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 Yellow, 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 Yellow. 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 Special stat exp per KO for it. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP30

Attack40

Defense70

Sp. Atk70

Sp. Def70

Speed60

Total340

Details

Catch Rate

Easy225 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.4 m

Weight8.0 kg

Base XP59

Abilities

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

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

If it senses any danger, it will vigorously spray water or a special type of ink from its mouth.

Yellow

Horsea Weakness

Horsea is weak to Electric and Grass. Not many exploitable gaps in the Water typing defensive chart. Horsea's Water typing only leaves 2 gaps to cover.

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

Type ChartAvg

2Weak

3Resist

0Immune

Score-1

Gen I Type Chart

Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Horsea in Yellow (Best Counters)

Pikachu Electric	C
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Horsea Thunderbolt 2x 79-93% Thunder Shock 2x 40-50% View Pikachu builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Horsea Absorb 2x 29-36% View Oddish builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodCerulean City Gift Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 13 Damage vs Horsea Vine Whip 2x 48-57% View Bulbasaur builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Horsea Vine Whip 2x 52-64% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Upcoming Move Moves View Paras builds →

Yellow Evolution

Horsea evolves into Kingdra, but can't breed. At 340 stats as a Water type, evolution is the only path. Evolving adds up to 200 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#116Horsea

Level 32

#117Seadra

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Horsea

Water

Seadra

Water

55+25

ATK

65+25

DEF

95+25

SP.ATK

95+25

SP.DEF

45+20

SPE

85+25

BST

295C-Tier

440C-Tier+145

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Special

Breeding not available · Introduced in Gen 2

Yellow Horsea Best Moveset

Best Build

Gen 1 build content has limited support (no abilities, held items, or natures).

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

Moves

Most of Horsea's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Hydro Pump and Surf, but Normal and Ice and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Bubble

—2010030Water

Lv 19

Smokescreen

D—10020Normal

Lv 24

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 30

Water Gun

D4010025Water

Lv 37

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 45

Hydro Pump

C120805Water

TM Moves

TM34

Bide+1

———10Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D110905Ice

TM11

Bubble Beam

C6510020Water

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM10

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

C9510010Ice

TM31

Mimic

———10Normal

TM20

Rage

—2010020Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM40

Skull Bash

D10010010Normal

TM50

Substitute

C——10Normal

HM03

Surf

C9510015Water

TM39

Swift

D60—20Normal

TM09

Take Down

—908520Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM12

Water Gun

D4010025Water

Egg Moves

Horsea doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Horsea can't learn any Tutor moves

Yellow Horsea Locations

Horsea is available from early-game fishing spots onward at high spawn rates. 5 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.

Best Locations to Catch Horsea in Yellow

Horsea is a fishing-only catch in this game. 5 spots at Lv. 5-25 using Super Rod, so bring the right rod and check the rates on each location.

Route 13

Super Rod Lv.15-20 Route

50%Early

Route 11

Super Rod Lv.5 Route

25%Early

Route 10

Super Rod Lv.10 Route

25%Early

Vermilion City - City

Super Rod Lv.5 City

10%Early

Route 12

Super Rod Lv.20-25 Route

50%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 Yellow, 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 Yellow. 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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Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Horsea Mega Drain 2x 46-55% Absorb 2x 26-32% View Oddish builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodCerulean City Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 27 Vine WhipLv. 13 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Horsea Razor Leaf 2x 58-69% Vine Whip 2x 51-60% Mega Drain 2x 43-51% View Bulbasaur builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Horsea Vine Whip 2x 51-60% Mega Drain 2x 46-55% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
TM Move Moves Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Horsea Mega Drain 2x 34-42% View Paras builds →
Magnemite Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Thunder ShockLv. 25 Damage vs Horsea Thunderbolt 2x 122-143%KO Thunder Shock 2x 58-69% View Magnemite builds →

Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Horsea Mega Drain 2x 48-57% Absorb 2x 25-30% View Oddish builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodCerulean City Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 27 Vine WhipLv. 13 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Horsea Razor Leaf 2x 58-70% Vine Whip 2x 48-57% Mega Drain 2x 43-52% View Bulbasaur builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Horsea Vine Whip 2x 51-61% Mega Drain 2x 48-57% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
TM Move Moves Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Horsea Mega Drain 2x 36-43% View Paras builds →
Magnemite Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Thunder ShockLv. 25 Damage vs Horsea Thunderbolt 2x 122-143%KO Thunder Shock 2x 58-70% View Magnemite builds →

