Essentials

Dewgong

Sea Lion Pokémon

Dewgong

Water Ice

Abilities

Thick Fat

Halves damage from Fire and Ice moves.

Hydration

Cures any major status ailment after each turn during rain.

Hidden Ability

Ice Body

Heals for 1/16 max HP after each turn during hail. Protects against hail damage.

Damage Taken

  • Bug 1
  • Dark 1
  • Dragon 1
  • Electric 2
  • Fairy 1
  • Fighting 2
  • Fire 1
  • Flying 1
  • Ghost 1
  • Grass 2
  • Ground 1
  • Ice ¼
  • Normal 1
  • Poison 1
  • Psychic 1
  • Rock 2
  • Steel 1
  • Water ½

Pokédex Numbers

Introduced in
Generation 1
National
87
Kanto
87 Red, Blue, Yellow, FireRed, LeafGreen
Original Johto
177 Gold, Silver, Crystal
Updated Johto
179 HeartGold, SoulSilver
Updated Unova
266 Black 2, White 2
Updated Alola
116 Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon
Updated Melemele
116 Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon

Names

Japanese
ジュゴン (jugon)
ジュゴン
Official roomaji
Jugon
Korean
쥬레곤
Chinese
白海獅
白海狮
French
Lamantine
German
Jugong
Spanish
Dewgong
Italian
Dewgong

Breeding

Gender
½ male, ½ female Search:
Egg groups
  • Water 1
  • Field
Search:
Hatch counter
20 Search:
Steps to hatch
5355 / 2805

Compatibility

Training

Base EXP
166 Search:
Effort points
  • 2 Special Defense
Capture rate
75 Search:
Base happiness
70 Search:
Growth rate
medium Search:

Wild held items

Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Colosseum, XD nothing
FireRed, LeafGreen 50% Aspear Berry Aspear Berry
5% Never-Melt Ice Never-Melt Ice
Generation 4 nothing
Generation 5 nothing
Generation 6 nothing
Generation 7 nothing

Evolution

Baby Basic Stage 1 Stage 2
Seel Dewgong Level up, starting at level 34

Stats

Pctile Min IVs Max IVs
HP
90
 82.6 353 384
Attack
70
 42.7 208 239
Defense
80
 63.6 228 259
Special Attack
70
 54.3 208 239
Special Defense
95
 79.6 258 289
Speed
70
 53.9 208 239
Total
475
 56.3

HeartGold, SoulSilver Pokéathlon Performance

★ Minimum; ✯ Base; ☆ Maximum

Speed
★✯
Power
★✯✯
Skill
★✯
Stamina
★★★✯☆
Jump
★★
Total
8/13/14

Flavor

Flavor Text

Generation 5
Black, White

In snow, the pure white coat covering its body obscures it from predators.

Black 2, White 2

Its streamlined body has low resistance, and it swims around cold oceans at a speed of eight knots.

Generation 6
X

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

Y

Its streamlined body has little drag in water. The colder the temperature, the friskier it gets.

Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire

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.

Generation 7
Ultra Sun

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 Moon

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

Sprites

Dewgong Dewgong

Miscellany

Species
Sea Lion Pokémon Search:
Color
White Search:
Cry
Habitat FireRed, LeafGreen
sea Search:
Footprint
Dewgong
Shape
Ichthyic Search:

Height

Trainer dude

Dewgong
17

5'6.9"
1.7 m

Weight

Trainer dudette

Dewgong
1200

264.6 lb
120.0 kg

Locations

Red Red
Walking in tall grass or a cave
Blue Blue
Walking in tall grass or a cave
Yellow Yellow
Walking in tall grass or a cave
FireRed FireRed
Walking in tall grass or a cave
Surfing
LeafGreen LeafGreen
Walking in tall grass or a cave
Surfing
Diamond Diamond
Surfing
Platinum Platinum
Walking in tall grass or a cave
Surfing
HeartGold HeartGold
Walking in tall grass or a cave
SoulSilver SoulSilver
Walking in tall grass or a cave
Black Black
Surfing in dark spots
White White
Surfing in dark spots
Black 2 Black 2
Surfing in dark spots
White 2 White 2
Surfing in dark spots

Pal Park

Area
Sea
Score
70
Rate
20

Moves

Water and Ice moves get STAB, and have their type highlighted in green.

Generation 1 Generation 2 Ruby, Sapphire
Emerald
Colosseum
XD 		FireRed, LeafGreen Diamond, Pearl
Platinum 		HeartGold, SoulSilver Generation 5 X, Y Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Generation 7 Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
— Signal Beam Bug special 15 75 100%

Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.
— — — — — — — — — Headbutt Normal physical 15 70 100%

Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
— — — — — — — — — Growl Normal status 40 — 100%

Lowers the target's Attack by one stage.
— — — — — Signal Beam Bug special 15 75 100%

Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.
— — — — — — — Icy Wind Ice special 15 55 95%

Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage.
— — — — Aurora Beam Ice special 20 65 100%

Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Attack by one stage.
0 Sheer Cold Ice special 5 * 30%

Causes a one-hit KO.
— Sheer Cold Ice special 5 * 30%

Causes a one-hit KO.
— Headbutt Normal physical 15 70 100%

Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
30 5 9 9 3 3 3 3 3 — Growl Normal status 40 — 100%

Lowers the target's Attack by one stage.
35 16 Aurora Beam Ice special 20 65 100%

Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Attack by one stage.
7 7 7 7 7 — Signal Beam Bug special 15 75 100%

Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.
17 17 11 11 11 11 11 — Icy Wind Ice special 15 55 95%

Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage.
3 Growl Normal status 40 — 100%

Lowers the target's Attack by one stage.
7 Signal Beam Bug special 15 75 100%

Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.
11 Icy Wind Ice special 15 55 95%

Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage.
13 13 13 13 13 13 Encore Normal status 5 — 100%

Forces the target to repeat its last used move every turn for 2 to 6 turns.
17 17 17 17 17 17 Ice Shard Ice physical 30 40 100% 1

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
44 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 Rest Psychic status 10 — —

User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.
23 23 23 23 23 23 Aqua Ring Water status 20 — —

Restores 1/16 of the user's max HP each turn.
21 21 27 27 27 27 27 27 Aurora Beam Ice special 20 65 100%

Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Attack by one stage.
31 31 31 31 31 31 Aqua Jet Water physical 20 40 100% 1

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
33 33 33 33 33 33 Brine Water special 10 65 100%

Has double power against Pokémon that have less than half their max HP remaining.
29 29 Rest Psychic status 10 — —

User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.
34 34 34 34 34 34 34 Sheer Cold Ice special 5 * 30%

Causes a one-hit KO.
50 32 42 42 37 37 39 39 39 39 Take Down Normal physical 20 90 85%

User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.
41 41 45 45 45 45 Dive Water physical 10 80 100%

User dives underwater, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.
43 43 49 49 49 49 Aqua Tail Water physical 10 90 90%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
56 43 51 51 47 47 55 55 55 55 Ice Beam Ice special 10 90 100%

Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.
60 64 64 51 51 61 61 61 61 Safeguard Normal status 25 — —

Protects the user's field from major status ailments and confusion for five turns.
65 65 65 65 Hail Ice status 10 — —

Changes the weather to a hailstorm for five turns.
Level up, learned by Seel but not Dewgong
7 7 7 7 7 7 Water Sport Water status 15 — —

Halves all Fire-type damage.
Generation 1 Generation 2 Ruby, Sapphire
Emerald 		FireRed, LeafGreen Diamond, Pearl
Platinum 		HeartGold, SoulSilver Generation 5 X, Y Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Generation 7 Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
Egg, learned by Seel but not Dewgong
• • • Belch Poison special 10 120 90%

Can only be used after the user has eaten a berry.
• • • • • • • • • Disable Normal status 20 — 100%

Disables the target's last used move for 1-8 turns.
• • • • • • • • • Encore Normal status 5 — 100%

Forces the target to repeat its last used move every turn for 2 to 6 turns.
• • • Entrainment Normal status 15 — 100%

Copies the user's ability onto the target.
• • • • • • • • Fake Out Normal physical 10 40 100% 3

