Dewgong
waterice
It sleeps under shallow ocean waters during the day, then looks for food at night when it's cold.
Front
Normal
Shiny
Animated
Shiny Animated
Back
Normal
Shiny
Type
WaterIce
Dex
#198
Abilities
Growth Rate
Medium Fast
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
water1, ground
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
75
Base Exp
176
EV Yield
2 SpecialDefense
Wild Held Items
Weak To
electric ×2grass ×2fighting ×2rock ×2
Resists
water ×0.5ice ×0.25
Evolution Chain
Note, you can always call Professor Elm with the Pokemon you are trying to evolve as first in your party. This was a feature that was added specifically to Polished Crystal. If the information on this page seems incorrect, please try calling Professor Elm.
How to Obtain
Dewgong appears common in Seafoam Islands B3F, common in Seafoam Islands B4F, and in Ice Island (uncommon) in the morning and day-time. Wild ones range from level 62 to 66, unless in a badge-dependent area.
Wild Encounters (6)
Evolution Moves (1)
Moves learned upon evolving into Dewgong.
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Icicle Spear | |||||
| ice |  | 25 | 100 | 30 | |
| Fires icicles to hit 2-5 times. | |||||
Level Up Moves (18)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HeadbuttLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 15 | ||
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| GrowlLevel: 3 | ||||||
| normal |  | 0 | 100 | 40 | ||
| A move that lowers the foe's Attack. | ||||||
| Water GunLevel: 7 | ||||||
| water |  | 40 | 100 | 25 | ||
| Squirts water to attack. | ||||||
| Icy WindLevel: 11 | ||||||
| ice | | 55 | 95 | 15 | ||
| An icy attack that lowers Speed. | ||||||
| EncoreLevel: 13 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 5 | ||
| Makes the foe repeat 2-6 times. | ||||||
| Ice ShardLevel: 17 | ||||||
| ice | | 40 | 100 | 30 | ||
| Hurls icy shards. Always goes first. | ||||||
| RestLevel: 21 | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 5 | ||
| Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover. | ||||||
| Sleep TalkLevel: 23 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Randomly attacks while asleep. | ||||||
| Aurora BeamLevel: 27 | ||||||
| ice | | 65 | 100 | 20 | ||
| An attack that may lower Attack. | ||||||
| Aqua JetLevel: 31 | ||||||
| water | | 40 | 100 | 20 | ||
| A speedy lunge. Always goes first. | ||||||
| Bubble BeamLevel: 33 | ||||||
| water | | 65 | 100 | 20 | ||
| An attack that may lower Speed. | ||||||
| Take DownLevel: 39 | ||||||
| normal | | 90 | 100 | 15 | ||
| A tackle that also hurts the user. | ||||||
| Perish SongLevel: 45 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 5 | ||
| Both user and foe faint in 3 turns. | ||||||
| Aqua TailLevel: 49 | ||||||
| water | | 90 | 90 | 10 | ||
| Swings tail like a wave in a storm. | ||||||
| Ice BeamLevel: 55 | ||||||
| ice | | 90 | 100 | 10 | ||
| An attack that may freeze the foe. | ||||||
| SafeguardLevel: 61 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 25 | ||
| Prevents all status problems. | ||||||
| HailLevel: 65 | ||||||
| ice | | 0 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Inflicts damage every turn. | ||||||
| MegahornLevel: 69 | ||||||
| bug | | 120 | 85 | 10 | ||
| A powerful charge attack. | ||||||
Related Guides
Egg Moves (7)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disable | |||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 20 | |
| Disables the foe's most recent move. | |||||
| Lick | |||||
| ghost | | 30 | 100 | 30 | |
| An attack that may cause paralysis. | |||||
| Peck | |||||
| 35 | 100 | 35 | ||
| Jabs the foe with a beak, etc. | |||||
| Perish Song | |||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 5 | |
| Both user and foe faint in 3 turns. | |||||
| Encore | |||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 5 | |
| Makes the foe repeat 2-6 times. | |||||
| Water Pulse | |||||
| water | | 60 | 100 | 20 | |
| An attack that may confuse the foe. | |||||
| Icicle Spear | |||||
| ice | | 25 | 100 | 30 | |
| Fires icicles to hit 2-5 times. | |||||
TM/HM Moves (24)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curse | ||||||
