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.
Its thick tusks are strong enough to shatter drift ice. They have been known to break, but they will grow back by the next year. The Hisui region is well known for these broken tusks.
Walrein Weakness
VulnerableElectric, 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.
The three-stage chain from Spheal through Sealeo ends here at Walrein. Want more? Breed for Spheal eggs. Plenty of partners 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
Breed with Walrein to get Spheal eggs easily using 69 partners from the Ground and Water1 egg groups.
Start with max HP and Sp. Atk EVs. Quiet nature gives Walrein the right slow special lean, Adrenalineorb adds extra utility, and Icebody works in the background. Blizzard is the main damage option.
Best Build
Legends: Arceus uses different battle mechanics.
Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.
The offense anchors on Blizzard and Ice Beam, with Rock and Ground coverage and more adding reach. It's a workable movepool for Walrein that handles most situations. Ice Beam and Blizzard give it enough punch where it matters.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Walrein appears at decent spawn rates across 2 spots in mid-game routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.
Where To Catch Walrein in Legends: Arceus
Spheal is your first catch on the way to Walrein. You'll find walking encounters from walking across 4 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Catch SphealEASYGinkgo LandingGrassUncommon- Step 3Walrein ✓EASYGinkgo LandingGrassUncommonEASYIslespy ShoreGrassUncommonor evolve from Sealeo (Step 2)
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.
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 mixed attacker — base 80 Attack and 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.
- Gen IY
Yellow - Gen IRB
Red & Blue - Gen IIGS
Gold & Silver - Gen IIC
Crystal - Gen IIIRSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen IIIFRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen IIIE
Emerald - Gen IVPt
Platinum - Gen IVHGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen IVDP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen VBW
Black & White - Gen VB2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen VIXY
X & Y - Gen VIORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen VIIUSUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen VIISM
Sun & Moon - Gen VIILGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen VIIISwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen VIIIPLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen VIIIBDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen IXSV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen IXLZA
Legends: Z-A