Seaking

Contents
Info
Base stats
Evolution chart
Pokédex entries
Moves learned
Sprites
Locations
Language

Seaking is a Water type Pokémon introduced in Generation 1.

Pokédex data

National №	0119
Type	Water
Species	Goldfish Pokémon
Height	1.3 m (4′03″)
Weight	39.0 kg (86.0 lbs)
Abilities	1. Swift Swim 2. Water Veil Lightning Rod (hidden ability)
Local №	0119 (Yellow/Red/Blue) 0079 (Gold/Silver/Crystal) 0051 (Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald) 0119 (FireRed/LeafGreen) 0079 (Diamond/Pearl) 0079 (Platinum) 0079 (HeartGold/SoulSilver) 0054 (X/Y — Central Kalos) 0052 (Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire) 0154 (Sun/Moon — Alola dex) 0187 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex) 0119 (Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee) 0147 (Sword/Shield) 0079 (Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl) 0095 (The Isle of Armor)

Training

EV yield	2 Attack
Catch rate	60 (7.8% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	50 (normal)
Base Exp.	158
Growth Rate	Medium Fast

Breeding

Egg Groups	Water 2
Gender	50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles	20 (4,884–5,140 steps)

Base stats

HP	80	270	364
Attack	92	170	311
Defense	65	121	251
Sp. Atk	65	121	251
Sp. Def	80	148	284
Speed	68	126	258
Total	450	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Seaking.

Swift Swim ability Water Veil ability Lightning Rod ability

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
	½	½	2	2	½

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
							½

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
	½	½	2	2	½

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
							½

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
	½	½	0	2	½

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
							½

Evolution chart

#0118
Goldeen
Water

(Level 33)

#0119
Seaking
Water

Seaking changes

In Generation 1, Seaking has a base Special stat of 80.
In Generations 1-4, Seaking has a base experience yield of 170.
In Generations 2-7, Seaking has a base Friendship value of 70.

Pokédex entries

Red Blue	In the autumn spawning season, they can be seen swimming powerfully up rivers and creeks.
Yellow	It is the male’s job to make a nest by carving out boulders in a stream using the horn on its head.
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.
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.
FireRed	The horn on its head is sharp like a drill. 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.
Emerald	It punches holes in boulders on streambeds. This is a clever innovation that prevents its eggs from being attacked or washed away by the current.
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	During spawning season, SEAKING gather from all over, causing rivers to appear a brilliant red.
SoulSilver	Using its horn, it bores holes in riverbed boulders, making nests to prevent its eggs from washing away.
Black White Black 2 White 2	In autumn, its body becomes more fatty in preparing to propose to a mate. It takes on beautiful colors.
X	In the autumn spawning season, they can be seen swimming powerfully up rivers and creeks.
Y	It makes its nest by hollowing out boulders in streams with its horn. It defends its eggs with its life.
Omega 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.
Alpha 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.
Sun	When the weather grows cold, its whole body flushes a deep red. This sight serves as a poetic reminder that autumn has arrived.
Moon	Trainers who are crazy for Seaking are divided into horn enthusiasts and fin enthusiasts. The two groups do not get along well.
Ultra Sun	Its horn spins like a drill to steadily hollow out rocks—even harder ones. The coloration of the male is more vivid.
Ultra Moon	To attract females, males dance on the river’s floor. The females gather around the male that dances most gracefully.
Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee	It is the male’s job to make a nest by carving out boulders in a stream using the horn on its head.
Sword	In autumn, its body becomes more fatty in preparing to propose to a mate. It takes on beautiful colors.
Shield	Using its horn, it bores holes in riverbed boulders, making nests to prevent its eggs from washing away.
Brilliant Diamond	It makes its nest by hollowing out boulders in streams with its horn. The Pokémon defends its eggs with its life.
Shining Pearl	To protect its family, it will fight with its drill-sharp horn. It lives in hollowed rocks in streams.

