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seadra
#117

Seadra

Dragon Pokémon

Water

Seadra sleeps after wriggling itself between the branches of coral. Those trying to harvest coral are occasionally stung by this Pokémon’s poison barbs if they fail to notice it.

Base Stats

HP 55
Attack 65
Defense 95
Sp. Atk 95
Sp. Def 45
Speed 85
Total 440

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Dragon Pokémon
Height 1.2 m
Weight 25.0 kg
Base Exp 154
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 75
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Sea
Egg Groups Water1 ,Dragon

Sprites

seadra Front Front
seadra Back Back
seadra Front Shiny Front Shiny
seadra Back Shiny Back Shiny
seadra Official Art Official Art
seadra Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

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Defensive Pivot
Item
Eviolite
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 252
Def 240
Spe 16

Strategy Overview

Seadra is one of NFE's bulkiest pivots, distinguishing itself from fellow bulky Water-type Quaxwell through its excellent physical bulk, customizable Speed, and Poison Point. Unlike Quaxwell, Seadra's greater Speed, bulk, and Poison Point make it more consistent at answering physical attackers like Piloswine, Pignite, and Monferno, able to switch in more often while discouraging physical attacks from them in return. It can outrun slower wallbreakers like Pignite with minimal Speed EVs and even faster attackers like Monferno and Gabite with full investment. However, Seadra's shallow movepool makes it inflexible, as while it walls most physical attackers well, it is one-dimensional outside of this role and can be easily walled by Grass-types like Servine and Ivysaur. Seadra's poor special bulk leaves it easily overwhelmed by special attackers like Girafarig and Duosion. It faces significant competition from Quaxwell, which trades lower Speed and bulk for Rapid Spin, Encore utility, and reliable recovery.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc