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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield. 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

Mixed

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 FatNiche

Halves damage from fire and ice moves.

Ice BodyTop Pick

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

This Pokémon’s body is covered in blubber and impressively round. It’s faster for Spheal to roll around than walk.

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

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 Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

Ferrothorn GrassSteel	A
Available Moves Moves Power WhipLv. 1 Solar BeamTM11 RevengeTM42 Damage vs Spheal Power Whip 2x 153-180%KO Solar Beam 2x 100-118%KO Revenge 2x 52-61% View Ferrothorn builds →
Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Wood HammerLv. 43 Solar BeamTM11 Rock SlideTM22 Brick BreakTM43 Damage vs Spheal Wood Hammer 2x 151-178%KO Solar Beam 2x 151-178%KO Rock Slide 2x 63-74% Brick Break 2x 63-74% View Abomasnow builds →
Drednaw WaterRock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM22 Rock TombTM48 RevengeTM42 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Spheal Rock Slide 2x 114-135%KO Rock Tomb 2x 91-107%KO Revenge 2x 61-71% Rock Blast 2x 40-47% View Drednaw builds →
Corsola WaterRock	C
Available Moves Moves Power GemLv. 40 Rock SlideTM22 Ancient PowerLv. 20 Rock TombTM48 Damage vs Spheal Power Gem 2x 78-92% Rock Slide 2x 64-75% Ancient Power 2x 58-69% Rock Tomb 2x 52-62% View Corsola builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 36 Brick BreakTM43 Mega DrainLv. 12 Damage vs Spheal Solar Beam 2x 107-126%KO Giga Drain 2x 69-81% Brick Break 2x 40-47% Mega Drain 2x 38-45% View Lombre builds →

Sword & Shield 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 152 breeding partners from the Ground and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aqua Ring, Belly Drum, Curse and 6 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

9moves

Breed With (best first)

Sword & Shield Spheal Best Moveset

Nothing and Icebody form the backbone. Spheal invests spread EVs to play its attacker role properly, and Hardy nature pushes higher. Waterfall handles the heavy lifting on offense. The remaining moves rounds it out.

Best Build

Experimental

Utility

Ability

Ice Body

Item

Nothing

Best Nature for Spheal

HardyNEUTRAL

Spheal best EVs are HP

EVs

Utility Moveset

Aurora BeamSTAB
WaterfallSTAB
Aqua TailSTAB
Ice BeamSTAB

Recommended Teammates

JirachiGood

ZeraoraGood

CinccinoGood

Moves

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

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

Lv 1

Rollout

—309020Rock

Lv 4

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 8

Water Gun

—4010025Water

Lv 12

Powder Snow

—4010025Ice

Lv 16

Rest

C——10Psychic

Lv 20

Snore

—5010015Normal

Lv 24

Brine

D6510010Water

Lv 28

Aurora Beam

S6510020Ice

Lv 33

Encore

C—1005Normal

Lv 36

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Lv 40

Surf

B9010015Water

Lv 44

Blizzard

B110705Ice

Lv 48

Hail

C——10Ice

Lv 52

Sheer Cold

——305Ice

TM Moves

TM31

Attract

C—10015Normal

TR06

Blizzard

B110705Ice

TR01

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

TM55

Brine

D6510010Water

TM81

Bulldoze

D6010020Ground

TM45

Dive

D8010010Water

TR10

Earthquake

D10010010Ground

TR30

Encore

C—1005Normal

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM39

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM35

Hail

C——10Ice

TR05

Ice Beam

S9010010Ice

TM27

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

TR31

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM25

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM33

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM22

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

TM48

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TR04

Surf

B9010015Water

TR16

Waterfall

S8010015Water

TM36

Whirlpool

D358515Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Aqua Ring

D——20Water

Egg

Belly Drum

C——10Normal

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Fissure

——305Ground

Egg

Spit Up

D—10010Normal

Egg

Stockpile

D——20Normal

Egg

Swallow

D——10Normal

Egg

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

Egg

Yawn

C——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Steel Roller

D1301005Steel

Sword & Shield Spheal Locations

high spawn rates for Spheal across 32 locations in endgame routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.

