Is Wailord Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Wailmer evolves at level 40. Water with AbilityWater Veil. Enormous HP but the offenses and defenses are average. Fills a Surf slot without standing out. Better Water options 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 Wailord on Undella Bay (rippling water (Surf), Lv 30-40, rare). Shaking/Bubbling spots.
Catch Wailmer on Undella Bay (rippling water (Surf), Lv 25-40, common). Shaking/Bubbling spots.
How to Get Wailord in Black 2 & White 2
moderate rates for Wailord across 2 locations in mid-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.
Where To Catch Wailord in B2W2
The path to Wailord starts with Wailmer at Lv. 25-40 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Catch WailmerUndella BayLv.25-40Rippling Water SurfRate 15%AnyShaking spot- Step 2Wailord ✓Undella BayLv.30-40Rippling Water SurfRate 10%AnyShaking spotor evolve from Wailmer (Step 1)
Wailord Weakness
Electric and Grass moves hit Wailord for super-effective damage. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. With 170 HP and balanced defenses, Wailord can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| 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 Wailord Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Wailord
 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, Raikou's Thunderbolt hits Wailord for 84-99%.
 Raikou Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Wailord View Raikou builds →Thunderbolt 2x84-99% Aura Sphere25-29% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Wailord View Breloom builds →Mach Punch25-29% Bullet Seed 2x31-36% | ||
Wailord Evolutions
Wailord is the evolved form of Wailmer. Breeding produces Wailmer eggs, and they're takes forever to hatch. Evolving from Wailmer gave Wailord the biggest boost in HP (+40), bringing the total to 500 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Wailord to get Wailmer eggs easily using 181 partners from the Ground and Water2 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Aqua Ring, Body Slam, Curse and 9 more.
B2W2 Wailord Best Moveset
170 HP is one of the highest in the format, but 45/45 defenses convert it into fewer effective hits absorbed than much smaller Pokemon with real bulk. The moveset fires Water TermStab from 90/90 offenses at moderate power. 60 Speed goes last against most.
Best Build
Wailord best EVs are Defense and Sp. Def
Bulky Support Moveset
- Scald
- Substitute
- Aqua Ring
- Water Spout
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Wailord picks up Aqua Ring and Body Slam only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Water Spout and Hydro Pump while coverage across 9 types adds range.
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 can sometimes knock out opponents with the shock created by breaching and crashing its big body onto the water.
Wailord Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, Wailord has a 500 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Black 2 & White 2's meta. It works best as a balanced. Scald with Leftovers is the standard set.
Water Veil prevents burns. That's the one you want on Wailord. Pressure is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Oblivious works too if your team needs something different.
In Black 2 & White 2, Wailord fills the balanced role. It's a mixed attacker with base 90 Attack and 90 Sp. Atk. At base 60 Speed, it won't be moving first often. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
In Black 2 & White 2, run Scald, Substitute, Aquaring, and Waterspout on Wailord. Scald is the most common pick at 0% usage. Scald provides reliable STAB damage.
Game Availability
Wailord first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 15 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.
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