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Spheal, a Ice and Water type Pokémon, official artwork

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Spheal: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Spheal is a balanced Pokémon, led by its HP (70) and Sp. Atk (55), with a base stat total of 290.

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What is Spheal weak to?

How much damage Spheal takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toElectricFightingGrassRock
0.5×ResistsWater
0.25×ResistsIce

With Thick Fat, Fire attacks do half damage instead of normal damage and Ice attacks do 0.125x damage instead of quarter damage.

Spheal takes super-effective damage from Electric, Fighting, Grass, Rock. It resists Water, Ice. That is by type alone: with Thick Fat, Fire attacks do half damage instead of normal damage and Ice attacks do 0.125x damage instead of quarter damage.

Best moveset for Spheal

Spheal has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Steel RollerSteel130
  • Double-EdgeNormal120
  • BlizzardIce110
  • EarthquakeGround100

Best nature for Spheal

Modest. Spheal leans special (55 Sp. Atk vs 40 Attack) and isn't winning speed ties, so Modest (+Sp. Atk, −Attack) maximises damage.

Abilities

  • Thick FatFire-/Ice-type moves against this Pokemon deal damage with a halved offensive stat.
  • Ice BodyIf Snow is active, this Pokemon heals 1/16 of its max HP each turn.
  • ObliviousThis Pokemon cannot be infatuated or taunted. Immune to Intimidate.

Evolution line

Spheal
Sealeo
Walrein
Full learnset (67 moves; tap to expand)

Spheal is not obtainable in Scarlet/Violet, so this is its National Dex movepool.

MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Steel RollerSteel130100%Physical
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
BlizzardIce11070%Special
EarthquakeGround100100%Physical
Iron TailSteel10075%Physical
Aqua TailWater9090%Physical
Ice BeamIce90100%Special
SurfWater90100%Special
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
DiveWater80100%Physical
StrengthNormal80100%Physical
WaterfallWater80100%Physical
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
Signal BeamBug75100%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
HeadbuttNormal70100%Physical
Secret PowerNormal70100%Physical
Aurora BeamIce65100%Special
BrineWater65100%Special
BulldozeGround60100%Physical
Frost BreathIce6090%Special
Hidden Power WaterWater60100%Special
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
RoundNormal60100%Special
Water PulseWater60100%Special
Icy WindIce5595%Special
SnoreNormal50100%Special
Echoed VoiceNormal40100%Special
Powder SnowIce40100%Special
Rock SmashFighting40100%Physical
Water GunWater40100%Special
WhirlpoolWater3585%Special
Ice BallIce3090%Physical
RolloutRock3090%Physical
Mud-SlapGround20100%Special
FissureGround?30%Physical
FrustrationNormal?100%Physical
Natural GiftNormal?100%Physical
ReturnNormal?100%Physical
Sheer ColdIce?30%Special
Spit UpNormal?100%Special
Super FangNormal?90%Physical
Aqua RingWater--Status
AttractNormal-100%Status
Belly DrumNormal--Status
CaptivateNormal-100%Status
CharmFairy-100%Status
ConfideNormal--Status
CurseGhost--Status
Defense CurlNormal--Status
Double TeamNormal--Status
EncoreNormal-100%Status
EndureNormal--Status
GrowlNormal-100%Status
HailIce--Status
MimicNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
StockpileNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
SwaggerNormal-85%Status
SwallowNormal--Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status
Water SportWater--Status
YawnNormal--Status