In Yellow, Seadra isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Kingdra to unlock its full potential. At 490 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.

What is Seadra weak to?

In Yellow, watch for Raikou (Electric) and Venusaur (Grass) when using Seadra. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

How do you evolve Seadra?

In Yellow, Horsea evolves into Seadra at level 32. Seadra evolves into Kingdra while holding a Dragon Scale. Seadra is a middle-stage evolution in the Horsea line.

What role does Seadra play in battle?

In Yellow, Seadra fills the balanced role. It's a special attacker with base 95 Special. Base 85 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

In Yellow, Seadra does the job early-game if you need a Water type on your team. Evolve it into Kingdra before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Seadra - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

CTier

85Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Seadra's spread isn't flashy. Defense leads, HP trails, 4 stats clear the bar. Moderately hard to find and worth 2 Defense and Special stat exp, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP55

Attack65

Defense95

Sp. Atk95

Sp. Def95

Speed85

Total490

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging75 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.2 m

Weight25.0 kg

Base XP154

Abilities

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

Poison Point

Has a 30% chance of poisoning attacking Pokémon on contact.

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

HPAtkDef+1SpA+1SpDSpe

Defense training target

Pokedex Entries

Touching the back fin causes numbness. It hooks its tail to coral to stay in place while sleeping.

Yellow

Seadra Weakness

Electric and Grass moves hit Seadra for super-effective damage. Its Water typing keeps the defensive matchups simple. With 55 HP and balanced defenses, Seadra can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.

Seadra 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 Seadra in Yellow (Best Counters)

Tangela Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Vine WhipLv. 29 Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 27 Damage vs Seadra Solar Beam 2x 107-127%KO Vine Whip 2x 41-49% Mega Drain 2x 37-44% Absorb 2x 20-24% View Tangela builds →
Parasect BugGrass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Seadra Solar Beam 2x 72-85% Mega Drain 2x 27-32% View Parasect builds →
Weepinbell GrassPoison	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Razor LeafLv. 38 Vine WhipLv. 1 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Seadra Solar Beam 2x 95-112%KO Razor Leaf 2x 46-54% Vine Whip 2x 37-44% Mega Drain 2x 33-39% View Weepinbell builds →
Gloom GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Petal DanceLv. 38 Solar BeamTM22 Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Seadra Petal Dance 2x 95-112%KO Solar Beam 2x 95-112%KO Mega Drain 2x 33-39% Absorb 2x 18-22% View Gloom builds →
Exeggcute GrassPsychic	D
Available Move Moves Solar BeamLv. 42 Damage vs Seadra Solar Beam 2x 72-85% View Exeggcute builds →

Yellow Evolution

Partway through Horsea's chain, Seadra is a Water type pushing toward Kingdra. No breeding at this stage. So far, Special got the biggest boost (+70 from Horsea). The final form adds another 50 stats on top. 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 Seadra Best Moveset

Best Build

Experimental

Utility

Ability

Not in Gen 1

Item

Not in Gen 1

Nature

Not in Gen 1

Utility Moveset

BlizzardCoverage
Hydro PumpSTAB
SurfSTAB
SmokescreenUtility

Recommended Teammates

JolteonDecent

AlakazamDecent

ChanseyDecent

Moves

Without TMs, Seadra's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get Normal and Ice coverage on top of Hydro Pump and Surf for STAB. The natural kit handles basics, but TMs are doing the real work.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Bubble

—2010030Water

Lv 1

Smokescreen

A—10020Normal

Lv 19

Smokescreen

A—10020Normal

Lv 24

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 30

Water Gun

D4010025Water

Lv 41

Agility

B——30Psychic

Lv 52

Hydro Pump

S120805Water

TM Moves

TM34

Bide+1

———10Normal

TM14

Blizzard

S110905Ice

TM11

Bubble Beam

C6510020Water

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM10

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

C9510010Ice

TM31

Mimic

———10Normal

TM20

Rage

—2010020Normal

TM44

Rest

A——10Psychic

TM40

Skull Bash

C10010010Normal

TM50

Substitute

C——10Normal

HM03

Surf

A9510015Water

TM39

Swift

D60—20Normal

TM09

Take Down

—908520Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM12

Water Gun

D4010025Water

Egg Moves

Seadra doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Seadra can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Seadra in Yellow

Seadra is available from mid-game fishing spots onward at high spawn rates. 2 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.

