Stats & Training
Seedot's stats barely vary. None sit in respectable range with no real gaps. It's a blank slate for EV investment. Worth 1 Defense EV, 1.06M XP medium-slow curve to max.
If it remains still, it looks just like a real nut. It delights in surprising foraging Pokémon.
It attaches itself to a tree branch using the top of its head. Strong winds can sometimes make it fall.
Seedot Weakness
Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug moves hit Seedot for super-effective damage. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
 Orbeetle BugPsychic | A | |
 Corviknight Steel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Corviknight builds →Pluck 2x92-110%KO Peck 2x58-69% | ||
 Shuckle BugRock | B | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Butterfree builds →Bug Bite 2x63-75% Gust 2x87-104%KO | ||
 Gloom GrassPoison | C | |
Orbeetle BugPsychic | A | |
Corviknight Steel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Corviknight builds →Pluck 2x88-105%KO Peck 2x55-65% | ||
Shuckle BugRock | B | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Butterfree builds →Air Slash 2x152-180%KO Bug Bite 2x58-70% Gust 2x85-100%KO | ||
Gloom GrassPoison | C | |
Orbeetle BugPsychic | A | |
Corviknight Steel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Corviknight builds →Pluck 2x88-105%KO Peck 2x53-64% | ||
Shuckle BugRock | B | |
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Noctowl builds →Sky Attack 2x135-159%KO Air Slash 2x145-173%KO Peck 2x38-45% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Butterfree builds →Air Slash 2x150-177%KO Bug Bite 2x58-68% Gust 2x85-100%KO | ||
Orbeetle BugPsychic | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Orbeetle builds →Bug Buzz 2x173-205%KO Struggle Bug 2x99-116%KO | ||
Corviknight Steel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Corviknight builds →Fly 2x134-159%KO Drill Peck 2x120-141%KO Pluck 2x89-106%KO Peck 2x53-64% | ||
 Hawlucha Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Hawlucha builds →Fly 2x140-166%KO Bounce 2x132-155%KO Wing Attack 2x95-113%KO Aerial Ace 2x95-113%KO | ||
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Toxicroak builds →Poison Jab 2x140-166%KO Venoshock 2x134-159%KO Poison Sting 2x29-35% | ||
 Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Sigilyph builds →Fly 2x99-116%KO Air Slash 2x180-212%KO Air Cutter 2x144-169%KO Gust 2x99-116%KO | ||
Orbeetle BugPsychic | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Orbeetle builds →Bug Buzz 2x176-207%KO U-turn 2x68-80% Struggle Bug 2x99-117%KO | ||
Corviknight Steel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Corviknight builds →Fly 2x136-160%KO Drill Peck 2x121-143%KO U-turn 2x71-84% Pluck 2x90-107%KO | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Hawlucha builds →Fly 2x141-167%KO Bounce 2x136-160%KO U-turn 2x73-87% Wing Attack 2x96-113%KO | ||
Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Toxicroak builds →Poison Jab 2x141-167%KO Venoshock 2x136-160%KO Poison Sting 2x31-37% | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Sigilyph builds →Fly 2x101-120%KO Air Slash 2x181-213%KO Air Cutter 2x144-170%KO Gust 2x99-117%KO | ||
Orbeetle BugPsychic | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Orbeetle builds →Bug Buzz 2x171-202%KO U-turn 2x64-77% Struggle Bug 2x96-113%KO | ||
Corviknight Steel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Corviknight builds →Fly 2x133-156%KO Drill Peck 2x116-138%KO Air Slash 2x104-122%KO U-turn 2x69-82% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Hawlucha builds →Fly 2x138-162%KO Bounce 2x130-153%KO U-turn 2x70-84% Wing Attack 2x93-110%KO | ||
 Drapion PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Drapion builds →Cross Poison 2x106-126%KO Fire Fang 2x65-78% Ice Fang 2x65-78% Venoshock 2x101-119%KO | ||
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Drifblim builds →Fly 2x121-144%KO Acrobatics 2x78-92% Gust 2x86-101%KO | ||
Orbeetle BugPsychic | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Orbeetle builds →Bug Buzz 2x172-203%KO U-turn 2x65-76% Struggle Bug 2x97-115%KO | ||
 Toxapex PoisonWater | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Toxapex builds →Venoshock 2x92-109%KO Icy Wind 2x53-63% Peck 2x27-33% Pin Missile 2x22-25% | ||
Corviknight Steel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Corviknight builds →Fly 2x134-159%KO Drill Peck 2x120-141%KO Air Slash 2x107-126%KO U-turn 2x70-82% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Hawlucha builds →Fly 2x139-165%KO Bounce 2x132-156%KO U-turn 2x73-86% Wing Attack 2x94-112%KO | ||
Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Drifblim builds →Fly 2x127-150%KO Acrobatics 2x79-94% Icy Wind 2x77-92% Gust 2x84-100%KO | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Arcanine builds →Burn Up 2x303-357%KO Flare Blitz 2x220-259%KO Flamethrower 2x211-249%KO Fire Fang 2x119-141%KO | ||
 Togekiss Fairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Togekiss builds →Sky Attack 2x138-162%KO Fly 2x89-105%KO Air Slash 2x206-243%KO | ||
 Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Golisopod builds →First Impression 2x184-216%KO Venoshock 2x68-81% Bug Bite 2x123-146%KO Icy Wind 2x59-70% | ||
 Noivern Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Noivern builds →Fly 2x117-138%KO Air Slash 2x174-205%KO U-turn 2x61-72% Wing Attack 2x77-92% | ||
 Coalossal RockFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Coalossal builds →Incinerate 2x119-141%KO Flame Charge 2x73-86% | ||
In Sword & Shield, Volcarona can KO Seedot with Psychic (123-145%). Torkoal threatens a KO with Eruption (448-528%).
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Volcarona builds →Psychic123-145%KO | ||
 Torkoal Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityDrought ItemHeatrock NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Torkoal builds →Eruption 2x448-528%KO Flamethrower 2x270-318%KO | ||
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves View Skarmory builds →
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 Venusaur GrassPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityChlorophyll ItemLife Orb NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Venusaur builds →Sludge Bomb 2x390-459%KO Giga Drain81-95% | ||
 Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Seedot View Mamoswine builds →Earthquake83-98% Ice Shard 2x135-159%KO Knock Off73-86% | ||
Sword & Shield Evolution
Seedot is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Nuzleaf first, then eventually reaches Shiftry. For breeding, quick to hatch with a massive partner pool via two egg groups. The evolved forms gain up to 260 total stats over Seedot. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Seedot easily with 152 breeding partners from the Ground and Plant egg groups. Pass egg moves like Defog, Leech Seed, Night Slash and 3 more to offspring.
Sword & Shield Seedot Best Moveset
Best Build
No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.
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Moves
Don't skip the egg moves. Seedot picks up Defog and Leech Seed only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Solar Beam and Energy Ball while Normal and Ghost coverage and more adds range.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Sword & Shield Seedot Locations
Easy grab on Seedot with high spawn rates across 8 locations in early-game routes. The sorted list below shows the full spread so you can pick the most convenient spot.
Best Locations to Catch Seedot in Sword & Shield
Walking encounters at Lv. 4-40 across 8 spots for Seedot. Sorted by progression so you can see what's reachable at your current point in the game.
Seedot Guide
Level 14 gets you Nuzleaf. Quick enough that Seedot barely slows you down.
In Sword & Shield, Seedot does the job early-game if you need a Grass type on your team. Evolve it into Nuzleaf before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
You can find Seedot in Sword & Shield. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 14 other games across the series.
Game Availability
Seedot first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 15 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
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