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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield. 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×.

DampHA

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

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

Horsea makes its home in oceans with gentle currents. If this Pokémon is under attack, it spits out pitch-black ink and escapes.

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

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Horsea in Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

Ferrothorn GrassSteel	A
Available Moves Moves Power WhipLv. 1 Solar BeamTM11 Damage vs Horsea Power Whip 2x 163-193%KO Solar Beam 2x 214-252%KO View Ferrothorn builds →
Dhelmise GhostGrass	B
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 28 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Horsea Solar Beam 2x 305-359%KO Giga Drain 2x 191-226%KO Mega Drain 2x 103-122%KO Absorb 2x 52-62% View Dhelmise builds →
Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Wood HammerLv. 43 Solar BeamTM11 Magical LeafTM10 Razor LeafLv. 20 Damage vs Horsea Wood Hammer 2x 161-190%KO Solar Beam 2x 323-380%KO Magical Leaf 2x 163-193%KO Razor Leaf 2x 75-89% View Abomasnow builds →
Maractus Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Petal BlizzardLv. 36 Giga DrainLv. 24 Mega DrainLv. 8 Damage vs Horsea Solar Beam 2x 360-425%KO Petal Blizzard 2x 116-137%KO Giga Drain 2x 227-267%KO Mega Drain 2x 123-146%KO View Maractus builds →
Eldegoss Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Leaf StormLv. 46 Solar BeamTM11 Leaf TornadoLv. 23 Magical LeafTM10 Damage vs Horsea Leaf Storm 2x 310-365%KO Solar Beam 2x 287-339%KO Leaf Tornado 2x 156-184%KO Magical Leaf 2x 146-172%KO View Eldegoss builds →

Sword & Shield Evolution

Horsea kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Seadra all the way to Kingdra. For breeding, average hatch time with plenty of partners 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 63 breeding partners from the Dragon and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aurora Beam, Clear Smog, Disable 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)

Sword & Shield Horsea Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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

Moves

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

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leer

D—10030Normal

Lv 1

Water Gun

—4010025Water

Lv 5

Smokescreen

D—10020Normal

Lv 10

Twister

D4010020Dragon

Lv 15

Focus Energy

C——30Normal

Lv 20

Dragon Breath

—6010020Dragon

Lv 25

Bubble Beam

C6510020Water

Lv 30

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 35

Laser Focus

———30Normal

Lv 40

Dragon Pulse

D8510010Dragon

Lv 45

Hydro Pump

C110805Water

Lv 50

Dragon Dance

C——20Dragon

Lv 55

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM Moves

TR12

Agility

C——30Psychic

TM31

Attract

C—10015Normal

TR06

Blizzard

D110705Ice

TM52

Bounce

D85855Flying

TM55

Brine

C6510010Water

TM45

Dive

D8010010Water

TR51

Dragon Dance

C——20Dragon

TR62

Dragon Pulse

D8510010Dragon

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM39

Facade

D7010020Normal

TR70

Flash Cannon

D8010010Steel

TR13

Focus Energy

C——30Normal

TM35

Hail

C——10Ice

TR03

Hydro Pump

C110805Water

TR05

Ice Beam

C9010010Ice

TM27

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

TR98

Liquidation

D8510010Water

TR45

Muddy Water

C908510Water

TR24

Outrage

D12010010Dragon

TM25

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM33

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TR84

Scald

C8010015Water

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TR04

Surf

C9010015Water

TM40

Swift

D60—20Normal

TR16

Waterfall

D8010015Water

TM36

Whirlpool

D358515Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Aurora Beam

D6510020Ice

Egg

Clear Smog

D50—15Poison

Egg

Disable

C—10020Normal

Egg

Flail

D—10015Normal

Egg

Octazooka

D658510Water

Egg

Splash

D——40Normal

Egg

Water Pulse

C6010020Water

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Flip Turn

D6010020Water

Tutor

Scale Shot

D259020Dragon

Sword & Shield Horsea Locations

A solid number of locations for Horsea with decent spawn rates across late-game water routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.

Best Locations to Catch Horsea in Sword & Shield

Horsea appears in 18 surfing locations at Lv. 40-45 across Shield and Sword. Not all encounters show up in every version, so check which ones match your game.

