Special
Balanced
530High
65Moderate
CTier

Between Thick Fat and Ice/Water typing, Walrein carves out a strong competitive niche. It halves incoming Fire and Ice damage, which gives it an edge most Pokemon in its stat range don't have. Can go either physical or special depending on the set.

Walrein's built to absorb hits, not race for knockouts. Balanced defenses with HP doing the heavy lifting. And the 1.06M XP medium-slow curve means it won't take forever to bring up, worth 3 HP EVs.

Base Stats
530High
HP110
B
Attack80
C
Defense90
B
Sp. Atk95
B
Sp. Def90
B
Speed65
C
Total530
Low <60
Avg 60-89
High 90-149
Top 150+
EV YieldDefeating Walrein yields +3 HP
HP+3AtkDefSpASpDSpe
Details
Catch45Challenging•Medium Slow1.06M XP•1.4m / 4'07"•150.6kg / 332 lbs•239Base XP
Pokedex Entries

To protect its herd, the leader battles anything that invades its territory, even at the cost of its life. Its tusks may snap off in battle.

Emerald

Walrein Weakness

Vulnerable

Electric, Grass, Fighting, and Rock-type moves hit Walrein for super-effective damage. Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice damage, further improving the defensive spread. Walrein's overall bulk (110/90/90) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.

Gen III Type Chart
  • Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
  • Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
4xCriticali
None
2xWeaki
ElectricGrassFightingRock
½xResisti
Water
¼xResisti
Ice
0xImmunei
None
STAB (6)i
GrassGroundFlyingDragonFireRock
4Weak
2Resist
0Immune
Scorei-5
Stealth Rock25% on switch
SpikesGrounded — up to 25%
Toxic SpikesVulnerable
Abilities
Thick FatHalves damage from fire and ice moves.
Ice BodyHeals for 1/16 max HP after each turn during hail. Protects against hail damage.
ObliviousHAPrevents infatuation and protects against captivate.
Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice to ½x

The three-stage chain from Spheal through Sealeo ends here at Walrein. Want more? Breed for Spheal eggs. A massive partner pool available via two egg groups. The evolution from Spheal pushed Walrein to 530 total stats. HP saw the largest single gain at +40.

How to Evolve

3 Forms
Spheal
#363Spheal
32
Level 32
Sealeo
#364Sealeo
44
Level 44
Walrein
#365Walrein
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Spheal
IceWater
Sealeo
IceWater
Walrein
IceWater
HP
70
90+20
110+20
ATK
40
60+20
80+20
DEF
50
70+20
90+20
SP.ATK
55
75+20
95+20
SP.DEF
50
70+20
90+20
SPE
25
45+20
65+20
BST
290D-Tier
410D-Tier+120
530C-Tier+120
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
Balanced
TYPE
Utility
Special
Mixed
Breeding
Very Easy

Breed with Walrein to get Spheal eggs easily using 102 partners from the Ground and Water1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Curse, Fissure, Rock Slide and 5 more.

Egg Groups
GroundWater1
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
8moves
Breed With (best first)
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12 of 102·

Walrein doesn't rely on pure speed. Leftovers gives it passive recovery each turn to stay healthy, and Modest nature still pushes offense. Surf and utility options keep the pressure on while max HP and Sp. Atk EVs balance power and survivability.

Best Build

Special Tank
Ability
Thickfat
Item
LeftoversSUSTAIN
Nature
Modest+SPA
EVs

Best Walrein Moveset

  • SurfSTAB
  • Ice BeamSTAB
  • YawnUtility
  • EncoreUtility

Recommended Teammates

Dugtrio
DugtrioDecent
Metagross
MetagrossDecent
Starmie
StarmieDecent

Without breeding, Walrein misses out on Curse and Fissure. That's 8 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Blizzard and Ice Beam, with Normal and Ground coverage and more rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Encore
—1005Normal
Lv 1
Growl
—10040Normal
Lv 1
Powder Snow
4010025Ice
Lv 1
Water Gun
4010025Water
Lv 7
Encore
—1005Normal
Lv 13
Ice Ball
309020Ice
Lv 19
Body Slam
8510015Normal
Lv 25
Aurora Beam
6510020Ice
Lv 31
Hail
——10Ice
Lv 39
Rest
——10Psychic
Lv 39
Snore
4010015Normal
Lv 50
Blizzard
120705Ice
Lv 61
Sheer Cold
—305Ice