Best Locations to Catch Spheal in Sword & Shield

You can catch Spheal through 32 walking encounters from Lv. 60-65, but availability differs between Sword and Shield. Some spots are exclusive to one version.

Frigid Sea

SwordOverworld Lv.60-65 Water

100%Post

Intense Sun

Frigid Sea

SwordOverworld Lv.60-65 Water

100%Post

Sandstorm

Frigid Sea

ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65 Water

100%Post

Intense Sun

Frigid Sea

ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65 Water

100%Post

Sandstorm

Frigid Sea

SwordOverworld Lv.60-65 Water

45%Post

Normal Weather

Frigid Sea

ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65 Water

37%Post

Normal Weather

Frigid Sea

ShieldGrass Lv.60-65 Water

33%Post

Normal Weather

Frigid Sea

SwordGrass Lv.60-65 Water

33%Post

Overcast

Frigid Sea

SwordGrass Lv.60-65 Water

33%Post

Normal Weather

Frigid Sea

ShieldGrass Lv.60-65 Water

33%Post

Overcast

Frigid Sea

SwordOverworld Lv.60-65 Water

32%Post

Heavy Fog

Frigid Sea

SwordOverworld Lv.60-65 Water

30%Post

Snowing

Frigid Sea

SwordOverworld Lv.60-65 Water

30%Post

Raining

Frigid Sea

SwordOverworld Lv.60-65 Water

30%Post

Overcast

Frigid Sea

SwordOverworld Lv.60-65 Water

27%Post

Snowstorm

Frigid Sea

ShieldGrass Lv.60-65 Water

25%Post

Snowstorm

Frigid Sea

SwordGrass Lv.60-65 Water

25%Post

Snowing

Frigid Sea

ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65 Water

25%Post

Heavy Fog

Frigid Sea

SwordOverworld Lv.60-65 Water

25%Post

Thunderstorm

Frigid Sea

SwordGrass Lv.60-65 Water

25%Post

Raining

Frigid Sea

SwordGrass Lv.60-65 Water

25%Post

Heavy Fog

Frigid Sea

SwordGrass Lv.60-65 Water

25%Post

Snowstorm

Frigid Sea

ShieldGrass Lv.60-65 Water

25%Post

Snowing

Frigid Sea

ShieldGrass Lv.60-65 Water

25%Post

Raining

Frigid Sea

ShieldGrass Lv.60-65 Water

25%Post

Heavy Fog

Frigid Sea

ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65 Water

22%Post

Raining

Frigid Sea

ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65 Water

22%Post

Overcast

Frigid Sea

ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65 Water

22%Post

Snowing

Frigid Sea

SwordGrass Lv.60-65 Water

20%Post

Thunderstorm

Frigid Sea

ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65 Water

20%Post

Snowstorm

Frigid Sea

ShieldGrass Lv.60-65 Water

20%Post

Thunderstorm

Frigid Sea

ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65 Water

17%Post

Thunderstorm

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 Sword & Shield, 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 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

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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Ferroseed GrassSteel	C
TM Move Moves Solar BeamTM11 Damage vs Spheal Solar Beam 2x 67-80% View Ferroseed builds →
Gloom GrassPoison	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 20 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Spheal Solar Beam 2x 142-169%KO Giga Drain 2x 91-108%KO Mega Drain 2x 52-61% Absorb 2x 27-33% View Gloom builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Spheal Solar Beam 2x 114-136%KO Mega Drain 2x 44-52% Absorb 2x 23-28% View Lombre builds →
Snover GrassIce	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Magical LeafTM10 Razor LeafLv. 20 LeafageLv. 5 Damage vs Spheal Solar Beam 2x 114-136%KO Magical Leaf 2x 59-70% Razor Leaf 2x 55-66% Leafage 2x 44-52% View Snover builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Magical LeafTM10 Mega DrainLv. 5 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Spheal Solar Beam 2x 163-192%KO Magical Leaf 2x 83-98% Mega Drain 2x 59-70% Absorb 2x 31-38% View Roselia builds →

