Sticker

If you were looking for the move with the Japanese name Seal, see Imprison (move). For the Pokémon based on the animal seal, see Seel (Pokémon).

A Seal on a Ball Capsule

Seals (Japanese: シール Seal) are small stickers in Generation IV that can be attached to Ball Capsules, which can in turn be attached to Poké Balls, to attain special effects when a Pokémon comes out of them, instead of the usual flash of light. They are kept in a Seal Case.

In the games

In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, a majority of Seals can be purchased at the Sunyshore Market, where the selection changes daily. There are also 28 Seals (the 26 letters of the Latin alphabet, an exclamation mark, and a question mark) that can be obtained by showing Unown to a boy in Solaceon Town. This can be repeated as often as needed – a new Unown is not needed each time. In HeartGold and SoulSilver, three Seals can be acquired each day from a girl in Olivine City.

Once a Seal is acquired, it cannot be sold or thrown away legitimately. The Seal Case can store a maximum of 99 of each Seal, including those Seals that are applied to a Ball Capsule.

Eight Seals at a time can be attached to any Ball Capsule. They can be set in the player's PC. Where they are placed on the Ball Capsule affects where the effect is displayed when the Pokémon is sent out.

Like Ball Capsules, Seals were removed in Generation V.

Sunyshore Market Seals

These Seals can be purchased at the market in Sunyshore City.

Type			Description	Sale day	Price ($)
Heart Seals	A		This Seal releases a cloud of small pink hearts.	Monday	50
	B		This Seal releases a cloud of big pink hearts.	Tuesday	50
	C		This Seal releases a cloud of small black hearts.	Wednesday	50
	D		This Seal releases a cloud of big black hearts.	Thursday	50
	E		This Seal releases pink hearts that float up a little.	Friday	100
	F		This Seal releases pink hearts that float up.	Saturday	100
Star Seals	A		This Seal releases a few popping yellow stars.	Sunday	50
	B		This Seal releases many popping yellow stars.	Monday	50
	C		This Seal releases a few popping blue stars.	Tuesday	50
	D		This Seal releases many popping blue stars.	Wednesday	50
	E		This Seal releases a few popping stars in changing colors.	Thursday	100
	F		This Seal releases many popping stars in changing colors.	Friday	100
Line Seals	A		This Seal releases white lines that spread out.	Saturday	100
	B		This Seal releases yellow lines that spread out.	Sunday	100
	C		This Seal releases black lines that spread out.	Monday	100
	D		This Seal releases blue lines that spread out.	Tuesday	100
Smoke Seals	A		This Seal releases a towering cloud of white smoke.	Wednesday	100
	B		This Seal releases a towering cloud of black smoke.	Thursday	100
	C		This Seal releases a cloud of white smoke.	Friday	100
	D		This Seal releases a cloud of black smoke.	Saturday	100
Ele-Seals	A		This Seal releases yellow bolts of electricity upward.	Sunday	100
	B		This Seal releases green bolts of electricity upward.	Monday	100
	C		This Seal releases yellow bolts of electricity downward.	Tuesday	100
	D		This Seal releases green bolts of electricity downward.	Wednesday	100
Foamy Seals	A		This Seal releases a small number of blue bubbles.	Thursday	50
	B		This Seal releases many blue bubbles.	Friday	50
	C		This Seal releases a small number of pink bubbles.	Saturday	50
	D		This Seal releases many pink bubbles.	Sunday	50
Fire Seals	A		This Seal releases a small amount of orange flames.	Monday	50
	B		This Seal releases a lot of orange flames.	Tuesday	50
	C		This Seal releases a small amount of blue flames.	Wednesday	50
	D		This Seal releases a lot of blue flames.	Thursday	50
Party Seals	A		This Seal releases a cloud of red confetti.	Friday	50
	B		This Seal releases a cloud of blue confetti.	Saturday	50
	C		This Seal releases a cloud of yellow confetti.	Sunday	100
	D		This Seal releases a cloud of white confetti.	Monday	100
Flora Seals	A		This Seal releases a shower of pink flower petals.	Tuesday	50
	B		This Seal releases pink flower petals.	Wednesday	50
	C		This Seal releases a shower of purple flower petals.	Thursday	50
	D		This Seal releases purple flower petals.	Friday	50
	E		This Seal releases a shower of yellow flower petals.	Saturday	50
	F		This Seal releases yellow flower petals.	Sunday	50
Song Seals	A		A green Seal featuring a treble clef design.	Monday	50
	B		A red Seal featuring a musical note design.	Tuesday	50
	C		An orange Seal featuring a musical note design.	Wednesday	50
	D		A yellow Seal featuring a musical note design.	Thursday	50
	E		A blue Seal featuring a musical note design.	Friday	50
	F		A lime green Seal featuring a musical note design.	Saturday	50
	G		A navy blue Seal featuring a musical note design.	Sunday	50

