Horsea Pokémon HeartGold: Moves, Sprites & Locations

Everything you need to know about Horsea in Pokémon HeartGold. On this page you'll find its Pokédex entry straight from the game, all sprite variants including shiny forms, the complete moveset of 58 moves grouped by learning method (level-up, TM/HM, egg, tutor), and every wild encounter location with levels, conditions, and catch rates.

Pokémon HeartGold

Kanto

Horsea Pokemon HeartGold Pokedex Entry

They swim with dance-like motions and cause whirlpools to form. Horsea compete to see which of them can generate the biggest whirlpool.

Pokemon HeartGold Horsea Sprites

Horsea front-facing sprite from Pokémon HeartGold

Primary

Horsea back-facing sprite from Pokémon HeartGold

Reverse

Shiny

Shiny Reverse

Pokémon HeartGold Horsea Moveset

Complete registry of moves learned by Horsea via various methods in Pokémon HeartGold.

Move	Type	Requirement
Bubble	water	Lv. 1
Smokescreen	normal	Lv. 4
Leer	normal	Lv. 8
Water Gun	water	Lv. 11
Focus Energy	normal	Lv. 14
Bubble Beam	water	Lv. 18
Agility	psychic	Lv. 23
Twister	dragon	Lv. 26
Brine	water	Lv. 30
Hydro Pump	water	Lv. 35
Dragon Dance	dragon	Lv. 38
Dragon Pulse	dragon	Lv. 42

End of Move Database

Pokémon HeartGold Horsea Locations

Horsea can be caught in 3 locations across Pokémon HeartGold, including Whirl Islands B2f and Whirl Islands 1f. The most reliable spawn is at Whirl Islands B2f, where you'll find it between Lv. 15 and 25 by surfing on water with a 60% encounter rate.

Whirl Islands 1f

3 encounters

good rod
Lv. 20
10%Uncommon
super rod
Lv. 40
30%Frequent
surf
Lv. 10-20
30%Frequent

Whirl Islands B2f

3 encounters

good rod
Lv. 20
10%Uncommon
super rod
Lv. 40
30%Frequent
surf
Lv. 15-25
60%Common

Seafoam Islands B4f

3 encounters

good rod
Lv. 20
10%Uncommon
super rod
Lv. 40
30%Frequent
surf
Lv. 30-40
30%Frequent