Ruby & Sapphire / #21/109

Seaking

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): Ruby & Sapphire
Rarity (source): Rare
Illustrator: Hajime Kusajima
Source reference: ex1-21

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The Pokémon’s story

Seaking uses its horn to dig into river rocks, creating a nest for its eggs out of the current's reach. Males can then spread their fins and dance before females. Their horns and elegance even divide Trainers who raise the species, each defending their favorite trait. The Pokédex thus brings reproduction, construction and courtship together around a fish whose beauty is not its only quality.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Shield notes that the holes Seaking digs prevent the current from carrying its eggs away. Pokémon Ultra Sun compares its horn to a drill capable of cutting into rock. Its most noticeable ornament therefore also prepares a safe place for laying eggs.

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Card details

HP: 70
Type (source): Water
Stage (source): Stage1
Evolves from (printed name): Goldeen
Pokédex number: 119
Retreat cost: 0 Energy
Weakness (source): Lightning ×2

Printed card text — English

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Attacks

Water Arrow

Cost: Water

Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 20 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Fast Stream

Cost: Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 30

Move 1 Energy card attached to the Defending Pokémon to the other Defending Pokémon. (Ignore this effect if your opponent has only 1 Defending Pokémon.)

Documented variants

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Normal
Reverse
normal · standard
reverse · standard
normal · no-e-reader · standard

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