Pokémon · XY
Seel
Evolutions · #28 · Common · 2016
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.16
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 28 / 113
- Release year
- 2016
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Dewgong
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 86
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Seel plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Headbutt) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Seel
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.41 copies on average · 29 decks
- Match win rate
- 31.7%
- -15.6 pts vs the 47.3% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Dewgong
in 100% of decks · 29 seen
Misty's Vitality
in 52% of decks · 15 seen
Terapagos ex
in 38% of decks · 11 seen
Team Rocket's Tarountula
in 34% of decks · 10 seen
Team Rocket's Spidops
in 34% of decks · 10 seen
Prism Energy
in 41% of decks · 12 seen
Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex
in 55% of decks · 16 seen
Jumbo Ice Cream
in 38% of decks · 11 seen
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Seel?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Covered with light blue fur, its hide is thick and tough. It is active in bitter cold of -40 degrees Fahrenheit."
CGrowl
During your opponent's next turn, any damage done by attacks from the Defending Pokémon is reduced by 20 (before applying Weakness and Resistance).
WCHeadbutt — 20
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Seel was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.20 | $5.95 | $0.16 | $0.13 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.19 | $0.47 | $19.98 | $0.46 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/08| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.09 |
| 7-day average | €0.10 |
| 30-day average | €0.07 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.09 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.05 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.63 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.47 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.07 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.48 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.60 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Seel is real?
Seel is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Seel worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Seel is $0.16; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Seel from?
Seel is from the Pokémon set "Evolutions" in the XY series, released in 2016.
What rarity is Seel?
Seel is a Common card in the Evolutions set.
Other Seel printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
