At 350 BST, Seel is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Dewgong before bringing it to any serious fight.

What is Seel weak to?

In Yellow, Seel's biggest threats include Jolteon (Electric) and Exeggutor (Grass), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

What role does Seel play in battle?

Seel is a special attacker with base 70 Special. Speed tells the real story. Base 45 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go.

In Yellow, 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.

At what level does Seel evolve?

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

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 Special stat exp, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP65

Attack45

Defense55

Sp. Atk70

Sp. Def70

Speed45

Total350

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

Loves freezing cold conditions. Relishes swimming in a frigid climate of around 14F degrees.

Yellow

Seel Weakness

Type-wise, Seel takes extra damage from Electric and Grass. Not many exploitable gaps in the Water typing defensive chart. 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

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 Seel in Yellow (Best Counters)

Tangela Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Vine WhipLv. 29 Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 27 Damage vs Seel Solar Beam 2x 125-148%KO Vine Whip 2x 48-57% Mega Drain 2x 44-52% Absorb 2x 23-27% View Tangela builds →
Parasect BugGrass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Seel Solar Beam 2x 85-100%KO Mega Drain 2x 30-36% View Parasect builds →
Weepinbell GrassPoison	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Razor LeafLv. 38 Vine WhipLv. 1 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Seel Solar Beam 2x 110-130%KO Razor Leaf 2x 52-61% Vine Whip 2x 42-50% Mega Drain 2x 39-45% View Weepinbell builds →
Gloom GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Petal DanceLv. 38 Solar BeamTM22 Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Seel Petal Dance 2x 110-130%KO Solar Beam 2x 110-130%KO Mega Drain 2x 39-45% Absorb 2x 21-25% View Gloom builds →
Exeggcute GrassPsychic	D
Available Move Moves Solar BeamLv. 42 Damage vs Seel Solar Beam 2x 85-100%KO View Exeggcute builds →

Yellow Evolution

Seel starts a line toward Dewgong. Can't breed this Water type (350 stats), so keep the evolution path going. Evolving adds up to 125 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 not available · Introduced in Gen 2

Yellow Seel 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 Seel's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Surf and Bubble Beam, but Normal and Ice and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Lv 30

Growl

D—10040Normal

Lv 35

Aurora Beam

D6510020Ice

Lv 40

Rest

C——10Psychic

Lv 45

Take Down

—908520Normal

Lv 50

Ice Beam

C9510010Ice

TM Moves

TM34

Bide+1

———10Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D110905Ice

TM08

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

TM11

Bubble Beam

C6510020Water

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM10

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

TM07

Horn Drill

——305Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

C9510010Ice

TM31

Mimic

———10Normal

TM16

Pay Day

—4010020Normal

TM20

Rage

—2010020Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM40

Skull Bash

D10010010Normal

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM50

Substitute

C——10Normal

HM03

Surf

C9510015Water

TM09

Take Down

—908520Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM12

Water Gun

D4010025Water

Egg Moves

Seel doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Seel can't learn any Tutor moves

Yellow 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 Yellow

Walking encounters at Lv. 22-32 across 4 spots for Seel. Sorted by progression so you can see what's reachable at your current point in the game.

Seafoam Islands - B4F

Grass Lv.28-32 Water

20%Mid

Seafoam Islands - B3F

Grass Lv.26-30 Water

15%Mid

Seafoam Islands - B2F

Grass Lv.24 Water

10%Mid

Seafoam Islands - B1F

Grass Lv.22-26 Water

5%Mid

Seel Guide

At 350 BST, Seel is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Dewgong before bringing it to any serious fight.
In Yellow, Seel's biggest threats include Jolteon (Electric) and Exeggutor (Grass), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
Seel is a special attacker with base 70 Special. Speed tells the real story. Base 45 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go.
In Yellow, 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 evolves into Dewgong at level 34. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

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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Pikachu Electric	C
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Move Moves Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Seel Thunder Shock 2x 31-39% View Pikachu builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Seel Absorb 2x 22-28% View Oddish builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodCerulean City Gift Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 13 Damage vs Seel Vine Whip 2x 37-44% View Bulbasaur builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Seel Vine Whip 2x 41-50% 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 Seel Thunderbolt 2x 61-72% Thunder Shock 2x 31-39% View Pikachu builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Seel Absorb 2x 22-28% View Oddish builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodCerulean City Gift Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 13 Damage vs Seel Vine Whip 2x 37-44% View Bulbasaur builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Seel Vine Whip 2x 41-50% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Upcoming Move Moves View Paras builds →

Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Seel Mega Drain 2x 35-42% Absorb 2x 20-25% View Oddish builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodCerulean City Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 27 Vine WhipLv. 13 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Seel Razor Leaf 2x 45-53% Vine Whip 2x 39-46% Mega Drain 2x 33-39% View Bulbasaur builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Seel Vine Whip 2x 39-46% Mega Drain 2x 35-42% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
TM Move Moves Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Seel Mega Drain 2x 26-32% View Paras builds →
Magnemite Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Thunder ShockLv. 25 Damage vs Seel Thunderbolt 2x 93-109%KO Thunder Shock 2x 45-53% View Magnemite builds →

Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Seel Mega Drain 2x 37-43% 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 Seel Razor Leaf 2x 44-53% Vine Whip 2x 37-43% Mega Drain 2x 33-40% View Bulbasaur builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Seel Vine Whip 2x 39-47% Mega Drain 2x 37-43% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
TM Move Moves Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Seel Mega Drain 2x 28-33% View Paras builds →
Magnemite Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Thunder ShockLv. 25 Damage vs Seel Thunderbolt 2x 93-110%KO Thunder Shock 2x 44-53% View Magnemite builds →

Tangela Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 29 Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 27 Damage vs Seel Vine Whip 2x 51-61% Mega Drain 2x 47-55% Absorb 2x 24-29% View Tangela builds →
Parasect BugGrass	C
TM Move Moves Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Seel Mega Drain 2x 32-38% View Parasect builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Petal DanceLv. 33 Mega DrainTM21 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Seel Petal Dance 2x 104-122%KO Mega Drain 2x 37-44% 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 Seel Razor Leaf 2x 44-52% Vine Whip 2x 37-44% Mega Drain 2x 34-41% View Bulbasaur builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 33 Vine WhipLv. 1 Mega DrainTM21 Damage vs Seel Razor Leaf 2x 47-55% Vine Whip 2x 39-47% Mega Drain 2x 34-41% View Bellsprout builds →

Electrode Electric	B
Recommended Build Moves Explosion Thunder Wave ThunderboltSTAB Light Screen Damage vs Seel Explosion 62-73% Thunderbolt 2x 81-95% View Electrode builds →
Victreebel GrassPoison	C
Recommended Build Moves Razor Leaf Wrap Sleep Powder Stun Spore Damage vs Seel Wrap 7-8% View Victreebel builds →