| ghost | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM03 | |
| Works differently for Ghost-types. | ||||||
| Toxic | ||||||
| poison | | 0 | 90 | 10 | TM06 | |
| A Poison move with increasing damage. | ||||||
| Hail | ||||||
| ice | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM07 | |
| Inflicts damage every turn. | ||||||
| Hidden Power | ||||||
| The type varies with the Pokémon. | ||||||
| Ice Beam | ||||||
| ice | | 90 | 100 | 10 | TM13 | |
| An attack that may freeze the foe. | ||||||
| Blizzard | ||||||
| ice | | 110 | 70 | 5 | TM14 | |
| An attack that may freeze the foe. | ||||||
| Hyper Beam | ||||||
| normal | | 150 | 90 | 5 | TM15 | |
| 1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest | ||||||
| Protect | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM17 | |
| Foils attack that turn. It may fail. | ||||||
| Rain Dance | ||||||
| water | | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM18 | |
| Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Safeguard | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 25 | TM20 | |
| Prevents all status problems. | ||||||
| Iron Tail | ||||||
| steel | | 100 | 75 | 15 | TM23 | |
| An attack that may lower Defense. | ||||||
| Return | ||||||
| normal | | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM27 | |
| An attack that is based on loyalty. | ||||||
| Double Team | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM32 | |
| Raises the user's evasiveness. | ||||||
| Substitute | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM41 | |
| Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP. | ||||||
| Facade | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM42 | |
| Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz. | ||||||
| Rest | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM44 | |
| Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover. | ||||||
| Attract | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM45 | |
| Makes the opposite gender infatuated. | ||||||
| Thief | ||||||
| dark | | 60 | 100 | 25 | TM46 | |
| An attack that may steal a held item. | ||||||
| Water Pulse | ||||||
| water | | 60 | 100 | 20 | TM63 | |
| An attack that may confuse the foe. | ||||||
| Avalanche | ||||||
| ice | | 60 | 100 | 10 | TM67 | |
| Damage doubles if user is hit first. | ||||||
| Giga Impact | ||||||
| normal | | 150 | 90 | 5 | TM68 | |
| 1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest | ||||||
| Surf | ||||||
| water | | 90 | 100 | 15 | HM03 | |
| A strong Watertype attack. | ||||||
| Whirlpool | ||||||
| water | | 40 | 90 | 15 | HM05 | |
| Traps the foe for 2-5 turns. | ||||||
| Waterfall | ||||||
| water | | 80 | 100 | 15 | HM06 | |
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
Move Tutor Moves (9)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua Tail | ||||||
| water | | 90 | 90 | 10 | MT02 | |
| Swings tail like a wave in a storm. | ||||||
| Body Slam | ||||||
| normal | | 85 | 100 | 15 | MT04 | |
| An attack that may cause paralysis. | ||||||
| Double Edge | ||||||
| normal | | 120 | 100 | 15 | MT08 | |
| A tackle that also hurts the user. | ||||||
| Endure | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | MT11 | |
| Endures any hit with at least 1HP. | ||||||
| Headbutt | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 15 | MT13 | |
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| Icy Wind | ||||||
| ice | | 55 | 95 | 15 | MT16 | |
| An icy attack that lowers Speed. | ||||||
| Pay Day | ||||||
| normal | | 40 | 100 | 20 | MT19 | |
| Throws coins. Gets them back later. | ||||||
| Sleep Talk | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | MT24 | |
| Randomly attacks while asleep. | ||||||
| Swagger | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 85 | 15 | MT26 | |
| Causes confusion but raises Attack. | ||||||
Dewgong in Pokémon Polished Crystal
Dewgong is #198 in the PolishedDex for Pokémon Polished Crystal. This page covers its water/ice typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 10 encounter locations. Use the moves and counters links below to plan a team around this Dewgong form.
