#0364 · Hoenn · Generation 3

Sealeo

Ball Roll Pokémon · Ice/Water-type

Sealeo is a Ice/Water-type Pokémon, the Ball Roll Pokémon, number 364 (#0364) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 3 and comes from the Hoenn region. It is 1.1 m tall and weighs 87.6 kg.

Sealeo is the Ball Roll Pokémon, an Ice and Water type that cannot resist spinning round objects on its nose. It learns what a new thing is like by smell and feel, whether it is a Poké Ball or a Spheal.

How to pronounce Sealeo

Sealeo is pronounced SEE-lee-oh. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Sealeo said out loud:

In Japanese it is トドグラー (Todoggler).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Sealeo is a bright blue, seal-like Pokémon with a speckled beige throat and chest, short tusks, dark oval eyes and a short, flipper-like tail. The Pokédex calls its thick white whiskers very sensitive, and its powerful front flippers can crush ice. It is 1.1 m tall and weighs 87.6 kg.

Behaviour

Sealeo touches anything it meets for the first time with its nose and rolls it around to judge the smell and texture. Sometimes the object is a Spheal, which it balances on its nose to check that the youngster is healthy. The Sword Pokédex says Sealeo live on drift ice and track their prey by scent. Bulbapedia notes that the Sleep Style Dex shows it sensing its surroundings even while asleep.

Habitat

The Pokédex places Sealeo on drift ice and in the sea. It roams the Crown Tundra's Frigid Sea in Sword and Shield, and Bulbapedia lists it as unobtainable in Scarlet and Violet and Legends: Z-A.

Powers

Thick Fat and Ice Body are its regular Abilities, with Oblivious hidden. It learns Brine, Aurora Beam and Body Slam by level, picks up Encore at level 35 and gets Surf at level 46. Base HP 90 makes it a sturdy halfway point, but base Speed 45 keeps it slow.

Name origin

Sealeo may combine 'sea' or 'seal' with the Latin leo ('lion'), as in sea lion. The Japanese name is Todoggler (トドグラー), possibly from todo ('Steller sea lion') and 'juggler'.

Design inspiration

Sealeo seems to be modelled on an earless seal with some walrus features, and its ball-balancing may refer to the trick sea lions perform with balls. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Sealeo evolves from Spheal at level 32.

In the games

In Ruby and Sapphire, where it first appeared, the only way to get a Sealeo is to evolve a Spheal. In Legends: Arceus it appears around Hisui's Obsidian Fieldlands and Cobalt Coastlands.

In the anime

Sealeo debuted in 'The Spheal of Approval' as Captain Stern's partner, sent out to battle Team Magma. Juan used one against Ash in his Sootopolis Gym battle in 'The Great Eight Fate!'.

Fun facts

• Its evolution into Walrein at level 44 is unique: Bulbapedia notes that no other Pokémon evolves at that level, and the poke.si evolution data agrees.
• The Emerald Pokédex says Sealeo dive into the sea to hunt five times a day.
• In 'Up Close and Personable!', Angie finds a Sealeo beside a lake close to the Pokémon Summer Academy and sketches it.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Sealeo (Pokémon) · Serebii: Sealeo (Sword/Shield Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 90
• Attack: 60
• Defense: 70
• Sp. Atk: 75
• Sp. Def: 70
• Speed: 45

Sealeo’s base stat total is 410. Its highest stat is HP.

Type matchups

What is Sealeo weak to?

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

It resists Ice (¼×), Water (½×).

Evolution

What does Sealeo evolve from?

Sealeo evolves from Spheal at level 32.

How does Sealeo evolve?

Sealeo evolves into Walrein at level 44.

The whole family: Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein.

Abilities

• Thick Fat: Halves damage from Fire and Ice moves.
• Ice Body: Heals for 1/16 max HP after each turn during snow or hail. Protects against hail damage.
• Oblivious (hidden ability): Prevents infatuation and protects against Captivate.

Moves

Moves Sealeo learns by level up in Sword / Shield

“Evo” means Sealeo learns the move the moment it evolves: Swagger.

TM moves (27)

Sealeo can learn 27 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Rest, Rock Slide, Snore, Protect, Icy Wind, Attract, Rain Dance, Hail, Whirlpool, Facade, Dive, Rock Tomb, Icicle Spear, Brine, Round, Bulldoze, Body Slam, Surf, Ice Beam, Blizzard, Earthquake, Waterfall, Substitute, Endure, Sleep Talk, Encore, Iron Tail.

Egg moves (9), which Spheal can hatch knowing:Aqua Ring, Belly Drum, Curse, Fissure, Spit Up, Stockpile, Swallow, Water Pulse, Yawn.

Move tutor moves (1): Steel Roller.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Water 1, Field.
• Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
• Catch rate: 120 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 2 HP effort values.
• Base experience yield: 144.

Pokédex entries

Its white whiskers are very sensitive. Sealeo will balance Spheal on the tip of its nose, checking its scent and its feel to be sure the Spheal is healthy. (Legends: Arceus)

This Pokémon has a habit of spinning round things on its nose, whether those things are Poké Balls or Spheal. (Shield)

Sealeo live on top of drift ice. They go swimming when they're on the hunt, seeking out their prey by scent. (Sword)

Sealeo often balances and rolls things on the tip of its nose. While the Pokémon is rolling something, it checks the object's aroma and texture to determine whether it likes the object or not. (Sapphire, Alpha Sapphire)

Sealeo has the habit of always juggling on the tip of its nose anything it sees for the first time. This Pokémon occasionally entertains itself by balancing and rolling a Spheal on its nose. (Ruby, Omega Ruby)

Be it Spheal or Poké Ball, it will spin any round object on its nose with the greatest of ease. (Black 2, White 2, Y)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Taller than 54% of all Pokémon (1.1 m).
• Heavier than 80% of all Pokémon (87.6 kg).
• Base stat total 410, ranked #590 of 1,025.
• One of 8 Pokémon that are both Ice and Water.
• One of 170 blue Pokémon.
• Number 113 of 135 Pokémon introduced in Generation 3 (Hoenn).
• Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
• Can learn 45 different moves in Sword / Shield.
• Catch rate 120: about 15.7% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 10 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: Sealeo (Pokémon), Serebii: Sealeo (Sword/Shield Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (SEE-lee-oh): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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Ice-type Pokémon · Water-type Pokémon · Ice/Water weaknesses and matchups · Hoenn region guide · Thick Fat ability · Ice Body ability · Oblivious ability · Compare Sealeo · Full Pokédex · Type chart · All moves

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