Seel (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Seel (disambiguation).

Seel Sea Lion Pokémon パウワウ Pawou #086 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Water Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Thick Fat or Hydration Cacophony Cacophony Ice Body Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 190 (35.2%)
Breeding Egg Groups Water 1 and Field Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 3'07" 1.1 m Seel 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 198.4 lbs. 90.0 kg Seel 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 100 Gen. I-IV Unknown IV 65 V+	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 1 Seel 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 1 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   White	Base friendship 70
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

Seel (Japanese: パウワウ Pawou) is a Water-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

It evolves into Dewgong starting at level 34.

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

Seel in the anime

Major appearances

Seel (Cerulean Gym)

Multiple Seel debuted in The Water Flowers of Cerulean City, under the ownership of Misty and her sisters at the Cerulean Gym. One of them evolved into a Dewgong in The Misty Mermaid.

Other

A Seel appeared in Misty Meets Her Match, under the ownership of Mahri. It was caught in a whirlpool alongside its Trainer, but they were both saved by Misty and her Staryu.

Minor appearances

A Seel appeared in Pikachu's Vacation as one of the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Theme Park.

A Seel appeared in Slowking's Day, where it was living in the ocean surrounding Shamouti Island.

Multiple Seel appeared in Showdown at the Po-ké Corral, where they were among the Pokémon living at Professor Oak's Laboratory. They reappeared in The Rivalry Revival.

A Seel appeared in Misty's fantasy in Bye Bye Psyduck.

Multiple baby Seel appeared in The Joy of Pokémon as residents of an unnamed island.

Multiple Seel appeared in The Power of One, where they were among the numerous Pokémon who sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.

A wild Seel appeared in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.

A Seel appeared in Slowking's Day, where it was living in the ocean surrounding Shamouti Island.

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 as an inhabitant of Lake Lucid.

A Seel appeared in Around the Whirlpool as one of the Pokémon stolen from the Pokémon Center of Blue Point Isle.

A Trainer's Seel appeared in Octillery The Outcast as one of the Pokémon participating in the Whirl Cup. Ash and Totodile went up against it in a qualifying match and won.

Multiple Seel appeared in Bulbasaur... the Ambassador!, where they were among the feuding Pokémon at Professor Oak's Laboratory.

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.

A Seel appeared in Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, under the ownership of the Marina Group. It was among the Water-type Pokémon used for their Marina Underwater Pokémon Show.

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 appeared in Up Close and Personable! as a resident of the lake near the Pokémon Summer Academy.

A Seel appeared in Historical Mystery Tour!, under the ownership of a Clown working at Xatu's Forest. It was seen standing on a ball with one fin.

A Seel appeared in I Choose You!.

A wild Seel appeared in Alola, Kanto!, where it was among the Pokémon seen at Professor Oak's Laboratory.

A Trainer's Seel appeared in Battle Royal 151!, where it competed in the Battle Royal preliminary round of the Manalo Conference but ended up losing.

In the manga

Seel in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Seel is the first Pokémon Lorelei owned, which debuted in Can You Diglett?. As a child, Lorelei saw her Seel become poisoned due to the effects of nearby industrialization. Agatha, who was passing by, healed Seel using her Gastly. This encounter with the negative effects that humanity had on Pokémon would be the motivation Lorelei had to join the Elite Four in a plot to destroy all of humanity years later.

Pryce owns two Seel that assist him in sculpting ice. They first appeared in Irked Igglybuff and Curmudgeonly Cleffa.

A Seel appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.

A Seel liberated by Team Plasma appeared in PS548 as one of the Pokémon stuck in N's Castle.

In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga

A Trainer's Seel appeared in Let's Fight For The Future!!.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

A Seel appeared in Rampage at the Ruins of Alph!!.

In the Pokémon Zensho manga

Satoshi received a Seel from Misty in PZ03. He released it upon his arrival in the Seafoam Islands in PZ08.

