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#087 Dewgong
Dewgong's artwork for Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions.
Category Sea Lion Pokémon
Original Region Kanto
National Dex Nr. #087
Kanto Dex Nr. #087
Johto #179
Hoenn #259
Unova #266
Generation 1
Pokémon Color White
First Appearance Pokémon Red and Blue
Latest Appearance Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Type(s) Water/Ice
Ability/ies Thick Fat, Hydration
(Hidden: Ice Body)
Average Height 5'07"
Average Weight 264.6 lbs.
Evolves From Seel
Evolves Into N/A

Dewgong (Japanese: ジュゴン Jugon) is a dual-type Water/Ice Pokémon. It evolves from Seel starting at level 34.

Biology[]

Dewgong is a pinniped Pokémon resembling a sea lion. It has a snowy white, furry body, which renders it virtually invisible in snowy conditions. Its face has two black eyes with no visible sclera, a black button nose and two tusks extending from its upper jaw. It has a streamlined body with two front flippers and a long flowing tail. Even in extremely cold and ice-packed waters, its tail allows it to be a swift and agile swimmer at speeds of 8 knots. On top of its head is a sharp horn, which allows it to cut and plow through even the thickest of ice floes.

It lives on icebergs adrift in frigid ocean waters, as well as glaciers on land. It thrives in lower temperatures, becoming increasingly more active the colder the weather gets. By storing thermal energy within its body, it is completely unharmed by even the most intense freezing weather. During daylight hours, it sleeps on bitterly cold ice or under shallow water. However, at night when the temperature drops, it becomes a hunter and searches for prey.

Stats[]

Stat Range
At Lv. 50 At Lv. 100
HP: 90
150 - 197 290 - 384
Attack: 70
67 - 134 130 - 262
Defense: 80
76 - 145 148 - 284
Sp.Atk: 70
67 - 134 130 - 262
Sp.Def: 95
90 - 161 175 - 317
Speed: 70
67 - 134 130 - 262
Total: 475   Other Pokémon with this total  
  • The minimum stats were calculated with 0 EV's and IV's, plus a hindering Nature, if applicable.
  • The maximum stats are calculated with 252 EV's, 31 IV's, and a helpful Nature, if applicable.


Under normal battle conditions in current Pokémon canon, this Pokémon is...
Neutral to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water ½×
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice ¼×
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Weak to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water ½×
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice ¼×
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Resistant to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water ½×
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice ¼×
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Immune to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water ½×
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice ¼×
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Notes

With Thick Fat, this Pokémon effectively has an 8× resistance to Ice(!!!) and a regular resistance to Fire.

Fanon appearances[]

St. Clair Publications[]

All canon Pokémon are available in Tropes vs. Women in Pokémon Training, including Dewgong.

In the game's Deluxe remake on Nintendo Switch, Dewgong has a regional variant that's Water/Fire type. Its stats and evolution are unchanged, while its abilities change to Thick Fat and Flash Fire, and the hidden ability becomes Solar Power.

Dewgong
#87 Sea Lion Pokémon

HT: ??? WT: ???

Because Sanclairia is a warmer climate, this Pokémon isn't as common as it would be in other regions. Your best bet to see one is in the wintertime, after a hard snow.

 
Seel Level 34
Seel Level 34

Sanclairian
Dewgong

#87-TvW Sea Lion Pokémon

HT: ??? WT: ???

The warmer waters of Sanclairia eventually produced this form of Dewgong, able to live inside volcanoes without any struggle.

 
Seel Level 34
Seel Level 34
Under normal battle conditions in current Pokémon canon, this Pokémon is...
Neutral to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel ¼×
Fire ¼×
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice ¼×
Dragon
Dark
Fairy ½×
None
Weak to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel ¼×
Fire ¼×
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice ¼×
Dragon
Dark
Fairy ½×
None
Resistant to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel ¼×
Fire ¼×
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice ¼×
Dragon
Dark
Fairy ½×
None
Immune to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel ¼×
Fire ¼×
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice ¼×
Dragon
Dark
Fairy ½×
None
Notes

With Thick Fat, this Pokémon effectively has an 8× resistance to both Ice and Fire(!!!). With Flash Fire, this Pokémon is immune to Fire.

Trivia[]

  • In the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, Dewgong was originally known as "Manaty".

Origin[]

Dewgong is based on the aquatic dwelling tropical mammal, the dugong. Its is of the same order as the manatee, which resides in the Western Hemisphere. The four known living members of the order all currently inhabit warm waters, a source of conflict with Dewgong's Ice-type affinity. However, an extinct closer evolutionary relative from the same family (Dugongidae), the Steller's Sea Cow, once existed in the cold Arctic waters of the Bering Sea. While it is suggested that Dewgong was partially inspired by other water dwelling aquatic polar mammals; seals, sea lions, the Harp Seal, the Hooded Seal, the ringed seal, et al.; the Sirenian fossil record suggests the prominence of enlarged incisors that are absent in the modern variants of the dugong, a feature that is noticeable in Dewgong.

Name Origin[]

Dewgong is a portmanteau of dew and dugong (a relative of the manatee). Dew may refer to the natural phenomenon of water vapor condensing in the presence of a cold surface. Dew formation at sufficiently low temperatures turns into frost, a possible reference to Dewgong's dual type affinity.

Jugon is a corruption of dugong.

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