Spheal (Pokémon)
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| Spheal タマザラシ Tamazarashi | |
 Artwork from R/S/E | |
| Types | Ice/Water |
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| Species | Clap Pokémon |
| National Dex | #363 |
| Johto Dex | #— |
| Hoenn Dex | #173 |
| Sinnoh Dex | #— |
| Fiore Browser | R— |
| Almia Browser | R-197 |
| Height | 2′07″ (0.8m) |
| Weight | 87.1 lbs. (39.5kg) |
| Abilities | Thick Fat or Ice Body |
| Egg groups | Water 1/Ground |
| Time to hatch | 5,120 steps |
| Effort yield | 1 HP |
| Exp. yield | 75 base exp. |
| Lv. 100 at | 1,059,860 exp. |
| Gender | 50% ♀/50% ♂ |
| Pokédex color | Blue |
| Catch rate | 255 |
| Body style | 
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Spheal (Japanese: タマザラシ Tamazarashi) is an Ice/Water-type Pokémon. First seen in the Generation III games, wild Spheal are a fairly common sight in Hoenn's Shoal Cave.
Spheal has the ability Thick Fat, which cuts damage from Fire- and Ice-type moves in half.
Spheal evolves into Sealeo starting at Level 32, then into Walrein starting at Level 44.
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Biology
Physiology
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Spheal, and its evolution family, Sealeo and Walrein, are the only known Pokémon that can learn Ice Ball.
Behavior
Habitat
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Spheal first appeared in The Spheal of Approval alongside its evolved form. Both of them were at the Slateport City Oceanic Museum.
A Spheal also appeared in Destiny Deoxys along with Sealeo and Walrein.
Misty owns a bag shaped like a Spheal starting with the Advanced Generation series.
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
| Gen | Game | Pokédex entry |
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| III | 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 | Its body is covered in fluffy fur. The fur keeps it from feeling cold while it is rolling on ice. | |
| LeafGreen | Its body is covered in fluffy fur. The fur keeps it from feeling cold while it is rolling on ice. | |
| IV | Diamond | It rolls across ice floes to reach shore because its body is poorly shaped for swimming. |
| Pearl | It rolls across ice floes to reach shore because its body is poorly shaped for swimming. |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| III | Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire | Common | Shoal Cave |
| Pokémon Emerald | Common | Shoal Cave | |
| Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen | None | Trade | |
| Pokémon Colosseum | None | Trade | |
| Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness | None | Trade | |
| IV | Pokémon Diamond and Pearl | Common | Routes 226 and 230 (Pearl only) |
| Pal Park | Sea |
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 | Stormy Sea (15F-24F) Silver Trench (10F-19F) Far-off Sea (10F-19F) Marvelous Sea (B10-B19) Fantasy Strait (B10-B19) |
| Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia | The Crystal Lake Hiaburu Field |
Base stats
| HP: | 70 | |
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| Attack: | 40 | |
| Defense: | 50 | |
| SpAtk: | 55 | |
| SpDef: | 50 | |
| Speed: | 25 |
Type effectiveness
| Weak to | Resistant to | Immune to | Normal effectiveness |
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Learnset
Spheal is capable of learning the following moves:
By leveling up
| Generation IV Other generation learnsets: III | ||||||||
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| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Contest | Appeal |
| Start | Powder Snow | Ice | Special | 40 | 100% | 25 | Beauty | 3 ♥♥♥
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| Start | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 40 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| Start | Water Gun | Water | Special | 40 | 100% | 20 | Cute | 3 ♥♥♥
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| Start | Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | —% | 40 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| 7 | Encore | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 5 | Cute | 1 ♥
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| 13 | Ice Ball | Ice | Physical | 30 | 90% | 20 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
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| 19 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100% | 15 | Tough | 3 ♥♥♥
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| 25 | Aurora Beam | Ice | Special | 65 | 100% | 20 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
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| 31 | Hail | Ice | Status | — | —% | 10 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
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| 37 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | —% | 10 | Cute | 0 |
| 37 | Snore | Normal | Special | 40 | 100% | 15 | Cute | 3 ♥♥♥
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| 43 | Blizzard | Ice | Special | 120 | 70% | 10 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
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| 49 | Sheer Cold | Ice | Special | — | 30% | 5 | Beauty | 0 |
| 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
In Pokémon FireRed, Pokémon LeafGreen, and Pokémon Emerald:
In Pokémon Emerald only:
Special Moves
| Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness | ||||
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| Shadow moves | Level 17+ | Purified moves | ||
| Shadow Wave | ??? | 
| Charm | Normal |
| Shadow Mist | ??? | Aurora Beam | Ice | |
| -- | Water Gun | Water | ||
| -- | Mud-Slap | Ground | ||
Side game data
| Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire | ||
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| Acquisition: Hatch | 
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| Pokémon Trozei! | ||
| Rarity: Common |
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| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | ||
| 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! | |
| Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia | ||
Group: 
| Poké Assist:
| Field Move: Tackle |
Evolution
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Sprites
| Gen | Game | ||||||
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| 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 | |
| Image:Spr 3r 363.png | 
| Image:Spr 3f 363.png | 
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| Image:Spr 3r 363 s.png | Image:Spr 3e 363 s.gif | Image:Spr 3f 363 s.png | Image:Spr b g3 363 s.png | ||||
| IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | Back | |||
| Image:Spr 4d 363.png | Image:Spr 4p 363.png | 
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| Image:Spr 4p 363 s.png | Image:Spr b g4 363 s.png | |||||
For other sprites and images, please see Spheal images on Bulbagarden Archives.Trivia
Even though all its Pokédex entries mention rolling, Spheal can only learn Rollout in Emerald Version, by Move Tutor, though it does naturally learn Ice Ball, which is a rolling move as well.
Origin
Spheal is based on a seal.
Name origin
Spheal's name is a combination of sphere, referring to its round shape, and seal. Its Japanese name is a combination of 球 tama, sphere, and 海豹 azarashi, seal.
In other languages
External links
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