Horsea (Pokémon)

|}
Horsea (Japanese: タッツー Tattu) is a introduced in Generation I.
It evolves into starting at level 32, which evolves into when traded while holding a Dragon Scale.
(Specifics may differ in past games. Refer to Game data→Evolution data for these details.)
==Biology==
Horsea is a light blue, that is similar to a . It has red eyes, a long, tubular mouth, and three spike-like fins on either side of its head. Its ridged belly and single are cream-colored. Highly adept in the water, it uses its dorsal fin to swim in any direction while facing forward. It has a tightly curled tail that it can use as both a balance and an anchor when caught in a strong current. In safer environments, it uses its tail to play with other members of its species.
Horsea feeds on insects and moss gathered from rocks. If Horsea senses danger, it sprays water or dense black ink from its mouth at its attacker. It can shoot more precisely at insects flying above the surface of the water. Horsea nests in coral reefs and islands throughout . Many s are laid every year, and the young are raised by the male Horsea rather than the female. Horsea swims with dance-like motions, creating whirlpools in the process. Horsea tend to compete with each other to see who can create the biggest whirlpool.
===Evolution===
Horsea evolves into , which evolves into .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
Horsea in the
===Game locations===
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
====In side games====
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
====In events====
|}
===Held items===
Pokémon caught in Generation I must be traded to a Generation II game in order for a held item to appear.
|}
===Stats===
====Base stats====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Horsea is available in Version 3.0.0+.
====By leveling up====
====By TM====
====By ====
====-only moves====
Move	Card
 	Misty's Horsea (Gym Heroes 86)Horsea δ (EX Dragon Frontiers 31)
===Side game data===
|-
|-
|-
|-
|-
|-
|-
|-
|-
|-
|}
===Evolution data===
Horsea evolves into starting at level 32, which evolves into when traded while holding a Dragon Scale. Seadra cannot evolve into Kingdra in before the player obtains the National Pokédex, as its evolution will be interrupted. 
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
=====Misty's Horsea=====
Horsea debuted in Tentacool & Tentacruel, where it aided in stopping a rampaging . it off-screen. In The Misty Mermaid, she left it at the Cerulean Gym in the care of her sisters.
====Minor appearances====
A Horsea appeared in a fantasy in the banned episode EP035.
In Showdown at the Po-ké Corral, multiple Horsea were living at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
In Pikachu's Vacation, a Horsea was at the Pokémon Theme Park.
A Horsea appeared in 's fantasy in Bye Bye Psyduck.
In The Power of One, multiple Horsea sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.
A Horsea appeared in a fantasy in The Totodile Duel.
A Horsea appeared in Snorlax Snowman.
In Mantine Overboard!, a Horsea was living in the sea near Ogi City.
In The Legend of Thunder!, a Horsea was seen at the Pokémon Center.
In Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, a bounced on a Horsea's head while adrift in the ocean.
In Up Close and Personable!, a Horsea was living in the lake near the Pokémon Summer Academy.
Multiple Horsea appeared in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!.
In Going for the Gold!, two Horsea were living in the .
Three Horsea appeared in I Choose You!.
In Alola, Kanto!, four Horsea were seen at Professor Oak's Laboratory. A fifth was featured in 's fantasy about the Pokémon that she hoped to see in Kanto.
In Legend? Go! Friends? Go!, five Horsea were underwater outside Vermilion City.
In The Sinnoh Iceberg Race!, a Trainer's Horsea competed in the Pokémon Iceberg Race.
A Trainer's Horsea appeared in Caring for a Mystery!.
In On Land, In the Sea, and to the Future!, a Trainer's Horsea competed in the Marine Athletic Race.
Three Horsea appeared in This Could be the Start of Something Big!.
Three Horsea appeared in Roar of the Black Rayquaza.
A Horsea appeared in HZ077.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Generations===
In The Cavern, three wild Horsea were in the waters that surrounded the Mossdeep Space Center.
==In the manga==
===Magical Pokémon Journey===
Horsea is a character from Magical Pokémon Journey.
===Pokémon Adventures===
 had a Horsea in Zap! Zap! Zapdos! on her team that she received from in exchange for her Granbull following their escape from the Masked Man. She used her in her crafty tricks such as cloaking areas with or leaving ink trails. She was later transferred back to Silver, and eventually evolved into .
A Horsea appeared in ''Breath of the Dragonair Part 1, under the ownership of a . It was used in a surfing contest, before it was interrupted by Lance controlling the winning prize, a Dragonair.
Lance's Horsea was seen in a flashback of his and Clair's childhood in The Last Battle II.
A Horsea was one of the aquarium Pokémon seen in Archie's collection in Stick This in Your Craw, Crawdaunt! I.
A Horsea appeared in Out-Odding Oddish, under the ownership of a Pokéathlon participant.
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
Multiple Horsea appeared in Let's Survive This Sea Battle.
===Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!===
A Horsea appeared in GDZ45, under the ownership of a contestant.
A Horsea appeared in GDZ68.
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
A Horsea appeared in Regain the Deserted Power Plant!.
A Horsea appeared in Which One is the Real Clefairy!?.
A Horsea appeared in Curry Showdown! Which is the Most Delicious? as one of the participants of a curry cooking competition.
A Horsea appeared in Rampage at the Ruins of Alph!!.
 was revealed to own a Horsea in Pokémon Hair Salon Opens!!.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Horsea and its evolved forms share their with , its evolved forms, , and Kalosian . They are all known as the Dragon Pokémon.
* Horsea's artwork from Pokémon Red and Blue depicted it with two fins instead of one. This two-finned design was referenced in Alola, Kanto!
* Out of all Pokémon, Horsea and are tied for the largest number of core series games in which they can be encountered and in the . The only core series game in which they cannot be found in the wild is .
===Origin===
Horsea seems to be based on a . Its may be a reference to the Japanese word for seahorse, 竜の落とし子 tatsu-no-otoshigo (literally "illegitimate child of a dragon"), which is derived from the myth that a seahorse that lives for a century will transform into a . Its ability to shoot is reminiscent of a , and the shape of its snout and Ability are reminiscent of a .
====Name origin====
Horsea may be derived from seahorse and horsie (childish term for a horse).
Tattu may be derived from 竜 tatsu (dragon) or 竜の落とし子 tatsu-no-otoshigo (seahorse, lit. "illegitimate child of a dragon").
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Misty's Horsea
* Horsea (MPJ)
==External links==
|}
de:Seeper
es:Horsea
fr:Hypotrempe
it:Horsea
ja:タッツー
zh:墨海马