Is Wailmer Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Transfer-only Water from Hoenn. Wailord at 40 has the highest HP in the game. AbilityWater Veil prevents burns. The massive HP pool absorbs hits through sheer volume.
Wailmer resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Gardenia's team hits Wailmer's weaknesses hard.
Wailmer trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Crasher Wake's typing presses Wailmer's defenses.
Wailmer trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Wailmer has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Wailmer trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Wailmer trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Wailord has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Wailord has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Wailord has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Wailord trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Wailord has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Wailord resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Wailord has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Wailord trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Wailmer on Route 223 (Super Rod fishing, Lv 30-40, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Celestic Town
- LV 31WaterBrinePower 98Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 34WaterWater SpoutPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Byron
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- LV 41WaterDivePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 47WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Volkner
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sunyshore City
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Wailmer to Wailord
Wailmer evolves into Wailord at Level 40. Level it up in the post-game, after you beat Cynthia.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 40)
- LV 40WaterWater SpoutPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Celestic Town
- After Byron
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- LV 46WaterDivePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Volkner
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sunyshore City
- LV 62WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Wailmer in Diamond & Pearl
The round whale floats the open sea on two far routes, common at level 30 to 40 for anyone with the Super Rod. Cast at either spot and Wailmer is a near-guaranteed pull.
2 locations to catch Wailmer
Encountered via fishing with a Rod
Badge 7
Badge 8Where To Catch Wailmer in DP
Wailmer is where the line starts, caught through fishing encounters at Lv. 30-40. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into Wailordor evolve from Wailmer (Step 1)
To plan your throws, open the Diamond & Pearl catch rate calculator with Wailmer preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Wailmer in Diamond & Pearl
Wailmer reaches shiny fastest by breeding, so pair a foreign parent at the Day Care for 1 in 1,638. Compare Shiny Wailmer odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Wailmer Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Diamond & Pearl shiny odds calculator with Wailmer already selected.
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
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Lake Verity Gift) | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Wailmer View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 2x132-155%KO | ||
 Cherrim Grass | C | |
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) | ||
 Manectric Electric | C | |
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 take 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 131 breeding partners from the Field and Water 2 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Body Slam, Curse, Defense Curl and 7 more to offspring.
DP Wailmer Best Moveset
130 HP is massive for an unevolved Pokemon, but 70 in both Attack stats and 35 in both defenses mean the moveset can't use that HP effectively. Evolve to Wailord.
Best Build
Wailmer best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Revenge Killer Moveset
- Water Spout
- Ice Beam
- Surf
- Hidden Power Grass
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Wailmer. Body Slam and Curse 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 7 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
29 of 30 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
On sunny days, it lands on beaches to bounce like a ball and play. It spouts water from its nose.
Wailmer Diamond & Pearl Guide
Yes. Wailmer is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Wailmer becomes available after the main story is complete in Diamond & Pearl.
In Diamond & Pearl, Wailmer has 400 BST and evolves into Wailord. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
In Diamond & Pearl, Wailmer plays as a balanced. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully. Surf is the primary attack.
In Diamond & Pearl, Modest is the go-to nature for Wailmer. That's +Sp. Atk / -Attack. Pair it with 36 HP / 76 Def / 200 SpA / 196 Spe EVs. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Wailmer appears in 14 games across 7 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of 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 7Let's Go
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
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