Tangela Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 29 Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 27 Damage vs Horsea Vine Whip 2x 68-81% Mega Drain 2x 62-73% Absorb 2x 32-38% View Tangela builds →
Parasect BugGrass	C
TM Move Moves Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Horsea Mega Drain 2x 42-50% View Parasect builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Petal DanceLv. 33 Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Horsea Petal Dance 2x 137-162%KO Mega Drain 2x 49-58% Absorb 2x 26-31% View Oddish builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodCerulean City Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 27 Vine WhipLv. 13 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Horsea Razor Leaf 2x 58-69% Vine Whip 2x 49-58% Mega Drain 2x 45-54% View Bulbasaur builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 33 Vine WhipLv. 1 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Horsea Razor Leaf 2x 62-73% Vine Whip 2x 51-62% Mega Drain 2x 45-54% View Bellsprout builds →

Tangela Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Vine WhipLv. 29 Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 27 Damage vs Horsea Solar Beam 2x 167-197%KO Vine Whip 2x 64-76% Mega Drain 2x 59-70% Absorb 2x 30-36% View Tangela builds →
Parasect BugGrass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Horsea Solar Beam 2x 113-133%KO Mega Drain 2x 40-48% View Parasect builds →
Weepinbell GrassPoison	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Razor LeafLv. 38 Vine WhipLv. 1 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Horsea Solar Beam 2x 146-173%KO Razor Leaf 2x 69-82% Vine Whip 2x 57-67% Mega Drain 2x 52-61% View Weepinbell builds →
Gloom GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Petal DanceLv. 38 Solar BeamTM22 Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Horsea Petal Dance 2x 146-173%KO Solar Beam 2x 146-173%KO Mega Drain 2x 52-61% Absorb 2x 28-33% View Gloom builds →
Exeggcute GrassPsychic	D
Available Move Moves Solar BeamLv. 42 Damage vs Horsea Solar Beam 2x 113-133%KO View Exeggcute builds →

Tangela Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Vine WhipLv. 29 Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 27 Damage vs Horsea Solar Beam 2x 174-206%KO Vine Whip 2x 68-80% Mega Drain 2x 60-71% Absorb 2x 31-37% View Tangela builds →
Parasect BugGrass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Horsea Solar Beam 2x 116-137%KO Mega Drain 2x 41-49% View Parasect builds →
Weepinbell GrassPoison	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Razor LeafLv. 38 Vine WhipLv. 1 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Horsea Solar Beam 2x 152-180%KO Razor Leaf 2x 72-86% Vine Whip 2x 60-71% Mega Drain 2x 53-63% View Weepinbell builds →
Gloom GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Petal DanceLv. 38 Solar BeamTM22 Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Horsea Petal Dance 2x 152-180%KO Solar Beam 2x 152-180%KO Mega Drain 2x 53-63% Absorb 2x 29-34% View Gloom builds →
Exeggcute GrassPsychic	D
Available Move Moves Solar BeamLv. 42 Damage vs Horsea Solar Beam 2x 116-137%KO View Exeggcute builds →

Jolteon Electric	A
Recommended Build Moves ThunderboltSTAB Thunder Wave Double Kick Pin Missile Damage vs Horsea Thunderbolt 2x 141-166%KO Pin Missile 8-10% View Jolteon builds →
Electrode Electric	B
Recommended Build Moves Explosion Thunder Wave ThunderboltSTAB Light Screen Damage vs Horsea Explosion 69-82% Thunderbolt 2x 109-128%KO View Electrode builds →
Victreebel GrassPoison	C
Recommended Build Moves Razor Leaf Wrap Sleep Powder Stun Spore Damage vs Horsea Wrap 8-9% View Victreebel builds →
Venusaur GrassPoison	C
Recommended Build Moves Razor Leaf Sleep Powder Leech Seed Body Slam Damage vs Horsea Body Slam 35-41% View Venusaur builds →