Game ⇓ | Flavour Text ⇓ |
| Red/Blue | Known to shoot down flying bugs with precision blasts of ink from the surface of the water. |
| Yellow | If it senses any danger, it will vigorously spray water or a special type of ink from its mouth. |
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| Gold | If attacked by a larger enemy, it quickly swims to safety by adeptly controlling its dorsal fin. |
| Silver | Its big, developed fins move rapidly, allowing it to swim backward while still facing forward. |
| Crystal | When they're in a safe location, they can be seen playfully tangling their tails together. |
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| Ruby/Sapphire | If HORSEA senses danger, it will reflexively spray a dense black ink from its mouth and try to escape. This POKéMON swims by cleverly flapping the fins on its back. |
| Emerald | By cleverly flicking the fins on its back side to side, it moves in any direction while facing forward. It spits ink to escape if it senses danger. |
| FireRed | It maintains balance using its tail, which is wound up like a coil. It may spray ink from its mouth. |
| Leaf Green | Known to shoot down flying bugs with precision blasts of ink from the surface of the water. |
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| Diamond/Pearl | It makes its nest in the shade of corals. If it senses danger, it spits murky ink and flees. |
| Platinum | It makes its nest in the shade of corals. If it senses danger, it spits murky ink and flees. |
| Heart Gold | If attacked by a larger enemy, it quickly swims to safety by adeptly controlling its well-developed dorsal fin. |
| Soul Silver | Its big, developed fins move rapidly, allowing it to swim backward while still facing forward. |
| Black | It makes its nest in the shade of corals. If it senses danger, it spits murky ink and flees. |
| White | It makes its nest in the shade of corals. If it senses danger, it spits murky ink and flees. |
