Dewgong (Japanese: ジュゴン Jugon) is a dual-type Water/Ice Pokémon introduced in Generation I.
It evolves from Seel starting at level 34.
Biology
Dewgong is a pinniped Pokémon with a snowy white, furry body. Its fur renders it virtually invisible in snowy conditions. Its face has two black eyes, a black nose, and two tusks extending from its upper jaw. It has a streamlined body with two front flippers and a long flowing tail. Even in extremely cold and ice-packed waters, its tail allows it to be a swift and agile swimmer at speeds of 8 knots. On top of its head is a sharp horn, which allows it to cut through the thickest ice floes.
It lives on icebergs adrift in frigid ocean waters. It thrives in lower temperatures, becoming increasingly more active the colder the weather. By storing thermal energy within its body, it is completely unharmed by even the most intense freezing weather. During daylight hours, it sleeps on bitterly cold ice or under shallow water. However, at night when the temperature drops, it becomes a hunter and searches for prey such as Wishiwashi. Following a meal, it sunbathes on the beach. This raises its body temperature and aids in digestion.
In the anime
In the main series
Major appearances
The Seel belonging to the Cerulean Gym evolved into Dewgong in The Misty Mermaid.
Other
In Mewtwo Strikes Back, Neesha first used a Dewgong to travel to New Island. It was later captured and cloned by Mewtwo. The Dewgong clone reappeared in Mewtwo Returns. Neesha's Dewgong reappeared in Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution, a remake of Mewtwo Strikes Back, where it played the same role.
A Dewgong appeared under the ownership of Pryce in Rage of Innocence, As Cold as Pryce, and Nice Pryce Baby. It was first used in an unofficial battle against Ash's Phanpy and won. It was later defeated by Cyndaquil during Ash's official Gym battle with Pryce.
In Up Close and Personable!, a Dewgong lived in the lake near the Pokémon Summer Academy. Ash and Angie stumbled upon it, and Ash decided to use the opportunity to draw it.
In A Test in Paradise!, Goh caught a Dewgong. A second Dewgong later caught the attention of Goh's Dewgong, causing it to fall in love and chase after it, leading its Trainer and Ash into a storm. Goh's Dewgong reappeared in JN023.
Minor appearances
In Showdown at the Po-ké Corral, multiple Dewgong were living at Professor Oak's Laboratory. They reappeared in The Rivalry Revival.
In Pikachu's Vacation, a Dewgong was at the Pokémon Theme Park.
In The Joy of Pokémon, a Dewgong living at an unnamed island played with Ash, but it almost caused him to drown in the process.
In The Mandarin Island Miss Match, Prima used her Dewgong to battle and defeat a Trainer's Marowak.
In The Power of One, multiple Dewgong sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.
A Dewgong appeared in a fantasy in The Totodile Duel.
A Dewgong appeared in Snorlax Snowman.
Multiple Dewgong appeared in the opening intro of Celebi: The Voice of the Forest, which was reused for Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias.
In The Joy of Water Pokémon, two Dewgong were living in Lake Lucid, while a third was receiving special treatment in a salt bath tank in the Pokémon Center located near the lake.
In Around the Whirlpool, a Dewgong was stolen from the Pokémon Center of Blue Point Isle.
In The Legend of Thunder!, a Dewgong was at a Pokémon Center.
In Nice Pryce Baby, Pryce owns multiple Dewgong other than the one he used for battle. They were kept at the Mahogany Gym.
Multiple Dewgong appeared in Destiny Deoxys.
A Coordinator's Dewgong appeared in Harley Rides Again.
In Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, The Marina Group employs multiple Dewgong for their Marina Underwater Pokémon Show.
In PK19, a Dewgong was on the icy island.
In Dawn of a Royal Day!, a Coordinator's Dewgong competed in the Arrowroot Town Pokémon Contest.
A Dewgong appeared in the opening sequence of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
A Dewgong appeared in I Choose You!.
In Alola, Kanto!, a Dewgong played with the balloon that Lana's Popplio created.
A Dewgong appeared in The Power of Us.
In Legend? Go! Friends? Go!, three Dewgong were underwater outside Vermilion City.
In The Sinnoh Iceberg Race!, a Trainer's Dewgong competed in the Pokémon Iceberg Race.
Pokédex entries
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EP061
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Dewgong
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Ash's Pokédex
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Dewgong, the Sea Lion Pokémon. The evolved form of Seel. This Water/Ice Pokémon can easily resist extreme cold.
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In Pokémon Origins
In File: 4 Charizard, Lorelei used a Dewgong in the Pokémon League, where it battled Red and lost.
In Pokémon: Twilight Wings
In Early-Evening Waves, multiple Dewgong were residents of a lake where Nessa was doing a photo shoot.
In the manga
In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
In The Electric Tale of Pikachu, Rudy's sister is seen drowning with a Dewgong instead of a Seel like in the anime.
In the Pocket Monsters manga
Three Dewgong appeared in JNM01.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Dewgong first appeared in Do Wrong, Dewgong!, under the ownership of Lorelei. She combined her Ice Beam attack with Cloyster's Spike Cannon attack to try to bury Yellow and Bill alive. She is capable of using Ice Beam to create paths of solid ice on which she moves.