Insular Sea

ShieldSurfing on water Lv.40-45 Water

20%Late

Normal Weather

Insular Sea

SwordSurfing on water Lv.40-45 Water

20%Late

Overcast

Insular Sea

ShieldSurfing on water Lv.40-45 Water

20%Late

Snowstorm

Insular Sea

SwordSurfing on water Lv.40-45 Water

20%Late

Normal Weather

Insular Sea

SwordSurfing on water Lv.40-45 Water

20%Late

Snowstorm

Insular Sea

ShieldSurfing on water Lv.40-45 Water

20%Late

Intense Sun

Insular Sea

ShieldSurfing on water Lv.40-45 Water

20%Late

Snowing

Insular Sea

SwordSurfing on water Lv.40-45 Water

20%Late

Intense Sun

Insular Sea

ShieldSurfing on water Lv.40-45 Water

20%Late

Sandstorm

Insular Sea

SwordSurfing on water Lv.40-45 Water

20%Late

Snowing

Insular Sea

ShieldSurfing on water Lv.40-45 Water

20%Late

Raining

Insular Sea

SwordSurfing on water Lv.40-45 Water

20%Late

Sandstorm

Insular Sea

ShieldSurfing on water Lv.40-45 Water

20%Late

Heavy Fog

Insular Sea

SwordSurfing on water Lv.40-45 Water

20%Late

Raining

Insular Sea

ShieldSurfing on water Lv.40-45 Water

20%Late

Overcast

Insular Sea

SwordSurfing on water Lv.40-45 Water

20%Late

Heavy Fog

Insular Sea

ShieldSurfing on water Lv.40-45 Water

16%Late

Thunderstorm

Insular Sea

SwordSurfing on water Lv.40-45 Water

16%Late

Thunderstorm

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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield. 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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Gloom GrassPoison	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 20 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Horsea Solar Beam 2x 281-331%KO Giga Drain 2x 179-213%KO Mega Drain 2x 100-119%KO Absorb 2x 52-63% View Gloom builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Magical LeafTM10 Mega DrainLv. 5 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Horsea Solar Beam 2x 319-375%KO Magical Leaf 2x 165-194%KO Mega Drain 2x 110-131%KO Absorb 2x 58-69% View Roselia builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Horsea Solar Beam 2x 223-263%KO Mega Drain 2x 79-94% Absorb 2x 42-50% View Lombre builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Razor LeafLv. 1 Mega DrainLv. 18 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Horsea Solar Beam 2x 223-263%KO Razor Leaf 2x 69-81% Mega Drain 2x 79-94% Absorb 2x 42-50% View Nuzleaf builds →
Pumpkaboo GhostGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Razor LeafLv. 12 Bullet SeedLv. 20 Damage vs Horsea Solar Beam 2x 179-213%KO Razor Leaf 2x 63-75% Bullet Seed 2x 31-38% View Pumpkaboo builds →

Gloom GrassPoison	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 20 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Horsea Solar Beam 2x 278-327%KO Giga Drain 2x 175-207%KO Mega Drain 2x 96-115%KO Absorb 2x 51-60% View Gloom builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Magical LeafTM10 Mega DrainLv. 5 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Horsea Solar Beam 2x 315-371%KO Magical Leaf 2x 162-191%KO Mega Drain 2x 111-131%KO Absorb 2x 60-71% View Roselia builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Horsea Solar Beam 2x 216-256%KO Mega Drain 2x 78-93% Absorb 2x 40-49% View Lombre builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Razor LeafLv. 1 Mega DrainLv. 18 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Horsea Solar Beam 2x 216-256%KO Razor Leaf 2x 64-76% Mega Drain 2x 78-93% Absorb 2x 40-49% View Nuzleaf builds →
Pumpkaboo GhostGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Razor LeafLv. 12 Bullet SeedLv. 20 Damage vs Horsea Solar Beam 2x 175-207%KO Razor Leaf 2x 60-71% Bullet Seed 2x 31-38% View Pumpkaboo builds →

