Seel (Pokémon)

For Pokémon GO information on this species, see the game's section.
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Pokémon
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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Seel (disambiguation).
Seel
Sea Lion Pokémon
パウワウ
Pawou
#0086
Seel



Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type
Water Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Abilities
Thick Fat or HydrationGen IV+ Cacophony
Cacophony
Ice Body
Hidden Ability
Cacophony
Hidden Ability
Cacophony
Cacophony
Gender ratio
Unknown
50% male, 50% female
Catch rate
190 (35.2%)
Breeding
Egg Groups
Water 1 and Field
Hatch time
20 cycles
Height
3'07" 1.1 m
Seel
0'0" 0 m
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0'0" 0 m
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0'0" 0 m
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Weight
198.4 lbs. 90.0 kg
Seel
0 lbs. 0 kg
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0 lbs. 0 kg
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Mega Stone
[[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield
100
Gen. I-IV
Unknown
IV
65
V+
Leveling rate
Medium Fast
EV yield
Total: 1
Seel
0
HP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
Sp.Atk
1
Sp.Def
0
Speed
0
HP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
Sp.Atk
0
Sp.Def
0
Speed
0
HP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
Sp.Atk
0
Sp.Def
0
Speed
0
HP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
Sp.Atk
0
Sp.Def
0
Speed
Shape
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Footprint
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Pokédex color
White
Base friendship
70
External Links

Seel (Japanese: パウワウ Pawou) is a Water-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

It evolves into Dewgong starting at level 34.

Biology

Seel is a pinniped Pokémon with a thick hide covered in bluish-white fur. It has a pale tan maw with a large red tongue and a pair of tusks on its lower jaw. It has circular eyes and a black nose that is capable of closing when it swims. There is a small horn on its forehead, which it uses in combination with its tusks to bore through ice floes. It has two flippers on its chest, and two more on the end of its tail. When the tail is raised, it resembles a waterspout.

Seel lives on icebergs in frigid ocean waters. Its warm fur and thick hide allow it to swim in waters as cold as -40° Fahrenheit (-40° Celsius). It thrives in these cold environments, becoming more active as the temperature drops and tires easily in warm waters. Preferring to sleep during the day, it hunts for prey under sheets of ice in the late day and evening hours. While it is a graceful swimmer, it is awkward and struggles to move on dry land.

Evolution

Seel evolves into Dewgong.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

 
Unevolved
Seel
 Water 

 
First evolution
Dewgong
 Water  Ice 


In the anime

 
Seel in the anime

Major appearances

Seel (Cerulean Gym)

In The Water Flowers of Cerulean City, multiple Seel are kept by Misty and her sisters at the Cerulean Gym. One evolved into a Dewgong in The Misty Mermaid.

Other

In Misty Meets Her Match, a Seel was caught in a whirlpool alongside its Trainer, named Mahri, but were rescued by Misty and her Staryu.

Minor appearances

In Pikachu's Vacation, a Seel was at the Pokémon Theme Park.

In Slowking's Day, a Seel lived in the ocean surrounding Shamouti Island.

Multiple Seel live at Professor Oak's Laboratory, as seen in Showdown at the Po-ké Corral, The Rivalry Revival, Bulbasaur... the Ambassador!, and Alola, Kanto!

In Bye Bye Psyduck, Misty's fantasy featured a Seel.

In The Joy of Pokémon, multiple baby Seel lived on the unnamed island.

In The Power of One, multiple Seel sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.

A wild Seel appeared in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.

A Seel appeared in a fantasy in The Totodile Duel.

A Seel appeared in Snorlax Snowman.

In The Joy of Water Pokémon, a Seel lived in Lake Lucid.

In Around the Whirlpool, a Seel was stolen from the Pokémon Center of Blue Point Isle.

In Octillery The Outcast, a Trainer's Seel competed in the Whirl Cup. Ash and Totodile went up against it in a qualifying match and won.

In The Legend of Thunder!, a Seel was at a Pokémon Center.

In Nice Pryce Baby, Pryce owns multiple Seel. They were seen at the Mahogany Gym.

Multiple Seel appeared in the opening intro of Celebi: The Voice of the Forest, which was reused for Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias.

Multiple Seel appeared in Destiny Deoxys.

In Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, The Marina Group uses multiple Seel for their Marina Underwater Pokémon Show.

In Once More With Reeling!, a Coordinator's Seel competed in the Terracotta Contest. It created an ice sculpture of a Glalie using Ice Beam.

In Up Close and Personable!, a Seel lived in the lake near the Pokémon Summer Academy.

In Historical Mystery Tour!, a Seel stood on a ball with one fin as part of an act with its Trainer, a Clown working in Xatu's Forest.

A Seel appeared in I Choose You!.

In Battle Royal 151!, a Trainer's Seel competed in the Battle Royal preliminary round of the Manalo Conference, but it ended up losing.

A Seel appeared in The Pendant That Starts It All: Part One.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Seel is the first Pokémon Lorelei owned, which debuted in Can You Diglett?. As a child, Lorelei saw her Seel become poisoned due to the effects of nearby industrialization. Agatha, who was passing by, healed Seel using her Gastly. This encounter with the negative effects that humanity had on Pokémon would be the motivation Lorelei had to join the Elite Four in a plot to destroy all of humanity years later.

Pryce owns two Seel that assist him in sculpting ice. They first appeared in Irked Igglybuff and Curmudgeonly Cleffa.

A Seel appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.

A Seel liberated by Team Plasma appeared in The Final Battle: Crushed Ambition as one of the Pokémon stuck in N's Castle.

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

A Trainer's Seel appeared in Let's Fight For The Future!!.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

A Seel appeared in Rampage at the Ruins of Alph!!.

Pokémon Zensho

Satoshi received a Seel from Misty in PZ03. He released it upon his arrival in the Seafoam Islands in PZ08.

In the TCG

Main article: Seel (TCG)

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Seel is a Pokéfloat. After the second half of Venusaur is revealed, the screen moves continually to the right without stopping and so fighting does not stay on Seel for very long.

Game data

NPC appearances

  • Pokémon Pinball: A Seel appears in a bonus stage accessible from the Blue Table. The goal is to hit the Seel that will poke its head out of the water.

Pokédex entries

Generation I Kanto
#086
Red(JPN) (This entry was originally untranslated in English until it was reused in Pokémon FireRed.)
Green
Red(ENG) The protruding horn on its head is very hard. It is used for bashing through thick ice.
Blue
Yellow Loves freezing cold conditions. Relishes swimming in a frigid climate of around 14F degrees.
Stadium It boasts a thick hide covered with light blue fur. It plows through ice floes even in water 40 degrees below 0.
Generation II Johto
#176
Gold Although it can't walk well on land, it is a graceful swimmer. It especially loves being in frigid seas.
Silver In daytime, it is often found asleep, on the seabed in shallow waters. Its nostrils close while it swims.
Crystal The light blue fur that covers it keeps it protected against the cold. It loves iceberg filled oceans.
Stadium 2 Although it can't walk well on land, it is a graceful swimmer. It especially loves being in frigid seas.
Generation III Hoenn
#—
Kanto
#086
Ruby Seel hunts for prey in the frigid sea underneath sheets of ice. When it needs to breathe, it punches a hole through the ice with the sharply protruding section of its head.
Sapphire
Emerald Seel hunt for prey in frigid, ice-covered seas. When it needs to breathe, it punches a hole through the ice with the sharply protruding section of its head.
FireRed Covered with light blue fur, its hide is thick and tough. It is active in bitter cold of minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
LeafGreen The protruding horn on its head is very hard. It is used for bashing through thick icebergs.
Generation IV Sinnoh
#—
Johto
#178
Diamond A Pokémon that lives on icebergs. It swims in the sea using the point on its head to break up ice.
Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold Although it can't walk well on land, it is a graceful swimmer. It especially loves being in frigid seas.
SoulSilver In daytime, it is often found asleep on the seabed in shallow waters. Its nostrils close while it swims.
Generation V Unova
B2W2: #265
Black A Pokémon that lives on icebergs. It swims in the sea using the point on its head to break up ice.
White
Black 2 The colder it gets, the better it feels. It joyfully swims around oceans so cold that they are filled with floating ice.
White 2
Generation VI Kalos
#—
Hoenn
#—
X A Pokémon that lives on icebergs. It swims in the sea using the point on its head to break up ice.
Y Covered with light blue fur, its hide is thick and tough. It is active in bitter cold of -40 degrees Fahrenheit.
Omega Ruby Seel hunts for prey in the frigid sea underneath sheets of ice. When it needs to breathe, it punches a hole through the ice with the sharply protruding section of its head.
Alpha Sapphire
Generation VII Alola
USUM: #115
Kanto
#086
This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Sun & Moon.
Ultra Sun It has always been supposed that Seel live only in cold seas. Their having shown up in Alola is a mystery.
Ultra Moon Thanks to its thick fat, cold seas don't bother it at all, but it gets tired pretty easily in warm waters.
Let's Go Pikachu Loves freezing-cold conditions. Relishes swimming in a frigid climate of around 14 degrees Fahrenheit.
Let's Go Eevee
Generation VIII Galar
#—
Sinnoh
#—
Hisui
#—
This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Sword, Shield, and Legends: Arceus.
Brilliant Diamond This Pokémon lives on icebergs. It uses the sharp point on its head to break up ice as it swims in the sea.
Shining Pearl
Generation IX Paldea
#—
Kitakami
#—
Blueberry
#143
Scarlet The protrusion on its head is very hard. It is used for bashing through thick ice.
Violet The colder it gets, the better it feels. It joyfully swims around oceans so cold that they are filled with floating ice.


   
Seel in the Alola PokédexUSUM Seel in the Blueberry Pokédex

Game locations

Generation I
Red Blue
Seafoam Islands
Trade Ponyta at the Pokémon Lab on Cinnabar Island
Blue (Japan)
Seafoam Islands
Yellow
Seafoam Islands
Generation II
Gold Silver
Whirl Islands
Crystal
Whirl IslandsMorningDay
Generation III
Ruby Sapphire
Trade
Emerald
Trade
FireRed LeafGreen
Seafoam Islands, Icefall Cave
Trade Ponyta at the Pokémon Lab on Cinnabar Island
Colosseum
Trade
XD
Phenac Stadium (Shadow)
Generation IV
Diamond
Routes 226 and 230
Pearl
Trade
Platinum
Breed Dewgong
HeartGold SoulSilver
Route 47, Whirl Islands, Seafoam Islands
Pal Park
Sea
Pokéwalker
Stormy Beach
Generation V
Black White
Giant Chasm (Surfing)
Black 2 White 2
Seaside Cave and Giant Chasm (Surfing)
Dream World
Sparkling Sea
Generation VI
X Y
Breed Dewgong
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire
Route 125 (hidden Pokémon*)
Generation VII
Sun Moon
Trade
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon
Seaward Cave (Surfing)
Poké Pelago
Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee
Seafoam Islands
Generation VIII
Sword Shield
Unobtainable
Brilliant Diamond
Routes 226 and 230
Grand Underground - Fountainspring Cave, Whiteout Cave, Icy Cave, Glacial Cavern (After obtaining the National Pokédex)
Shining Pearl
Trade
Legends: Arceus
Unobtainable
Generation IX
Scarlet Violet
TradeVersion 3.0.0+
The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero
Chargestone Cavern, Polar Biome
Tera Raid Battles (2★)


In side games

Generation I
Pinball
Red Field: Seafoam Islands
Generation II
This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation II side games.
Generation III
Trozei!
Phobos Submarine, Endless Level 25, Forever Level 25, Mr. Who's Den
MD Red MD Blue
Mt. Freeze (3F-7F), Stormy Sea (B9F-B14F), Silver Trench (B6F-B14F), Far-off Sea (B6F-B14F), Marvelous Sea (B6F-B14F), Fantasy Strait (B6F-B14F)
Generation IV
MD Time MD Darkness
Brine Cave (B1F-B5F)
MD Sky
Brine Cave (B1F-B5F)
Rumble
Bright Beach (Normal Mode A)
Generation V
Rumble Blast
Glacier: Frozen Tundra
Rumble U
Adventure Area: Unexpected Land, Conductor Room: Frozen Runway
Generation VI
Battle Trozei
Distortion Island: Stage 6
Rumble World
Pearl Marsh: Aurora Ice Field (All Areas), Plasma Tundra: Frosty Alps (All Areas)
Generation VII
Rumble Rush
Zapdos Sea, Castform Sea, Rowlet Sea, Bulbasaur Sea, Rowlet SeaFinal
Generation VIII
MD DX
Mt. Freeze (1F-5F), Stormy Sea (6F-14F), Silver Trench (6F-14F), Far-Off Sea (6F-14F), Oddity Cave (4F), Remains Island (4F), Marvelous Sea (4F), Fantasy Strait (4F)
Fainted Pokémon: Frosty Forest, Pitfall Valley
Cross-Generation
Shuffle
Blau Salon: Stage 405
Masters EX
PML Arc (Chapter 8: A Cold, Harsh Winter): Pryce & Seel
Scottie/Bettie & SeelEgg


In events

Games Event Language Location Level Distribution period
GSC Gotta Catch 'Em All Station! Flail Seel English United States 5 December 20 to 26, 2002

Held items

Pokémon caught in Generation I must be traded to a Generation II game in order for a held item to appear.

Games Held items
Red Blue
  Berry (100%)
Yellow
FireRed LeafGreen
XD

Stats

Base stats

Stat Range
At Lv. 50 At Lv. 100
65
125 - 172 240 - 334
45
45 - 106 85 - 207
55
54 - 117 103 - 229
45
45 - 106 85 - 207
70
67 - 134 130 - 262
45
45 - 106 85 - 207
Total:
325
Other Pokémon with this total
  • Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
  • Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
  • This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 70.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed
2/3 ★★
Power
2/3 ★★
Skill
2/2 ★★
Stamina
3/4 ★★★
Jump
2/3 ★★
Total
11/15 ★★


Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
Damaged
normally by:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel ½×
Fire ½×
Water ½×
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice ½×
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Weak to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel ½×
Fire ½×
Water ½×
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice ½×
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Immune to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel ½×
Fire ½×
Water ½×
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice ½×
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Resistant to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel ½×
Fire ½×
Water ½×
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice ½×
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Notes:

Learnset

Seel is available in Scarlet and Violet Version 3.0.0+.

By leveling up

Generation IX
Other generations:
I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII
 Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP
011 Headbutt Normal Physical 07070 100100% 15
033 Growl Normal Status 0000 100100% 40
077 Charm Fairy Status 0000 100100% 20
1111 Icy Wind Ice Special 05555 09595% 15
1313 Encore Normal Status 0000 100100% 5
1717 Ice Shard Ice Physical 04040 100100% 30
2121 Rest Psychic Status 0000 00——% 5
2323 Aqua Ring Water Status 0000 —% 20
2727 Aurora Beam Ice Special 06565 100100% 20
3131 Aqua Jet Water Physical 04040 100100% 20
3333 Brine Water Special 06565 100100% 10
3737 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 08585% 20
4141 Dive Water Physical 08080 100100% 10
4343 Aqua Tail Water Physical 09090 09090% 10
4747 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100100% 10
5151 Safeguard Normal Status 0000 —% 25
5353 Snowscape Ice Status 0000 00——% 10
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Seel
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Seel
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM

Generation IX
Other generations:
I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII
   TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
TM001  TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20
TM002  TM002 Charm Fairy Status 0000 100}}100% 20
TM007  TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM011  TM011 Water Pulse Water Special 06060 100}}100% 20
TM018  TM018 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25
TM022  TM022 Chilling Water Water Special 05050 100}}100% 20
TM025  TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20
TM034  TM034 Icy Wind Ice Special 05555 095}}95% 15
TM043  TM043 Fling Dark Physical 0000 100}}100% 10
TM046  TM046 Avalanche Ice Physical 06060 100}}100% 10
TM047  TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM050  TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000 00—}}—% 5
TM052  TM052 Snowscape Ice Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM053  TM053 Smart Strike Steel Physical 07070 00—}}—% 10
TM066  TM066 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15
TM070  TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM077  TM077 Waterfall Water Physical 08080 100}}100% 15
TM085  TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000 00—}}—% 5
TM103  TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM106  TM106 Drill Run Ground Physical 08080 095}}95% 10
TM122  TM122 Encore Normal Status 0000 100}}100% 5
TM123  TM123 Surf Water Special 09090 100}}100% 15
TM124  TM124 Ice Spinner Ice Physical 08080 100}}100% 15
TM130  TM130 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 20
TM135  TM135 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10
TM142  TM142 Hydro Pump Water Special 110110 080}}80% 5
TM143  TM143 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5
TM171  TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10
TM174  TM174 Haze Ice Status 0000 00—}}—% 30
TM187  TM187 Icicle Spear Ice Physical 02525 100}}100% 30
TM191  TM191 Uproar Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10
TM193  TM193 Weather Ball Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 10
TM196  TM196 Flip Turn Water Physical 06060 100}}100% 20
TM204  TM204 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100}}100% 15
TM208  TM208 Whirlpool Water Special 03535 085}}85% 15
TM209  TM209 Muddy Water Water Special 09090 085}}85% 10
TM212  TM212 Triple Axel Ice Physical 02020 090}}90% 10
TM224  TM224 Curse Ghost Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Seel
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Seel
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation IX
Other generations:
II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII
 Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
Belch Poison Special 120 90% 10
Disable Normal Status 100% 20
Entrainment Normal Status 100% 15
Fake Out Normal Physical 40 100% 10
Horn Drill Normal Physical 30% 5
Lick Ghost Physical 30 100% 30
Perish Song Normal Status —% 5
Spit Up Normal Special 100% 10
Stockpile Normal Status —% 20
Swallow Normal Status —% 10
  • Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Seel
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Seel
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Seel
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

TCG-only moves

Move Card
Pound Seel δ (EX Dragon Frontiers 62)

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball
   
Acquisition: Catch
Pokémon Trozei!
 
Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
Body size: 1
Recruit rate: 3.9%
Friend Area: Ice Floe Beach
Phrases
51%-100% HP I'm strong against the cold, actually!
26%-50% HP I have only half HP left...
1%-25% HP Please, no more... I want to go back to wintry seas...
Level up There it is! My level went up!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky
  Body size: 1
Recruit rate: 3.9%
IQ group: H
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon
 

Body size: Standard (1 tile)
How to Recruit: Go to find with Lanturn
Connected to: Lanturn, Spheal
Connection Orb Set: 9

Phrases
Normal Whaaaaat?
Low HP (< 50%) I can't take it...
Pokémon Rumble
Attack
Defense ●●
Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Blast
Attack
Defense ●●
Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush
  Walking Speed: 2.22 seconds Base HP: 52
Base Attack: 69 Base Defense: 51 Base Speed: 60
Pokémon Battle Trozei
Water
Attack Power: ★★★★

 

Pokémon Shuffle
 
Water
  Attack Power: 50 - 100   5

#603
 

Freeze
Leaves the foe frozen.


Pokémon GO
  Base HP: 163 Base Attack: 85 Base Defense: 121
Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement:   50
Fast Attacks: Ice Shard, Lick*, Water Gun
Charged Attacks: Aurora Beam*, Icy Wind, Aqua Tail, Aqua Jet

Evolution data

 
Unevolved
Seel
 Water 
 
Level 34
 
First evolution
Dewgong
 Water  Ice 


Sprites

Generation I
Red Green Red Blue Yellow
           
Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation II
Gold Silver Crystal
           
           
Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation III
Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen
           
           
Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation IV
Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver
           
           
Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation V
Black White Black 2 White 2
       
       
Front Back Front Back
Generation VI
X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire
Front Back Front Back
Generation VII
Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon
Front Back Front Back
Let's Go, Pikachu! Let's Go, Eevee!
Cross-Generation
HOME
   
  For other sprites and images, please see Seel images on the Bulbagarden Archives.


Trivia

  • Seel shares its category with Dewgong and Popplio. They are all known as the Sea Lion Pokémon.
  • Seel is the only non-Ice-type Pokémon that can have Ice Body as its Ability. Consequently, Seel is the only Pokémon with Ice Body to benefit from its hail immunity, since all other Pokémon with the Ability are naturally immune to hail damage due to their typing.

Origin

Seel may be based on an earless seal, particularly a harp seal pup due to its white fur and icy habitat. It also shares characteristics with other aquatic mammals that live in the Arctic Ocean. Its long, white body is similar to a beluga whale, its horn may be inspired by a narwhal, and its tusks may be inspired by a walrus. The shape of its tail resembles a stylized waterspout or geyser.

Name origin

Seel may be derived from seal.

Pawou may be derived from an onomatopoeia of a seal's bark.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning
  Japanese パウワウ Pawou From the onomatopoeia of a seal's bark
  French Otaria From otarie
  Spanish Seel Same as English name
  German Jurob From jung and Robbe
  Italian Seel Same as English name
  Korean 쥬쥬 Juju From junior or 쥬레곤 Juregon
  Mandarin Chinese 小海獅 / 小海狮 Xiǎohǎishī From xiǎo and 海獅 / 海狮 hǎishī
  Cantonese Chinese 小海獅 Síuhóisī From síu and 海獅 hóisī


Related articles

External links

  #0085: Dodrio
Pokémon
#0087: Dewgong  


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