Where To Catch Seadra in Yellow

To get Seadra, start by catching Horsea through fishing encounters at Lv. 5-35. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.

Step 1Catch Horsea
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
Train until Level 32
Step 2Seadra ✓
Route 12
Super Rod Lv.25-35 Route
50%Mid
Route 13
Super Rod Lv.20 Route
25%Mid
or evolve from Horsea (Step 1)

Seadra Guide

In Yellow, Seadra isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Kingdra to unlock its full potential. At 490 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.
In Yellow, watch for Raikou (Electric) and Venusaur (Grass) when using Seadra. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
In Yellow, Horsea evolves into Seadra at level 32. Seadra evolves into Kingdra while holding a Dragon Scale. Seadra is a middle-stage evolution in the Horsea line.
In Yellow, Seadra fills the balanced role. It's a special attacker with base 95 Special. Base 85 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
In Yellow, Seadra does the job early-game if you need a Water type on your team. Evolve it into Kingdra before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Game Availability

Seadra has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 20 titles across all 10 generations. As a Gen 1 original, it's one of the most consistently available Pokemon in the franchise.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Pikachu Electric	C
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Move Moves Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Seadra Thunder Shock 2x 30-36% View Pikachu builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Seadra Absorb 2x 20-24% View Oddish builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodCerulean City Gift Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 13 Damage vs Seadra Vine Whip 2x 34-42% View Bulbasaur builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Seadra Vine Whip 2x 34-42% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Upcoming Move Moves View Paras builds →

Pikachu Electric	C
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Seadra Thunderbolt 2x 56-66% Thunder Shock 2x 30-36% View Pikachu builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Seadra Absorb 2x 20-24% View Oddish builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodCerulean City Gift Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 13 Damage vs Seadra Vine Whip 2x 34-42% View Bulbasaur builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Seadra Vine Whip 2x 34-42% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Upcoming Move Moves View Paras builds →

Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Seadra Mega Drain 2x 32-38% Absorb 2x 19-23% View Oddish builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodCerulean City Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 27 Vine WhipLv. 13 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Seadra Razor Leaf 2x 38-46% Vine Whip 2x 32-38% Mega Drain 2x 28-34% View Bulbasaur builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Seadra Vine Whip 2x 35-42% Mega Drain 2x 32-38% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
TM Move Moves Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Seadra Mega Drain 2x 25-30% View Paras builds →
Magnemite Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Thunder ShockLv. 25 Damage vs Seadra Thunderbolt 2x 80-95% Thunder Shock 2x 38-46% View Magnemite builds →

Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Seadra Mega Drain 2x 33-39% Absorb 2x 18-21% View Oddish builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodCerulean City Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 27 Vine WhipLv. 13 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Seadra Razor Leaf 2x 39-46% Vine Whip 2x 33-39% Mega Drain 2x 30-36% View Bulbasaur builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Seadra Vine Whip 2x 36-43% Mega Drain 2x 30-36% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
TM Move Moves Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Seadra Mega Drain 2x 24-29% View Paras builds →
Magnemite Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Thunder ShockLv. 25 Damage vs Seadra Thunderbolt 2x 81-96% Thunder Shock 2x 39-46% View Magnemite builds →

Tangela Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 29 Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 27 Damage vs Seadra Vine Whip 2x 45-53% Mega Drain 2x 40-47% Absorb 2x 21-25% View Tangela builds →
Parasect BugGrass	C
TM Move Moves Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Seadra Mega Drain 2x 26-31% View Parasect builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Petal DanceLv. 33 Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Seadra Petal Dance 2x 90-106%KO Mega Drain 2x 31-38% Absorb 2x 18-22% View Oddish builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodCerulean City Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 27 Vine WhipLv. 13 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Seadra Razor Leaf 2x 36-44% Vine Whip 2x 31-38% Mega Drain 2x 29-34% View Bulbasaur builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 33 Vine WhipLv. 1 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Seadra Razor Leaf 2x 40-47% Vine Whip 2x 34-41% Mega Drain 2x 31-38% View Bellsprout builds →