Fire-type  moves is ½× and the effectiveness of  Ice-type  moves is ⅛×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation V Other generations: III - IV
Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Start	Defense Curl	Normal	Status	—	—%	40
Start	Powder Snow	Ice	Special	40	100%	25
Start	Growl	Normal	Status	—	100%	40
Start	Water Gun	Water	Special	40	100%	25
7	Encore	Normal	Status	—	100%	5
13	Ice Ball	Ice	Physical	30	90%	20
19	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100%	15
25	Aurora Beam	Ice	Special	65	100%	20
31	Hail	Ice	Status	—	—%	10
37	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
37	Snore	Normal	Special	40	100%	15
43	Blizzard	Ice	Special	120	70%	5
49	Sheer Cold	Ice	Special	—	—%	5
A level of "Start" indicates a move that will be known by a Spheal obtained at level 1 in Generation V Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Spheal Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Spheal Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: III - IV
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
	TM07	Hail	Ice	Status	—	—%	10
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	—	100%	15
	TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	95	100%	10
	TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	120	70%	5
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—%	5
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—%	15
	TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	50	80%	10
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
	TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
	TM49	Echoed Voice	Normal	Special	40	100%	15
	TM78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100%	20
	TM79	Frost Breath	Ice	Special	40	90%	10
	TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	TM94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	15
	HM03	Surf	Water	Special	95	100%	15
	HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15
	HM05	Waterfall	Water	Physical	80	100%	15
	HM06	Dive	Water	Physical	80	100%	10
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Spheal Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Spheal Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: III - IV
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Aqua Ring	Water	Status	—	—%	20
	Curse	Ghost	Status	—	—%	10
	Fissure	Ground	Physical	—	—%	5
	Rollout	Rock	Physical	30	90%	20
	Signal Beam	Bug	Special	75	100%	15
	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	Spit Up	Normal	Special	—	100%	10
	Stockpile	Normal	Status	—	—%	20
	Swallow	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100%	20
	Water Sport	Water	Status	—	—%	15
	Yawn	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Spheal in Generation V Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Spheal in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Spheal Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Spheal Click on the generation numbers at the top to see egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation V Other generations: III - IV
Game		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.
A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Spheal can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Spheal cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Spheal Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Spheal Click on the generation numbers at the top to see move tutor moves from other generations

Special Moves

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Shadow moves		Level 17+	Purified moves
Shadow Wave	Shadow		Charm	Normal
Shadow Mist	Shadow		Aurora Beam	Ice
--			Water Gun	Water
--			Mud-Slap	Ground

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball  N/A  Not available	Pokémon Pinball RS     Acquisition: Hatch	Pokémon Trozei!    Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.8% Friend Area: Ice Floe Beach Phrases 51%-100% HP My fur is thick and fluffy so I don't feel cold. 26%-50% HP My health has gone down halfway already... 1%-25% HP I'm sorry... I don't think I can even roll anymore... Level up Yippee! I leveled up! My fur coat feels even more luxurious! Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up Yippee! I leveled up! My fur coat feels even more luxurious!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.2% IQ group: E
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Loops: 0 Min. exp.: 0 Max. exp.: 0 Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Ice  Poké Assist: ( Ice ) Field move: (Tackle ×1) Browser entry   It attacks by spitting hunks of ice.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Ice  ( Ice ) Past ( Normal ) (Crush ×2) Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   It causes blizzards around itself that make Pokémon Stopped.
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: Spheal are always to be found playing in the Iceberg Zone. They all agree Empoleon's Snow Slide is their favorite Attraction.

Evolution

Unevolved Spheal  Ice  Water

Level 32 →

First evolution Sealeo  Ice  Water

Level 44 →

Second evolution Walrein  Ice  Water

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White				Back

For other sprites and images, please see Spheal images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Spheal's evolution line, along with Dewgong, are the only Pokémon to have a "triple resistance," thanks to the Thick Fat ability.
• Spheal can be seen as a parallel to Seel. Both of them are Water/Ice-type Pokémon. Spheal is exclusive Pokémon Pearl, while Seel is exclusive Pokémon Diamond, with both found in the same locations in their respective versions. Additionally, both can only be obtained by breeding their evolved forms in Pokémon Platinum. Both Pokémon also appear to be based on Pinnipeds.
• Spheal's evolution line are the only Pokémon with the Water/Ice combination to have Ice as its primary type.

Origin

Spheal is based on a seal with spherical shape.

Name origin

Spheal's name is a combination of sphere, referring to its round shape, and seal. Tamazarashi is a combination of 球 tama, sphere, and 海豹 azarashi, seal.

In other languages

Language Name Name Origin German Seemops French Obalie From otarie and ballon, or possibly balle, referring to its shape. Korean 대굴레오 Daegulleo Chinese (Taiwan) 海豹球 Hǎi Bào Qiú From its Japanese name. Literally "Seal sphere".

External links

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