Wailmer in Pokemon Winds & Waves: What We Know So Far

The Ball Whale Pokemon. Pressure and Water Veil are decent abilities. Wailmer is mostly notable for evolving into Wailord, one of the largest Pokemon in the franchise.

Abilities in past games

Ability 1Water VeilAbility 2ObliviousHiddenPressure

Weak to

Mixed

Balanced

UTier

60Speed · Below Avg

Wailmer in Pokemon Winds & Waves

Spotted in official prerelease footage and screenshotsReviewed Oct 13, 2026

We spotted Wailmer in official prerelease footage and screenshots of Pokemon Winds and Waves.

Play the official trailer (spotted at 1:37)Loads the official YouTube player when you press it

Watch on YouTube (spotted at 1:37)

Wailmer in an official Pokemon Winds and Waves screenshot, Sea cliffs — Official screenshot: Sea cliffs

Where it was spotted

Announcement trailerFeb 27, 2026at 1:37GameplaySea cliffs
Official site screenshotFeb 27, 2026Official screenshotSea cliffs

Not revealed yet for Winds and Waves: locations, moves and base stats, so this page has no builds or counters for it yet.

More on the game: Pokemon Winds and Waves hub, Winds and Waves starters.

Shiny Wailmer in Winds & Waves

Shiny Wailmer has not been shown for Winds & Waves yet. See every game where Shiny Wailmer can be hunted.

The shiny preview and evolution chain below are from earlier games.

Normal vs Shiny

Color ShiftBluetoPurple

Shiny TierC Tier Shiny

Shiny Wailmer Evolution

2 Forms

Stage 1Wailmer

Lv. 40

Stage 2Wailord

Showing shiny artworkView Full Evolution Chart

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.

Wailmer Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Grass
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Ice, Steel

What is Wailmer Weak Against

Good

2Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score0

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

What is Wailmer Strong Against

3Strong

3Resisted

0Immune

Score0

2xStrong

Fire Ground Rock

½xResisted

Water Grass Dragon

0xImmune

None

Wailmer Evolutions

In previous games, Wailmer opened its evolution line and worked toward Wailord. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#320Wailmer

Level 40

#321Wailord

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Wailmer

Water

Wailord

Water

130

170+40

ATK

90+20

DEF

45+10

SP.ATK

90+20

SP.DEF

45+10

SPE

BST

400D-Tier

500C-Tier+100

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Mixed

Breeding

Unconfirmed

In previous games, Wailmer could be bred through the Field and Water 2 egg groups.

Egg Groups

FieldWater 2

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

40 cycles·10,280 steps

Slow~10 min with Flame Body

Base Stats

In previous games, HP and Attack carried most of Wailmer's stat budget.

Base Stats

Above

HP130

Attack70

Defense35

Sp. Atk70

Sp. Def35

Speed60

Total400

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate125 / 255

Growth Rate

Fluctuating1.64M XP

Height2.0 m

Weight130.0 kg

Base XP80

Abilities

Water Veil

Prevents burns.

Oblivious

Prevents infatuation and protects against captivate.

PressureHidden Ability

Increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one.

EV Yield

HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training source

Pokedex Entry

On sunny days, it lands on beaches to bounce like a ball and play. It spouts water from its nostrils.

Pokedex entry from Pokemon Shining Pearl

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

Explore

Where to go next after Wailmer.

Keep playing · Winds & WavesWinds & Waves Tier ListProvisional ranking from past-game statsSee Winds & Waves Tier List