Is Wailmer Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Route 230 via Super Rod, postgame. Water-type with AbilityWater Veil preventing burns. Wailord at level 40 has the highest HP of any non-legendary. Postgame timing limits the pair to Battle Frontier.
Wailmer resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Gardenia's team hits Wailmer's weaknesses hard.
Wailmer trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Wailmer trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Crasher Wake's typing presses Wailmer's defenses.
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 trades roughly evenly with 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 resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Wailord has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
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
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Fantina
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- LV 31WaterBrinePower 98Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 34WaterWater SpoutPower 225Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15From Cynthia's grandmother inside the ruins
- LV 41WaterDivePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 47WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Volkner
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15From Jasmine in Sunyshore 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
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Fantina
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15From Cynthia's grandmother inside the ruins
- LV 46WaterDivePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Volkner
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15From Jasmine in Sunyshore City
- LV 62WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORSteelIron HeadPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Wailmer in Platinum
Wailmer comes up on the Super Rod at the southern sea routes, common in that deep water. It is the kind of catch you only stumble on once you are surfing the back half of the map with the best rod.
2 locations to catch Wailmer
Encountered via fishing with a Rod
Badge 8Where To Catch Wailmer in Pt
The line opens with Wailmer at Lv. 30-40 via fishing encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into Wailordor evolve from Wailmer (Step 1)
To plan your throws, open the Platinum catch rate calculator with Wailmer preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Wailmer in Platinum
Wailmer takes the Super Rod off Route 223 and Route 230, so pair one with a foreign Ditto and hatch eggs. Compare Shiny Wailmer odds across every game
Platinum 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 Platinum 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 | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
 Tangrowth Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Wailmer View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 2x157-184%KO Shock Wave 2x53-62% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 201 Gift) | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Wailmer View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 2x135-159%KO | ||
 Cherrim Grass | C | |
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
 Carnivine Grass | 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.
Pt Wailmer Best Moveset
130 HP is impressive, but 35 in both defenses undermine the bulk entirely. The moveset has Water attacks at 70 in both offensive stats with no standout role. 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
Base Stats
On sunny days, it lands on beaches to bounce like a ball and play. It spouts water from its nose.
Wailmer Platinum 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 Platinum.
In Platinum, Wailmer has 400 BST and evolves into Wailord. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
In Platinum, Wailmer plays as a balanced. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully. Surf is the primary attack.
In Platinum, 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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