In the TCG

Main article: Seel (TCG)

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. Melee

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 Kanto #086 Red(ENG) The protruding horn on its head is very hard. It is used for bashing through thick ice. Blue Yellow Loves freezing cold conditions. Relishes swimming in a frigid climate of around 14F degrees. Stadium It boasts a thick hide covered with light blue fur. It plows through ice floes even in water 40 degrees below 0.

Generation II Johto #176 Gold Although it can't walk well on land, it is a graceful swimmer. It especially loves being in frigid seas. Silver In daytime, it is often found asleep, on the seabed in shallow waters. Its nostrils close while it swims. Crystal The light blue fur that covers it keeps it protected against the cold. It loves iceberg filled oceans. Stadium 2 Although it can't walk well on land, it is a graceful swimmer. It especially loves being in frigid seas.

Generation III Hoenn #— Kanto #086 Ruby 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. Sapphire Emerald 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. FireRed Covered with light blue fur, its hide is thick and tough. It is active in bitter cold of minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit. LeafGreen The protruding horn on its head is very hard. It is used for bashing through thick icebergs.

Generation IV Sinnoh #— Johto #178 Diamond A Pokémon that lives on icebergs. It swims in the sea using the point on its head to break up ice. Pearl Platinum HeartGold Although it can't walk well on land, it is a graceful swimmer. It especially loves being in frigid seas. SoulSilver In daytime, it is often found asleep on the seabed in shallow waters. Its nostrils close while it swims.

Generation V Unova B2W2: #265 Black A Pokémon that lives on icebergs. It swims in the sea using the point on its head to break up ice. White Black 2 The colder it gets, the better it feels. It joyfully swims around oceans so cold that they are filled with floating ice. White 2

Generation VI Kalos #— Hoenn #— X A Pokémon that lives on icebergs. It swims in the sea using the point on its head to break up ice. Y Covered with light blue fur, its hide is thick and tough. It is active in bitter cold of -40 degrees Fahrenheit. Omega Ruby 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. Alpha Sapphire

Generation VII Alola USUM: #115 Kanto #086 This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Sun & Moon. Ultra Sun It has always been supposed that Seel live only in cold seas. Their having shown up in Alola is a mystery. Ultra Moon Thanks to its thick fat, cold seas don't bother it at all, but it gets tired pretty easily in warm waters. Let's Go Pikachu Loves freezing-cold conditions. Relishes swimming in a frigid climate of around 14 degrees Fahrenheit. Let's Go Eevee

Generation VIII This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Generation VIII.

Game locations

Generation I Red Blue Seafoam Islands Trade Ponyta at the Pokémon Lab on Cinnabar Island Blue (Japan) Seafoam Islands Yellow Seafoam Islands

Generation II Gold Silver Whirl Islands Crystal Whirl IslandsMorningDay

Generation III Ruby Sapphire Trade Emerald Trade FireRed LeafGreen Seafoam Islands, Icefall Cave Trade Ponyta at the Pokémon Lab on Cinnabar Island Colosseum Trade XD Phenac City (Shadow)

Generation IV Diamond Routes 226 and 230 Pearl Trade Platinum Breed Dewgong HeartGold SoulSilver Route 47, Whirl Islands, Seafoam Islands Pal Park Sea Pokéwalker Stormy Beach

Generation V Black White Giant Chasm (Surfing) Black 2 White 2 Seaside Cave and Giant Chasm (Surfing) Dream World Sparkling Sea

Generation VI X Y Breed Dewgong Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Route 125 (hidden Pokémon*)

Generation VII Sun Moon Trade Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Seaward Cave (Surfing) Poké Pelago Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee Seafoam Islands

Generation VIII Sword Shield Unobtainable

In side games

Generation I Pinball Red Field: Seafoam Islands

Generation II This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation II side games.

