What does Seel evolve into?

Seel evolves into Dewgong at level 34. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 325 BST.

At what level does Seel evolve?

Seel evolves into Dewgong at level 34. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

In Crystal, For a casual playthrough, Seel works as a placeholder. Water coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Dewgong . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Seel?

Seel is catchable in Crystal. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 18 other games across the series.

Seel - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

45Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

You won't find a real weakness in Seel's stat line. It's well-rounded for the Sea Lion Pokemon, and what it does with that depends on moveset and items. Yields 1 Sp. Def stat exp, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP65

Attack45

Defense55

Sp. Atk45

Sp. Def70

Speed45

Total325

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.1 m

Weight90.0 kg

Base XP65

Abilities

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

Thick Fat

Halves damage from fire and ice moves.

Hydration

Cures any major status ailment after each turn during rain.

Ice BodyHA

Heals for 1/16 max HP after each turn during hail. Protects against hail damage.

Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice to ½x

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpD+1Spe

Special Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

The light blue fur that covers it keeps it protected against the cold. It loves iceberg-filled oceans.

Crystal

Seel Weakness

Type-wise, Seel takes extra damage from Electric and Grass. The Water typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Seel's Water typing only leaves 2 gaps to cover.

Seel 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 Seel in Crystal (Best Counters)

Tangela Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 31 AbsorbLv. 10 Damage vs Seel Vine Whip 2x 48-58% Mega Drain 2x 43-52% Absorb 2x 24-29% View Tangela builds →
Weepinbell GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Seel Vine Whip 2x 43-52% View Weepinbell builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Seel Absorb 2x 18-23% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Seel Razor Leaf 2x 38-45% View Chikorita builds →
Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Available Move Moves Mega DrainLv. 30 Damage vs Seel Mega Drain 2x 24-29% View Hoppip builds →

Crystal Evolution

Seel is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Dewgong. Check the evolution method below. Plenty of partners for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 150 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#086Seel

Level 34

#087Dewgong

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Seel

Water

Dewgong

WaterIce

90+25

ATK

70+25

DEF

80+25

SP.ATK

70+25

SP.DEF

95+25

SPE

70+25

BST

325D-Tier

475C-Tier+150

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Seel easily with 66 breeding partners from the Ground and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Disable, Encore, Lick and 3 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

GroundWater1

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

6moves

Breed With (best first)

Crystal Seel 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

Breeding's the move. Disable and Encore give Seel options it can't learn any other way, and Normal and Ice coverage and more already covers a decent range on top of Surf and Waterfall. The egg moves push it further.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Lv 5

Growl

D—10040Normal

Lv 16

Aurora Beam

—6510020Ice

Lv 21

Rest

C——10Psychic

Lv 32

Take Down

D908520Normal

Lv 37

Ice Beam

D9510010Ice

Lv 48

Safeguard

D——25Normal

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

TM02

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

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

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

HM07

Waterfall

—8010015Water

HM06

Whirlpool

D358515Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Disable

D—5520Normal

Egg

Encore

C—1005Normal

Egg

Lick

—2010030Ghost

Egg

Peck

—3510035Flying

Egg

Perish Song

D——5Normal

Egg

Slam

—807520Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Ice Beam

D9510010Ice

Crystal Seel Locations

Seel starts showing up in mid-game routes at decent spawn rates across 4 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.

Best Locations to Catch Seel in Crystal

Walking encounters at Lv. 22-27 across 4 spots for Seel. Sorted by progression so you can see what's reachable at your current point in the game.

Whirl Islands - 1F

Grass Lv.22-24 Water

25%Mid

Morning/day

Whirl Islands - B1F

Grass Lv.23-25 Water

25%Mid

Morning/day

Whirl Islands - B2F

Grass Lv.24-26 Water

25%Mid

Morning/day

Whirl Islands - B2F Inner Cave

Grass Lv.25-27 Water

25%Mid

Morning/day

Seel Guide

Seel evolves into Dewgong at level 34. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 325 BST.
Seel evolves into Dewgong at level 34. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
In Crystal, For a casual playthrough, Seel works as a placeholder. Water coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Dewgong. That's where the stats start mattering.
Seel is catchable in Crystal. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 18 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Present since Red & Blue, Seel appears in 19 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Seel 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 Seel Vine Whip 2x 48-60% 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 Seel Absorb 2x 24-29% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Seel Razor Leaf 2x 39-47% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Seel Vine Whip 2x 43-53% View Bellsprout builds →
Elekid Electric	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Move Moves Thunder PunchLv. 9 Damage vs Seel Thunder Punch 2x 65-76% View Elekid builds →
Pichu Electric	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Move Moves Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Seel Thunder Shock 2x 29-35% View Pichu builds →

Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Seel Absorb 2x 24-29% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Seel Razor Leaf 2x 40-48% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Seel Vine Whip 2x 45-53% View Bellsprout builds →
Elekid Electric	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Thunder PunchTM41 Damage vs Seel Thunder 2x 90-106%KO Thunder Punch 2x 65-77% View Elekid builds →
Pichu Electric	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Seel Thunder 2x 65-77% Thunder Shock 2x 27-34% View Pichu builds →

Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Seel Absorb 2x 23-28% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Seel Razor Leaf 2x 40-48% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Seel Vine Whip 2x 40-48% View Bellsprout builds →
Sunkern Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 10 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Seel Mega Drain 2x 23-28% Absorb 2x 13-16% View Sunkern builds →
Elekid Electric	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Thunder PunchTM41 Damage vs Seel Thunder 2x 91-108%KO Thunder Punch 2x 64-76% View Elekid builds →

Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Seel Absorb 2x 19-23% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Seel Razor Leaf 2x 37-43% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Seel Vine Whip 2x 39-47% View Bellsprout builds →
Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Available Move Moves Mega DrainLv. 30 Damage vs Seel Mega Drain 2x 22-27% View Hoppip builds →
Sunkern Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 10 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Seel Mega Drain 2x 22-27% Absorb 2x 13-17% View Sunkern builds →