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.
In the anime
Major appearances
Seel debuted in The Water Flowers of Cerulean City, and several 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
A Seel in Pikachu's Vacation was at the Pokémon Theme Park.
A Seel in Slowking's Day lives in the ocean surrounding Shamouti Island.
Seel have been seen living at Professor Oak's Laboratory in Showdown at the Po-ké Corral, The Rivalry Revival, Bulbasaur… the Ambassador! and Alola, Kanto!
A Seel appeared in Misty's fantasy in Bye Bye Psyduck.
Baby Seel in The Joy of Pokémon live on the unnamed island.
Multiple Seel in The Power of One were disturbed by Lawrence III’s disturbance.
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.
A Seel appeared in The Joy of Water Pokémon living in Lake Lucid.
A Seel was stolen from the Pokémon Center of Blue Point Isle in Around the Whirlpool.
A Trainer's Seel in Octillery The Outcast was used in the Whirl Cup. Ash and Totodile went up against it in a qualifying match and won.
A Seel appeared in The Legend of Thunder! as one of the Pokémon seen at a Pokémon Center.
Multiple Seel appeared in Nice Pryce Baby, under the ownership of Pryce. 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.
The Marina Group employs Seel for their Marina Underwater Pokémon Show in Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea.
A Coordinator's Seel appeared in Once More With Reeling!, where it was seen participating in the Terracotta Contest. It created an ice sculpture of a Glalie using Ice Beam.
A Seel lives in the lake near the Pokémon Summer Academy in Up Close and Personable!
A Seel stood on a ball with one fin in Historical Mystery Tour!, as part of an act with its Trainer, a Clown working in Xatu's Forest.
A Seel appeared in I Choose You!.
A Trainer's Seel in Battle Royal 151! competed in the Battle Royal preliminary round of the Manalo Conference. It ended up losing.
In the mangaIn the TCGOther appearances
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
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Kanto #086
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Red(ENG)
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The protruding horn on its head is very hard. It is used for bashing through thick ice.
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Blue
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Yellow
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Loves freezing cold conditions. Relishes swimming in a frigid climate of around 14F degrees.
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Stadium
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It boasts a thick hide covered with light blue fur. It plows through ice floes even in water 40 degrees below 0.
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Generation II
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Johto #176
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Gold
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Although it can't walk well on land, it is a graceful swimmer. It especially loves being in frigid seas.
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Silver
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In daytime, it is often found asleep, on the seabed in shallow waters. Its nostrils close while it swims.
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Crystal
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The light blue fur that covers it keeps it protected against the cold. It loves iceberg filled oceans.
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Stadium 2
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Although it can't walk well on land, it is a graceful swimmer. It especially loves being in frigid seas.
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Generation III
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Hoenn #—
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Kanto #086
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Ruby
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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.
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Sapphire
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Emerald
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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.
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FireRed
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Covered with light blue fur, its hide is thick and tough. It is active in bitter cold of minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
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LeafGreen
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The protruding horn on its head is very hard. It is used for bashing through thick icebergs.
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Generation IV
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Sinnoh #—
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Johto #178
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Diamond
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A Pokémon that lives on icebergs. It swims in the sea using the point on its head to break up ice.
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Pearl
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Platinum
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HeartGold
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Although it can't walk well on land, it is a graceful swimmer. It especially loves being in frigid seas.
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SoulSilver
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In daytime, it is often found asleep on the seabed in shallow waters. Its nostrils close while it swims.
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Generation V
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Unova B2W2: #265
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Black
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A Pokémon that lives on icebergs. It swims in the sea using the point on its head to break up ice.
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White
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Black 2
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The colder it gets, the better it feels. It joyfully swims around oceans so cold that they are filled with floating ice.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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Kalos #—
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Hoenn #—
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X
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A Pokémon that lives on icebergs. It swims in the sea using the point on its head to break up ice.
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Y
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Covered with light blue fur, its hide is thick and tough. It is active in bitter cold of -40 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Omega Ruby
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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.
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Alpha Sapphire
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Generation VII
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Alola USUM: #115
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Kanto #086
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This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Sun & Moon.
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Ultra Sun
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It has always been supposed that Seel live only in cold seas. Their having shown up in Alola is a mystery.
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Ultra Moon
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Thanks to its thick fat, cold seas don't bother it at all, but it gets tired pretty easily in warm waters.
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Let's Go Pikachu
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Loves freezing-cold conditions. Relishes swimming in a frigid climate of around 14 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Let's Go Eevee
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Game locations
In side games
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Generation II
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation II side games.
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In events
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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65
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125 - 172
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240 - 334
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45
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45 - 106
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85 - 207
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55
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54 - 117
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103 - 229
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45
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45 - 106
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85 - 207
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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45
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45 - 106
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85 - 207
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Total: 325
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- 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.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- 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
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- 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 TM moves from other generations
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- 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
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- 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 TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Seel in Generation VII
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Seel in that game.
- 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
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Seel can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Seel cannot be tutored the move in that game
- 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 Move Tutor moves from other generations
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TCG-only moves
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
Origin
Seel is based on seal pups, bearing resemblance to a newborn harp seal. The horn on the top of Seel's head may also be loosely based on the narwhal.
Name origin
Seel is a corruption of the sea creature seal.
Pawou may come from the onomatopoeia of a seal bark.
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