#0087 · Kanto · Generation 1

Dewgong

Sea Lion Pokémon · Water/Ice-type

Dewgong is a Water/Ice-type Pokémon, the Sea Lion Pokémon, number 87 (#0087) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 1 and comes from the Kanto region. It is 1.7 m tall and weighs 120 kg.

Dewgong is the Sea Lion Pokémon, a snow-white Water and Ice type so well camouflaged on ice that it can vanish in plain sight. A sailor once mistook one sleeping on a glacier for a mermaid, according to the Pokédex.

How to pronounce Dewgong

Dewgong is pronounced DOO-gong. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Dewgong said out loud:

In Japanese it is ジュゴン (Jugon).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Dewgong is a sleek, furry pinniped with a pure white body, black eyes and nose, two tusks and a long horn on its head that cuts through thick ice floes. It is 1.7 m long and weighs 120 kg. Its streamlined shape and strong tail let it cruise at a steady 8 knots even through freezing water, and the Pokédex says it stores thermal energy in its body.

Behaviour

Dewgong thrives in the cold and gets livelier as the temperature drops. It sleeps through the day on bitterly cold ice or in shallow water, then hunts at night. After a meal it basks in the sun on the beach, which warms its body and helps its digestion. The Ultra Sun entry says it is especially fond of Wishiwashi.

Habitat

The Pokédex habitat list puts Dewgong in the sea, and Bulbapedia says it lives on drifting icebergs. In Scarlet and Violet it is not wild in Paldea or Kitakami, but The Indigo Disk's Polar Biome has it.

Powers

Its Abilities are Thick Fat and Hydration, with Ice Body hidden. Dewgong freezes foes with Ice Beam, Aurora Beam and Icy Wind, strikes quickly with Aqua Jet, and learns the one-hit knockout Sheer Cold. With 90 HP and 95 Special Defense it is a durable, defensive swimmer.

Name origin

Dewgong may combine 'dew' with 'dugong', a marine mammal. The Japanese name is Jugon (ジュゴン), taken from the Japanese word for dugong.

Design inspiration

Bulbapedia links Dewgong to harp seal pups, going by its white fur and icy home, and notes that its body also resembles a mermaid. Its horn may come from a narwhal and its tusks from a walrus. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Dewgong evolves from Seel at level 34.

In the games

Dewgong's biggest role is on Lorelei's Elite Four team, where it leads at level 54 in Red and Green (Red and Blue outside Japan), its debut games; Pryce also uses one at the Mahogany Gym in Gold, Silver and Crystal. It is not available in Legends: Z-A.

In the anime

The Cerulean Gym's Seel became the first Dewgong seen in the anime in 'The Misty Mermaid'. In Mewtwo Strikes Back, Neesha's Dewgong carries her to New Island before Mewtwo clones it, and Goh catches one in 'A Test in Paradise!' that falls in love easily.

Fun facts

• In the Red and Green beta, its English name was Manaty, which sounds like manatee.
• In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Lorelei's Dewgong combines Ice Beam with her Cloyster's Spike Cannon.
• In the anime, Pryce's Dewgong beat Ash's Phanpy in an unofficial battle before Ash's Cyndaquil beat it in his official Gym battle.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Dewgong (Pokémon) · Serebii: Dewgong (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 90
• Attack: 70
• Defense: 80
• Sp. Atk: 70
• Sp. Def: 95
• Speed: 70

Dewgong’s base stat total is 475. Its highest stat is Sp. Def.

Type matchups

What is Dewgong weak to?

Dewgong takes extra damage from Electric (2×), Grass (2×), Fighting (2×), Rock (2×) moves.

It resists Ice (¼×), Water (½×).

Evolution

What does Dewgong evolve from?

Dewgong evolves from Seel at level 34.

Dewgong is the final stage of its evolution family.

The whole family: Seel, Dewgong.

Abilities

• Thick Fat: Halves damage from Fire and Ice moves.
• Hydration: Cures any major status ailment after each turn during rain.
• Ice Body (hidden ability): Heals for 1/16 max HP after each turn during snow or hail. Protects against hail damage.

Moves

Moves Dewgong learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

“Evo” means Dewgong learns the move the moment it evolves: Sheer Cold.

TM moves (45)

Dewgong can learn 45 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Charm, Protect, Water Pulse, Thief, Chilling Water, Facade, Icy Wind, Fling, Avalanche, Endure, Rain Dance, Snowscape, Smart Strike, Body Slam, Sleep Talk, Waterfall, Rest, Substitute, Drill Run, Liquidation, Encore, Surf, Ice Spinner, Play Rough, Helping Hand, Ice Beam, Hydro Pump, Blizzard, Giga Impact, Hyper Beam, Tera Blast, Haze, Knock Off, Icicle Spear, Uproar, Weather Ball, Flip Turn, Double-Edge, Endeavor, Whirlpool, Muddy Water, Triple Axel, Curse, Alluring Voice.

Egg moves (10):Belch, Disable, Entrainment, Fake Out, Horn Drill, Lick, Perish Song, Spit Up, Stockpile, Swallow.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Water 1, Field.
• Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
• Catch rate: 75 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 2 Sp. Def effort values.
• Base experience yield: 166.

Pokédex entries

Its entire body is a snowy-white. Unharmed by even intense cold, it swims powerfully in icy waters. (Yellow, Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee!)

It sunbathes on the beach after meals. The rise in its body temperature helps its digestion. (Ultra Moon)

It swims through the ocean at a speed of eight knots, searching for Pokémon that will become its prey. It's especially fond of Wishiwashi. (Ultra Sun)

Dewgong loves to snooze on bitterly cold ice. The sight of this Pokémon sleeping on a glacier was mistakenly thought to be a mermaid by a mariner long ago. (Ruby, Sapphire, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire)

Its streamlined body has little drag in water. The colder the temperature, the friskier it gets. (Gold, HeartGold, Y)

Its body is covered with a pure white fur. The colder the weather, the more active it becomes. (FireRed, X)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Taller than 80% of all Pokémon (1.7 m).
• Heavier than 86% of all Pokémon (120 kg).
• Base stat total 475, ranked #431 of 1,025.
• One of 8 Pokémon that are both Water and Ice.
• One of 88 white Pokémon.
• Number 87 of 151 Pokémon introduced in Generation 1 (Kanto).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 66 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 75: about 9.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 13 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Dewgong (Pokémon), Serebii: Dewgong (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (DOO-gong): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 19 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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