Can only be used as the first move after the user enters battle. Causes the target to flinch.
• • • • • • • • Horn Drill Normal physical 5 * 30%

Causes a one-hit KO.
• • • • • • • • Icicle Spear Ice physical 30 25 100%

Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
• • • • Iron Tail Steel physical 15 100 75%

Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.
• • • • • • • • • Lick Ghost physical 30 30 100%

Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
• Peck Flying physical 35 35 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
• • • • • • • • • Perish Song Normal status 5 — —

User and target both faint after three turns.
• • • • • • Signal Beam Bug special 15 75 100%

Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.
• • • • • • • • • Slam Normal physical 20 80 75%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
• • • • Sleep Talk Normal status 10 — —

Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.
• • • • • Spit Up Normal special 10 * 100%

Power is 100 times the amount of energy Stockpiled.
• • • • • Stockpile Normal status 20 — —

Stores energy up to three times for use with Spit Up and Swallow.
• • • • • Swallow Normal status 10 — —

Recovers 1/4 HP after one Stockpile, 1/2 HP after two Stockpiles, or full HP after three Stockpiles.
• • • • Water Pulse Water special 20 60 100%

Has a 20% chance to confuse the target.
Generation 1 Generation 2 Emerald
XD 		FireRed, LeafGreen Diamond, Pearl
Platinum 		HeartGold, SoulSilver Generation 5 X, Y Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Generation 7 Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Tutor: Can be taught at any time by an NPC.
Crystal Emerald XD FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Black 2, White 2 Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Aqua Tail Water physical 10 90 90%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Crystal Emerald XD FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Black 2, White 2 Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Body Slam Normal physical 15 85 100%

Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
Crystal Emerald XD FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Black 2, White 2 Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Dive Water physical 10 80 100%

User dives underwater, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.
Crystal Emerald XD FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Black 2, White 2 Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Double-Edge Normal physical 15 120 100%

User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.
Crystal Emerald XD FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Black 2, White 2 Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Drill Run Ground physical 10 80 95%

Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
Crystal Emerald XD FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Black 2, White 2 Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Endure Normal status 10 — — 4

Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
Crystal Emerald XD FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Black 2, White 2 Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Headbutt Normal physical 15 70 100%

Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Crystal Emerald XD FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Black 2, White 2 Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Ice Beam Ice special 10 90 100%

Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.
Crystal Emerald XD FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Black 2, White 2 Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Icy Wind Ice special 15 55 95%

Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage.
Crystal Emerald XD FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Black 2, White 2 Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Iron Tail Steel physical 15 100 75%

Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.
Crystal Emerald XD FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Black 2, White 2 Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Mimic Normal status 10 — —

Copies the target's last used move.
Crystal Emerald XD FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Black 2, White 2 Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Signal Beam Bug special 15 75 100%

Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.
Crystal Emerald XD FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Black 2, White 2 Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Sleep Talk Normal status 10 — —

Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.
Crystal Emerald XD FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Black 2, White 2 Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Snore Normal special 15 50 100%

Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping.
Crystal Emerald XD FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Black 2, White 2 Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Substitute Normal status 10 — —

Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
Crystal Emerald XD FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Black 2, White 2 Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Swagger Normal status 15 — 85%

Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses the target.
Crystal Emerald XD FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Black 2, White 2 Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Water Pulse Water special 20 60 100%

Has a 20% chance to confuse the target.
Generation 1 Generation 2 Ruby, Sapphire
Emerald
Colosseum
XD 		FireRed, LeafGreen Diamond, Pearl
Platinum 		HeartGold, SoulSilver Generation 5 X, Y Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Generation 7 Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Machine: Can be taught at any time by using a TM or HM.
03 03 03 03 Water Pulse Water special 20 60 100%

Has a 20% chance to confuse the target.
02 Headbutt Normal physical 15 70 100%

Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
03 Curse Ghost status 10 — —

Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.
06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 Toxic Poison status 10 — 90%

Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
07 07 07 07 07 07 07 07 Hail Ice status 10 — —

Changes the weather to a hailstorm for five turns.
07 Horn Drill Normal physical 5 * 30%

Causes a one-hit KO.
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Hidden Power Normal special 15 60 100%

Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
13 Snore Normal special 15 50 100%

Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping.
08 Body Slam Normal physical 15 85 100%

Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
09 Take Down Normal physical 20 90 85%

User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.
10 Double-Edge Normal physical 15 120 100%

User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.
11 Bubble Beam Water special 20 65 100%

Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage.
12 Water Gun Water special 25 40 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 Ice Beam Ice special 10 90 100%

Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.
14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Blizzard Ice special 5 110 70%

Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Hyper Beam Normal special 5 150 90%

User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
16 Icy Wind Ice special 15 55 95%

Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage.
17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 Protect Normal status 10 — — 4

Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 Rain Dance Water status 5 — —

Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Safeguard Normal status 25 — —

Protects the user's field from major status ailments and confusion for five turns.
20 Endure Normal status 10 — — 4

Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 Frustration Normal physical 20 * 100%

Power increases as happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 Return Normal physical 20 * 100%

Power increases with happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
16 Pay Day Normal physical 20 40 100%

Scatters money on the ground worth five times the user's level.
20 Rage Normal physical 20 20 100%

If the user is hit after using this move, its Attack rises by one stage.
31 Mimic Normal status 10 — —

Copies the target's last used move.
32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 Double Team Normal status 15 — —

Raises the user's evasion by one stage.
42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 Facade Normal physical 20 70 100%

Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
43 43 43 43 Secret Power Normal physical 20 70 100%

Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.
34 Swagger Normal status 15 — 85%

Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses the target.
35 Sleep Talk Normal status 10 — —

Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.
34 Bide Normal physical 10 * — 1

User waits for two turns, then hits back for twice the damage it took.
40 Skull Bash Normal physical 10 130 100%

Raises the user's Defense by one stage. User charges for one turn before attacking.
44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 Rest Psychic status 10 — —

User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.
45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 Attract Normal status 15 — 100%

Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
46 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 Thief Dark physical 25 60 100%

Takes the target's item.
55 55 Brine Water special 10 65 100%

Has double power against Pokémon that have less than half their max HP remaining.
48 48 48 48 Round Normal special 15 60 100%

Has double power if it's used more than once per turn.
49 49 49 49 Echoed Voice Normal special 15 40 100%

Power increases by 100% for each consecutive use by any friendly Pokémon, to a maximum of 200.
56 56 56 56 56 56 Fling Dark physical 10 * 100%

Throws held item at the target; power depends on the item.
67 Smart Strike Steel physical 10 70 —

Never misses.
58 58 Endure Normal status 10 — — 4

Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
68 68 68 68 68 68 Giga Impact Normal physical 5 150 90%

User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
79 79 79 79 Frost Breath Ice special 10 60 90%

Always scores a critical hit.
72 72 Avalanche Ice physical 10 60 100% -4

Inflicts double damage if the user takes damage before attacking this turn.
78 78 Captivate Normal status 20 — 100%

Lowers the target's Special Attack by two stages if it's the opposite gender.
82 82 Sleep Talk Normal status 10 — —

Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.
83 83 Natural Gift Normal physical 15 * 100%

Power and type depend on the held berry.
87 87 87 87 87 87 Swagger Normal status 15 — 85%

Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses the target.
88 88 88 Sleep Talk Normal status 10 — —

Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.
50 90 90 90 90 90 90 Substitute Normal status 10 — —

Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
H3 H3 H3 H3 H3 H3 H3 94 Surf Water special 15 90 100%

Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dive users.
H6 H5 Whirlpool Water special 15 35 85%

Prevents the target from leaving battle and inflicts 1/16 its max HP in damage for 2-5 turns.
H4 Strength Normal physical 15 80 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
H7 H7 H7 H7 H7 H5 98 Waterfall Water physical 15 80 100%

Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.
94 Secret Power Normal physical 20 70 100%

Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.
100 100 100 Confide Normal status 20 — —

Lowers the target's Special Attack by one stage.
H3 H3 Surf Water special 15 90 100%

Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dive users.
H5 H5 Waterfall Water physical 15 80 100%

Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.
H8 H8 H6 H7 Dive Water physical 10 80 100%

User dives underwater, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.

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