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.
HORSEA eats small insects and moss off of rocks. If the ocean current turns fast, this POKéMON anchors itself by wrapping its tail around rocks or coral to prevent being washed away.
If HORSEA senses danger, it will reflexively spray a dense black ink from its mouth and try to escape. This POKéMON swims by cleverly flapping the fins on its back.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
 Lileep RockGrass | D | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Treecko Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Treecko builds →Bullet Seed 2x53-63% Absorb 2x45-55% | ||
 Shroomish Grass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Shroomish builds →Bullet Seed 2x39-47% Absorb 2x32-39% | ||
Lileep RockGrass | D | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
Treecko Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Treecko builds →Bullet Seed 2x48-59% Absorb 2x43-52% | ||
Shroomish Grass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Shroomish builds →Mega Drain 2x61-72% Bullet Seed 2x37-46% Absorb 2x33-39% | ||
Lileep RockGrass | D | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Oddish GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Oddish builds →Bullet Seed 2x62-74% Absorb 2x47-57% | ||
Treecko Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Treecko builds →Bullet Seed 2x57-68% Absorb 2x47-57% | ||
Shroomish Grass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Shroomish builds →Mega Drain 2x62-74% Bullet Seed 2x42-51% Absorb 2x32-40% | ||
 Plusle Electric | D | |
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Roselia builds →Magical Leaf 2x160-189%KO Mega Drain 2x109-129%KO Bullet Seed 2x69-83% Absorb 2x58-69% | ||
Lileep RockGrass | D | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Lombre WaterGrass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Lombre builds →Bullet Seed 2x51-60% Absorb 2x38-46% | ||
 Nuzleaf GrassDark | D | |
 Cacnea Grass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Cacnea builds →Bullet Seed 2x62-74% Absorb 2x51-60% | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Roselia builds →Magical Leaf 2x162-191%KO Mega Drain 2x110-130%KO Bullet Seed 2x70-83% Absorb 2x58-70% | ||
Lileep RockGrass | D | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
Lombre WaterGrass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Lombre builds →Bullet Seed 2x48-57% Absorb 2x41-48% | ||
Nuzleaf GrassDark | D | |
Cacnea Grass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Cacnea builds →Bullet Seed 2x62-74% Absorb 2x51-61% | ||
 Tropius Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Tropius builds →Magical Leaf 2x132-156%KO Razor Leaf 2x122-144%KO Bullet Seed 2x59-70% | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Roselia builds →Giga Drain 2x210-247%KO Magical Leaf 2x170-201%KO Mega Drain 2x115-136%KO Bullet Seed 2x73-86% | ||
Lileep RockGrass | D | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
Lombre WaterGrass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Lombre builds →Bullet Seed 2x52-62% Absorb 2x41-49% | ||
Nuzleaf GrassDark | D | |
Tropius Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Tropius builds →Solar Beam 2x263-310%KO Giga Drain 2x165-195%KO Magical Leaf 2x133-157%KO Razor Leaf 2x124-147%KO | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Roselia builds →Solar Beam 2x341-401%KO Giga Drain 2x213-251%KO Magical Leaf 2x171-202%KO Mega Drain 2x115-136%KO | ||
 Gloom GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Gloom builds →Solar Beam 2x299-352%KO Giga Drain 2x190-223%KO Bullet Seed 2x65-77% Absorb 2x52-63% | ||
Lileep RockGrass | D | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Lileep builds →Solar Beam 2x234-276%KO Giga Drain 2x148-174%KO Bullet Seed 2x52-63% | ||
Lombre WaterGrass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Lombre builds →Solar Beam 2x228-269%KO Giga Drain 2x144-171%KO Bullet Seed 2x50-59% Absorb 2x41-49% | ||
Tropius Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Tropius builds →Solar Beam 2x263-310%KO Giga Drain 2x166-196%KO Magical Leaf 2x133-157%KO Razor Leaf 2x122-143%KO | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Roselia builds →Solar Beam 2x340-401%KO Giga Drain 2x215-254%KO Magical Leaf 2x172-202%KO Mega Drain 2x116-137%KO | ||
Gloom GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Gloom builds →Solar Beam 2x299-352%KO Giga Drain 2x188-222%KO Bullet Seed 2x66-78% Absorb 2x52-62% | ||
Lileep RockGrass | D | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Lileep builds →Solar Beam 2x229-271%KO Giga Drain 2x147-173%KO Bullet Seed 2x52-62% | ||
Lombre WaterGrass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Lombre builds →Solar Beam 2x227-267%KO Giga Drain 2x143-170%KO Bullet Seed 2x49-59% Absorb 2x41-49% | ||
In Ruby & Sapphire, Jolteon can KO Horsea with Thunderbolt (358-421%). Breloom's Mach Punch hits Horsea for 44-52%. Raikou's Thunderbolt also KOs at 369-434%.
 Jolteon Electric | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityVoltabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x358-421%KO | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityEffect Spore ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Breloom builds →Mach Punch44-52% | ||
 Raikou Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Raikou builds →Thunderbolt 2x369-434%KO | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityOvergrow ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Venusaur builds →Giga Drain 2x266-313%KO Sludge Bomb50-59% | ||
Ruby & Sapphire 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
Breeding
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.
Ruby & Sapphire Horsea Best Moveset
Best Build
No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 3.
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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
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Ruby & Sapphire Horsea Locations
decent spawn rates for Horsea across 6 locations in mid-game fishing spots. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.
Best Locations to Catch Horsea in Ruby & Sapphire
Bring Super Rod for Horsea. There are 6 fishing encounters from Lv. 25-30 with no walking alternatives. Pick the spot with the best rate and settle in.
Horsea Guide
Horsea evolves into Seadra at level 32. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
In Ruby & Sapphire, 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 Ruby & Sapphire. 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
- Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves