Seadra (Pokémon)
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Seadra (Japanese: シードラ Seadra) is a Water-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.
It evolves from Horsea starting at level 32 and evolves into Kingdra when traded holding a Dragon Scale.
Biology
Seadra is a light blue, seahorse-like Pokémon with a cream-colored belly covered in rough scales. It has a long, tubular mouth, narrow, black eyes, a fin-like ridge above each eye, and spiny pectoral fins. It also has a large, coiled tail. It has a pair of dorsal fins with sharp, cream-colored tips that exude venom. Seadra's venom is toxic enough to induce numbness and even fainting in humans, but it is still prized among practitioners of traditional medicine.
Seadra can swim in any direction while facing forward by rapidly flapping its fins and tail. It catches its prey by spinning its body to create large whirlpools. When its prey is exhausted, Seadra swallows it whole using its long snout. Seadra makes its nest by either wriggling between or anchoring itself to branches of coral under the ocean. After a female Seadra gives birth, the male Seadra will take care of the young. It is markedly vicious and will mercilessly attack those who venture near its nest. During this time, the male's venom also becomes thicker and stronger than usual.
In the anime
In the main series
Major appearances
In Mewtwo Strikes Back and its remake Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution, Fergus's Seadra was captured and cloned by Mewtwo. The Seadra clone reappeared in Mewtwo Returns.
In Round One - Begin!, Mandi used a Seadra during her first battle in the Indigo Plateau Conference. It battled Kingler and was subsequently defeated.
In Fit to be Tide, Cissy used a Seadra while Ash was participating in her target test. It had a notably sensitive personality. It competed against Squirtle, but the match was declared a tie. Seadra reappeared in a flashback in A Way Off Day Off.
In The Great Eight Fate!, a Seadra was part of Juan's Sootopolis City Water Exhibit. It and Juan's other Pokémon were captured by Team Rocket, but they all worked together to escape.
Minor appearances
In Pikachu's Vacation, a Seadra was at the Pokémon Theme Park.
In The Power of One, a Seadra sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.
In Hook, Line, and Stinker, a Trainer's Seadra participated in the annual Seaking Catching Competition.
A Seadra appeared in Snorlax Snowman.
In The Joy of Water Pokémon, three Seadra were living in Lake Lucid. A third was receiving special treatment in a salt bath tank in the Pokémon Center located near the lake.
In The Legend of Thunder!, a Seadra was at the Pokémon Center.
In Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias, a Trainer's Seadra competed in the Tour de Alto Mare.
Two Seadra appeared in The Relicanth Really Can.
In Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, a Manaphy Egg bounced off a Seadra's head while adrift in the ocean.
Multiple Seadra appeared in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures begin!.
A Seadra appeared in I Choose You!.
In Alola, Kanto!, two Seadra were at Professor Oak's Laboratory. A third was featured in Lana's fantasy about the Pokémon she hoped to see in Kanto.
A Seadra appeared in Legend? Go! Friends? Go!.
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In Pokémon Origins
In File 3: Giovanni, Red defeated a Swimmer's Seadra in a battle.
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In Sea Sea Seadra, a Seadra first appeared attacking Bill as he made his way through Viridian Forest. He managed to suck him into a Whirlpool, but he was caught by Yellow with the help of Pika. She released him after she healed him.
Silver had a Seadra as a part of his team which she evolved from Horsea sometime after The Legend where she was given back to him by Green, although she was not shown at the time. During the events Ampharos Amore, Silver secretly sends Seadra to Gold via trade for his Poliwhirl, triggering Seadra's evolution into Kingdra, upon which she was finally shown attacking Sudobo in a battle between the two Trainers during Tyranitar War.
In Debonaire Dragonair, one of Clair's disciples, named Ryu, used a Seadra in a training battle against Clair. It was defeated by Clair's Dragonair.
In the TCG
- Main article: Seadra (TCG)
Game data
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In events
Games | Event | Language | Location | Level | Distribution period |
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RS | Pokémon Center New York Dragon Week Ice Beam Seadra | English | United States | 45 | September 29 to October 3, 2003 |
RS | Pokémon Center New York Dragon Week Leer Seadra | English | United States | 45 | September 29 to October 3, 2003 |
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Red* | Blue* | Gold Leaf (100%) | |
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Gold | Silver | Dragon Scale (2%) | |
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Black | White | Dragon Scale (5%) | |
Black 2 | White 2 | Dragon Scale (5%) | |
X | Y | Dragon Scale (5%) | |
Omega Ruby | Alpha Sapphire | Dragon Scale (5%) | |
Events* | Dragon Scale (100%) |
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HP: 55
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115 - 162 | 220 - 314 | |
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63 - 128 | 121 - 251 | |
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90 - 161 | 175 - 317 | |
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90 - 161 | 175 - 317 | |
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45 - 106 | 85 - 207 | |
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81 - 150 | 157 - 295 | |
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Confuse Ray | Seadra (EX Team Rocket Returns 48) |
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Trivia
- Seadra's EV Yield (1 Defense, 1 Sp. Atk) is unique.
- Seadra's Gold and HeartGold Pokédex entries likely refer to the real-world theory of evolution.
- Seadra and its evolutionary relatives share its category with Dratini and its evolved forms, Salamence, and Goodra. They are all known as the Dragon Pokémon.
- Seadra is the only Pokémon that may have the Poison Point Ability without being a Poison-type itself.
Origin
Seadra seems to be based on a seahorse. Its category might be a reference to the Japanese word for seahorse, 竜の落し子 tatsu-no-otoshigo, which means "dragon's child"' and is derived from the myth that a seahorse that lives for a century will transform into a dragon. Its spiky, poisonous fins may be inspired by the lionfish. Its ability to shoot ink is similar to a squid, and the shape of its snout and its Sniper Ability may be based on a water gun.
Name origin
Seadra may be a combination of seahorse and dragon or hydra (a mythological sea creature).
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