Is Horsea Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. Trade from FireRed or LeafGreen. Kingdra requires trading Seadra with a Dragon Scale. AbilitySwift Swim doubles Speed in rain, which pairs with Kyogre's AbilityDrizzle in Sapphire. Under rain, Kingdra is one of the fastest and hardest-hitting options.
Horsea resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Horsea has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Horsea trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Horsea has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Norman's typing presses Horsea's defenses.
Horsea trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Horsea trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Wallace's typing presses Horsea's defenses.
Kingdra has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Kingdra has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Kingdra trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Kingdra has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Kingdra has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Catch Horsea on Route 132 (Super Rod fishing, Lv 25-30, uncommon).
- After Wattson
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
- After Winona
- TM14IceBlizzard11070%5
- After Tate & Liza
- HM08WaterDive120100%10
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- LV 43WaterHydro Pump16580%5
- After Wallace
- TM03WaterWater Pulse90100%20
Most players are ready to trade before reaching Sidney.
- After Wattson
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- After Winona
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM14IceBlizzard11070%5
- After Tate & Liza
- HM08WaterDive120100%10
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- After Wallace
- TM03WaterWater Pulse90100%20
- LV 51WaterHydro Pump16580%5
How to Get Horsea in Ruby & Sapphire
A trade step sits in Horsea's 3-stage chain from Horsea. The step cards below map each stage with catch locations and evolution methods. Horsea shows up in the wild, so the starting catch is the easy part.
Where To Catch Horsea in RS
The path to Horsea starts with Horsea at Lv. 25-30 via fishing encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Horsea ✓Route 132Lv.25-30Super RodRate 15%Route 133Lv.25-30Super RodRate 15%Route 134Lv.25-30Super RodRate 15%
Step 3Evolve into Kingdra
Horsea Weakness
Horsea is weak to Electric and Grass. The Water typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Horsea's physical bulk (base 70 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Horsea Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Horsea
In Ruby & Sapphire, Snubbull's Earthquake hits Horsea for 55-65%. Trapinch threatens a KO with Earthquake (100-117%). Diglett deals 49-58% with Earthquake.
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemSitrus Berry NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Snubbull builds →Earthquake55-65% Thief26-31% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityArenatrap ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Trapinch builds →Earthquake100-117%KO Rock Slide75-89% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityArenatrap ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Diglett builds →Earthquake49-58% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityTrace ItemLeftovers NatureBrave Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Porygon builds →Psychic76-90% Facade34-41% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityEarlybird ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Horsea View Doduo builds →Drill Peck65-77% Double Edge98-115%KO | ||
Horsea Evolutions
Horsea kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Seadra all the way to Kingdra. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via two egg groups. Evolving adds up to 245 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Horsea easily with 27 breeding partners from the Dragon and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aurora Beam, Disable, Dragon Breath and 4 more to offspring.
RS Horsea Best Moveset
Water pre-evolution heading toward Kingdra, the Water/Dragon evolution. AbilitySwift Swim doubles Speed in rain, a mechanic that matters on the final form. Stats can't compete at this stage.
Best Build
Horsea best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Attacker Moveset
- Ice Beam
- Rain Dance
- Hydro Pump
- Substitute
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Horsea gets Aurora Beam and Disable exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Dragon and Ice coverage rounds out the picture alongside Hydro Pump and Surf.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
HORSEA eats small insects and moss off of rocks. If the ocean current turns fast, this POKéMON anchors itself by wrapping its tail around rocks or coral to prevent being washed away.
If HORSEA senses danger, it will reflexively spray a dense black ink from its mouth and try to escape. This POKéMON swims by cleverly flapping the fins on its back.
Horsea Ruby & Sapphire Guide
In Ruby & Sapphire, For a casual playthrough, Horsea works as a placeholder. Water coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Seadra. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Horsea appears in 20 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Horsea have the longest track record of availability in the series.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves