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Horsea's Type

WATER

Horsea's Pokédex #s

National #: 116

Galar #: --

Armor #: 198

Crown #: --

Horsea's Base Stats

HP:: 30

Attack:: 40

Defense:: 70

Sp. Atk:: 70

Sp. Def:: 25

Speed:: 60

Total:: 295

Misc. Info

Height:: 1'4" (0.4m)

Weight:: 17.6 lbs. (8 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Water 1 / Dragon

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,000,000

EV Yield:: 1 Sp. Atk

Base EXP:: 59

Catch Rate:: 225

Base Happiness:: 70

Horsea's Abilities

Here are what abilities Horsea can possibly have, along with their effects.

Swift Swim: Doubles Horsea's Speed while the weather is rainy.

Sniper: Horsea's critical hits inflict 2.25× damage instead of 1.5× damage.

Damp: Prevents all effects of Self-Destruct, Explosion, and Aftermath while Horsea is on the field.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Horsea's weakness and resistance is to various types.

2×: ELECTRIC

GRASS

½: FIRE

WATER

ICE

STEEL

Horsea's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Horsea evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Horsea: starting form

Seadra: at level 32

Kingdra: trade while holding

Horsea's Moves in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Horsea can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Horsea learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Water Gun Damages the target.	WATER	40	100%	25	One Target
1	Leer Lowers all nearby enemies' Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	30	Nearby Enemies
5	Smokescreen Lowers the target's Accuracy by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	One Target
10	Twister 20% chance of making all nearby enemies flinch. Does double damage against Bounce, Fly, or Sky Drop.	DRAGON	40	100%	20	Nearby Enemies
15	Focus Energy Raises critical hit rate by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
20	Dragon Breath Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	DRAGON	60	100%	20	One Target
25	Bubble Beam 10% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	WATER	65	100%	20	One Target
30	Agility Raises Horsea's Speed by two stages.	PSYCHIC	--	--	30	User
35	Laser Focus Horsea's next move will be a critical hit.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
40	Dragon Pulse Damages the target.	DRAGON	85	100%	10	One Target
45	Hydro Pump Damages the target.	WATER	110	80%	5	One Target
50	Dragon Dance Raises Horsea's Attack and Speed by one stage.	DRAGON	--	--	20	User
55	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Horsea can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM21	Rest Horsea restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Horsea from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM27	Icy Wind 100% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Speed by one stage.	ICE	55	95%	15	Nearby Enemies
TM31	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM33	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM35	Hail Changes the weather to hail for 5 turns.	ICE	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM36	Whirlpool Traps the target for 2–5 turns; does 1/16 max HP per turn. Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.	WATER	35	85%	15	One Target
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Horsea is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM40	Swift Doesn't miss all nearby enemies.	NORMAL	60	--	20	Nearby Enemies
TM45	Dive Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	WATER	80	100%	10	One Target
TM52	Bounce Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn. Has a 30% chance of paralyzing the target.	FLYING	85	85%	5	One Target
TM55	Brine Does double damage if the target's HP is 50% or less.	WATER	65	100%	10	One Target
TM76	Round Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.	NORMAL	60	100%	15	One Target

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Horsea can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area and other locations.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TR03	Hydro Pump Damages the target.	WATER	110	80%	5	One Target
TR04	Surf Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.	WATER	90	100%	15	All But Self
TR05	Ice Beam Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.	ICE	90	100%	10	One Target
TR06	Blizzard Has a 10% chance to freeze all nearby enemies. 100% accuracy while it is hailing.	ICE	110	70%	5	Nearby Enemies
TR12	Agility Raises Horsea's Speed by two stages.	PSYCHIC	--	--	30	User
TR13	Focus Energy Raises critical hit rate by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
TR16	Waterfall Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	WATER	80	100%	15	One Target
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Horsea's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR24	Outrage Confuses Horsea after 2–3 turns.	DRAGON	120	100%	10	Random Enemy
TR26	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR27	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Horsea's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR45	Muddy Water 30% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Accuracy by one stage.	WATER	90	85%	10	Nearby Enemies
TR51	Dragon Dance Raises Horsea's Attack and Speed by one stage.	DRAGON	--	--	20	User
TR62	Dragon Pulse Damages the target.	DRAGON	85	100%	10	One Target
TR70	Flash Cannon 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	STEEL	80	100%	10	One Target
TR84	Scald Has a 30% chance to burn the target.	WATER	80	100%	15	One Target
TR98	Liquidation 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	WATER	85	100%	10	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Horsea can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Horsea.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Aurora Beam 10% chance of lowering the target's Attack by one stage.	ICE	65	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Clear Smog Removes any stat modifiers on the target.	POISON	50	--	15	One Target
EGG	Disable Disables the target's last used move for a few turns.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Flail Does more damage when Horsea's HP is low.	NORMAL	varies	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Octazooka 50% chance of lowering the target's Accuracy by one stage.	WATER	65	85%	10	One Target
EGG	Splash Does nothing.	NORMAL	--	--	40	User
EGG	Water Pulse Has a 20% chance of confusing the target.	WATER	60	100%	20	One Target

Move Tutor Moves

Here are all of the moves that Horsea can learn from Move Tutors. Most of these require the Expansion Pass and can be found in the Isle of Armor's Dojo, costing some Armorite Ore to teach. However, there are a few moves that can be taught aside from this.

	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target	Info
TUTOR	Flip Turn Forces Horsea to switch out after dealing damage.	WATER		60	100%	20	One Target
TUTOR	Scale Shot Hits the target two to five times in a row. If Scale Shot hits at least once, raises Horsea's Speed by one stage and lowers Horsea's Defense by one stage.	DRAGON		25	90%	20	One Target

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Horsea learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Water Gun Damages the target.	WATER	40	100%	25	One Target
1	Leer Lowers all nearby enemies' Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	30	Nearby Enemies
5	Smokescreen Lowers the target's Accuracy by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	One Target
10	Twister 20% chance of making all nearby enemies flinch. Does double damage against Bounce, Fly, or Sky Drop.	DRAGON	40	100%	20	Nearby Enemies
15	Focus Energy Raises critical hit rate by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
20	Dragon Breath Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	DRAGON	60	100%	20	One Target
25	Bubble Beam 10% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	WATER	65	100%	20	One Target
30	Agility Raises Horsea's Speed by two stages.	PSYCHIC	--	--	30	User
35	Laser Focus Horsea's next move will be a critical hit.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
40	Dragon Pulse Damages the target.	DRAGON	85	100%	10	One Target
45	Hydro Pump Damages the target.	WATER	110	80%	5	One Target
50	Dragon Dance Raises Horsea's Attack and Speed by one stage.	DRAGON	--	--	20	User
55	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Horsea can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught once per use of the TM.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM03	Water Pulse Has a 20% chance of confusing the target.	WATER	60	100%	20	One Target
TM07	Hail Changes the weather to hail for 5 turns.	ICE	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM13	Ice Beam Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.	ICE	90	100%	10	One Target
TM14	Blizzard Has a 10% chance to freeze all nearby enemies. 100% accuracy while it is hailing.	ICE	110	70%	5	Nearby Enemies
TM17	Protect Protects Horsea from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM18	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM32	Double Team Raises Horsea's Evasion by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	15	User
TM42	Facade Does double damage if Horsea is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM44	Rest Horsea restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM45	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM49	Scald Has a 30% chance to burn the target.	WATER	80	100%	15	One Target
TM55	Brine Does double damage if the target's HP is 50% or less.	WATER	65	100%	10	One Target
TM58	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM59	Dragon Pulse Damages the target.	DRAGON	85	100%	10	One Target
TM82	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Horsea's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM87	Swagger Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.	NORMAL	--	85%	15	One Target
TM90	Substitute Costs 25% of Horsea's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM91	Flash Cannon 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	STEEL	80	100%	10	One Target
TM95	Surf Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.	WATER	90	100%	15	All But Self
TM99	Waterfall Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	WATER	80	100%	15	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Horsea can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Horsea.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Aurora Beam 10% chance of lowering the target's Attack by one stage.	ICE	65	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Clear Smog Removes any stat modifiers on the target.	POISON	50	--	15	One Target
EGG	Disable Disables the target's last used move for a few turns.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Flail Does more damage when Horsea's HP is low.	NORMAL	varies	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Octazooka 50% chance of lowering the target's Accuracy by one stage.	WATER	65	85%	10	One Target
EGG	Splash Does nothing.	NORMAL	--	--	40	User
EGG	Dragon Breath Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	DRAGON	60	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Muddy Water 30% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Accuracy by one stage.	WATER	90	85%	10	Nearby Enemies
EGG	Outrage Confuses Horsea after 2–3 turns.	DRAGON	120	100%	10	Random Enemy

