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Seaking Goldfish Pokémon アズマオウ Azumao #0119 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Water Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Swift Swim or Water Veil Cacophony Cacophony Lightning Rod Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 60 (14.8%)
Breeding Egg Group Water 2 Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 4'03" 1.3 m Seaking 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 86.0 lbs. 39.0 kg Seaking 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 170 Gen. I-IV Unknown IV 158 V+	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 2 Seaking 0 HP 2 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Red	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Seaking (Japanese: アズマオウ Azumao) is a Water-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

It evolves from Goldeen starting at level 33.

Biology

Seaking is a primarily orange-and-white, piscine Pokémon. It has round, dark eyes, prominent pink lips, two small fangs, and a cream-colored horn in the center of its forehead. A female will have a smaller horn than a male. Most of its body is orange with a patch of white under its mouth and along its underside. There are several black markings on its body: two thick lines under each eye, a large wavy patch on its back, and several speckles near its tail. It has billowing pectoral fins and a pair of tail fins shaped like butterfly wings, all of which are white speckled with black. However, its dorsal fin is pure white and rigid.

Seaking is a very powerful swimmer that is found in rivers and streams. It can swim not only against a river's current, but up waterfalls as well. In the autumn spawning season, it grows fatter and more vibrant. It travels upriver where male Seaking engage in elaborate dances to court females. The female would go for the Seaking with the most graceful dance.

Seaking uses its powerful horn to bore holes in riverbed boulders in order to shelter its Eggs from water currents. A mated pair take turns patrolling around their new nest for roughly a month and defend it with their lives. There are two different groups of Trainers who are obsessed with Seaking's horns or dorsal fins. However, the groups cannot get along with each other. In Generation I, Waterfall was its signature move.

In the anime

Seaking in the anime

Major appearances

The Sensational Sisters own a Seaking, which first appeared in The Misty Mermaid, thus marking the species' debut. It reappeared in Cerulean Blues and in a fantasy in Alola, Alola!.

In Hook, Line, and Stinker, multiple Seaking were the focus of a local fishing competition. Ash and Misty both hooked a Seaking each.

In The Great Eight Fate!, Juan used a Seaking in a Gym battle against Ash. It was able to block Pikachu's Electric attacks with Horn Drill and send them back at its opponent. Pikachu and Corphish eventually took Seaking down, but not before it defeated Snorunt.

Minor appearances

In Pikachu's Vacation, a Seaking was at the Pokémon Theme Park.

In Round One - Begin!, a Trainer's Seaking competed in the Indigo League Conference.

In Pikachu Re-Volts, a Seaking fell under the control of Cassidy and Butch via their Drowzee at Mandarin Island North.

A Seaking appeared in Misty's fantasy in Bye Bye Psyduck.

In The Power of One, multiple Seaking sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.

A wild Seaking appeared in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.

In Slowking's Day, a Seaking was living in the ocean surrounding Shamouti Island.

A Seaking appeared in a fantasy in The Totodile Duel.

In The Joy of Water Pokémon, a Seaking was living in Lake Lucid.

In Octillery The Outcast, Misty's Poliwhirl went up against a Trainer's Seaking during a qualifying match of the Whirl Cup and won. It reappeared in the following episode.

Multiple Seaking appeared in the opening intro of Celebi: The Voice of the Forest, which was reused for Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias.

In Enlighten Up!, a Seaking resided in Lake Slowpoke.

In Putting the Air Back in Aerodactyl!, Tracey observed and sketched three Seaking as they swam in a lake.

In Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, The Marina Group used multiple Goldeen for their Marina Underwater Pokémon Show. They reappeared in a montage in The Rise of Darkrai, which highlighted the preceding nine movies.

Multiple Seaking appeared in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!.

Multiple Seaking appeared in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction.

A Performer's Seaking appeared in a video in Performing with Fiery Charm!.

In Alola, Kanto!, a wild Seaking was at Professor Oak's Laboratory.

In Dewpider Ascending!, a wild Seaking swam along a river and passed a school of Goldeen.

In Securing the Future!, a Seaking joined the rest of Alola in showering Necrozma with light so it could return to its normal form.

A Seaking appeared in Pikachu's Exciting Adventure!.

In The Cuteness Quotient!, a Seaking appeared under the ownership of Marin. It competed with her in the Friendship Festival. Another Seaking was featured on the poster for the competition. Marin's Seaking reappeared in On Land, In the Sea, and to the Future!, where it competed in the Kids Marine Athletic Race.