Alphabet Seals

These Seals can be obtained by showing the respective Unown to a boy in a house in Solaceon Town. Using one displays the letter or symbol from the Seal.

Name
	A Seal
	B Seal
	C Seal
	D Seal
	E Seal
	F Seal
	G Seal
	H Seal
	I Seal
	J Seal
	K Seal
	L Seal
	M Seal
	N Seal
	O Seal
	P Seal
	Q Seal
	R Seal
	S Seal
	T Seal
	U Seal
	V Seal
	W Seal
	X Seal
	Y Seal
	Z Seal
	Shock Seal
	Mystery Seal

Unused Seals

These Seals are present in the coding of the games, but cannot be obtained without hacking.

Name		Description
	Liquid Seal	A special Seal that makes a spectacular splash.
	Burst Seal	A special Seal that explodes in a spectacular fashion.
	Twinkle Seal	A special Seal that releases pretty sparkles.

In the anime

Ambipom sent out with a Party Seal

Dawn buying Seals

In the Pokémon anime, Seals were featured for the first time in Mounting a Coordinator Assault!. In this canon, Seals are commonly used during Pokémon Contests in the Sinnoh region. In contrast with the games, where multiple Seals at a time can be attached to a Ball Capsule, only one Seal is used per Ball Capsule in the anime.

Pokémon Coordinators use Seals to make the entrance of their Pokémon more attractive, since it is important to leave an impression when the Pokémon is sent out of its Poké Ball. Additionally, the use of Seals is often commented on by the Contest Judges, as they start forming opinions from the very beginning of a performance or battle.

A few Seals are supplied when a Coordinator registers for a Contest Pass, and additional Seals can be bought at shops or markets. In Hold the Phione!, Dawn was seen buying new Seals for her Pokémon at a Poké Mart in Chocovine Town.

Gallery

All of the ten types of Seals sold at the Sunyshore Market in the games were featured over the course of the Diamond & Pearl series. For a collection of images showing Seals and their effects in the anime, please see Seals on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Picture	Seal
	Heart Seal
	Star Seal
	Line Seal
	Smoke Seal
	Ele-Seal
	Foamy Seal
	Fire Seal
	Party Seal
	Flora Seal
	Song Seal

In the manga

Alphabet Seals in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In Knowledge of the Unown I, Platinum received a few Seals and a Ball Capsule as thanks for giving the Pokémon News Press information on Unown. The Seals proved to be helpful in the Solaceon Ruins where Platinum, Diamond, and Pearl ended up trapped in the dark while helping two Unown reunite with their friends. She accidentally dropped her Prinplup's Poké Ball and the light emanated by the Seal's effect allowed the group to find the trapped Unown.

Trivia

• A glitch on the GTS allows the player to get an item called Seal Bag, which holds ten Seals. Its function was superseded by the Seal Case.

In other languages

Language Title Finnish Sinetti French Sceau German Sticker Italian Bollo Korean 실 Seal Portuguese Selo Spanish Sello Vietnamese Hình dán

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