Is Wailmer Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Water with AbilityWater Veil preventing burns. Wild on surfing routes. Wailord at level 40 has enormous HP. If caught, a big Water option that soaks hits. Better Water-types are everywhere in BW2.
Wailmer has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Wailmer has the type edge here and should clean up Roxie's team.
Wailmer trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Wailmer trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Wailmer trades roughly evenly with Clay's team.
Skyla's typing presses Wailmer's defenses.
Wailord trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Wailord trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
Wailord trades roughly evenly with Shauntal's team.
Wailord trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Wailord trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Wailord trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Iris's team hits Wailord's weaknesses hard.
Catch Wailmer on Undella Bay (rippling water (Surf), Lv 25-40, common). Shaking/Bubbling spots.
Your Wailmer should hit Level 40 before you reach Drayden, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Wailmer in Black 2 & White 2
decent spawn rates across 2 locations for Wailmer in mid-game routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.
Where To Catch Wailmer in B2W2
The path to Wailmer starts with Wailmer at Lv. 25-40 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 1Wailmer ✓Undella BayLv.25-40Rippling Water SurfRate 15%AnyShaking spot
Step 2Catch or Evolve into WailordUndella BayLv.30-40Rippling Water SurfRate 10%AnyShaking spotor evolve from Wailmer (Step 1)
Wailmer Weakness
Wailmer is weak to Electric and Grass. The Water typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Wailmer's Water typing only leaves 2 gaps to cover.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Wailmer Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Wailmer
 Snivy Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Leafeon Grass | B | |
 Whimsicott Grass | C | |
 Servine Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Snivy (Aspertia City Gift) | ||
 Swadloon BugGrass | C | |
 Maractus Grass | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Sunflora Grass | C | |
Leafeon Grass | B | |
Whimsicott Grass | C | |
In Black 2 & White 2, Jolteon can KO Wailmer with Thunderbolt (142-168%). Venusaur threatens a KO with Giga Drain (111-131%).
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityVoltabsorb ItemFlame Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Wailmer View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x142-168%KO Shadow Ball42-50% Volt Switch 2x110-130%KO | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityOvergrow ItemBlack Sludge NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Wailmer View Venusaur builds →Giga Drain 2x111-131%KO Sludge Bomb67-79% | ||
Wailmer Evolutions
Wailmer is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Wailord. Check the evolution method below. A massive partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are takes forever to hatch. Evolving adds up to 100 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Wailmer easily with 181 breeding partners from the Ground and Water2 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aqua Ring, Body Slam, Curse and 9 more to offspring.
B2W2 Wailmer Best Moveset
130 HP is enormous for a first stage, but 35 defenses waste the bulk. Water TermStab fires from 70/70 offenses at moderate power. The moveset absorbs one hit through HP and fires back. Wailord one evolution away adds more HP without fixing the defense problem.
Best Build
Wailmer best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Revenge Killer Moveset
- Water Spout
- Ice Beam
- Hidden Power Grass
- Hydro Pump
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Wailmer. Aqua Ring and Body Slam come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Water Spout and Hydro Pump and coverage across 9 types.
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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It eats one ton of food every day. It plays by shooting stored seawater out its blowholes with great force.
Wailmer Black 2 & White 2 Guide
At 400 BST, Wailmer is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Wailord before bringing it to any serious fight.
Water Veil is the go-to ability for Wailmer. It prevents burns. Its hidden ability Pressure can work in specific setups. Oblivious is the other option. Pick based on what your team needs.
Wailmer is a special attacker with base 70 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. At base 60 Speed, it won't be moving first often.
In Black 2 & White 2, For a casual playthrough, Wailmer works as a placeholder. Water coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Wailord. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Wailmer appears in 15 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.
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