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Height
1'04"
Imperial
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0.4 m
Metric
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1'04"/0.4 m
Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
17.6 lbs.
Imperial
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8.0 kg
Metric
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17.6 lbs./8.0 kg
Red-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP
0
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Atk
0
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Def
0
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Sp.Atk
1
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Sp.Def
0
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Speed
0
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| Base Exp.: 83
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Battle Exp.: 831*
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Horsea (Japanese: タッツー Tattu) is a Template:Type2 Pokémon.
It evolves into Seadra starting at level 32, which then evolves into Kingdra when traded holding a Dragon Scale.
Biology
Physiology
Horsea is a small, light blue seahorse with tiny scales. Its belly and fin are cream colored. Its tail is always curled up tightly and it has a single fin on its back that is used for locomotion in the water.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Horsea can spray ink from their mouth, and can swim in any direction while still facing forward.
Behavior
Horsea are always known by being sensitive to their surroundings. If they sense trouble, they spit ink towards the instigator and flee. Horsea also spit ink to shoot down flying bugs for food, using its tail to keep its balance. When they are a safe location, they can be seen playfully tangling their tails together. Horsea do like swimming around, making them adept in using their fin. If the ocean current turns fast, however, Horsea will anchor itself by wrapping its tail around rocks or coral to prevent being washed away. Horsea are also known for creating many nests at different coral reefs in the sea.
Habitat
Horsea are a very common sight in the ocean and ocean caverns. They tend to make their nests in coral. Their home range includes Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh and Isshu.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
Horsea are insectivores, but they also eat moss off rocks.
In the anime
Major appearances
Misty captured a male Horsea in Tentacool and Tentacruel.
Other
Minor appearances
A Horsea appeared in Up Close and Personable!.
Pokédex entries
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Entry
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| EP019
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Horsea
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Ash's Pokédex
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Horsea, a Dragon Pokémon. In this unique Pokémon species, thousands of eggs hatch every spring, and then the male raises them himself.
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In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Green had a Horsea on her team, using it in her crafty tricks such as cloaking areas with SmokeScreen or leaving ink trails. It was later transferred to Silver, and eventually evolved into Kingdra.
In the TCG
- Main article: Horsea (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
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| Generation I
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| Red
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Known to shoot down flying bugs with precision blasts of ink from the surface of the water.
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| Blue
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| Yellow
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If it senses any danger, it will vigorously spray water or a special type of ink from its mouth.
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| Stadium
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Uses its tail to keep its balance while spraying ink from its mouth. The ink appears to be for shooting down bugs.
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| Generation II
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| Gold
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If attacked by a larger enemy, it quickly swims to safety by adeptly controlling its dorsal fin.
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| Silver
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Its big, developed fins move rapidly, allowing it to swim backward while still facing forward.
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| Crystal
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When they're in a safe location, they can be seen playfully tangling their tails together.
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| Stadium 2
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If attacked by a larger enemy, it quickly swims to safety by adeptly controlling its dorsal fin.
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| Ruby
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Horsea eats small insects and moss off of rocks. If the ocean current turns fast, this Pokémon anchors itself by wrapping its tail around rocks or coral to prevent being washed away.
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| Sapphire
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If Horsea senses danger, it will reflexively spray a dense black ink from its mouth and try to escape. This Pokémon swims by cleverly flapping the fins on its back.
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| Emerald
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By cleverly flicking the fins on its back side to side, it moves in any direction while facing forward. It spits ink to escape if it senses danger.
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| FireRed
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It maintains balance using its tail, which is wound up like a coil. It may spray ink from its mouth.
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| LeafGreen
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Known to shoot down flying bugs with precision blasts of ink from the surface of the water.
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| Generation IV
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| Diamond
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It makes its nest in the shade of corals. If it senses danger, it spits murky ink and flees.
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| Pearl
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| Platinum
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| HeartGold
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If attacked by a larger enemy, it quickly swims to safety by adeptly controlling its dorsal fin.
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| SoulSilver
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Its big, developed fins move rapidly, allowing it to swim backward while still facing forward.
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| Generation V
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| Black
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サンゴの かげに すみかを つくる。きけんを かんじると くちから まっくろい スミを はいて にげる。
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| White
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| Black 2
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| White 2
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Game locations
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
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In side games
Held items
Stats
Base stats
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Range
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At Lv. 100
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30
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90 - 137
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170 - 264
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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25
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27 - 84
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49 - 163
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60
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58 - 123
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112 - 240
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Total: 295
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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 V, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Horsea
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Horsea
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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Move |
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| This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.
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- A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Horsea can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Horsea cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Horsea
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Horsea
- 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
- Horsea and its evolutions share the same species name with Dratini, its evolutions, and Salamence. They are all known as Dragon Pokémon.
- Even though Horsea is in the species Dragon, it is not a Template:Type2.
- It does, however, become a Dragon-type after its final evolution, can learn three Dragon-type moves by leveling up, and is in the Dragon egg group.
- In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, Horsea claims that its Water Gun always hits. Water Gun's accuracy, however, can fall below 100%.
- This may be a reference to it's ability Sniper, even though sniper doesn't affect accuracy.
- In its original artwork, Horsea had a pair of fins instead of just one.
Origin
Horsea is based on a seahorse, though its ability to shoot ink resembles that of a squid. The fact that its known as the Dragon Pokémon might be a reference to Leafy sea dragons.
Name origin
Horsea's name is based on seahorse, with reversed syllables, and the diminutive word horsie. Its Japanese name is a misspelling of 竜 tatsu, dragon, which is part of the common name of a seahorse in Japanese, 竜の落し子 tatsu-no-otoshigo, lit. illegitimate child of a dragon.
In other languages
- German: Seeper - From Seepferd (seahorse).
- French: Hypotrempe - A play on hippocampe (seahorse) and trempé (soaked).
- Korean: 쏘드라 Ssodeura
- Chinese (Taiwan): 墨海馬 Mò Hǎi Mǎ - "Ink seahorse".
Related articles
External links
Notes
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This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
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TM33 (Ice Punch) (100%)
Dragon Scale (8%)
For other sprites and images, please see Horsea images on Bulbagarden Archives.