Generation III Trozei! Phobos Submarine, Endless Level 25, Forever Level 25, Mr. Who's Den MD Red MD Blue Mt. Freeze (3F-7F), Stormy Sea (B9F-B14F), Silver Trench (B6F-B14F), Far-off Sea (B6F-B14F), Marvelous Sea (B6F-B14F), Fantasy Strait (B6F-B14F)

Generation IV MD Time MD Darkness Brine Cave (B1F-B5F) MD Sky Brine Cave (B1F-B5F) Rumble Bright Beach (Normal Mode A)

Generation V Rumble Blast Glacier: Frozen Tundra Rumble U Adventure Area: Unexpected Land, Conductor Room: Frozen Runway

Generation VI Battle Trozei Distortion Island: Stage 6 Shuffle Blau Salon: Stage 405 Rumble World Pearl Marsh: Aurora Ice Field (All Areas), Plasma Tundra: Frosty Alps (All Areas)

Generation VII Masters Chapter 8: A Cold, Harsh Winter (Pryce's)

In events

Games	Event	Language	Location	Level	Distribution period
GSC	Gotta Catch 'Em All Station! Flail Seel	English	United States	5	December 20 to 26, 2002

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Red*	Blue*	Berry (100%)
Yellow*
Pokémon XD		Mystic Water (100%)
FireRed	LeafGreen	Aspear Berry (50%)

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 65		125 - 172	240 - 334
Attack: 45		45 - 106	85 - 207
Defense: 55		54 - 117	103 - 229
Sp. Atk: 45		45 - 106	85 - 207
Sp. Def: 70		67 - 134	130 - 262
Speed: 45		45 - 106	85 - 207
Total: 325	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 70.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 2/3 ★★☆	Power 2/3 ★★☆
Skill 2/2 ★★	Stamina 3/4 ★★★☆
Jump 2/3 ★★☆	Total 11/15 ★★☆

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, 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× Fairy 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× Fairy 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× Fairy 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× Fairy 1× None

Notes: If this Pokémon has Thick Fat, the effectiveness of  Fire-type  moves is ¼× and the effectiveness of  Ice-type  moves is ¼×.

Learnset

Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

By leveling up

Generation VII Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VIII - IX

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 011 Headbutt Normal Physical 07070 100100% 15 044 Growl Normal Status 0000— 100100% 40 088 Encore Normal Status 0000— 100100% 5 1212 Aqua Jet Water Physical 04040 100100% 20 1616 Ice Shard Ice Physical 04040 100100% 30 2020 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00——% 10 2626 Aurora Beam Ice Special 06565 100100% 20 3232 Waterfall Water Physical 08080 100100% 15 3838 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 08585% 20 4444 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100100% 10 5050 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100100% 15

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

By TM/HM

Generation VII Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VIII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM01 TM01 Headbutt Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 TM03 TM03 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM05 TM05 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM07 TM07 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM08 TM08 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM12 TM12 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM19 TM19 Iron Tail Steel Physical 100100 075}}75% 15 TM25 TM25 Waterfall Water Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM27 TM27 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM47 TM47 Surf Water Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM51 TM51 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5 TM55 TM55 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM57 TM57 Pay Day Normal Physical 04040 100}}100% 20 TM58 TM58 Drill Run Ground Physical 08080 095}}95% 10 TM60 TM60 Megahorn Bug Physical 120120 085}}85% 10

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

Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

By leveling up

Generation VII Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VIII - IX

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 011 Headbutt Normal Physical 07070 100100% 15 033 Growl Normal Status 0000— 100100% 40 077 Water Sport Water Status 0000— ——% 15 1111 Icy Wind Ice Special 05555 09595% 15 1313 Encore Normal Status 0000— 100100% 5 1717 Ice Shard Ice Physical 04040 100100% 30 2121 Rest Psychic Status 0000— ——% 10 2323 Aqua Ring Water Status 0000— ——% 20 2727 Aurora Beam Ice Special 06565 100100% 20 3131 Aqua Jet Water Physical 04040 100100% 20 3333 Brine Water Special 06565 100100% 10 3737 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 08585% 20 4141 Dive Water Physical 08080 100100% 10 4343 Aqua Tail Water Physical 09090 09090% 10 4747 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100100% 10 5151 Safeguard Normal Status 0000— ——% 25 5353 Hail Ice Status 0000— ——% 10

