Is Wailord Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
The highest HP of any Pokemon. AbilityWater Veil prevents burns. Transfer-only. If imported, Wailord takes hits that would KO anything else. Almost impossible to knock out quickly. Sinnoh has native Water options though.
Wailord resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Wailord trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Wailord has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Wailord trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Wailord trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Wailord has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Wailord trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Wailord 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 Wailord on Route 223 (Super Rod fishing, Lv 35-55, rare).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 35)
- LV 35WaterWater 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 Wailord in Diamond & Pearl
Wailord surfaces rare on the Super Rod at the same two routes as Wailmer, level 35 to 55. Catching the giant directly saves you the long grind of evolving a Wailmer up.
2 locations to catch Wailord2 locations to catch Wailmer
Encountered via fishing with a Rod
Encountered via fishing with a Rod
Badge 7
Badge 8Catch Wailmer at any of the 2 locations below, then level it up to 40 — it evolves into Wailord.
Badge 7 Badge 8Where To Catch Wailord in DP
The path to Wailord starts with Wailmer at Lv. 30-40 via fishing encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 2Wailord ✓or evolve from Wailmer (Step 1)
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in Diamond & Pearl for Wailord.
How to Get Shiny Wailord in Diamond & Pearl
Wailord tops the Wailmer line, so breed that base Masuda-style and raise the giant. Compare Shiny Wailord odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Wailord 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.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Diamond & Pearl shiny odds for Wailord.
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
 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 | |
 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 | |
Wailord Evolutions
Wailord is the evolved form of Wailmer. Breeding produces Wailmer eggs, and they take 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 131 partners from the Field and Water 2 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Body Slam, Curse, Defense Curl and 7 more.
DP Wailord Best Moveset
170 HP is the second highest in the game, but 45 in both defenses mean that HP total melts faster than expected. 90 in both Attack stats give the moveset decent offensive flexibility. AbilityWater Veil prevents burns.
Best Build
Wailord best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Revenge Killer Moveset
- Water Spout
- Ice Beam
- Self Destruct
- Rest
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Wailord picks up Body Slam and Curse only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Water Spout and Hydro Pump while coverage across 7 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
31 of 32 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
The biggest of all Pokémon. It can dive to a depth of almost 10,000 feet on only one breath.
Wailord Diamond & Pearl Guide
Yes. Wailord is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Wailord becomes available after the main story is complete in Diamond & Pearl.
In Diamond & Pearl, use Wailord as a balanced. Splits damage between physical and special. Not the fastest,
For Diamond & Pearl, run Modest on Wailord. +Sp. Atk is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
Wailord first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 14 games across 7 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 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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