Is Seel good in Pokemon GO?

Yes. Seel is B-tier for Little Cup.

What are the best Seel IVs for Little Cup?

The rank-1 Little Cup spread is 4/12/15 (Attack/Defense/HP), which reaches the 500 CP cap at level 20.5. Low Attack with high Defense and HP wins in capped leagues. Use the IV checker on this page to rank your own copy among all 4,096 spreads.

Is Seel a good raid attacker?

Seel ranks #246 of 283 water attackers with 4.8 DPS. That is outside the top 15, so it is not a raid priority.

Should I evolve Seel?

Dewgong is A-tier for Great League. Evolve the copy with the best IVs for that role and transfer spare Seel for candy.

Can Seel be shiny in Pokemon GO?

Yes. Shiny Seel is available from photobomb, raid, research, wild. A shiny is worth keeping for the collection no matter its IVs.

Is Shadow Seel worth keeping?

Shadow Seel hits 20% harder and takes 20% more damage. It has no ranked role of its own, so treat it like a normal copy.

#086 · Generation 1

Seel

water

Max CP (L40 / L50): 971 / 1,098
Raid catch CP (L20 / L25): 555 / 694
Research CP (L15): 416
Buddy distance: 3 km
2nd charged move: 50,000 dust · 50 candy

Shiny
Shadow
Tradable
Mega
Dynamax

Keep

Keep to evolve

Seel will not win battles on its own, but Dewgong is A-tier for Great League. Keep the good-IV copies and the candy to evolve one.

Battle roles

B
Little Cup#27 of 168 · score 80.5
It is ranked #27 in Little Cup on PvPoke with Lick / Aqua Tail / Icy Wind.
–
Great League#967 of 1154 · score 59.2
Ranked #967 of 1154; not competitive in Great League.

Worth evolving into

Dewgong
A Great League

Collection value

Shadow version exists: Shadows hit 20% harder and are worth a raid slot even with low IVs.

Tiers: S = meta-defining, A = strong, B = playable, C = niche. PvP from PvPoke overall rankings; raids from computed DPS/TDO within each attacking type; Max Battles from GO Hub tier lists.

Base stats

Attack85

Defense121

Stamina163

Base stats. Bars are scaled to the strongest Pokemon in the game.

Weak to

electric×1.6
grass×1.6

Resists

fire×0.625
ice×0.625
steel×0.625
water×0.625

Evolution line

Seel
→50 candyDewgong

→ Dewgong: 50 candy

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PvP rankings (GO Battle League)

League	Tier	Rank	Score	Recommended moves	Typical build
Little Cup	B	#27 / 168	80.5	Lick · Aqua Tail · Icy Wind	L20.5 · 4/12/15
Great League	–	#967 / 1154	59.2	Water Gun · Aqua Tail · Icy Wind	L50 · 15/15/15
Great LeagueShadow	–	#1010 / 1154	57.3	Water Gun · Aqua Tail · Icy Wind	L50 · 15/15/15

Source: PvPoke overall rankings. Score is relative to the league meta (100 = best). Typical build is the IV spread PvPoke assumes.

Raid attacker rankings

Attacking type	Tier	Rank	DPS	TDO	Best moves
iceShadow	–	#200 / 231	4.8	45	Water Gun · Aurora BeamElite TM
ice	–	#210 / 231	4.2	47	Water Gun · Aurora BeamElite TM
waterShadow	–	#231 / 283	5.4	51	Water Gun · Aqua TailElite TM
water	–	#246 / 283	4.8	54	Water Gun · Aqua TailElite TM

Level 40, 15/15/15, neutral target. DPS = damage per second, TDO = total damage output before fainting. Rank is among every Pokemon using that attacking type.

Moves

Fast move	Type	Raid power	Energy	Duration	DPS	PvP power	PvP energy	Speed
Ice Shard	ice	10	+10	1.0s	10.0	9	+10	3 turns
Lick	ghost	5	+6	0.5s	10.0	3	+3	1 turn
Water GunElite TMSTAB	water	5	+5	0.5s	10.0	3	+3	1 turn

Charged move	Type	Raid power	Energy	Duration	Dmg/energy	PvP power	PvP energy	Effects
Aurora Beam	ice	80	-50	3.5s	1.60	80	-60
Icy Wind	ice	65	-33	3.5s	1.97	60	-45	100% chance: -1 foe Atk
Aqua TailSTAB	water	50	-33	2.0s	1.52	55	-35
Aqua JetElite TMSTAB	water	45	-33	2.5s	1.36	70	-40

Questions people ask

Is Seel good in Pokemon GO?: Yes. Seel is B-tier for Little Cup.
Should I keep or transfer Seel?: Seel will not win battles on its own, but Dewgong is A-tier for Great League. Keep the good-IV copies and the candy to evolve one.
What are the best Seel IVs for Little Cup?: The rank-1 Little Cup spread is 4/12/15 (Attack/Defense/HP), which reaches the 500 CP cap at level 20.5. Low Attack with high Defense and HP wins in capped leagues. Use the IV checker on this page to rank your own copy among all 4,096 spreads.
Is Seel a good raid attacker?: Seel ranks #246 of 283 water attackers with 4.8 DPS. That is outside the top 15, so it is not a raid priority.
Should I evolve Seel?: Dewgong is A-tier for Great League. Evolve the copy with the best IVs for that role and transfer spare Seel for candy.
Can Seel be shiny in Pokemon GO?: Yes. Shiny Seel is available from photobomb, raid, research, wild. A shiny is worth keeping for the collection no matter its IVs.
Is Shadow Seel worth keeping?: Shadow Seel hits 20% harder and takes 20% more damage. It has no ranked role of its own, so treat it like a normal copy.

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