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Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I

#087 Dewgong

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  • SpeciesSea Lion Pokémon
  • Japanese nameJugon
  • PronunciationDOO-GONG
  • Height5′ 7″ 1.70 m
  • Weight265.0 lb 119.25 kg
  • Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
Dewgong official artwork

PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats

Name meaning

Variation of DUGONG, an animal similar to Dewgong.

Evolution

  1. SeelLevel 34Dewgong
Dewgong in the original Gengar’s Pokédex
Dewgong as it appeared in the original Gengar’s Pokédex

Pokédex entries

RedBlue Stores thermal energy in its body. Swims at a steady 8 knots even in intensely cold waters.
Yellow Its entire body is a snowy-white. Unharmed by even intense cold, it swims powerfully in icy waters.
Stadium It stores thermal energy inside its pure white, fur-covered body. It swims in frigid water at eight knots.
GoldStadium 2 Its streamlined body has little drag in water. The colder the temperature, the friskier it gets.
Silver It loves frigid seas with ice flows. It uses its long tail to change swimming direction quickly.
Crystal It sleeps under shallow ocean waters during the day, then looks for food at night when it’s cold.

Where to find Dewgong

Game Where to find it Time Rarity
Blue Seafoam Island NA Few/Evolve
Red NA Few/Evolve
Yellow Seafoam Island, Cinnabar Island (In-Game Trade) NA Few/Evolve
Gold Must Evolve from Seel at level 34 Any Evolve
Silver Any Evolve
Crystal Any Evolve

How to catch

Ground Surf Fishing Forest Tree Mountain Tree Rock Smash Breed Evolve Event BugCatch Game Corner
R/B ✓ ✓
Yellow ✓ ✓ ✓
G/S ✓
Crystal ✓

✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.

Type matchups

Defence: damage taken from each attack type

  • Normal×1
  • Fire×1
  • Water×0.5
  • Electric×2
  • Grass×2
  • Ice×0.25
  • Fighting×2
  • Poison×1
  • Ground×1
  • Flying×1
  • Psychic×1
  • Bug×1
  • Rock×2
  • Ghost×1
  • Dragon×1
  • Dark×1
  • Steel×1
  • Gold, Silver & Crystal: 4 weaknesses and 2 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 2 : 1 (200%).
  • Red, Blue & Yellow: 4 weaknesses and 2 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 2 : 1 (200%).
  • This Pokémon has the same number of weaknesses and advantages in GSC as RBY. Therefore their defense ratios are the same.

Offence: same-type attacks against each type

  • Normal1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Fire1st (GSC): Good 2nd (GSC): Bad 1st (RBY): Good 2nd (RBY): Normal
  • Water1st: Bad 2nd: Bad
  • Electric1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Grass1st: Bad 2nd: Good
  • Ice1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
  • Fighting1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Poison1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Ground1st: Good 2nd: Good
  • Flying1st: Normal 2nd: Good
  • Psychic1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Bug1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Rock1st: Good 2nd: Normal
  • Ghost1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Dragon1st: Bad 2nd: Good
  • Dark1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Steel1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
  • Gold, Silver & Crystal: 7 advantages and 7 disadvantages out of 34 types. Offensive ratio 1:1 (100%).
  • Red, Blue & Yellow: 7 advantages and 5 disadvantages out of 30 types. Offensive ratio 7:5 (140%).

Moves learned by levelling up

Yellow R/B G/S/C Move Type Kind
Start Start Start Headbutt Normal Physical
30 Start Start Growl Normal Status
35 35 Start Aurora Beam Ice Special
44 44 Start Rest Psychic Status
50 50 Start Take Down Normal Physical
56 56 43 Ice Beam Ice Special
— — 60 Safeguard Normal Status

“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.

Move Tutor Crystal

  • Ice Beam

TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal

  • TM02Headbutt
  • TM03Curse
  • TM06Toxic
  • TM10Hidden Power
  • TM13Snore
  • TM14Blizzard
  • TM15Hyper Beam
  • TM16Icy Wind
  • TM17Protect
  • TM18Rain Dance
  • TM20Endure
  • TM21Frustration
  • TM27Return
  • TM32Double Team
  • TM34Swagger
  • TM35Sleep Talk
  • TM44Rest
  • TM45Attract
  • HM03Surf
  • HM06Whirlpool
  • HM07Waterfall

TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow

  • TM06Toxic
  • TM07Horn Drill
  • TM08Body Slam
  • TM09Take Down
  • TM10Double-Edge
  • TM11Bubblebeam
  • TM12Water Gun
  • TM13Ice Beam
  • TM14Blizzard
  • TM15Hyper Beam
  • TM16Pay Day
  • TM20Rage
  • TM31Mimic
  • TM32Double Team
  • TM34Bide
  • TM40Skull Bash
  • TM44Rest
  • TM50Substitute
  • HM03Surf
  • HM04Strength

Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal

Egg groups Ground Pokémon group 7 Water 1 Pokémon group 8

Compatible Pokémon

Egg moves

Move How to pass it down
Disable Mate with a male from Psyduck or Slowpoke Family.
Encore Mate a male Clefairy or Togetic with a female Pikachu/Raichu, then breed the male offspring (after evolving Pichu into Pikachu) with a female Seel/Dewgong.
Lick Mate with a Snubbull/Granbull or Teddiursa/Ursaring.
Peck Mate with a male Farfetch’d.
Perish Song Mate with a male Lapras.
Slam Mate with a male from Dratini, Pikachu, or Wooper Family.

Stats

Stat Base Range at Lv. 100 G/S/C rank R/B/Y rank
HP 90 353-383 14/4577.31% 11/4281.59%
Attack 70 208-238 22/4948.01% 22/4546.02%
Defense 80 228-258 18/5563.67% 15/4465.54%
Speed 70 208-238 23/4755.96% 22/4250.00%
Special Attack G/S/C 70 208-238 22/4655.96% —
Special Defense G/S/C 95 258-288 13/4181.59% —
Special R/B/Y 95 258-288 — 10/2981.59%
Total 475 G/S/C
405 R/B/Y
1463-1643
1255-1405
20/8774.19% 17/6577.31%

Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.

Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library