Sticker

If you were looking for the move with the Japanese name Seal, see Imprison.

For the Pokémon based on the animal seal, see Seel.

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Seals (Japanese: シール Seal) are small stickers introduced in Generation IV that can be attached to Ball Capsules, which can in turn be attached to Poké Balls, to attain special effects when a Pokémon comes out of them, instead of the usual flash of light.

A Seal on a Ball Capsule

In the games

In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, a majority of Seals can be purchased at the Market in Sunyshore City, where the selection changes daily. There are also 28 Seals (letters A through Z, an exclamation point and a question mark), that can be obtained by showing Unown to a boy in Solaceon Town. This can be repeated as often as needed – a new Unown is not needed each time. In HeartGold and SoulSilver, three Seals can be acquired each day from a girl in Olivine City. Once a Seal is bought, it cannot be sold or thrown away legitimately.

Eight Seals at a time can be attached to any Ball Capsule. They can be set in the player's PC. Where they are placed on the Ball Capsule affects where the effect is displayed upon the Pokémon's release.

Like Ball Capsules, Seals were removed in Generation V.

Sunyshore Market Seals

These Seals can be purchased at the Market in Sunyshore City.

Type		Spr	Description	Sale day	Price ($)
Heart Seals	A		Small pink hearts surround a spot.	Monday	50
	B		Big pink hearts surround a spot.	Tuesday	50
	C		Small black hearts surround a spot.	Wednesday	50
	D		Big black hearts surround a spot.	Thursday	50
	E		Small pink hearts geyser above a spot.	Friday	100
	F		Big pink hearts geyser above a spot.	Saturday	100
Star Seals	A		Three small yellow stars surround a spot.	Sunday	50
	B		Many large yellow stars surround a spot.	Monday	50
	C		Three small blue stars surround a spot.	Tuesday	50
	D		Many large blue stars surround a spot.	Wednesday	50
	E		A few yellow stars geyser above a spot, then turn blue as they fall.	Thursday	100
	F		More yellow stars geyser above a spot, then turn blue as they fall.	Friday	100
Line Seals	A		White lines fly away from a spot.	Saturday	100
	B		Yellow lines fly away from a spot.	Sunday	100
	C		Black lines fly away from a spot.	Monday	100
	D		Blue lines fly away from a spot.	Tuesday	100
Smoke Seals	A		White smoke poofs above a spot.	Wednesday	100
	B		Black smoke poofs above a spot.	Thursday	100
	C		White smoke poofs below a spot.	Friday	100
	D		Black smoke poofs below a spot.	Saturday	100
Ele-Seals	A		Three yellow lightning bolts fly from the top of a spot.	Sunday	100
	B		Many green lightning bolts fly from the top of a spot.	Monday	100
	C		Three yellow lightning bolts fly from the bottom of a spot.	Tuesday	100
	D		Many green lightning bolts fly from the bottom of a spot.	Wednesday	100
Foamy Seals	A		Several blue bubbles fly away from a spot.	Thursday	50
	B		Many blue bubbles fly away from a spot.	Friday	50
	C		Several purple bubbles fly away from a spot.	Saturday	50
	D		Many purple bubbles fly away from a spot.	Sunday	50
Fire Seals	A		A blast of red fire comes from a spot.	Monday	50
	B		A larger blast of red fire comes from a spot.	Tuesday	50
	C		A blast of blue fire comes from a spot.	Wednesday	50
	D		A larger blast of blue fire comes from a spot.	Thursday	50
Party Seals	A		Red confetti floats down.	Friday	50
	B		Blue confetti floats down.	Saturday	50
	C		Green confetti floats down.	Sunday	100
	D		White confetti floats down.	Monday	100
Flora Seals	A		Large pink petals float down from a spot.	Tuesday	50
	B		Small pink petals scatter in a burst from a spot.	Wednesday	50
	C		Large purple petals float down from a spot.	Thursday	50
	D		Small purple petals scatter in a burst from a spot.	Friday	50
	E		Large orange petals float down from a spot.	Saturday	50
	F		Small orange petals scatter in a burst from a spot.	Sunday	50
Song Seals	A		A green G-clef flies in a random direction.	Monday	50
	B		A red quarter note flies in a random direction.	Tuesday	50
	C		An orange quarter note flies in a random direction.	Wednesday	50
	D		A yellow eighth note flies in a random direction.	Thursday	50
	E		A blue eighth note flies in a random direction.	Friday	50
	F		A yellow half note flies in a random direction.	Saturday	50
	G		A pair of linked navy blue eighth notes fly in a random direction.	Sunday	50

Alphabet Seals

These Seals can be obtained by showing the respective Unown to a boy in a house in Solaceon Town.

Spr	Name	Description
	A Seal	Displays a red letter A.
	B Seal	Displays an orange letter B.
	C Seal	Displays a yellow letter C.
	D Seal	Displays a green letter D.
	E Seal	Displays a blue letter E.
	F Seal	Displays a light blue letter F.
	G Seal	Displays a purple letter G.
	H Seal	Displays a pink letter H.
	I Seal	Displays a red letter I.
	J Seal	Displays an orange letter J.
	K Seal	Displays a yellow letter K.
	L Seal	Displays a green letter L.
	M Seal	Displays a blue letter M.
	N Seal	Displays a light blue letter N.
	O Seal	Displays a purple letter O.
	P Seal	Displays a pink letter P.
	Q Seal	Displays a red letter Q.
	R Seal	Displays an orange letter R.
	S Seal	Displays a yellow letter S.
	T Seal	Displays a green letter T.
	U Seal	Displays a blue letter U.
	V Seal	Displays a light blue letter V.
	W Seal	Displays a purple letter W.
	X Seal	Displays a pink letter X.
	Y Seal	Displays a red letter Y.
	Z Seal	Displays an orange letter Z.
	Shock Seal	Displays a red !.
	Mystery Seal	Displays a blue ?.

Unused Seals

These Seals are present in the coding of the games, but cannot be obtained without hacking.

Spr	Name	Description
	Burst Seal	Displays exploding spheres.
	Liquid Seal	Displays water drops.
	Twinkle Seal	Displays sparkly effects.

In the anime

The very first episode that featured the use of Seals in the anime was A Friend In Deed by Ritchie, although these were just non-functioning Star Stickers that he applied directly on his Poké Balls to distinguish them from the rest of the ones stolen by Team Rocket, since the concept and use of Seals and Ball Capsules did not exist (outside of Sinnoh) at the time. Seals are commonly used in Pokémon Contests. These make the entrance of the Pokémon more attractive and may sometimes affect the score given to them. A few Seals are supplied when a Pokémon Coordinator receives a Seal Case, but the majority is bought at shops and markets.

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  Pachirisu with a Heart Seal

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  Piplup and Pachirisu with Party Seals

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  Ambipom with a Heart Seal

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  Ambipom with a Party Seal

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  Buneary with a Heart Seal

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  Buizel with a Ele-Seal

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  Wartortle with a pink Foamy Seal

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  Dustox comes out from a heart

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  Wobbuffet with a Flora Seal

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  A Cherrim with a Flora Seal

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  Kricketune and Lopunny with Song Seals

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  Meowth, Carnivine, and Mime Jr. playing with Seals

Trivia

• A glitch on the GTS allows the player to get an item called Seal Bag, which holds ten Seals. Its function was superseded by the Seal Case.

In other languages

Language Title Finnish Sinetti European French Sceau German Sticker Italian Bollo European Spanish Sello

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