TM Moves

Src
TM45
Attract
—10015Normal
TM14
Blizzard
120705Ice
HM08
Dive
6010010Water
TM32
Double Team
——15Normal
TM26
Earthquake
10010010Ground
TM42
Facade
7010020Normal
TM21
Frustration
—10020Normal
TM07
Hail
——10Ice
TM10
Hidden Power
6010015Normal
TM15
Hyper Beam
150905Normal
TM13
Ice Beam
9510010Ice
TM23
Iron Tail
1007515Steel
TM17
Protect+4
——10Normal
TM18
Rain Dance
——5Water
TM44
Rest
——10Psychic
TM27
Return
—10020Normal
TM05
Roar-6
——20Normal
HM06
Rock Smash
2010015Fighting
TM39
Rock Tomb
609510Rock
TM43
Secret Power
7010020Normal
HM04
Strength
8010015Normal
HM03
Surf
9510015Water
TM06
Toxic
—8510Poison
TM03
Water Pulse
6010020Water
HM07
Waterfall
8010015Water

Egg Moves

Src
Egg
Curse
——10Ghost
Egg
Fissure
—305Ground
Egg
Rock Slide
759010Rock
Egg
Spit Up
—10010Normal
Egg
Stockpile
——20Normal
Egg
Swallow
——10Normal
Egg
Water Sport
——15Water
Egg
Yawn
——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Src
Tutor
Body Slam
8510015Normal
Tutor
Defense Curl
——40Normal
Tutor
Double-Edge
12010015Normal
Tutor
Endure+4
——10Normal
Tutor
Icy Wind
559515Ice
Tutor
Mimic
——10Normal
Tutor
Mud-Slap
2010010Ground
Tutor
Rock Slide
759010Rock
Tutor
Rollout
309020Rock
Tutor
Sleep Talk
——10Normal
Tutor
Snore
4010015Normal
Tutor
Substitute
——10Normal
Tutor
Swagger
—9015Normal

No wild encounters for Walrein. The 3-stage chain runs through Spheal, which you can catch at solid rates from the locations below. Evolve at level 44 once you've got the levels.

How to Obtain Walrein in Emerald

The path to Walrein starts with Spheal at Lv. 25-35 via walking and surfing encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.

  1. Spheal
    Step 1Catch Spheal
    Shoal Cave - 1F Room 1, High Tide
    GrassLv.26-32CommonMidCave
    EFFORTLESS
    Shoal Cave - 1F Room 1, Low Tide
    GrassLv.26-32CommonMidCave
    EFFORTLESS
    Shoal Cave - 1F Room 2, High Tide
    GrassLv.26-32CommonMidCave
    EFFORTLESS
    Shoal Cave - 1F Room 2, Low Tide
    GrassLv.26-32CommonMidCave
    EFFORTLESS
    Shoal Cave - B1F, Low Tide
    GrassLv.26-32CommonMidCave
    EFFORTLESS
    Shoal Cave - B2F, Low Tide
    GrassLv.26-32CommonMidCave
    EFFORTLESS
    Shoal Cave - B3F, Low Tide
    GrassLv.26-32CommonMidCave
    EFFORTLESS
    Shoal Cave - 1F Room 1, High Tide
    Surfing on waterLv.25-35UncommonMidCave
    MODERATE
    Shoal Cave - 1F Room 2, High Tide
    Surfing on waterLv.25-35UncommonMidCave
    MODERATE
  2. Sealeo
    Step 2Evolve into Sealeo
  3. Walrein
    Step 3Walrein ✓

  • Walrein looks average on paper at 530 BST. But Thick Fat is why it sees play — build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier on our tier list.

  • Watch for Manectric (Electric), Venusaur (Grass), and Hitmonlee (Fighting) when using Walrein. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Rock-type attackers are also a problem.

  • Sealeo evolves into Walrein at level 44. Walrein is the final evolution in a 3-stage line starting from Spheal. At 530 BST, it's got solid stats to work with.

  • Walrein gets Thick Fat, Ice Body, and Oblivious. But Thick Fat is the one that matters — it's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.

  • Walrein is a special attacker with base 95 Sp. Atk. Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. But the speed tells the real story — at base 65 Speed, it won't be moving first often.

  • Walrein appears in 15 games, including Ruby & Sapphire, FireRed & LeafGreen, and Emerald.

Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Walrein appears in 15 games across 7 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through wild encounters.