Competitive Information for Seel [Ruby/Sapphire]
Water
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Seel? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Seel is a pretty decent Water-typed Pokemon. Seel is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Seel's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Thick Fat
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Lick
- Protect
- Toxic
Physical Sweeper Seel (Thick Fat)
Seel is a sensational Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Thick Fat, the power of fire- and ice-type attacks against Seel is halved.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ 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).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
Item: Mystic Water
Ability: Thick Fat
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Waterfall
- Ice Beam / Aurora Beam
- Thief
- Protect
Special Sweeper Seel (Thick Fat)
Seel is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. In the dark days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Thick Fat, the power of fire- and ice-type attacks against Seel is halved.
♦ Waterfall is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move that deals a large 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).
♦ Thief is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Seel has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Seel this turn).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Seel? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Thick Fat
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Lick
- Protect
- Toxic
Doubles Physical Sweeper Seel (Thick Fat)
Seel is popular Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Don't forget before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Thick Fat, the power of fire- and ice-type attacks against Seel is halved.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ 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).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
Item: Mystic Water
Ability: Thick Fat
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Waterfall
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Thief
- Protect
Doubles Special Sweeper Seel (Thick Fat)
Seel is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. In the dark days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Thick Fat, the power of fire- and ice-type attacks against Seel is halved.
♦ Waterfall is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Thief is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Seel has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Seel this turn).
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.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Seel can perform in Ruby/Sapphire. 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 RS Move and Ability Combos for Seel
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Perish Song + Protect
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Fake Out, Helping Hand
Optimize Seel's EVs for Ruby/Sapphire
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