What does Spheal evolve into?

Sealeo at level 32 is the mid-stage. Push through to Walrein at level 44 for the final form. 290 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

At what level does Spheal evolve?

Level 32 gets you Sealeo . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

In Black & White, Spheal does the job early-game if you need a Ice/Water type on your team. Evolve it into Sealeo before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Spheal?

You can find Spheal in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 14 other games across the series.

Spheal - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

25Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Spheal's spread isn't flashy. HP leads, Speed trails, 0 stats clear the bar. Easy to catch and worth 1 HP EV, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP70

Attack40

Defense50

Sp. Atk55

Sp. Def50

Speed25

Total290

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.8 m

Weight39.5 kg

Base XP58

Abilities

Thick Fat

Halves damage from fire and ice moves.

Ice Body

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

ObliviousHA

Prevents infatuation and protects against captivate.

Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice to ½x

EV Yield

HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training source

Pokedex Entries

It rolls across ice floes to reach shore because its body is poorly shaped for swimming.

Spheal Weakness

Spheal's Ice/Water typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric, Grass, Fighting, and Rock. Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice damage, further improving the defensive spread.

Spheal Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Grass, Fighting, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Water
0.25x (Resist)	Ice

Type ChartVulnerable

4Weak

2Resist

0Immune

Score-5

Gen V Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass Fighting Rock

½xResist

Water

¼xResist

Ice

0xImmune

None

STAB (6)

Grass Ground Flying Dragon Fire Rock

How to Beat Spheal in Black & White (Best Counters)

Tirtouga WaterRock	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Smack DownLv. 31 Damage vs Spheal Rock Slide 2x 83-98% Ancient Power 2x 50-60% Rock Tomb 2x 67-79% Smack Down 2x 56-67% View Tirtouga builds →
Ferroseed GrassSteel	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 ThunderboltTM24 Rock SmashTM94 RolloutLv. 6 Damage vs Spheal Solar Beam 2x 60-71% Thunderbolt 2x 31-37% Rock Smash 2x 22-27% Rollout 2x 17-21% View Ferroseed builds →
Virizion GrassFighting	C
Obtain MethodPinwheel Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Solar BeamTM22 Sacred SwordLv. 42 Giga DrainLv. 37 Damage vs Spheal Focus Blast 2x 148-174%KO Solar Beam 2x 148-174%KO Sacred Sword 2x 111-131%KO Giga Drain 2x 93-110%KO View Virizion builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Ancient PowerLv. 37 Rock TombTM39 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Spheal Rock Slide 2x 52-62% Ancient Power 2x 75-88% Rock Tomb 2x 42-50% Rock Smash 2x 18-22% View Omanyte builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Mega DrainLv. 36 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Spheal Rock Slide 2x 85-100%KO Rock Tomb 2x 68-81% Mega Drain 2x 24-29% Rock Smash 2x 31-37% View Kabuto builds →

Black & White Evolution

Spheal is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Sealeo first, then eventually reaches Walrein. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool via two egg groups. The evolved forms gain up to 240 total stats over Spheal. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#363Spheal

Level 32

#364Sealeo

Level 44

#365Walrein

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Spheal

IceWater

Sealeo

IceWater

Walrein

IceWater

90+20

110+20

ATK

60+20

80+20

DEF

70+20

90+20

SP.ATK

75+20

95+20

SP.DEF

70+20

90+20

SPE

45+20

65+20

BST

290D-Tier

410D-Tier+120

530C-Tier+120

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Special

Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Spheal easily with 181 breeding partners from the Ground and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aqua Ring, Curse, Fissure and 9 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

12moves

Breed With (best first)

Black & White Spheal Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

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Moves

You'll want to breed for Aqua Ring and Curse on Spheal. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Blizzard and Ice Beam, they expand what Spheal can actually threaten in practice.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Powder Snow

—4010025Ice

Lv 1

Water Gun

—4010025Water

Lv 7

Encore

C—1005Normal

Lv 13

Ice Ball

—309020Ice

Lv 19

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Lv 25

Aurora Beam

—6510020Ice

Lv 31

Hail

———10Ice

Lv 37

Rest

C——10Psychic

Lv 37

Snore

—4010015Normal

Lv 43

Blizzard

C120705Ice

Lv 49

Sheer Cold

——305Ice

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

C120705Ice

TM78

Bulldoze

D6010020Ground

HM06

Dive

D8010010Water

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

D10010010Ground

TM49

Echoed Voice

—4010015Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM79

Frost Breath

D609010Ice

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM07

Hail

———10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

C9510010Ice

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

TM94

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

—609510Rock

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

HM04

Strength

D8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

HM03

Surf

C9510015Water

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

HM05

Waterfall

D8010015Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Aqua Ring

D——20Water

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Fissure

——305Ground

Egg

Rollout

—309020Rock

Egg

Signal Beam

D7510015Bug

Egg

Sleep Talk

D——10Normal

Egg

Spit Up

——10010Normal

Egg

Stockpile

D——20Normal

Egg

Swallow

D——10Normal

Egg

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

Egg

Water Sport

———15Water

Egg

Yawn

———10Normal

Tutor Moves

Spheal can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Brine

D6510010Water

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Gen 4

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Gen 4

Whirlpool

D358515Water

Black & White Spheal Locations

A few locations for Spheal with high spawn rates across mid-game water routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.

