In Crystal, Seaking brings 450 BST to the table. D-Tier on our list: outclassed by other options available in Crystal.

What is Seaking weak to?

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

What role does Seaking play in battle?

Seaking is a special attacker with base 65 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. At base 68 Speed, it won't be moving first often.

What counters Seaking?

For Crystal, Seaking has answers, but so do you. Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Electric and Grass-type attackers hit hardest.

How do you evolve Seaking?

In Crystal, Goldeen evolves into Seaking at level 33. Seaking is the fully evolved form. It sits at 450 BST in its evolved form.

Seaking - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

68Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Seaking's spread. It leans physical with Attack out front. And you'll get 2 Attack stat exp per KO for it. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP80

Attack92

Defense65

Sp. Atk65

Sp. Def80

Speed68

Total450

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging60 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.3 m

Weight39.0 kg

Base XP158

Abilities

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

Swift Swim

Doubles Speed during rain.

Water Veil

Prevents burns.

Lightning RodHA

Redirects single-target electric moves to this Pokémon where possible. Absorbs Electric moves, raising Special Attack one stage.

Lightning Rod grants Electric immunity

EV Yield

HPAtk+2DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

When autumn comes, the males patrol the area around their nests in order to protect their offspring.

Crystal

Seaking Weakness

Seaking's Water typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric and Grass. The Water typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. With 80 HP and balanced defenses, Seaking can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.

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

Type ChartGood

2Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score0

Gen II Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Seaking in Crystal (Best Counters)

Tangela Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 31 AbsorbLv. 10 Damage vs Seaking Vine Whip 2x 39-47% Mega Drain 2x 37-44% Absorb 2x 19-23% View Tangela builds →
Weepinbell GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Seaking Vine Whip 2x 37-44% View Weepinbell builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Seaking Absorb 2x 17-20% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Seaking Razor Leaf 2x 29-35% View Chikorita builds →
Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Available Move Moves Mega DrainLv. 30 Damage vs Seaking Mega Drain 2x 19-23% View Hoppip builds →

Crystal Evolution

Seaking is what Goldeen becomes. Breed it for Goldeen eggs (average hatch time). A small partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolution from Goldeen pushed Seaking to 450 total stats. HP saw the largest single gain at +35. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#118Goldeen

Level 33

#119Seaking

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Goldeen

Water

Seaking

Water

80+35

ATK

92+25

DEF

65+5

SP.ATK

65+30

SP.DEF

80+30

SPE

68+5

BST

320D-Tier

450C-Tier+130

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Seaking to get Goldeen eggs easily using 9 partners from the Water2 egg group. Notable egg moves include Haze, Hydro Pump, Psybeam.

Egg Groups

Water2

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

3moves

Breed With (best first)

Crystal Seaking Best Moveset

Best Build

Gen 2 build content has limited support (no abilities).

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

Moves

The natural movepool does the job, but Haze and Hydro Pump from the egg pool give Seaking something extra.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Peck

—3510035Flying

Lv 1

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 10

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Lv 15

Horn Attack

—6510025Normal

Lv 24

Flail

D—10015Normal

Lv 29

Fury Attack

—158520Normal

Lv 41

Waterfall

—8010015Water

Lv 49

Horn Drill

——305Normal

Lv 61

Agility

C——30Psychic

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

TM03

Curse

C——10Ghost

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM20

Endure+4

D——10Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM16

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM35

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM13

Snore

—4010015Normal

HM03

Surf

C9510015Water

TM34

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM39

Swift

D60—20Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

HM07

Waterfall

—8010015Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Haze

C——30Ice

Egg

Hydro Pump

C120805Water

Egg

Psybeam

—6510020Psychic

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Ice Beam

D9510010Ice

How to Get Seaking in Crystal

Seaking's scattered across 27 spots in early-game fishing spots with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.

Where To Catch Seaking in Crystal

The path to Seaking starts with Goldeen at Lv. 5-40 via fishing and surfing encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.

