What does Horsea evolve into?

Horsea becomes Seadra at level 32, then Kingdra while holding a Dragon Scale. Straight three-stage line with no branching.

At what level does Horsea evolve?

Horsea evolves into Seadra at level 32. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

In FireRed & LeafGreen, For a casual playthrough, Horsea works as a placeholder. Water coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Seadra . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Horsea?

Horsea is catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 19 other games across the series.

Horsea - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

60Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Horsea's spread. It leans special with Defense out front. And you'll get 1 Sp. Atk EV per KO for it. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP30

Attack40

Defense70

Sp. Atk70

Sp. Def25

Speed60

Total295

Details

Catch Rate

Easy225 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.4 m

Weight8.0 kg

Base XP59

Abilities

Swift Swim

Doubles Speed during rain.

Sniper

Strengthens critical hits to inflict 3× damage rather than 2×.

DampHANot in game

Prevents self destruct, explosion, and aftermath from working while the Pokémon is in battle.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

It maintains balance using its tail, which is wound up like a coil. It may spray ink from its mouth.

Horsea Weakness

Horsea is weak to Electric and Grass. The Water typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Horsea's physical bulk (base 70 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

Horsea Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Grass
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Ice, Steel

Type ChartGood

2Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score0

Gen III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Horsea in FireRed & LeafGreen (Best Counters)

Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Horsea Giga Drain 2x 160-189%KO Bullet Seed 2x 58-69% Absorb 2x 46-55% View Oddish builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 20 Vine WhipLv. 10 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Horsea Giga Drain 2x 145-171%KO Razor Leaf 2x 109-129%KO Vine Whip 2x 89-106%KO Bullet Seed 2x 51-60% View Bulbasaur builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Horsea Giga Drain 2x 152-180%KO Vine Whip 2x 94-111%KO Bullet Seed 2x 54-65% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Horsea Giga Drain 2x 112-134%KO Bullet Seed 2x 43-51% View Paras builds →
Voltorb Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 21 Shock WaveTM34 Damage vs Horsea Thunderbolt 2x 152-180%KO Spark 2x 112-134%KO Shock Wave 2x 105-125%KO View Voltorb builds →

FireRed & LeafGreen Evolution

Horsea kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Seadra all the way to Kingdra. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via two egg groups. Evolving adds up to 245 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#116Horsea

Level 32

#117Seadra

Trade + Dragon Scale

#230Kingdra

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Horsea

Water

Seadra

Water

Kingdra

WaterDragon

55+25

75+20

ATK

65+25

95+30

DEF

95+25

SP.ATK

95+25

SP.DEF

45+20

95+50

SPE

85+25

BST

295C-Tier

440C-Tier+145

540B-Tier+100

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Special

Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Horsea easily with 27 breeding partners from the Dragon and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aurora Beam, Disable, Dragon Breath and 4 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

DragonWater1

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

7moves

Breed With (best first)

FireRed & LeafGreen Horsea Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 3.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Egg moves make a real difference. Horsea gets Aurora Beam and Disable exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Dragon and Ice coverage rounds out the picture alongside Hydro Pump and Surf.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Bubble

—2010030Water

Lv 8

Smokescreen

——10020Normal

Lv 15

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 22

Water Gun

—4010025Water

Lv 29

Twister

—4010020Dragon

Lv 36

Agility

D——30Psychic

Lv 43

Hydro Pump

C120805Water

Lv 50

Dragon Dance

C——20Dragon

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

Dive

—6010010Water

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM07

Hail

———10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

C9510010Ice

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

HM03

Surf

C9510015Water

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM03

Water Pulse

—6010020Water

HM07

Waterfall

D8010015Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Aurora Beam

—6510020Ice

Egg

Disable

——5520Normal

Egg

Dragon Breath

—6010020Dragon

Egg

Dragon Rage

——10010Dragon

Egg

Flail

D—10015Normal

Egg

Octazooka

—658510Water

Egg

Splash

———40Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Tutor

Mimic

———10Normal

Tutor

Substitute

C——10Normal

FireRed & LeafGreen Horsea Locations

high spawn rates in early-game fishing spots across 81 locations. Horsea's one of the easier catches on the list. Two different catch methods are in play here. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.

Best Locations to Catch Horsea in FireRed & LeafGreen

You can catch Horsea through 81 fishing and surfing encounters from Lv. 5-35, but availability differs between FireRed and LeafGreen. Some spots are exclusive to one version.

