
Is Seel Good in Scarlet & Violet Playthrough?
Seel from The Indigo Disk's Polar Biome. Dewgong after evolution brings Water/Ice bulk with Thick Fat cutting Fire and Ice damage. Fine for the DLC, outclassed by other Water options.
Seel has the type edge here and should clean up Katy's team.
Seel has the type edge here and should clean up Brassius's team.
Seel has the type edge here and should clean up Iono's team.
Seel trades roughly evenly with Kofu's team.
Seel trades roughly evenly with Larry's team.
Seel trades roughly evenly with Ryme's team.
Seel trades roughly evenly with Tulip's team.
Seel trades roughly evenly with Grusha's team.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Rika's team.
Poppy's team hits Dewgong's weaknesses hard.
Dewgong has the type edge here and should clean up Larry's team.
Dewgong trades roughly evenly with Hassel's team.
Dewgong trades roughly evenly with Geeta's team.
Catch Seel on Polar Biome (overworld, Lv 50-80).
Your Seel should hit Level 34 before you reach Rika, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Seel in Scarlet & Violet
4 encounter spots for Seel at moderate rates starting from endgame routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.
Where To Catch Seel in SV
To get Seel, start by catching Seel through walking encounters at Lv. 50-80. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Seel ✓Polar BiomeLv.50-80OverworldPolar BiomeLv.66Overworld
Seel Weakness
Type-wise, Seel takes extra damage from Electric and Grass. The Water typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice damage, further improving the defensive spread.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
What is Seel Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Seel
Raichu Electric | C | |
Leafeon Grass | B | |
Sprigatito Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodCabo Poco Gift | ||
Bellibolt Electric | C | |
Petilil Grass | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Gogoat Grass | C | |
Meowscarada GrassDark | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Sprigatito (Cabo Poco Gift) | ||
Arboliva GrassNormal | B | |
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Gogoat Grass | C | |
Meowscarada GrassDark | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Sprigatito (Cabo Poco Gift) | ||
Eelektross Electric | C | |
Arboliva GrassNormal | B | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Gogoat Grass | C | |
Meowscarada GrassDark | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Sprigatito (Cabo Poco Gift) | ||
Eelektross Electric | C | |
Arboliva GrassNormal | B | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Amoonguss GrassPoison | C | |
Gogoat Grass | C | |
Meowscarada GrassDark | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Sprigatito (Cabo Poco Gift) | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Flapple GrassDragon | C | |
Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Rillaboom Grass | A | |
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Chesnaught GrassFighting | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Rillaboom Grass | A | |
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Chesnaught GrassFighting | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
In Scarlet & Violet, Kartana's Knock Off hits Seel for 44-52%. Rotom threatens a KO with Thunderbolt (125-147%).
Kartana GrassSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityBeastboost ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Seel View Kartana builds →Knock Off44-52% | ||
Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Seel View Rotom builds →Volt Switch 2x97-114%KO Shadow Ball55-65% Thunderbolt 2x125-147%KO | ||
Seel Evolutions
Seel is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Dewgong. Check the evolution method below. A massive partner pool 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
Breeding
Breed Seel easily with 206 breeding partners from the Ground and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Belch, Disable, Entrainment and 7 more to offspring.
SV Seel Best Moveset
Water at 45 Sp. Atk and 45 Speed. AbilityThick Fat halves Fire and Ice damage, but the stats behind it do nothing offensively. The moveset is pre-evolution filler. Evolve to Dewgong for 70 Sp. Atk and the bulk that lets Thick Fat matter.
Best Build
Seel best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Aqua Jet
- Ice Shard
- Fake Out
- Perish Song
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Belch and Disable give Seel options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 7 types already covers a decent range on top of Hydro Pump and Aqua Tail. The egg moves push it further.
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
Seel Scarlet & Violet Guide
In Scarlet & Violet, 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.
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
- 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