Ferroseed GrassSteel	C
TM Move Moves Solar BeamTM11 Damage vs Spheal Solar Beam 2x 60-72% View Ferroseed builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Spheal Solar Beam 2x 108-128%KO Mega Drain 2x 40-48% Absorb 2x 23-28% View Lombre builds →
Snover GrassIce	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Magical LeafTM10 Razor LeafLv. 20 LeafageLv. 5 Damage vs Spheal Solar Beam 2x 108-128%KO Magical Leaf 2x 57-68% Razor Leaf 2x 53-64% Leafage 2x 40-48% View Snover builds →
Binacle RockWater	D
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 20 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Spheal Ancient Power 2x 44-52% Rock Blast 2x 23-28% View Binacle builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Magical LeafTM10 Mega DrainLv. 5 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Spheal Solar Beam 2x 156-184%KO Magical Leaf 2x 81-96% Mega Drain 2x 53-64% Absorb 2x 29-36% View Roselia builds →

Ferroseed GrassSteel	C
TM Move Moves Solar BeamTM11 Damage vs Spheal Solar Beam 2x 61-72% View Ferroseed builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Spheal Solar Beam 2x 104-123%KO Mega Drain 2x 36-43% Absorb 2x 20-25% View Lombre builds →
Snover GrassIce	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Magical LeafTM10 Razor LeafLv. 20 LeafageLv. 5 Damage vs Spheal Solar Beam 2x 107-127%KO Magical Leaf 2x 54-65% Razor Leaf 2x 52-61% Leafage 2x 40-47% View Snover builds →
Binacle RockWater	D
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 20 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Spheal Ancient Power 2x 42-51% Rock Blast 2x 24-29% View Binacle builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Magical LeafTM10 Mega DrainLv. 5 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Spheal Solar Beam 2x 153-181%KO Magical Leaf 2x 80-94% Mega Drain 2x 54-65% Absorb 2x 30-36% View Roselia builds →

Drednaw WaterRock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombLv. 1 RevengeTM42 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Spheal Rock Tomb 2x 90-107%KO Revenge 2x 60-71% Rock Blast 2x 40-48% View Drednaw builds →
Corsola WaterRock	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 20 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Spheal Ancient Power 2x 57-67% Rock Blast 2x 23-28% View Corsola builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 36 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Spheal Solar Beam 2x 107-126%KO Giga Drain 2x 68-81% Mega Drain 2x 37-45% Absorb 2x 21-25% View Lombre builds →
Snover GrassIce	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Magical LeafTM10 Razor LeafLv. 20 LeafageLv. 5 Damage vs Spheal Solar Beam 2x 109-129%KO Magical Leaf 2x 57-67% Razor Leaf 2x 52-62% Leafage 2x 37-45% View Snover builds →
Binacle RockWater	D
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 20 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Spheal Ancient Power 2x 42-50% Rock Blast 2x 23-28% View Binacle builds →

Drednaw WaterRock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombLv. 1 RevengeTM42 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Spheal Rock Tomb 2x 93-110%KO Revenge 2x 62-73% Rock Blast 2x 40-48% View Drednaw builds →
Corsola WaterRock	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 20 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Spheal Ancient Power 2x 59-70% Rock Blast 2x 25-29% View Corsola builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Giga DrainLv. 36 Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Spheal Solar Beam 2x 109-129%KO Giga Drain 2x 71-83% Mega Drain 2x 38-46% Absorb 2x 20-24% View Lombre builds →
Snover GrassIce	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM11 Magical LeafTM10 Razor LeafLv. 20 LeafageLv. 5 Damage vs Spheal Solar Beam 2x 111-131%KO Magical Leaf 2x 56-67% Razor Leaf 2x 52-62% Leafage 2x 38-46% View Snover builds →
Binacle RockWater	D
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 20 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Spheal Ancient Power 2x 43-51% Rock Blast 2x 22-27% View Binacle builds →