Cerulean City

FireRedSuper Rod Lv.15-35 City

84%Early

Route 24

FireRedSuper Rod Lv.15-35 Route

84%Early

Seafoam Islands - B4F

FireRedSuper Rod Lv.15-30 Water

80%Early

Seafoam Islands - B3F

FireRedSuper Rod Lv.15-30 Water

80%Early

Cerulean City

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 City

60%Early

Cerulean City

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 City

60%Early

Cinnabar Island

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Water

60%Early

Cinnabar Island

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Water

60%Early

Pallet Town

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 City

60%Early

Pallet Town

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 City

60%Early

Route 24

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

60%Early

Route 24

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

60%Early

Seafoam Islands - B4F

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Water

60%Early

Seafoam Islands - B4F

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Water

60%Early

Seafoam Islands - B3F

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Water

60%Early

Seafoam Islands - B3F

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Water

60%Early

Vermilion City - City

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 City

60%Early

Vermilion City - City

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 City

60%Early

Vermilion City - Harbor

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 City

60%Early

Vermilion City - Harbor

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 City

60%Early

Vermilion City - City

FireRedSuper Rod Lv.15-25 City

44%Early

Vermilion City - Harbor

FireRedSuper Rod Lv.15-25 City

44%Early

Cinnabar Island

FireRedSuper Rod Lv.15-25 Water

40%Early

Pallet Town

FireRedSuper Rod Lv.15-25 City

40%Early

Bond Bridge

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15

CommonEarly

Five Island

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Water

CommonEarly

Five Isle Meadow

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15

CommonEarly

Green Path

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

CommonEarly

Icefall Cave - 1F Room 3

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Cave

CommonEarly

Kindle Road

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

CommonEarly

Memorial Pillar

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15

CommonEarly

One Island

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Water

CommonEarly

Outcast Island

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Water

CommonEarly

Resort Gorgeous

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Facility

CommonEarly

Route 10

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

CommonEarly

Route 11

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

CommonEarly

Route 12

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

CommonEarly

Route 13

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

CommonEarly

Route 19

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

CommonEarly

Route 20

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

CommonEarly

Route 21

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

CommonEarly

Route 4

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

CommonEarly

Tanoby Ruins

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Ruins

CommonEarly

Trainer Tower

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Building

CommonEarly

Treasure Beach

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Water

CommonEarly

Water Labyrinth

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Building

CommonEarly

Water Path

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

CommonEarly

Bond Bridge

FireRedSuper Rod Lv.15-25

CommonEarly

Five Island

FireRedSuper Rod Lv.15-25 Water

CommonEarly

Five Isle Meadow

FireRedSuper Rod Lv.15-25

CommonEarly

Green Path

FireRedSuper Rod Lv.15-25 Route

CommonEarly

Icefall Cave - 1F Room 3

FireRedSuper Rod Lv.15-25 Cave

CommonEarly

Kindle Road

FireRedSuper Rod Lv.15-25 Route

CommonEarly

Memorial Pillar

FireRedSuper Rod Lv.15-25

CommonEarly

One Island

FireRedSuper Rod Lv.15-25 Water

CommonEarly

Outcast Island

FireRedSuper Rod Lv.15-25 Water

CommonEarly

Resort Gorgeous

FireRedSuper Rod Lv.15-25 Facility

CommonEarly

Route 10

FireRedSuper Rod Lv.15-35 Route

CommonEarly

Route 11

FireRedSuper Rod Lv.15-35 Route

CommonEarly

Route 12

FireRedSuper Rod Lv.15-35 Route

CommonEarly

Route 13

FireRedSuper Rod Lv.15-35 Route

CommonEarly

Route 19

FireRedSuper Rod Lv.15-35 Route

CommonEarly

Route 20

FireRedSuper Rod Lv.15-35 Route

CommonEarly

Route 21

FireRedSuper Rod Lv.15-35 Route

CommonEarly

Route 4

FireRedSuper Rod Lv.15-35 Route

CommonEarly

Tanoby Ruins

FireRedSuper Rod Lv.15-25 Ruins

CommonEarly

Trainer Tower

FireRedSuper Rod Lv.15-25 Building

CommonEarly

Treasure Beach

FireRedSuper Rod Lv.15-25 Water

CommonEarly

Water Labyrinth

FireRedSuper Rod Lv.15-25 Building

CommonEarly

Water Path

FireRedSuper Rod Lv.15-25 Route

CommonEarly

Route 10

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 11

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 12

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 13

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 19

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 20

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 21

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 4

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Vermilion City - City

LeafGreenSuper Rod Lv.25-30 City

44%Mid

Seafoam Islands - B4F

FireRedSurfing on water Lv.25-30 Water

30%Mid

Seafoam Islands - B3F

FireRedSurfing on water Lv.25-30 Water

30%Mid

Horsea Guide

Horsea becomes Seadra at level 32, then Kingdra while holding a Dragon Scale. Straight three-stage line with no branching.
Horsea evolves into Seadra at level 32. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
In FireRed & LeafGreen, For a casual playthrough, Horsea works as a placeholder. Water coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Seadra. That's where the stats start mattering.
Horsea is catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 19 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Present since Red & Blue, Horsea appears in 20 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Horsea have the longest track record of availability in the series.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Pikachu Electric	C
Available Move Moves Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Horsea Thunder Shock 2x 71-86% View Pikachu builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Upcoming Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 10 Learns Vine Whip at Level 10 View Bulbasaur builds →

Pikachu Electric	C
Available Move Moves Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Horsea Thunder Shock 2x 70-83% View Pikachu builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Horsea Bullet Seed 2x 55-68% Absorb 2x 50-60% View Oddish builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 10 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Horsea Vine Whip 2x 88-105%KO Bullet Seed 2x 55-68% View Bulbasaur builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Horsea Vine Whip 2x 95-113%KO Bullet Seed 2x 55-68% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
TM Move Moves Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Horsea Bullet Seed 2x 43-53% View Paras builds →

Pikachu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves Shock WaveTM34 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Horsea Shock Wave 2x 100-120%KO Thunder Shock 2x 70-83% View Pikachu builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Horsea Bullet Seed 2x 55-68% Absorb 2x 50-60% View Oddish builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 10 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Horsea Vine Whip 2x 88-105%KO Bullet Seed 2x 55-68% View Bulbasaur builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Horsea Vine Whip 2x 95-113%KO Bullet Seed 2x 55-68% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
TM Move Moves Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Horsea Bullet Seed 2x 43-53% View Paras builds →

Parasect BugGrass	C
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Horsea Giga Drain 2x 142-168%KO Bullet Seed 2x 52-62% View Parasect builds →
Gloom GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Horsea Giga Drain 2x 185-218%KO Bullet Seed 2x 66-78% Absorb 2x 52-62% View Gloom builds →
Weepinbell GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Horsea Giga Drain 2x 185-218%KO Vine Whip 2x 111-132%KO Bullet Seed 2x 66-78% View Weepinbell builds →
Exeggcute GrassPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Horsea Giga Drain 2x 142-168%KO Bullet Seed 2x 52-62% View Exeggcute builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 20 Vine WhipLv. 10 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Horsea Giga Drain 2x 153-181%KO Razor Leaf 2x 111-132%KO Vine Whip 2x 93-111%KO Bullet Seed 2x 55-66% View Bulbasaur builds →

Parasect BugGrass	C
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Horsea Giga Drain 2x 142-168%KO Bullet Seed 2x 52-62% View Parasect builds →
Gloom GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Horsea Giga Drain 2x 185-218%KO Bullet Seed 2x 66-78% Absorb 2x 52-62% View Gloom builds →
Weepinbell GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Horsea Giga Drain 2x 185-218%KO Vine Whip 2x 111-132%KO Bullet Seed 2x 66-78% View Weepinbell builds →
Exeggcute GrassPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Horsea Giga Drain 2x 142-168%KO Bullet Seed 2x 52-62% View Exeggcute builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 20 Vine WhipLv. 10 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Horsea Giga Drain 2x 153-181%KO Razor Leaf 2x 111-132%KO Vine Whip 2x 93-111%KO Bullet Seed 2x 55-66% View Bulbasaur builds →

Jolteon Electric	A
Recommended Build AbilityVoltabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves ThunderboltSTAB Baton Pass Hidden Power Ice Hidden Power Grass Damage vs Horsea Thunderbolt 2x 358-421%KO View Jolteon builds →
Breloom GrassFighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityEffect Spore ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves SporeUtility Focus Punch Mach Punch Sky Uppercut Damage vs Horsea Mach Punch 44-52% View Breloom builds →
Raikou Electric	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves ThunderboltSTAB Calm Mind Hidden Power Grass SubstituteUtility Damage vs Horsea Thunderbolt 2x 369-434%KO View Raikou builds →
Venusaur GrassPoison	C
Recommended Build AbilityOvergrow ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Leech Seed Sleep Powder Giga Drain Sludge Bomb Damage vs Horsea Giga Drain 2x 266-313%KO Sludge Bomb 50-59% View Venusaur builds →