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

By TM/HM

Generation VII Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VIII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM06 TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM07 TM07 Hail Ice Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM13 TM13 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM14 TM14 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5 TM17 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM18 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM20 TM20 Safeguard Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 25 TM21 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM27 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM32 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 15 TM42 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM44 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM45 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM46 TM46 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM48 TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM49 TM49 Echoed Voice Normal Special 04040 100}}100% 15 TM56 TM56 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM67 TM67 Smart Strike Steel Physical 07070 —}}—% 10 TM87 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM88 TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM90 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM94 TM94 Surf Water Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM98 TM98 Waterfall Water Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 XTM100 TM100 Confide Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 20

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

By breeding

Generation VII Other generations: II - III - IV - V - VI - VIII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Belch Poison Special 120 90% 10 Disable Normal Status — 100% 20 Encore Normal Status — 100% 5 Entrainment Normal Status — 100% 15 Fake Out Normal Physical 40 100% 10 Horn Drill Normal Physical — —% 5 Icicle Spear Ice Physical 25 100% 30 Iron Tail* Steel Physical 100 75% 15 Lick Ghost Physical 30 100% 30 Perish Song Normal Status — —% 5 Signal Beam Bug Special 75 100% 15 Slam Normal Physical 80 75% 20 Sleep Talk Normal Status — —% 10 Spit Up Normal Special — 100% 10 Stockpile Normal Status — —% 20 Swallow Normal Status — —% 10 Water Pulse Water Special 60 100% 20

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

By tutoring

Generation VII Other generations: II - III - IV - V - VI - VIII - IX

Game   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  S M US UM Aqua Tail Water Physical 90 90% 10 S M US UM Drill Run Ground Physical 80 95% 10 S M US UM Icy Wind Ice Special 55 95% 15 S M US UM Iron Tail Steel Physical 100 75% 15 S M US UM Signal Beam Bug Special 75 100% 15 S M US UM Snore Normal Special 50 100% 15 S M US UM Water Pulse Water Special 60 100% 20

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

TCG-only moves

Move	Card
Pound	Seel δ (EX Dragon Frontiers 62)

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball   Acquisition: Catch			Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 3.9% Friend Area: Ice Floe Beach Phrases 51%-100% HP I'm strong against the cold, actually! 26%-50% HP I have only half HP left... 1%-25% HP Please, no more... I want to go back to wintry seas... Level up There it is! My level went up!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 3.9% IQ group: H
Pokémon Rumble Attack ● Defense ●● Speed ●●●			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ● Defense ●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Battle Trozei Water Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Water Attack Power: 50 - 100 5 #603 Freeze Leaves the foe frozen.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 163 Base Attack: 85 Base Defense: 121 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: 50 Fast Attacks: Ice Shard, Lick*, Water Gun† Charged Attacks: Aurora Beam*, Icy Wind, Aqua Tail, Aqua Jet†

Evolution

Unevolved Seel  Water

Level 34 →

First Evolution Dewgong  Water  Ice

Sprites

Generation I Red Green Red Blue Yellow Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation II Gold Silver Crystal Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back

Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back

Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back

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

Trivia

• Seel shares its category with Dewgong and Popplio. They are all known as the Sea Lion Pokémon.

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.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese パウワウ Pawou From the onomatopoeia of a seal's bark French Otaria From otarie Spanish Seel Same as English name German Jurob Possibly from jung and Robbe Italian Seel Same as English name Korean 쥬쥬 Juju Corruption of 듀공 dyugong Mandarin Chinese 小海獅 / 小海狮 Xiǎohǎishī Means "Small (or young) sea lion" Cantonese Chinese 小海獅 Síuhóisī Means "Small (or young) sea lion"

More languages Hindi सील Seel Transcription of English name Russian Сил Sil Transcription of English name Thai พาเวา Pawou Transcription of trademarked Japanese name

Related articles

• Seel (Cerulean Gym)

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