Horsea Pokémon Card Guide: Cute Picks, Best Sets, and Collector Tips
Collect Horsea cards like a pro — from vintage base-set classics to the newest Art Rares and Special Illustration Rares.
2024-01-15
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Popularity Rank: #777
Fan survey data
Blended rank from two r/pokemon "favourite Pokémon" surveys, weighted 60/40 toward the 2025 results (u/Jawnysparklez; u/mamamia1001 2019).
2025 survey: #751
2019 survey: #597
#777 / 1025
#0116
Horsea
Dragon Pokémon
Known to shoot down flying bugs with precision blasts of ink from the surface of the water.
Pokédex details
National Dex
#0116
Height
0.4 m
Weight
8.0 kg
Capture rate
225 / 255
Generation
Gen I
Gender ratio
50% male, 50% female
Hatch steps
5,100 steps
Base happiness
70
Growth rate
Medium
Color
Blue
Habitat
Sea
Shape
Blob
Why collectors adore Horsea
Quick read on why Horsea clicks with collectors before you dive into cards and spreads.
- Dragon Pokémon, but approachable — Horsea is fierce-cute, not scary-cute.
- Standing under half a meter tall, Horsea is tiny in the best possible way.
- Cheerful personality in-game — Horsea feels upbeat even before you pick a favourite card.
Pokémon TCG cards
Recent cards featuring Horsea from the Trading Card Game, newest first.
Fantastical Parade
One Shiny
Wisdom of Sea and Sky
One Diamond
Promos-A
One Diamond
Genetic Apex
One Diamond
Shrouded Fable
Illustration rare
Shrouded Fable
Common
Paradox Rift
Common
151
Common
SVP Black Star Promos
None
Lost Origin
Common
Battle Styles
Common
Shining Fates
Common
Showing 12 of 33 loaded cards · card data from TCGdex with pokemontcg.io as backup · images via Scrydex when needed
How I'd build a Horsea spread
Binder geometry for Horsea: where the eye should land first and what can stay in the background.
Cards to anchor your spread
TCG picks for collectors — pair these with a printed scene below.
Horsea #137 (SVP Black Star Promos) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Horsea binder page.
Horsea #16 (Dragon Majesty) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Horsea binder page.
Horsea #29 (Burning Shadows) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Horsea binder page.
Species art references
Character renders for colour matching, pose ideas, and silhouette checks.
Official artwork
Match card holo colours and keep the species silhouette consistent across pockets.
HOME render
Modern pose reference when you want a cleaner, upright character layout.
Dream World vector
Simple line-and-fill shape — handy for tracing pocket placement before you print.
Shiny palette
Alternate colourway for accent pockets or shiny-themed spreads.
Art via PokéAPI/sprites (open source).
Horsea mini binder spread
A seeded two-page 3×3 binder mockup using Horsea chase cards and Michi Method scene art for display planning.
Left page
SVP Black Star Promos
None
Dragon Majesty
Common
Burning Shadows
Common
Fantastical Parade
One Shiny
Wisdom of Sea and Sky
One Diamond
Promos-A
One Diamond
Genetic Apex
One Diamond
Right page
Shrouded Fable
Illustration rare
Shrouded Fable
Common
Paradox Rift
Common
151
Common
Lost Origin
Common
Battle Styles
Common
Shining Fates
Common
Start with a background that echoes Horsea's water, then place your chase holo in the top-left anchor slot. Secondary copies can step down in rarity toward the edges so the spread breathes in photos.
Michi Method scene examples
Illustration picks when dedicated scene art is not cached yet — card frames may still show.
Scene wallpaper — Horsea
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Horsea
Scene wallpaper — Horsea
Illustration by artofpkm.com
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Horsea
Find more scene art
Curated galleries and search links — we do not hotlink Pinterest or ArtStation results.
Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Additional tips
- Lead with your strongest Horsea single, then echo it with a secondary spread featuring Kingdra, Seadra, and Alomomola so the page reads as a story, not a checklist.
- Try a aqua blue and teal sleeve story around Horsea's water-type identity — mat color does more work than people admit in photos.
- Photograph the Horsea page under warm side light once and cool once — you'll quickly see which copy deserves the top-left anchor slot.
- Horsea is pocket-sized (0.4m) on paper — mini-card frames and chibi-adjacent promos often feel more honest than epic landscape scenes.
Abilities, moves & metagame notes
Optional competitive context for Horsea. Display collectors can skip straight to the backstory below.
Base stats
In-game numbers for Horsea — useful context beside abilities and moves.
HP
30
Attack
40
Defense
70
Sp. Atk
70
Sp. Def
25
Speed
60
Total: 295
Players file Horsea around tier "LC" while Ability Swift Swim (Doubles Speed during rain.) shapes the fantasy — chase art that stages that payoff, not just the highest number on the slab.
- Hidden Ability Damp is the deep-cut hunt — call it out when you sell or trade so buyers know you are curating, not flipping random holos.
- Dragon Pulse — No additional effect. — Illustration Rares that stage that motion tend to outperform static portraits.
3D battle sprites
Animated Showdown-style models for Horsea — normal and shiny.
Sprites via Project Pokémon. Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Backstory & Lore
A short write-up on Horsea, weaving together Pokédex notes, species lore, and evolution context.
Known to shoot down flying bugs with precision blasts of ink from the surface of the water.
If it senses any danger, it will vigorously spray water or a special type of ink from its mouth.
A second dex beat (X) frames Horsea as known to shoot down flying bugs with precision blasts of ink from the surface of the water. Rotating that line on a sticky note beside the page keeps the spread feeling lived-in.
Horsea shows up in White 2 lore as one that makes its nest in the shade of corals.. When you shop for cards, look for illustrations that lean into that mood instead of generic portrait poses.
In the games, Horsea → Seadra → Kingdra make up this evolution family — a natural arc to echo when you curate cards or binder spreads.
Name in other languages
Common localized names collectors may search for.
German
Seeper
Spanish
Horsea
French
Hypotrempe
Italian
Horsea
Japanese
タッツー
Japanese (Romaji)
Tattu
Korean
쏘드라
Chinese (Simplified)
墨海马
Chinese (Traditional)
墨海馬
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