Seel is based on seal pups, bearing resemblance to a newborn harp seal. The horn on the top of Seel’s head may also be loosely based on the narwhal.
Seel is a corruption of the sea creature seal.
Pawou may come from the onomatopoeia of a seal bark.
No: 086
English Name: Seel
Japanese Name: Pauwau
Generation: 1
Type: Water
Species: Sea Lion Pokémon
Abilities: Hydration, Thick Fat, Ice Body (hidden ability)
Evolution: Seel > Dewgong
Seel is a pinniped Pokémon with a thick hide covered in bluish white fur. It has a pale tan maw with a large red tongue and a pair of tusks on its lower jaw. It has circular eyes and a black nose that is capable of closing while Seel swims. There is a small horn on its forehead, which it uses in combination with its tusks to bore through ice floes. It has two flippers on its chest, and two more on the end of its tail. When the tail is raised, it resembles a waterspout.
Seel lives on icebergs in frigid ocean waters. Its warm fur and thick hide allow it to swim in waters as cold as -40°F. It thrives in these cold environments, becoming more active as the temperature drops. Preferring to sleep during the day, it hunts for prey under sheets of ice in the late day and evening hours. While it is a graceful swimmer, it is awkward and struggles to move on dry land.
POKEDEX ENTRIES
Pokemon Red: The protruding horn on its head is very hard. It is used for bashing through thick ice.
Pokemon Blue: The protruding horn on its head is very hard. It is used for bashing through thick ice.
Pokemon Yellow: Loves freezing cold conditions. Relishes swimming in a frigid climate of around 14F degrees.
Pokemon Stadium: It boasts a thick hide covered with light blue fur. It plows through ice floes even in water 40 degrees below 0.
Pokemon Gold: Although it can’t walk well on land, it is a graceful swimmer. It especially loves being in frigid seas.
Pokemon Silver: In daytime, it is often found asleep, on the seabed in shallow waters. Its nostrils close while it swims.
Pokemon Crystal: The light blue fur that covers it keeps it protected against the cold. It loves iceberg filled oceans.
Pokemon Stadium 2: Although it can’t walk well on land, it is a graceful swimmer. It especially loves being in frigid seas.
Pokemon Ruby: Seel hunts for prey in the frigid sea underneath sheets of ice. When it needs to breathe, it punches a hole through the ice with the sharply protruding section of its head.
Pokemon Sapphire: Seel hunts for prey in the frigid sea underneath sheets of ice. When it needs to breathe, it punches a hole through the ice with the sharply protruding section of its head.
Pokemon Emerald: Seel hunt for prey in frigid, ice-covered seas. When it needs to breathe, it punches a hole through the ice with the sharply protruding section of its head.
Pokemon FireRed: Covered with light blue fur, its hide is thick and tough. It is active in bitter cold of minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
Pokemon LeafGreen: The protruding horn on its head is very hard. It is used for bashing through thick icebergs.
Pokemon Diamond: A Pokémon that lives on icebergs. It swims in the sea using the point on its head to break up ice.
Pokemon Pearl: A Pokémon that lives on icebergs. It swims in the sea using the point on its head to break up ice.
Pokemon Platinum: A Pokémon that lives on icebergs. It swims in the sea using the point on its head to break up ice.
Pokemon HeartGold: Although it can’t walk well on land, it is a graceful swimmer. It especially loves being in frigid seas.
Pokemon SoulSilver: In daytime, it is often found asleep on the seabed in shallow waters. Its nostrils close while it swims.
Pokemon Black: A Pokémon that lives on icebergs. It swims in the sea using the point on its head to break up ice.
Pokemon White: A Pokémon that lives on icebergs. It swims in the sea using the point on its head to break up ice.
Pokemon Black 2: The colder it gets, the better it feels. It joyfully swims around oceans so cold that they are filled with floating ice.
pokemon White 2: The colder it gets, the better it feels. It joyfully swims around oceans so cold that they are filled with floating ice.
Pokemon X: A Pokémon that lives on icebergs. It swims in the sea using the point on its head to break up ice.
Pokemon Y: Covered with light blue fur, its hide is thick and tough. It is active in bitter cold of -40 degrees Fahrenheit.
Pokemon Omega Ruby: Seel hunts for prey in the frigid sea underneath sheets of ice. When it needs to breathe, it punches a hole through the ice with the sharply protruding section of its head.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire: Seel hunts for prey in the frigid sea underneath sheets of ice. When it needs to breathe, it punches a hole through the ice with the sharply protruding section of its head.
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