Horsea

Horsea (Japanese: タッツー Tattu) is a  introduced in Generation I.

It evolves into starting at level 32, which evolves into  when traded holding a Dragon Scale.

Biology
Horsea is a small, blue, -like Pokémon with a single dorsal fin and a tightly curled tail. Its eyes are red and its ridged belly and dorsal fin are cream-colored. It has a long, tubular mouth and three spike-like projections on either side of its head.

It is highly adept in the water, using its dorsal fin to swim in any direction while facing forward. It can use its tail as both a balance and an anchor when caught in a strong current. In safer environments, it uses its tail to play with other members of its species. If Horsea senses danger, it sprays water or dense black ink from its mouth at its attacker. It can shoot ink more precisely at insects flying above the surface of the water. Horsea feeds on insects and moss gathered from rocks. It nests in coral reefs and islands throughout the. Many Eggs are laid every year, and the young are raised by the male Horsea rather than the female.

Misty's Horsea
Horsea debuted in Tentacool and Tentacruel, where  it after it aided her in stopping a rampaging. In The Misty Mermaid, she left it at the Cerulean Gym for her sisters.

Minor appearances
A Horsea appeared in a fantasy in the banned episode EP035.

Multiple Horsea were among the Pokémon seen at Professor Oak's Laboratory in Showdown at the Po-ké Corral.

A Horsea appeared in Pikachu's Vacation as one of the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Theme Park.

A Horsea appeared in 's fantasy in Bye Bye Psyduck.

Multiple Horsea appeared in The Power of One.

A Horsea appeared in Snorlax Snowman.

A Horsea appeared in Mantine Overboard! as a resident of the sea near Ogi City.

A Horsea was seen at a Pokémon Center in The Legend of Thunder!.

A Horsea appeared in Up Close and Personable!.

Multiple Horsea appeared in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!.

Two Horsea appeared in Going for the Gold!, where they were among the Pokémon seen in the.

Three Horsea appeared in I Choose You!.

Four Horsea appeared in Alola, Kanto!, where they were among the Pokémon seen at Professor Oak's Laboratory. Another Horsea appeared during a fantasy that had about the Pokémon that she hoped to see in Kanto.

In Pokémon Generations
Three wild Horsea appeared in the waters that surrounded the Mossdeep Space Center in The Cavern.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
had a Horsea in Zap! Zap! Zapdos! on her team that she received from in exchange for her  following their escape from the Masked Man, using her in her crafty tricks such as cloaking areas with  or leaving ink trails. She was later transferred back to Silver, and eventually evolved into.

Horsea appeared in Breath of the Dragonair Part 1'' where it was used by a Trainer in a surfing contest, before it was interrupted by Lance controlling the winning prize, a Dragonair.

Lance's Horsea was seen in a flashback of his and Clair's childhood in The Last Battle II.

A Horsea is seen as one of the aquarium Pokémon seen in Archie's collection in Stick This in Your Craw, Crawdaunt I.

In Out-Odding Oddish, a Horsea appeared in the Pokéathlon.

In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga
Horsea is a character from the Magical Pokémon Journey manga.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
A Horsea is seen with during the curry cooking competition that went on in Curry Showdown! Which is the Most Delicious?.

was shown to own a Horsea in Pokémon Hair Salon Opens!!.

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Trivia

 * Horsea and its evolutions share their with, its evolutions, , and . They are all known as the Dragon Pokémon.
 * Horsea's art work from Pokémon Red and Blue depicted it with two fins instead of one. This two finned design was referenced in Alola, Kanto!

Origin
Horsea is based on a, though its ability to shoot ink resembles that of a. Its species name might be a reference to s, or seahorses turning into dragons after a century in Japanese mythology.

Name origin
Horsea is derived from ' with reversed syllables, and a corruption of the diminutive '.

Tattu is a corruption of 竜 tatsu (dragon), which is part of the common name of a seahorse in Japanese: 竜の落し子 tatsu-no-otoshigo ("illegitimate child of a dragon").

Related articles

 * Misty's Horsea
 * Horsea (MPJ)