Wailord is a Water-type Pokémon that was introduced in Generation III, which evolves from Wailmer from at level 40 onwards. Wailord debuted in the “Having a Wailord of a Time” episode where The Float Whale Pokémon was stuck on a beach near a Pokémon Center. Team Rocket tried to haul it away, but a Combusken foiled their plans.
About
| First appearance in anime | Original Series |
| First appearance in a game | Ruby and Sapphire |
| Region | Hoenn |
| Evolution | 🡪 Evolves from Wailmer |
| Pokedex Entry | 321 |
Base stats
| HP | 170 |
| ATTACK | 90 |
| DEFENCE | 45 |
| SP. ATTACK | 90 |
| SP. DEFENCE | 45 |
| SPEED | 60 |
| TOTAL | 50 |
Appearance
Wailord is a huge Pokémon that looks like a blue whale with small beady eyes, a large mouth, and grooves along its throat. It has a blue back with four white spots, a brown underbelly with grooves with two sets of fins on each side of its body and a horizontal tail at the back.
Behavior
Because of its size, it produces a huge splash when it jumps out of the water and by breaching and smashing into the sea, it may send shockwaves through the water, knocking out the opponents. In one breath, it can dive to a depth of 3,000 meters and dwells in huge groups called pods in the water. A pod of Wailord moves together in search of food and may consume enormous amounts of food at once. However, when a Wailmer is assaulted by one of its predators, the entire pod comes to its aid. Wailord is well-known for its enormous size and thus as a result, Wailord-watching is a popular tourist attraction in many regions of the Pokemon world. However, they are known to be driven away by fishermen, so they don't eat too many fish Pokémon.
Strengths and Weaknesses
Wailord is a Water-type Pokemon, which means that it is weak against Grass and Electric types only but in contrast, it is resistant against Steel, Fire, Water, and Ice-type moves. Wailord finds its only niche in the metagame by PP stalling the foe but is otherwise outclassed by other Water-type Pokemon that have better offensive utility. Wailord may possess a colossal HP stat, but this is offset by its meager defenses as it often finds itself unable to switch in well against a lot of strong wall breakers.
Best Moveset
Substitute allows Wailord to block status and scout switch-ins while letting it also PP stall moves. Aqua Ring gives Wailord recovery that can be utilized with Protect and Substitute. Protect gives Wailord a chance at a free turn, which can also be used to scout a foe's moves while Scald deals damage to a foe and can also burn it.
| Substitute | Aqua Ring |
| Protect | Scald |
How to catch Wailord in Pokémon Go?
Wailord is a Water-type Pokémon from the Hoenn region that evolves from Wailmer after being fed 400 candies. To get Wailord, you need to catch Wailmer which can be found near Canals, Docks, Harbors, and Beach locations with its spawn boosted in rainy conditions. However, you can also find Wailmer from 2 km eggs and evolve them into Wailord.
Trivia
- Wailord is the tallest Water-type Pokémon.
- Wailord has the highest amount of HP out of all Water-type Pokémon and also the fifth-highest HP out of all Pokémon
- Despite Wailord being huge, it is shown to be smaller once the player’s character obtains it.
- Wailord is the second-longest non-Dynamax of all Pokémon, behind Eternatus, but is still the longest Water-type Pokémon.
- Despite its immense girth, Wailord is notoriously light for its size, at only 398kg. However, despite it being the second-longest Pokémon, at 47'07", real-life blue whales can grow to over 100 feet long.
Explainer Video
FAQs
What is Wailord weak to?
Wailord is a Water-type Pokemon, which means that it is weak against Grass and Electric types.
What is the weight of a Wailord?
Wailord weighs in at around 398kg.
Is Wailord a male or female?
It has an equal chance (50%) of being either a male or female.
Conclusion
Congratulations! You know about Wailord, who is based on the blue whale which is the largest known animal to ever exist. It also resembles a submarine, a blimp, and a torpedo. However, while Wailord is huge, it has just moderately good stats and Aside from its lots of HP, there's nothing to write home about. It has decent attack stats, horrid defenses, and bad speed which is funny because Wailord’s HP is among the highest in the games but its defenses are terrible and thus balances things out.
