‹ #85 Dodrio

Seel

#86 (Kanto)

#87 Dewgong ›

Pokémon type

Water

Boosted in Rain weather

Seel weaknesses

Seel is weak to Grass and Electric-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Seel is resistant to Steel, Fire, Water and Ice-type moves.

63%

Best moveset for Seel

The best moves for Seel are Water Gun and Aqua Tail when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Ice Shard and Aqua Jet deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Water Gun Elite TM

12DPS

Aqua Tail

30DPS

Defending

Ice Shard

10DPS

Aqua Tail

30DPS

Trainer Battles

Ice Shard

3.3EPT

Aqua Jet Elite TM

2.1DPE

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Evolution calculator »

Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Seel family. Seel evolves into Dewgong for 50 Candy.

Seel

Dewgong

Purified Pokémon cost less to evolve: Seel for 45 Candy.

Game images

Seel, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Events

Flying Taxi: Taken Over

25th Jun

Summary

Seel is a Water Pokémon. It is weak to Grass and Electric moves. Seel's best moveset is Water Gun & Aqua Tail and it has a Max CP of 1,098. Seel evolves into Dewgong.

About

"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."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Water Gun Elite TM	5	10	12
Lick	5	12	10
Ice Shard	10	10	10

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Icy Wind	65	3	1.97
Aqua Tail	50	3	1.82
Aqua Jet Elite TM	45	3	1.64
Aurora Beam	80	2	1.6
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Ice Shard	9	3	3	3.3
Water Gun Elite TM	3	1	3.6	3
Lick	3	1	3	3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Aqua Jet Elite TM	70	40	2.1
Aqua Tail	55	35	1.89
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Aurora Beam	80	60	1.33
Icy Wind ▼ att	60	45	1.33
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Water Gun Elite TM 12 DPS	Aqua Tail 30 DPS	4.8	102%
Lick 10 DPS	Aqua Tail 30 DPS	4.7	100%
Water Gun Elite TM 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	4.7	100%
Lick 10 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	4.6	96%
Ice Shard 10 DPS	Aqua Tail 30 DPS	4.3	90%
Water Gun Elite TM 12 DPS	Aurora Beam 22.9 DPS	4.3	90%
Water Gun Elite TM 12 DPS	Aqua Jet Elite TM 21.6 DPS	4.2	89%
Lick 10 DPS	Aurora Beam 22.9 DPS	4.1	86%
Lick 10 DPS	Aqua Jet Elite TM 21.6 DPS	4	85%
Water Gun Elite TM 12 DPS	Icy Wind 18.6 DPS	3.9	83%
Ice Shard 10 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	3.9	83%
Lick 10 DPS	Icy Wind 18.6 DPS	3.8	80%
Ice Shard 10 DPS	Aurora Beam 22.9 DPS	3.7	78%
Ice Shard 10 DPS	Aqua Jet Elite TM 21.6 DPS	3.7	77%
Water Gun Elite TM 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	3.6	77%
Ice Shard 10 DPS	Icy Wind 18.6 DPS	3.5	74%
Lick 10 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	3.2	68%
Ice Shard 10 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2.7	57%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Ice Shard 10 DPS	Aqua Tail 30 DPS	1.6	100%
Ice Shard 10 DPS	Aurora Beam 22.9 DPS	1.5	95%
Ice Shard 10 DPS	Icy Wind 18.6 DPS	1.5	94%
Ice Shard 10 DPS	Aqua Jet Elite TM 21.6 DPS	1.5	91%
Lick 10 DPS	Aqua Tail 30 DPS	1.3	78%
Water Gun Elite TM 12 DPS	Aqua Tail 30 DPS	1.3	77%
Lick 10 DPS	Icy Wind 18.6 DPS	1.2	75%
Water Gun Elite TM 12 DPS	Icy Wind 18.6 DPS	1.2	75%
Ice Shard 10 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.2	74%
Lick 10 DPS	Aurora Beam 22.9 DPS	1.2	73%
Water Gun Elite TM 12 DPS	Aurora Beam 22.9 DPS	1.2	73%
Lick 10 DPS	Aqua Jet Elite TM 21.6 DPS	1.2	72%
Water Gun Elite TM 12 DPS	Aqua Jet Elite TM 21.6 DPS	1.2	72%
Water Gun Elite TM 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1	59%
Lick 10 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	0.9	56%
Ice Shard 10 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	0.8	51%
Water Gun Elite TM 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	0.7	44%
Lick 10 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	0.7	40%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Ice Shard 3.3 EPT	Aqua Jet Elite TM 2.1 DPE	12	10	108%
Water Gun Elite TM 3 EPT	Aqua Jet Elite TM 2.1 DPE	14	9.9	107%
Lick 3 EPT	Aqua Jet Elite TM 2.1 DPE	14	9.3	100%
Ice Shard 3.3 EPT	Aqua Tail 1.89 DPE	12	9.3	100%
Water Gun Elite TM 3 EPT	Aqua Tail 1.89 DPE	12	9.3	100%
Ice Shard 3.3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	21	9.2	99%
Water Gun Elite TM 3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	24	9.2	99%
Lick 3 EPT	Aqua Tail 1.89 DPE	12	8.7	93%
Lick 3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	24	8.6	92%
Water Gun Elite TM 3 EPT	Icy Wind ▼ att 1.33 DPE	15	7.6	82%
Water Gun Elite TM 3 EPT	Aurora Beam 1.33 DPE	20	7.6	82%
Ice Shard 3.3 EPT	Icy Wind ▼ att 1.33 DPE	15	7.4	80%
Ice Shard 3.3 EPT	Aurora Beam 1.33 DPE	18	7.4	80%
Lick 3 EPT	Icy Wind ▼ att 1.33 DPE	15	7	75%
Lick 3 EPT	Aurora Beam 1.33 DPE	20	7	75%
Water Gun Elite TM 3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	24	4	43%
Ice Shard 3.3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	21	3.5	37%
Lick 3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	24	3.4	37%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

Top Seel counters

For the full ranking, the boss's moves and a raid simulator, see best Seel Raid Counters »

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Thundurus (Incarnate Forme) (Shadow)

Thunder Shock

Wildbolt Storm

0.05
2
Zekrom (Shadow)

Charge Beam

Fusion Bolt

0.05
3
Regieleki

Lock-On

Thunder Cage

0.05
4
Kartana

Razor Leaf

Leaf Blade

0.06
5
Thundurus (Therian Forme)

Volt Switch

Wildbolt Storm

0.06

The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Raichu Y with Thunder Shock and Zap Cannon+.

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Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		85
Defense		121
Stamina		163

Max HP

Level 40	140
Level 50	149

Average size

Height	1.1 m
Weight	90 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	50,000
Candy	50

Purification cost

Stardust	3,000
Candy	3

Other

Buddy walk distance

3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	416
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	555
Level 30 Max wild	833
Level 40	971
Level 50	1,098

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	694
Level 35 (wild)	902