A Trainer's Dewgong appeared in Clobbering Claydol.
In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga
A Dewgong appeared in GDZ68.
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
A Dewgong appeared in To the Pokémon League!!, under the ownership of Lorelei.
Professor Oak owns a Dewgong, which debuted in Save the Pokémon Zoo!!.
In the TCG
- Main article: Dewgong (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
Generation I
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Kanto #087
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Red(ENG)
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Stores thermal energy in its body. Swims at a steady 8 knots even in intensely cold waters.
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Blue
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Yellow
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Its entire body is a snowy-white. Unharmed by even intense cold, it swims powerfully in icy waters.
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Stadium
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It stores thermal energy inside its pure white, fur-covered body. It swims in frigid water at eight knots.
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Generation II
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Johto #177
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Gold
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Its streamlined body has little drag in water. The colder the temperature, the friskier it gets.
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Silver
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It loves frigid seas with ice floes. It uses its long tail to change swimming direction quickly.
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Crystal
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It sleeps under shallow ocean waters during the day, then looks for food at night when it's cold.
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Stadium 2
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Its streamlined body has little drag in water. The colder the temperature, the friskier it gets.
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Generation III
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Hoenn #—
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Kanto #087
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Ruby
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Dewgong loves to snooze on bitterly cold ice. The sight of this Pokémon sleeping on a glacier was mistakenly thought to be a mermaid by a mariner long ago.
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Sapphire
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Emerald
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It loves to snooze on bitterly cold ice. The sight of this Pokémon sleeping on a glacier was mistakenly thought to be a mermaid by a mariner long ago.
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FireRed
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Its body is covered with a pure white fur. The colder the weather, the more active it becomes.
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LeafGreen
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It stores thermal energy in the body. It swims at a steady eight knots even in intensely cold waters.
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Generation IV
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Sinnoh #—
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Johto #179
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Diamond
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In snow, the pure white coat covering its body obscures it from predators.
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Pearl
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Platinum
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HeartGold
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Its streamlined body has little drag in water. The colder the temperature, the friskier it gets.
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SoulSilver
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It loves frigid seas with ice floes. It uses its long tail to change swimming direction quickly.
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Generation V
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Unova B2W2: #266
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Black
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In snow, the pure white coat covering its body obscures it from predators.
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White
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Black 2
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Its streamlined body has low resistance, and it swims around cold oceans at a speed of eight knots.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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Kalos #—
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Hoenn #—
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X
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Its body is covered with a pure white fur. The colder the weather, the more active it becomes.
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Y
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Its streamlined body has little drag in water. The colder the temperature, the friskier it gets.
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Omega Ruby
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Dewgong loves to snooze on bitterly cold ice. The sight of this Pokémon sleeping on a glacier was mistakenly thought to be a mermaid by a mariner long ago.
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Alpha Sapphire
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Generation VII
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Alola USUM: #116
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Kanto #087
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This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Sun & Moon.
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Ultra Sun
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It swims through the ocean at a speed of eight knots, searching for Pokémon that will become its prey. It's especially fond of Wishiwashi.
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Ultra Moon
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It sunbathes on the beach after meals. The rise in its body temperature helps its digestion.
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Let's Go Pikachu
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Its entire body is a snowy white. Unharmed by even intense cold, it swims powerfully in icy waters.
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Let's Go Eevee
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Game locations
In side games
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Generation II
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation II side games.
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Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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90
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150 - 197
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290 - 384
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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80
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76 - 145
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148 - 284
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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95
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90 - 161
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175 - 317
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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Total: 475
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 95.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Dewgong
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Dewgong
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Dewgong
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Dewgong
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Dewgong
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Dewgong
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Dewgong
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Dewgong
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Dewgong
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Dewgong
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Dewgong in Generation VII
- 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 Dewgong in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Dewgong
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Dewgong
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Dewgong can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Dewgong cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Dewgong
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Dewgong
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Dewgong
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
Origin
Dewgong is based on a dugong. It is of the same order as the manatee, which resides in the Western Hemisphere. The four known living members of the order all currently inhabit warm waters, a source of conflict with Dewgong's Ice-type affinity. However, an extinct closer evolutionary relative from the same family (Dugongidae), the Steller's sea cow, once existed in the cold Arctic waters of the Bering Sea. While it is suggested that Dewgong is partially inspired by polar earless seals like the harp seal, the ringed seal, et al.; the Sirenian fossil record suggests the prominence of enlarged incisors that are absent in the modern variants of the dugong, a feature that is noticeable in Dewgong.
It may also draw inspiration from narwhals, a toothed whale with a protruding tusk and lives in the Arctic Ocean.
Name origin
Dewgong is a portmanteau of dew and dugong (a relative of the manatee). Dew may refer to the natural phenomenon of water vapor condensing in the presence of a cold surface. Dew formation at sufficiently low temperatures turns into frost, a possible reference to Dewgong's dual type affinity.
Jugon is a corruption of dugong.
In other languages
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More languages
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Hindi
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ड्यूगोंग Dewgong
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Transcription of English name
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Russian
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Дьюгонг D'yugong
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Transcription of English name
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Thai
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จูกอน Jugon
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Transcription of Japanese name
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