Is Wailmer Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Breed-only. Water with AbilityWater Veil preventing burns. Wailord at level 40 has the highest HP of any non-legendary. Breed-only sourcing and a crowded Water field limit appeal.
Wailmer has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Wailmer has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Wailmer trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Wailmer has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Chuck's typing presses Wailmer's defenses.
Wailmer has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Wailmer trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Clair's typing presses Wailmer's defenses.
Wailord resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Misty's typing presses Wailord's defenses.
Wailord has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Wailord trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Wailord has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Wailord trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Wailord has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Wailord trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Wailord trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Wailord has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Wailord has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Wailord has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Wailord trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Hatch
Hatch Wailmer from an Egg you breed on Route 34.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Kimono Girl in the Ecruteak Dance Theater
- LV 31WaterBrinePower 98Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 34WaterWater SpoutPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Pryce
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Item ball on Ice Path 1F
- LV 41WaterDivePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 47WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
Evolve Wailmer to Wailord
Wailmer evolves into Wailord at Level 40. Your Wailmer should hit Level 40 before you reach Brock, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 40)
- LV 40WaterWater SpoutPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 5
- LV 40WaterBrinePower 98Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Kimono Girl in the Ecruteak Dance Theater
- After Pryce
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Item ball on Ice Path 1F
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 46WaterDivePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 62WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
How to Get Wailmer in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Wailmer only comes from an egg at the Day-Care, hatched from a Wailord. That means raising a Wailord first, since the seas here never turn up a wild Wailmer.
How to Obtain Wailmer in HGSS
- Step 1Wailmer ✓LATER APPEARANCEfrom Ruby & SapphireNot TradeableAppears in Ruby & Sapphire via Super rod · Slateport City. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Evolve into Wailord
How to Get Shiny Wailmer in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Wailmer leans on the Masuda Method, so pair it with a foreign-language parent for a shiny of its own. Compare Shiny Wailmer odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Wailmer Calculator
1 MethodThe only route here 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.
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 HeartGold & SoulSilver 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
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Silph Co Gift) | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
 Tangrowth Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wailmer View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 2x157-184%KO Shock Wave 2x53-62% | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Raikou Electric | B | |
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
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 Aqua Ring, Body Slam, Curse and 8 more to offspring.
HGSS Wailmer Best Moveset
130 HP is enormous for a first-stage, but 35 in both defenses undermine the effective bulk. Water type with 70 in both offenses and 60 Speed. AbilityWater Veil prevents burns. 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. 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 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
All 24 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It bounces playfully like a ball. The more seawater it swallows, the higher it bounces.
Wailmer HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Wailmer plays as a balanced. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully. Surf is the primary attack.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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
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