Gloom GrassPoison	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 20 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Horsea Solar Beam 2x 279-330%KO Giga Drain 2x 175-207%KO Mega Drain 2x 95-113%KO Absorb 2x 49-59% View Gloom builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Magical LeafTM10 Mega DrainLv. 5 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Horsea Solar Beam 2x 316-374%KO Magical Leaf 2x 162-192%KO Mega Drain 2x 108-128%KO Absorb 2x 57-69% View Roselia builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Horsea Solar Beam 2x 213-251%KO Mega Drain 2x 74-89% Absorb 2x 41-49% View Lombre builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Razor LeafLv. 1 Mega DrainLv. 18 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Horsea Solar Beam 2x 213-251%KO Razor Leaf 2x 62-74% Mega Drain 2x 74-89% Absorb 2x 41-49% View Nuzleaf builds →
Pumpkaboo GhostGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Razor LeafLv. 12 Bullet SeedLv. 20 Damage vs Horsea Solar Beam 2x 175-207%KO Razor Leaf 2x 57-69% Bullet Seed 2x 28-34% View Pumpkaboo builds →

Maractus Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Petal BlizzardLv. 36 Giga DrainLv. 24 Mega DrainLv. 8 Damage vs Horsea Solar Beam 2x 342-404%KO Petal Blizzard 2x 117-138%KO Giga Drain 2x 215-254%KO Mega Drain 2x 117-138%KO View Maractus builds →
Eldegoss Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Leaf TornadoLv. 23 Magical LeafTM10 Razor LeafLv. 12 Damage vs Horsea Solar Beam 2x 274-323%KO Leaf Tornado 2x 150-177%KO Magical Leaf 2x 140-165%KO Razor Leaf 2x 49-58% View Eldegoss builds →
Gloom GrassPoison	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 20 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Horsea Solar Beam 2x 287-338%KO Giga Drain 2x 182-215%KO Mega Drain 2x 97-115%KO Absorb 2x 51-62% View Gloom builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 30 Magical LeafTM10 Mega DrainLv. 5 Damage vs Horsea Solar Beam 2x 329-388%KO Giga Drain 2x 209-246%KO Magical Leaf 2x 167-196%KO Mega Drain 2x 114-135%KO View Roselia builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 36 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Horsea Solar Beam 2x 222-262%KO Giga Drain 2x 140-165%KO Mega Drain 2x 78-92% Absorb 2x 42-50% View Lombre builds →

Maractus Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Petal BlizzardLv. 36 Giga DrainLv. 24 Mega DrainLv. 8 Damage vs Horsea Solar Beam 2x 357-421%KO Petal Blizzard 2x 117-139%KO Giga Drain 2x 223-263%KO Mega Drain 2x 121-143%KO View Maractus builds →
Eldegoss Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Leaf TornadoLv. 23 Magical LeafTM10 Razor LeafLv. 12 Damage vs Horsea Solar Beam 2x 283-333%KO Leaf Tornado 2x 155-183%KO Magical Leaf 2x 143-168%KO Razor Leaf 2x 49-59% View Eldegoss builds →
Shiinotic GrassFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 32 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Horsea Solar Beam 2x 313-370%KO Giga Drain 2x 195-230%KO Mega Drain 2x 109-128%KO Absorb 2x 55-66% View Shiinotic builds →
Gloom GrassPoison	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 20 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Horsea Solar Beam 2x 298-351%KO Giga Drain 2x 189-223%KO Mega Drain 2x 102-121%KO Absorb 2x 52-62% View Gloom builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 30 Magical LeafTM10 Mega DrainLv. 5 Damage vs Horsea Solar Beam 2x 338-399%KO Giga Drain 2x 213-252%KO Magical Leaf 2x 171-201%KO Mega Drain 2x 115-135%KO View Roselia builds →

Zarude DarkGrass	A
Recommended Build AbilityLeafguard ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves Darkest Lariat Power Whip U Turn Close Combat Damage vs Horsea U Turn 48-57% Close Combat 83-98% View Zarude builds →
Regieleki Electric	A
Recommended Build AbilityTransistor ItemMagnet NatureTimid Moves Volt Switch ProtectPriority ElectrowebSTAB ThunderboltSTAB Damage vs Horsea Volt Switch 2x 261-307%KO Electroweb 2x 205-242%KO Thunderbolt 2x 335-394%KO View Regieleki builds →
Jolteon Electric	B
Recommended Build AbilityVoltabsorb ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves ThunderSTAB Weather Ball WishRecovery SubstituteUtility Damage vs Horsea Thunder 2x 653-769%KO View Jolteon builds →
Venusaur GrassPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityChlorophyll ItemLife Orb NatureModest Moves Sludge Bomb Weather Ball GrowthSetup Giga Drain Damage vs Horsea Sludge Bomb 239-281%KO Giga Drain 2x 399-469%KO View Venusaur builds →