Moves learned by Seaking

In other generations
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Sword/Shield

Moves learnt by level up

Seaking learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Peck	Flying	35	100
1	Supersonic	Normal	—	55
1	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
1	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
15	Horn Attack	Normal	65	100
20	Agility	Psychic	—	—
25	Aqua Ring	Water	—	—
30	Flail	Normal	—	100
37	Waterfall	Water	80	100
44	Soak	Water	—	100
51	Megahorn	Bug	120	85
58	Horn Drill	Normal	—	30

Egg moves

Seaking learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Seaking gen 8 learnset page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Acupressure	Normal	—	—
Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Haze	Ice	—	—
Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
Skull Bash	Normal	130	100

Moves learnt by TM

Seaking is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
49	Scald	Water	80	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
95	Surf	Water	90	100
99	Waterfall	Water	80	100

Moves learnt by level up

Seaking learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Peck	Flying	35	100
1	Supersonic	Normal	—	55
1	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
1	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
15	Horn Attack	Normal	65	100
20	Agility	Psychic	—	—
25	Aqua Ring	Water	—	—
30	Flail	Normal	—	100
37	Waterfall	Water	80	100
44	Soak	Water	—	100
51	Megahorn	Bug	120	85
58	Horn Drill	Normal	—	30

Egg moves

Seaking learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Seaking gen 8 learnset page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Acupressure	Normal	—	—
Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
Haze	Ice	—	—
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Psybeam	Psychic	65	100

Move Tutor moves

Seaking can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Sword & Shield from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Flip Turn	Water		60	100
Scale Shot	Dragon		25	90

Moves learnt by TM

Seaking is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
08	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
09	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
27	Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
35	Hail	Ice	—	—
36	Whirlpool	Water	35	85
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
40	Swift	Normal	60	∞
45	Dive	Water	80	100
52	Bounce	Flying	85	85
53	Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
76	Round	Normal	60	100
96	Smart Strike	Steel	70	—

Moves learnt by TR

Seaking is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
00	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
01	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
03	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
04	Surf	Water	90	100
05	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
06	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
12	Agility	Psychic	—	—
16	Waterfall	Water	80	100
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
28	Megahorn	Bug	120	85
45	Muddy Water	Water	90	85
57	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
84	Scald	Water	80	100
87	Drill Run	Ground	80	95
95	Throat Chop	Dark	80	100

In other generations
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Seaking sprites

Type	Generation 1	Generation 2	Generation 3	Generation 4	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7	Generation 8	Generation 9
Normal									—
Shiny	—							—	—

See all Seaking sprites

Where to find Seaking

Red Blue	Route 23, Cerulean Cave, Fuchsia City
Yellow	Route 24, Cerulean Cave
Gold Silver Crystal	Route 4, 9, 10, 24, 25, 42, Cerulean City, Dark Cave, Mt. Mortar, Mt. Silver, Slowpoke Well, Tohjo Falls, Union Cave
Ruby Sapphire	Safari Zone
FireRed LeafGreen	Berry Forest, Fuchsia City, Safari Zone
Emerald	Safari Zone
Diamond Pearl	Route 203, 204, 209, 212, 214, Lake Acuity, Lake Valor, Lake Verity, Resort Area, Sendoff Spring, Twinleaf Town
Platinum	Route 202, 203, 204, 208, 209, 212, 214, 229, Celestic Town, Lake Acuity, Lake Valor, Lake Verity, Sendoff Spring, Twinleaf Town
HeartGold SoulSilver	Route 9, 10, 24, 25, 42, Cerulean City, Dark Cave, Mt. Mortar, Mt. Silver, Slowpoke Well, Tohjo Falls, Union Cave
Black White	Route 3, 11, 14, Abundant Shrine, Lostlorn Forest, Striaton City, Pinwheel Forest
Black 2 White 2	Route 3, 11, 14, 22, Abundant Shrine, Striaton City, Pinwheel Forest, Aspertia City
X Y	Route 3, 22, Parfum Palace
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire	Safari Zone
Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon	Brooklet Hill, Malie Garden
Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee	Route 6
Sword Shield	Evolve Goldeen
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl	Route 203, 204, 209, 212, 214, Lake Acuity, Lake Valor, Lake Verity, Resort Area, Sendoff Spring, Twinleaf Town
Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game
Scarlet Violet	Location data not yet available

Answers to Seaking questions

Other languages

English	Seaking
Japanese	アズマオウ (Azumao)
German	Golking
French	Poissoroy
Italian	Seaking
Spanish	Seaking
Korean	왕콘치 (wangkonchi)
Chinese (Simplified)	金鱼王
Chinese (Traditional)	金魚王

English	Goldfish Pokémon
Japanese	きんぎょポケモン
German	Goldfisch-Pokémon
French	Pokémon Poisson
Italian	Pokémon Pescerosso
Spanish	Pokémon Pez Color
Korean	금붕어포켓몬
Chinese (Simplified)	金鱼宝可梦
Chinese (Traditional)	金魚寶可夢

Name origin

sea: large body of water
king: royalty