Step 1Catch Goldeen
Cerulean City
Surfing on water Lv.5-14 City
90%Early
Route 24
Surfing on water Lv.5-14 Route
90%Early
Route 25
Surfing on water Lv.5-14 Route
90%Early
Route 4
Surfing on water Lv.5-14 Route
90%Early
Route 10
Surfing on water Lv.10-19 Route
90%Early
Route 9
Surfing on water Lv.10-19 Route
90%Early
Mt. Mortar - 1F South
Surfing on water Lv.15-19 Cave
90%Early
Mt. Mortar - B1F
Surfing on water Lv.15-19 Cave
90%Early
Route 42
Surfing on water Lv.15-24 Route
90%Early
Dark Cave - East
Old Rod Lv.10 Cave
15%Early
Dark Cave - West
Old Rod Lv.10 Cave
15%Early
Mt. Mortar - 1F South
Old Rod Lv.10 Cave
15%Early
Mt. Mortar - 2F
Old Rod Lv.10 Cave
15%Early
Mt. Mortar - B1F
Old Rod Lv.10 Cave
15%Early
Mt. Silver - 2F
Old Rod Lv.10 Cave
15%Early
Route 42
Old Rod Lv.10 Route
15%Early
Slowpoke Well - 1F
Old Rod Lv.10 Cave
15%Early
Slowpoke Well - B1F
Old Rod Lv.10 Cave
15%Early
Union Cave - 1F
Old Rod Lv.10 Cave
15%Early
Union Cave - B1F
Old Rod Lv.10 Cave
15%Early
Route 10
Old Rod Lv.10 Route
15%Early
Route 24
Old Rod Lv.10 Route
15%Early
Route 25
Old Rod Lv.10 Route
15%Early
Route 9
Old Rod Lv.10 Route
15%Early
Mt. Mortar - 2F
Surfing on water Lv.20-24 Cave
90%Mid
Dark Cave - East
Good Rod Lv.20 Cave
65%Mid
Dark Cave - West
Good Rod Lv.20 Cave
65%Mid
Mt. Mortar - 1F South
Good Rod Lv.20 Cave
65%Mid
Mt. Mortar - 2F
Good Rod Lv.20 Cave
65%Mid
Mt. Mortar - B1F
Good Rod Lv.20 Cave
65%Mid
Mt. Silver - 2F
Good Rod Lv.20 Cave
65%Mid
Route 42
Good Rod Lv.20 Route
65%Mid
Slowpoke Well - 1F
Good Rod Lv.20 Cave
65%Mid
Slowpoke Well - B1F
Good Rod Lv.20 Cave
65%Mid
Union Cave - 1F
Good Rod Lv.20 Cave
65%Mid
Union Cave - B1F
Good Rod Lv.20 Cave
65%Mid
Route 10
Good Rod Lv.20 Route
65%Mid
Route 24
Good Rod Lv.20 Route
65%Mid
Route 25
Good Rod Lv.20 Route
65%Mid
Route 9
Good Rod Lv.20 Route
65%Mid
Tohjo Falls
Surfing on water Lv.20-24 Water
60%Mid
Dark Cave - East
Super Rod Lv.40 Cave
70%Late
Dark Cave - West
Super Rod Lv.40 Cave
70%Late
Mt. Mortar - 1F South
Super Rod Lv.40 Cave
70%Late
Mt. Mortar - 2F
Super Rod Lv.40 Cave
70%Late
Mt. Mortar - B1F
Super Rod Lv.40 Cave
70%Late
Mt. Silver - 2F
Super Rod Lv.40 Cave
70%Late
Route 42
Super Rod Lv.40 Route
70%Late
Slowpoke Well - 1F
Super Rod Lv.40 Cave
70%Late
Slowpoke Well - B1F
Super Rod Lv.40 Cave
70%Late
Union Cave - 1F
Super Rod Lv.40 Cave
70%Late
Union Cave - B1F
Super Rod Lv.40 Cave
70%Late
Route 10
Super Rod Lv.40 Route
70%Late
Route 24
Super Rod Lv.40 Route
70%Late
Route 25
Super Rod Lv.40 Route
70%Late
Route 9
Super Rod Lv.40 Route
70%Late
Mt. Silver - 2F
Surfing on water Lv.35-39 Cave
10%Late
Train until Level 33
Step 2Seaking ✓
Cerulean City
Surfing on water Lv.10-14 City
10%Early
Route 24
Surfing on water Lv.10-14 Route
10%Early
Route 25
Surfing on water Lv.10-14 Route
10%Early
Route 4
Surfing on water Lv.10-14 Route
10%Early
Route 10
Surfing on water Lv.15-19 Route
10%Early
Route 9
Surfing on water Lv.15-19 Route
10%Early
Mt. Mortar - 1F South
Surfing on water Lv.20-24 Cave
10%Mid
Mt. Mortar - B1F
Surfing on water Lv.20-24 Cave
10%Mid
Route 42
Surfing on water Lv.20-24 Route
10%Mid
Tohjo Falls
Surfing on water Lv.20-24 Water
10%Mid
Mt. Mortar - 2F
Surfing on water Lv.25-29 Cave
10%Mid
Mt. Silver - 2F
Surfing on water Lv.35-39 Cave
60%Late
Dark Cave - East
Super Rod Lv.40 Cave
10%Late
Dark Cave - West
Super Rod Lv.40 Cave
10%Late
Mt. Mortar - 1F South
Super Rod Lv.40 Cave
10%Late
Mt. Mortar - 2F
Super Rod Lv.40 Cave
10%Late
Mt. Mortar - B1F
Super Rod Lv.40 Cave
10%Late
Mt. Silver - 2F
Super Rod Lv.40 Cave
10%Late
Route 42
Super Rod Lv.40 Route
10%Late
Slowpoke Well - 1F
Super Rod Lv.40 Cave
10%Late
Slowpoke Well - B1F
Super Rod Lv.40 Cave
10%Late
Union Cave - 1F
Super Rod Lv.40 Cave
10%Late
Union Cave - B1F
Super Rod Lv.40 Cave
10%Late
Route 10
Super Rod Lv.40 Route
10%Late
Route 24
Super Rod Lv.40 Route
10%Late
Route 25
Super Rod Lv.40 Route
10%Late
Route 9
Super Rod Lv.40 Route
10%Late
or evolve from Goldeen (Step 1)

