Wailord

#321 (Hoenn)

#322 Numel ›

Pokémon type

Water

Wailord weaknesses

Wailord is weak to Grass and Electric-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Wailord is resistant to Steel, Fire, Water and Ice-type moves.

63%

Best moveset for Wailord

The best moves for Wailord are Water Gun and Surf when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Rollout and Scald deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Water Gun

12DPS

Surf

48DPS

Defending

Rollout

10DPS

Scald

25.7DPS

Trainer Battles

Rollout

4.3EPT

Scald

2.04DPE

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Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Wailmer family. Wailord evolves from Wailmer for 400 Candy.

Wailmer

Wailord

400

Game images

Wailord, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Wailord is a Water Pokémon which evolves from Wailmer. It is weak to Grass and Electric moves. Wailord's best moveset is Water Gun & Surf and it has a Max CP of 2,577.

About

"Wailord is the largest of all identified Pokémon up to now. This giant Pokémon swims languorously in the vast open sea, eating massive amounts of food at once with its enormous mouth."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Water Gun	5	10	12
Zen Headbutt	11	9	11
Rollout	15	12.7	10

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Scald	75	2	1.8
Hyper Beam	150	1	1.5
Surf	60	2	1.44
Blizzard	130	1	1.3
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Rollout	7	3	2.3	4.3
Water Gun	3	1	3.6	3
Zen Headbutt	8	3	2.7	2

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Scald ▼ att	85	50	2.04
Surf	75	45	2
Hyper Beam	150	80	1.88
Blizzard	140	75	1.87
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Water Gun 12 DPS	Surf 48 DPS	9.3	100%
Rollout 10 DPS	Surf 48 DPS	8.9	95%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Blizzard 43.3 DPS	8.8	94%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Hyper Beam 37.5 DPS	8.8	94%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Surf 48 DPS	8.3	89%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	8.1	87%
Rollout 10 DPS	Hyper Beam 37.5 DPS	8.1	87%
Rollout 10 DPS	Blizzard 43.3 DPS	8	86%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Scald 25.7 DPS	8	86%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Hyper Beam 37.5 DPS	7.8	84%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Blizzard 43.3 DPS	7.8	84%
Rollout 10 DPS	Scald 25.7 DPS	7.5	80%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Scald 25.7 DPS	7.3	79%
Rollout 10 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	7.3	78%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	7.1	76%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	6	64%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	5.1	55%
Rollout 10 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	4.5	48%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Rollout 10 DPS	Scald 25.7 DPS	3.7	100%
Rollout 10 DPS	Surf 48 DPS	3.7	100%
Rollout 10 DPS	Hyper Beam 37.5 DPS	3.6	98%
Rollout 10 DPS	Blizzard 43.3 DPS	3.5	94%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Scald 25.7 DPS	3	81%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Surf 48 DPS	2.9	79%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Hyper Beam 37.5 DPS	2.9	78%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Blizzard 43.3 DPS	2.8	74%
Rollout 10 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.6	70%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Scald 25.7 DPS	2.2	60%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.2	59%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Hyper Beam 37.5 DPS	2.2	58%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Surf 48 DPS	2.1	57%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Blizzard 43.3 DPS	2.1	55%
Rollout 10 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.6	44%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.6	44%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.6	42%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.2	32%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Rollout 4.3 EPT	Scald 2.04 DPE	12	11.2	100%
Rollout 4.3 EPT	Surf 2 DPE	12	11	98%
Rollout 4.3 EPT	Hyper Beam 1.88 DPE	21	10.5	94%
Rollout 4.3 EPT	Blizzard 1.87 DPE	18	10.4	93%
Rollout 4.3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	10.4	93%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Scald 2.04 DPE	17	9.7	87%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Surf 2 DPE	15	9.6	86%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Hyper Beam 1.88 DPE	27	9.2	83%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Blizzard 1.87 DPE	25	9.2	82%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	24	9.2	82%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Scald 2.04 DPE	27	6.8	60%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Surf 2 DPE	24	6.7	60%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Hyper Beam 1.88 DPE	42	6.4	57%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Blizzard 1.87 DPE	39	6.4	57%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	36	6.4	57%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	24	4	36%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	36	3	26%
Rollout 4.3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	3	26%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Wailord?

Wailord is weak to Grass and Electric moves.

The best counter to Wailord is Mega Raichu Y with Thunder Shock and Zap Cannon+, followed by Regieleki and Mega Sceptile.

The top Wailord counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Mega Raichu Y	Thunder Shock Zap Cannon+	100%
Regieleki	Lock-On Thunder Cage	98%
Mega Raichu Y	Thunder Shock Wild Charge	97%
Mega Raichu Y	Volt Switch Zap Cannon+	97%
Mega Raichu Y	Volt Switch Wild Charge	96%
Regieleki	Thunder Shock Thunder Cage	95%
Mega Sceptile	Fury Cutter Frenzy Plant	94%
Mega Raichu Y	Spark Zap Cannon+	94%
Mega Sceptile	Bullet Seed Frenzy Plant	93%
Mega Raichu Y	Spark Wild Charge	92%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		175
Defense		87
Stamina		347

Max HP

Level 40

286

Size

Height	14.5 m
Weight	398 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	1 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	977
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,302
Level 30 Max wild	1,954
Level 40	2,280
Level 50	2,577

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,628
Level 35 (wild)	2,117