A Seaking appeared in These Could be the Starts of Something Big!.

A Seaking appeared in JNS05.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Seaking in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Seaking debuted as a failed capture by Yellow, who could not bring herself to hurt it in Sea Sea Seadra.

In Off Course with Corsola, a Seaking was mentioned as one of the Pokémon Crystal caught and sent to Professor Oak via the Portable Transfer System. She remarked that its back is slightly different from others.

A Seaking appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.

In I More Than Like You, Luvdisc I, a powerful Seaking nicknamed Charles appears as a member of Wallace's team. He used him for various Contests as well as in battles.

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

Multiple Seaking appeared in Let's Survive This Sea Battle.

In the TCG

Main article: Seaking (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Red*	Blue*	Silver Leaf (100%)
Yellow*
Omega Ruby	Alpha Sapphire	Mystic Water (5%)
Sun	Moon	Mystic Water (5%)
Ultra Sun	Ultra Moon	Mystic Water (5%)
Sword	Shield	Mystic Water (5%)

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball Acquisition: Evolve		Pokémon Pinball RS Acquisition: Evolve		Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: Evolve Friend Area: Rub-a-Dub River Phrases 51%-100% HP This horn is for digging out a nest. 26%-50% HP Watch out. They've cut my HP down to half. 1%-25% HP It's looking grim... I can barely swim... Level up OK! There, I've leveled up!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -4.5% IQ group: A
Pokémon Ranger Group: Water Poké Assist: Water Field move: None Loops: 2 Min. exp.: N/A Max. exp.: N/A Browser entry R-111 Your only chance to capture Seaking is when it jumps out of the water.
Pokémon Rumble Attack ●●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●●			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 2.33 seconds Base HP: 55 Base Attack: 77 Base Defense: 54 Base Speed: 60
Pokémon Battle Trozei Water Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Water Attack Power: 60 - 105 5 #688 Whirlpool Delays your opponent's disruptions.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 190 Base Attack: 175 Base Defense: 147 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Peck, Waterfall*, Poison Jab† Charged Attacks: Ice Beam*, Water Pulse*, Megahorn, Icy Wind†, Drill Run†

Evolution

Unevolved Goldeen  Water

Level 33 →

First evolution Seaking  Water

Sprites

Generation I Red Green Red Blue Yellow Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation II Gold Silver Crystal Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back

Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back

Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back Let's Go, Pikachu! Let's Go, Eevee!

Generation VIII Sword Shield

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

Trivia

• In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, Seaking's prototype name was "Neptune", after the god of the sea in Roman mythology.
• Seaking's number in the Sinnoh Pokédex and the Johto Pokédex are the same: 079.
• In Gold, Silver, and Crystal Versions, it appears that Seaking was originally set to learn Supersonic as one of its three starting moves. However, the game programmers made an error and filled the third data slot with Tail Whip, so Seaking ended up with two starting moves instead.

Origin

Seaking seems to be based on the oranda breed of goldfish due to its plump body and billowing tail, specifically the azuma nishiki variety. It might also be inspired by the Sanke variety of koi fish. Its behavior is reminiscent of the sockeye salmon, whose bodies flush red as they swim upstream and climb waterfalls during their breeding season. Its horn may be a reference to Matsya, a giant horned fish that is one of the avatars assumed by the Hindu deity Vishnu.

Name origin

Seaking may be a combination of sea, king, and possibly a play on seeking.

Azumao may be derived from 東錦 azuma nishiki (a breed of goldfish) and 王 ō (king).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese アズマオウ Azumao From 東錦 azuma nishiki and 王 ō French Poissoroy From poisson and roy Spanish Seaking Same as English name German Golking From Goldfisch and king Italian Seaking Same as English name Korean 왕콘치 Wangkonchi From 왕 (王) wang and 콘치 Konchi Mandarin Chinese 金魚王 / 金鱼王 Jīnyúwáng From 金魚 / 金鱼 jīnyú and 王 wáng Cantonese Chinese 金魚王 Gāmyùhwòhng From 金魚 gāmyùh and 王 wòhng

More languages Hindi सीकिंग Seaking Transcription of English name Icelandic Sækonungur* From sea and konungur Russian Сикинг Siking Transcription of English name Thai อซึมาโอ Asuemao Transcription of Japanese name

External links

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