Seaking (Pokémon)

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Seaking アズマオウ Azumao #119
Artwork from FR/LG
Type Water ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Goldfish Pokémon
Abilities Swift Swim or Water Veil Water Veil Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #119 Johto #079 Hoenn #051 Sinnoh #079 Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 4'03" Imperial 1.3 m Metric 4'03"/1.3 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 86.0 lbs. Imperial 39.0 kg Metric 86.0 lbs./39.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Red	Catch rate 60 (7.8%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown 50% male, 50% female
Breeding Water 2 group 21 cycles (5355 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 2 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 170 Battle Exp.: 1701*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Seaking (Japanese: アズマオウ Azumao) is a Template:Type2 Pokémon.

It evolves from Goldeen starting at level 33.

Biology

Physiology

Seaking resembles a koi or goldfish, as it is a big orange colored fish with white and black markings. It also has a horn on its head, 2 big dark eyes, and pink lips with 2 small, sharp fangs.

Gender differences

A female has a smaller horn.

Special abilities

Seaking is a very powerful swimmer, being able to swim up the riviers current and even up waterfalls. It also uses it's powerful horn to bore holes in solid rock to keep their eggs safe.

Behavior

In autumn, Seaking travel up river to lay eggs and raise young.

Habitat

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Water's-edge Pokémon

Seaking are common in bodies of water.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

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Seaking in the anime

Ash, Misty, and Professor Oak have owned Seaking in the past, though Ash and Misty released theirs only a short time after capturing it, due to the rules of the competition. It should be noted that Professor Oak's Seaking was invented by the dub.

Juan also owns a Seaking, which was used in a Gym battle against Ash in The Great Eight Fate!. Juan's Seaking was able to block electric attacks with Horn Drill and send them back at its opponent.

In the TCG

Main article: Seaking (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
Generation I Red In the autumn spawning season, they can be seen swimming powerfully up rivers and creeks. Blue Yellow It is the male's job to make a nest by carving out boulders in a stream using the horn on its head. Stadium In the autumn, they travel up rivers to spawn. In other seasons, they make and live in their own nests.
Generation II Gold During spawning season, Seaking gather from all over, coloring the rivers a brilliant red. Silver Using its horn, it bores holes in riverbed boulders, making nests to prevent its eggs from washing away. Crystal When autumn comes, the males patrol the area around their nests in order to protect their offspring. Stadium 2 During spawning season, Seaking gather from all over, coloring the rivers a brilliant red.
Generation III Ruby In the autumn, Seaking males can be seen performing courtship dances in riverbeds to woo females. During this season, this Pokémon's body coloration is at its most beautiful. Sapphire Seaking is very protective of its eggs. The male and female will take turns patrolling around their nest and eggs. The guarding of eggs by these Pokémon goes on for over a month. Emerald It punches holes in boulders on stream-beds. This is a clever innovation that prevents its eggs from being attacked or washed away by the current. FireRed The horn on its head is sharp like a Template:M2. It bores a hole in a boulder to make its nest. LeafGreen In the autumn spawning season, they can be seen swimming powerfully up rivers and creeks.
Generation IV Diamond It makes its nest by hollowing out boulders in streams with its horn. It defends its eggs with its life. Pearl To protect its family, it will fight with its drill-sharp horn. It lives in hollowed rocks in streams. Platinum In autumn, its body becomes more fatty in preparing to propose to a mate. It takes on beautiful colors. HeartGold {{{heartgolddex}}} SoulSilver {{{soulsilverdex}}}
Generation V Black {{{blackdex}}} White {{{whitedex}}} Black 2 {{{black2dex}}} White 2 {{{white2dex}}}
Generation VI X Unknown Y Unknown

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
Generation I Red Blue Rare Route 23, Fuchsia City, Cerulean Cave Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow Rare Route 23, Cerulean City, Cerulean Cave
Generation II Gold Silver Common Routes 4, 9, 10, 24, 25, and 42, Dark Cave, Silver Cave, Mt. Mortar, Union Cave, Tohjo Falls, Cerulean City, Slowpoke Well Crystal Common Routes 4, 9, 10, 24, 25, and 42, Dark Cave, Silver Cave, Mt. Mortar, Union Cave, Tohjo Falls, Cerulean City, Slowpoke Well
Generation III Ruby Sapphire Rare Safari Zone (Mach Bike Area) Emerald Rare Safari Zone (Mach Bike Area) FireRed LeafGreen Rare Three Island, Safari Zone, Fuchsia City Colosseum None Trade XD None Trade
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Uncommon Routes 203, 204, 209, 212, and 214, Lake Acuity, Lake Verity, Twinleaf Town, Lake Valor, Resort Area, Sendoff Spring (Super Rod) Platinum None Trade HeartGold SoulSilver None Trade Pal Park Pond Pokéwalker None
Generation V Black White None Trade Black 2 White 2 None Trade Dream World None
Generation VI X Y None Trade

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Evolve from Goldeen
Pokémon Trozei!	Secret Storage 14 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team	Evolve from Goldeen
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	End Lake (B1-B24)
Pokémon Ranger	Safra Sea

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 80		140 - 187	270 - 364
Attack: 92		87 - 158	170 - 311
Defense: 65		63 - 128	121 - 251
Sp. Atk: 65		63 - 128	121 - 251
Sp. Def: 80		76 - 145	148 - 284
Speed: 68		65 - 132	126 - 258
Total: 450	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 80.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Learnset

By leveling up

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By tutoring

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Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Seaking images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Seaking's prototype name was "Neptune", named after the god of the sea in Roman mythology.
• Seaking is the subject of a meme on the *chan sites: "F*** YEAH SEAKING." This meme centers around Seaking destroying things.
• Seaking and Goldeen are the only Pokémon that can learn Waterfall through leveling up. This makes it one of few Pokémon released to be able to learn an HM move by level-up.
• Despite being called Seaking, it is found in fresh water, like real life goldfish.
  • In the Pal Park, it is found in the Pond Area.
• Seakings's number in the Sinnoh Dex and the Johto Dex is the same: 079. This makes it and its evolution family one of only five families of Pokémon (comprising thirteen Pokémon altogether) to have the same numbers in more than one Pokédex-like listing.

Origin

It seems to be based on a species of goldfish known as Azuma Nishiki (東錦). The horn part may be based on Matsya, an avatar that the hindu god Vishnu assumed, which is sometimes depicted as a fish with a horn.

Name origin

Seaking's name is simply a combination of sea and king (seeking?). Its Japanese name may be based on 小豆鱒 azukimasu, rock cod and 魔王 ma-ō, devil king. Interestingly enough, its Japanese name may also be taken to literally mean 東王 azuma-ō, East king. Furthermore, an アズマニシキ azumanishiki is a kind of goldfish. Likely the name is meant to compliment Goldeen's "queenliness" with a combination of the Azuma Nishiki (東錦) goldfish and the Japanese word for king, ou (王).

In other languages

• German: Golking
• French: Poissoroy - From poisson (fish). Roy could be a mispelling of roi (king).
• Korean: 왕콘치 Wangkonchi

Notes

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