Seaking Guide

In Crystal, Seaking brings 450 BST to the table. D-Tier on our list: outclassed by other options available in Crystal.
In Crystal, watch for Raikou (Electric) and Venusaur (Grass) when using Seaking. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
Seaking is a special attacker with base 65 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. At base 68 Speed, it won't be moving first often.
For Crystal, Seaking has answers, but so do you. Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Electric and Grass-type attackers hit hardest.
In Crystal, Goldeen evolves into Seaking at level 33. Seaking is the fully evolved form. It sits at 450 BST in its evolved form.

Game Availability

Present since Red & Blue, Seaking appears in 19 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Seaking have the longest track record of availability in the series.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Seaking Vine Whip 2x 44-56% View Bellsprout builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Upcoming Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Learns Razor Leaf at Level 8 View Chikorita builds →
Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Upcoming Move Moves Mega DrainLv. 30 Learns Mega Drain at Level 30 View Hoppip builds →

Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Seaking Absorb 2x 21-27% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Seaking Razor Leaf 2x 36-43% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Seaking Vine Whip 2x 36-43% View Bellsprout builds →
Elekid Electric	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Move Moves Thunder PunchLv. 9 Damage vs Seaking Thunder Punch 2x 54-64% View Elekid builds →
Pichu Electric	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Move Moves Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Seaking Thunder Shock 2x 21-27% View Pichu builds →

Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Seaking Absorb 2x 18-22% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Seaking Razor Leaf 2x 32-40% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Seaking Vine Whip 2x 37-44% View Bellsprout builds →
Elekid Electric	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Thunder PunchTM41 Damage vs Seaking Thunder 2x 75-88% Thunder Punch 2x 51-62% View Elekid builds →
Pichu Electric	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Seaking Thunder 2x 51-62% Thunder Shock 2x 22-26% View Pichu builds →

Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Seaking Absorb 2x 18-22% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Seaking Razor Leaf 2x 34-40% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Seaking Vine Whip 2x 34-40% View Bellsprout builds →
Sunkern Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 10 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Seaking Mega Drain 2x 18-22% Absorb 2x 12-15% View Sunkern builds →
Elekid Electric	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Thunder PunchTM41 Damage vs Seaking Thunder 2x 74-88% Thunder Punch 2x 52-62% View Elekid builds →

Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Seaking Absorb 2x 17-21% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Seaking Razor Leaf 2x 30-36% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Seaking Vine Whip 2x 33-39% View Bellsprout builds →
Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Available Move Moves Mega DrainLv. 30 Damage vs Seaking Mega Drain 2x 20-24% View Hoppip builds →
Sunkern Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 10 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Seaking Mega Drain 2x 17-21% Absorb 2x 10-12% View Sunkern builds →