Competitive Information for Seel [Gold/Silver]
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Seel? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Gold/Silver Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Gold/Silver generation metagame.
Seel is a phenomenal Water-typed Pokemon. Seel is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. There were no known abilities back in the Gold/Silver Pokemon games. Seel's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Peck
- Lick
- Protect
Physical Sweeper Seel (Retro)
Seel is popular Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. In the dark days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. Seel is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield without an Eviolite attached. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Seel from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Peck is a physical 35-base power Flying-type move that deals damage.
♦ Lick is a physical 20-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Seel this turn).
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Moveset:
- Surf / Waterfall
- Ice Beam / Aurora Beam
- Protect
- Toxic
Special Sweeper Seel (Retro)
Seel is an awesome Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. Seel is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield without an Eviolite attached to it. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Seel from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out.
♦ Waterfall is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Aurora Beam is a special 65-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Seel this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Seel learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Seel can perform in Gold/Silver. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive GS Move and Ability Combos for Seel
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Perish Song + Protect
- Moves: Whirlpool + Perish Song
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
Create a build
Have an idea in mind for Seel that you'd like to test? Customize the IVs, EVs and their Gold/Silver moveset. This area allows you to examine the typing coverages of selected moves and stat variances.
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