Best Locations to Catch Spheal in Black & White

Undella Bay

WhiteSurfing on water Lv.25-55 Water

CommonMid

Winter

Undella Bay

BlackSurfing on water Lv.25-55 Water

CommonMid

Winter

Spheal Guide

Sealeo at level 32 is the mid-stage. Push through to Walrein at level 44 for the final form. 290 BST right now won't cut it long-term.
Level 32 gets you Sealeo. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
In Black & White, Spheal does the job early-game if you need a Ice/Water type on your team. Evolve it into Sealeo before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
You can find Spheal in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 14 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Spheal 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

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Pansage Grass	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 10 Damage vs Spheal Vine Whip 2x 43-51% View Pansage builds →
Snivy Grass	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 7 Damage vs Spheal Vine Whip 2x 36-45% View Snivy builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
Upcoming Move Moves Brick BreakLv. 20 Learns Brick Break at Level 20 View Scraggy builds →

Tirtouga WaterRock	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 RolloutLv. 5 Damage vs Spheal Ancient Power 2x 55-66% Rollout 2x 39-47% View Tirtouga builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Spheal Ancient Power 2x 67-80% Rock Throw 2x 80-94% View Archen builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Move Moves RolloutLv. 16 Damage vs Spheal Rollout 2x 27-33% View Omanyte builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 6 Damage vs Spheal Absorb 2x 16-19% View Kabuto builds →
Snivy Grass	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Moves Moves Leaf TornadoLv. 16 Vine WhipLv. 7 Damage vs Spheal Leaf Tornado 2x 55-66% Vine Whip 2x 39-47% View Snivy builds →

Tirtouga WaterRock	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock SmashTM94 RolloutLv. 5 Damage vs Spheal Ancient Power 2x 53-63% Rock Smash 2x 32-39% Rollout 2x 39-46% View Tirtouga builds →
Virizion GrassFighting	C
Obtain MethodPinwheel Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Solar BeamTM22 Magical LeafLv. 13 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Spheal Focus Blast 2x 144-171%KO Solar Beam 2x 144-171%KO Magical Leaf 2x 74-88% Rock Smash 2x 53-63% View Virizion builds →
Whimsicott Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Mega DrainLv. 1 Damage vs Spheal Solar Beam 2x 131-154%KO Mega Drain 2x 46-54% View Whimsicott builds →
Lilligant Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Mega DrainLv. 1 Damage vs Spheal Solar Beam 2x 169-200%KO Mega Drain 2x 60-71% View Lilligant builds →
Swadloon BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Razor LeafLv. 1 Damage vs Spheal Solar Beam 2x 99-117%KO Razor Leaf 2x 56-67% View Swadloon builds →

Tirtouga WaterRock	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Rock SmashTM94 RolloutLv. 5 Damage vs Spheal Ancient Power 2x 48-58% Rock Tomb 2x 64-76% Rock Smash 2x 30-36% Rollout 2x 34-40% View Tirtouga builds →
Virizion GrassFighting	C
Obtain MethodPinwheel Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Solar BeamTM22 Magical LeafLv. 13 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Spheal Focus Blast 2x 137-163%KO Solar Beam 2x 137-163%KO Magical Leaf 2x 70-83% Rock Smash 2x 48-58% View Virizion builds →
Whimsicott Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Mega DrainLv. 1 Damage vs Spheal Solar Beam 2x 123-145%KO Mega Drain 2x 42-51% View Whimsicott builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock SmashTM94 RolloutLv. 16 Damage vs Spheal Rock Tomb 2x 42-51% Rock Smash 2x 20-24% Rollout 2x 24-29% View Omanyte builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock SmashTM94 AbsorbLv. 6 Damage vs Spheal Rock Tomb 2x 67-80% Rock Smash 2x 30-36% Absorb 2x 13-17% View Kabuto builds →

Tirtouga WaterRock	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Smack DownLv. 31 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Spheal Ancient Power 2x 51-61% Rock Tomb 2x 67-80% Smack Down 2x 56-67% Rock Smash 2x 30-36% View Tirtouga builds →
Virizion GrassFighting	C
Obtain MethodPinwheel Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Solar BeamTM22 Magical LeafLv. 13 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Spheal Focus Blast 2x 146-172%KO Solar Beam 2x 146-172%KO Magical Leaf 2x 76-89% Rock Smash 2x 51-61% View Virizion builds →
Whimsicott Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Mega DrainLv. 1 Damage vs Spheal Solar Beam 2x 130-153%KO Mega Drain 2x 46-54% View Whimsicott builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock SmashTM94 RolloutLv. 16 Damage vs Spheal Rock Tomb 2x 43-51% Rock Smash 2x 19-23% Rollout 2x 23-29% View Omanyte builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock SmashTM94 AbsorbLv. 6 Damage vs Spheal Rock Tomb 2x 67-80% Rock Smash 2x 30-36% Absorb 2x 12-15% View Kabuto builds →

Terrakion RockFighting	A
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves Close Combat Stone Edge Quick Attack X Scissor Damage vs Spheal Close Combat 2x 241-284%KO Stone Edge 2x 201-237%KO View Terrakion builds →
Conkeldurr Fighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Drain Punch Mach Punch Ice Punch Thunder Punch Damage vs Spheal Drain Punch 2x 176-207%KO Mach Punch 2x 94-111%KO View Conkeldurr builds →
Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemAir Balloon NatureModest Moves Hidden Power Fire ThunderboltSTAB Flash Cannon Volt Switch Damage vs Spheal Thunderbolt 2x 200-236%KO Flash Cannon 89-105%KO Volt Switch 2x 156-184%KO View Magnezone builds →
Breloom GrassFighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves Mach Punch Bullet Seed Swords Dance Low Sweep Damage vs Spheal Mach Punch 2x 117-137%KO Bullet Seed 2x 73-86% View Breloom builds →