Horsea's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Horsea's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Horsea's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Horsea is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	170	201	233	264	30
Attack	85	116	148	179	40
Defense	145	176	208	239	70
Sp. Atk	145	176	208	239	70
Sp. Def	55	86	118	149	25
Speed	125	156	188	219	60
Total					295

Where to Find Horsea in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

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If you're looking for where to find Horsea, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Horsea in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Horsea in the Wild

Insular Sea

Surfing (w/ Rotom Bike)

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
20%	20%	20%	16%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%
Lv. 40-45	Lv. 40-45	Lv. 40-45	Lv. 40-45	Lv. 40-45	Lv. 40-45	Lv. 40-45	Lv. 40-45	Lv. 40-45

Location information on where to find Horsea in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl will be coming to the Marriland Pokédex in a future update! Thank you for your patience!

Pokédex Entries for Horsea

Generation 8 Pokédex Entries

Sword

Horsea makes its home in oceans with gentle currents. If this Pokémon is under attack, it spits out pitch-black ink and escapes.

Shield

They swim with dance-like motions and cause whirlpools to form. Horsea compete to see which of them can generate the biggest whirlpool.

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

X

Known to shoot down flying bugs with precision blasts of ink from the surface of the water.

Y

It makes its nest in the shade of corals. If it senses danger, it spits murky ink and flees.

Omega Ruby

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.

Alpha Sapphire

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 fin on its back.

Generation 5 Pokédex Entries

Black White Black 2 White 2

It makes its nest in the shade of corals. If it senses danger, it spits murky ink and flees.

Generation 4 Pokédex Entries

Diamond Pearl Platinum

It makes its nest in the shade of corals. If it senses danger, it spits murky ink and flees.

HeartGold

If attacked by a larger enemy, it quickly swims to safety by adeptly controlling its well-developed dorsal fin.

SoulSilver

Its big, developed fins move rapidly, allowing it to swim backward while still facing forward.

Generation 3 Pokédex Entries

Ruby

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.

Sapphire

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.

Emerald

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.

FireRed

It maintains balance using its tail, which is wound up like a coil. It may spray ink from its mouth.

LeafGreen

Known to shoot down flying bugs with precision blasts of ink from the surface of the water.

Generation 2 Pokédex Entries

Gold

If attacked by a larger enemy, it quickly swims to safety by adeptly controlling its dorsal fin.

Silver

Its big, developed fins move rapidly, allowing it to swim backward while still facing forward.

Crystal

When they're in a safe location, they can be seen playfully tangling their tails together.

Generation 1 Pokédex Entries

Red Blue

Known to shoot down flying bugs with precision blasts of ink from the surface of the water.

Yellow

If it senses any danger, it will vigorously spray water or a special type of ink from its mouth.