Seaking (Pokémon)

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Seaking (Japanese: アズマオウ Azumao) is a introduced in Generation I.
It evolves from starting at level 33.
==Biology==
Seaking is a primarily orange-and-white, . It has round, dark eyes, prominent pink lips, two small fangs, and a cream-colored horn in the center of its forehead. A female will have a smaller horn than a male. Most of its body is orange with a patch of white under its mouth and along its underside. There are several black markings on its body: two thick lines under each eye, a large wavy patch on its back, and several speckles near its tail. It has billowing and a pair of tail fins shaped like butterfly wings, all of which are white speckled with black. However, its is pure white and rigid.
Seaking is a very powerful swimmer that is found in . It can swim not only against a river's current, but up waterfalls as well. In the autumn spawning season, it grows fatter and more vibrant. It travels upriver where male Seaking engage in elaborate dances to court females. The female would go for the Seaking with the most graceful dance.
Seaking uses its powerful horn to bore holes in riverbed boulders in order to shelter its s from water currents. A mated pair take turns patrolling around their new nest for roughly a month and defend it with their lives. There are two different groups of Trainers who are obsessed with Seaking's horns or dorsal fins. However, the groups cannot get along with each other. In Generation I, was its signature move.
===Evolution===
Seaking evolves from .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
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Seaking in the
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=====Wild Area News=====
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===Held items===
Pokémon caught in Generation I must be traded to a Generation II game in order for a held item to appear.
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Seaking is available in and .
====By leveling up====
====By TM/TR====
====By ====
====By tutoring====
====By a prior Evolution====
====By transfer from another generation====
===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Major appearances===
The Sensational Sisters own a Seaking, which first appeared in The Misty Mermaid, thus marking the species' debut. It reappeared in Cerulean Blues and in a fantasy in Alola, Alola!.
In Hook, Line, and Stinker, multiple Seaking were the focus of a local fishing competition. and both hooked a Seaking each.
In The Great Eight Fate!, Juan used a Seaking in a Gym against . It was able to block 's attacks with and send them back at its opponent. Pikachu and eventually took Seaking down, but not before it defeated .
===Minor appearances===
In Pikachu's Vacation, a Seaking was at the Pokémon Theme Park.
In Round One - Begin!, a Trainer's Seaking competed in the Indigo Plateau Conference.
In Pikachu Re-Volts, a Seaking fell under the control of Cassidy and Butch via their at Mandarin Island North.
A Seaking appeared in 's fantasy in Bye Bye Psyduck.
In The Power of One, multiple Seaking sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.
A Seaking appeared in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.
In Slowking's Day, a Seaking was living in the ocean surrounding Shamouti Island.
A Seaking appeared in a fantasy in The Totodile Duel.
In The Joy of Water Pokémon, a Seaking was living in Lake Lucid.
In Octillery The Outcast, Misty's Poliwhirl went up against a Trainer's Seaking during a qualifying match of the Whirl Cup and won. It reappeared in the following episode.
Multiple Seaking appeared in the opening intro of Celebi: The Voice of the Forest, which was reused for Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias.
In Enlighten Up!, a Seaking resided in Lake Slowpoke.
In Putting the Air Back in Aerodactyl!, observed and sketched three Seaking as they swam in a lake.
In Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, Shep was shown to own a Seaking, which participated in the Marina Group's water shows.
Multiple Seaking appeared in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!.
Multiple Seaking appeared in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction.
A 's Seaking appeared in a video in Performing with Fiery Charm!.
In Alola, Kanto!, a wild Seaking was at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
In Dewpider Ascending!, a wild Seaking swam along a river and passed a school of .
In Securing the Future!, a Seaking joined the rest of Alola in showering with light so it could return to its .
A Seaking appeared in Pikachu's Exciting Adventure!.
In The Cuteness Quotient!, a Seaking appeared under the ownership of Marin. It competed with her in the Friendship Festival. Another Seaking was featured on the poster for the competition. Marin's Seaking reappeared in On Land, In the Sea, and to the Future!, where it competed in the Kids Marine Athletic Race.
A Seaking appeared in This Could be the Start of Something Big!.
A Seaking appeared in Distant Blue Sky!.
===Pokédex entries===
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Seaking debuted as a failed capture by , who could not bring herself to hurt it in Sea Sea Seadra.
In Off Course with Corsola, a Seaking was mentioned as one of the Pokémon and sent to via the Portable Transfer System. She remarked that its back is slightly different from others.
A Seaking appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.
In I More Than Like You, Luvdisc I, a powerful Seaking nicknamed Charles appears as a member of Wallace's team. He used him for various Contests as well as in s.
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
Multiple Seaking appeared in Let's Survive This Sea Battle.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, Seaking's prototype name was "", after the god of the sea in Roman mythology.
* Seaking's number in the Sinnoh Pokédex and the Johto Pokédex are the same: 079.
* In Gold, Silver, and Crystal Versions, it appears that Seaking was originally set to learn as one of its three starting moves. However, the game programmers made an error and filled the third data slot with , so Seaking ended up with two starting moves instead.
===Origin===
Seaking seems to be based on the breed of due to its plump body and billowing tail, specifically the azuma nishiki variety. It might also be inspired by the Sanke variety of fish. Its behavior is reminiscent of the , whose bodies flush red as they and climb during their breeding season. Its horn may be a reference to , a giant horned fish that is one of the avatars assumed by the Hindu deity . Seaking's royal theme may come from the Japanese word for goldfish which is 金魚 Kingyo.
====Name origin====
Seaking may be a combination of sea, king, and possibly a play on seeking.
Azumao may be derived from 東錦 (a breed of goldfish) and 王 ō (king).
==In other languages==
==External links==
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