Horsea

The Dragon Pokémon
#116 - Horsea
Evolve	Seadra
Debut	Pokémon: Red Version Pokémon: Green Version
Species Info
Type	+
Height	0.4 m (1'04")
Weight	8.0 kg (17.6 lbs.)
Color	Blue
Gender Ratio	1♂ : 1♀
Ability	Swift Swim / Sniper
Hidden Ability	Damp
Egg Group	Dragon / Water 1
Icon		Sprite
		File:116sprite.png
Footprint
30px
Base Statistics
Hit Points	30	Speed	60
Attack	40	Sp. Attack	70
Defense	70	Sp. Defense	25
Training Info
Catch Rate	225	Hatch Steps	5,120
Base Exp.	083	Effort Points	SpA
Happiness	70
To Lv.100	Normal

Kanto #	Johto #	Hoenn #	Sinnoh #
< 116 >	< 186 >	< 184 >
Unova #	Johto (IV) #
	< 190 >

Horsea is a small sea horse-like Pokémon that was introduced in the first generation games. Its evolved form is Seadra, and it has a third form, Kingdra, starting in the second generation games.

Information

Horsea has big, developed fins which allow it to move rapidly and to swim backwards while facing forward. They feed off of small insects and moss on rocks, and they have been known to shoot down bugs with precision blasts of ink from the surface of the water. Horsea also reflexively sprays special black ink or water from its mouth when it senses danger. It will employ its dorsal fin to swim to safety if threatened by a larger foe.

When in safe locations, Horsea are known to play by tangling their tails together. Its tail is wound up like a coil and used to maintain balance. Additionally, when facing a fast ocean current, Horsea uses its tail to anchor itself around rocks or coil so that it does not get washed away. Horsea usually make their nests in the shade of corals. It evolves into Seadra at Level 32.

Appearances

Mainstream Games

In Pokémon: Red, Blue, FireRed and LeafGreen, Horsea were commonly found by fishing with the Super Rod at Routes 19, 20 and 21, Seafoam Islands (here it could also be found on foot in Red and by surfing in HeartGold/SoulSilver) and Cinnabar Island. In FireRed/LeafGreen, they could also be fished at Routes 4, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 21, Pallet Town, Cerulean City and Vermilion Harbor, while in FireRed they could additionally be fished at most of the Sevii Islands. In Yellow, Horsea was only found by fishing at Routes 10, 11, 12 and 13 and Vermilion City.

In Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold and SoulSilver, Horsea could be found by fishing and surfing at Whirl Islands, as well as at Seafoam Islands in HeartGold/SoulSilver. Horsea was also found at the Pokéwalker's Warm Beach, Beyond the Sea and Winner's Path courses, from which it could be transferred to HeartGold/SoulSilver if caught. In Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald, they were uncommonly found by fishing with a Good Rod at Routes 132, 133 and 134, and in Emerald the player could trade a Bagon to a trainer at Pacifidlog Town for one.

In Diamond, Pearl and Platinum, Horsea was found by fishing at Route 226 with a Good Rod. In Black and White, they could be fished commonly at Routes 17 and 18 and P2 Laboratory.

Other Games

In Pokémon Pinball, it appeared at Seafoam Islands. Horsea was also featured as part of Misty's three-Pokémon team in Pokémon Puzzle League. In Pokémon Channel, they were found within the Secret Cove. In Pokémon Trozei!, it was found at Secret Storage 2, Secret Storage 18, Endless Level 6 and Mr. Who's Den. In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Teams, Horsea could be recruited at the tenth through twentieth floors of Silver Trench, the tenth through twentieth floors of Grand Sea and the first ten basement floors of Fantasy Strait.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness, it could be recruited at the first twenty basement floors of Surrounded Sea, the first eighteen basement floors of Miracle Sea, the first four basement floors of Deep Miracle Sea and Bottomless Sea. In Pokémon Ranger, it appeared at Safra Sea. In Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, they were found in the Sea of Wailord. In Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs, it was found at Coral Sea. Horsea also appeared in Pokémon Rumble at Bright Beach.

Other Appearances

Other Media

• In the Pokémon anime, Misty caught a Horsea at a coastal city in one episode, and it wound up helping to convince the Tentacool and Tentacruel to stop attacking the city. Horsea was not used much and later in the Kanto series it was found that Horsea became ill and was not getting enough exercise. Misty took it back to the Cerulean City gym where she performed a water ballet with it and then left it there with her sisters until she reclaimed control of the gym following the Johto series.
• In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Horsea was shown as one of Green's Pokémon which turned out to have been given to her by Silver. It was useful for tricking enemies with its Smokescreen and inky trails. She later traded it back to Silver, and it eventually became a Kingdra.

Trivia

• Its name is a simple rearrangement of "sea horse".