Is Wailord Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
The highest HP stat of any Pokemon. AbilityWater Veil prevents burns. Trade-only. If imported, Wailord takes hits that would KO anything else. Almost impossible to knock out quickly.
Wailmer resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Misty's typing presses Wailmer's defenses.
Lt. Surge's team hits Wailmer's weaknesses hard.
Erika's Pokemon outpace and outclass Wailmer here.
Wailmer trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Wailmer trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Wailmer has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Wailmer has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Lorelei's typing presses Wailmer's defenses.
Wailmer trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Wailmer trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Lance's typing presses Wailmer's defenses.
Terry's team hits Wailmer's weaknesses hard.
Wailord cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. On GBA, cross-region trading unlocks post-game after Celio's Sevii Islands Ruby & Sapphire quest. The Switch re-release supports only one-way transfers out to Pokemon HOME. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 40.
- LV 28WaterWater Pulse90100%20
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- After Koga
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- LV 44WaterWater Spout225100%5
- After Giovanni
- TM26GroundEarthquake100100%10
- LV 59WaterHydro Pump16580%5
- Post-Game
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Wailord in FireRed & LeafGreen
Wailord is the level 40 evolution of Wailmer. Expect a long grind, and the base form must come in from a Hoenn trade first. The biggest Pokemon by length in Gen 3 is a three-stage waiting game.
How to Obtain Wailord in FRLG
Step 1Obtain WailmerCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Ruby & SapphireAvailableCatch in Ruby & Sapphire via Super rod · Slateport City, then trade to the current game via link cable.HOME TRANSFERNot TradeablePokemon HOME on Switch FireRed & LeafGreen is permanently deposit-only — once it launches, Wailmer can be sent from this game into HOME, but never transferred in.
Step 2Wailord ✓
Wailord Weakness
Electric and Grass moves hit Wailord for super-effective damage. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. With 170 HP and balanced defenses, Wailord can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Wailord Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Wailord
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Tyranitar's Earthquake hits Wailord for 53-63%. Salamence's Earthquake hits Wailord for 41-48%. Metagross's Explosion also KOs at 133-157%.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Wailord View Tyranitar builds →Rock Slide40-47% Earthquake53-63% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureRash Moves
Damage vs Wailord View Salamence builds →Earthquake41-48% Rock Slide31-36% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Wailord View Metagross builds →Explosion133-157%KO Earthquake53-63% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Wailord View Blissey builds →Ice Beam15-17% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityKeeneye ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves View Skarmory builds →
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Wailord Evolutions
Wailord is the evolved form of Wailmer. Breeding produces Wailmer eggs, and they're takes forever to hatch. Evolving from Wailmer gave Wailord the biggest boost in HP (+40), bringing the total to 500 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Wailord to get Wailmer eggs easily using 102 partners from the Ground and Water2 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Curse, Double-Edge, Fissure and 5 more.
FRLG Wailord Best Moveset
170 HP is the largest in the format. AbilityWater Veil prevents burns, protecting the Attack stat. MoveSurf from 90 Sp. Atk for Water TermStab and MoveEarthquake from Attack for coverage. The moveset relies on raw HP rather than defensive stats for bulk. Held ItemLeftovers recovers enormous amounts each turn.
Best Build
Wailord best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Self Destruct
- Ice Beam
- Water Spout
- Hydro Pump
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Wailord picks up Curse and Double-Edge only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Water Spout and Hydro Pump while Rock and Ghost coverage and more adds range.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It is among the largest of all POKéMON. It herds prey in a pack then swallows the massed prey in one gulp.
Wailord FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Wailord isn't catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Catch one in Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald, then trade it to FireRed & LeafGreen.
Game Availability
Wailord first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 15 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves