In X & Y, 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. Icywind with Choice Specs is the standard set.

What is Walrein weak to?

In X & Y, 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.

What is the best ability for Walrein?

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.

What role does Walrein play in battle?

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

What are the best moves for Walrein?

In X & Y, run Icywind, Superfang, Toxic, and Brine on Walrein. Icywind is the most common pick at 20% usage. Brine provides reliable STAB damage.

Walrein - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

CTier

65Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

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

High

HP110

Attack80

Defense90

Sp. Atk95

Sp. Def90

Speed65

Total530

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height1.4 m

Weight150.6 kg

Base XP239

Abilities

Thick FatPopular

Halves damage from fire and ice moves.

Ice Body

Heals for 1/16 max HP after each turn during hail. Protects against hail damage.

ObliviousHAPopular

Prevents infatuation and protects against captivate.

Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice to ½x

EV Yield

HP+3AtkDefSpASpDSpe

Strong HP training target

Pokedex Entries

It shatters ice with its big tusks. Its thick blubber repels not only the cold, but also enemy attacks.

Walrein Weakness

Electric, Grass, Fighting, and Rock 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.

Walrein Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Grass, Fighting, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Water
0.25x (Resist)	Ice

Type ChartVulnerable

4Weak

2Resist

0Immune

Score-5

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass Fighting Rock

½xResist

Water

¼xResist

Ice

0xImmune

None

STAB (6)

Grass Ground Flying Dragon Fire Rock

How to Beat Walrein in X & Y (Best Counters)

In X & Y, Serperior's Leaf Storm hits Walrein for 73-86%. Zapdos's Thunderbolt hits Walrein for 61-72%. Tyranitar's Stone Edge also KOs at 108-127%.

Serperior Grass	A
Recommended Build AbilityContrary ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Leaf Storm GlareUtility Hidden Power Fire Hidden Power Rock Damage vs Walrein Leaf Storm 2x 73-86% View Serperior builds →
Zapdos ElectricFlying	A
Recommended Build AbilityStatic ItemSitrus Berry NatureTimid Moves Heat Wave TailwindUtility ThunderboltSTAB RoostRecovery Damage vs Walrein Heat Wave 21-25% Thunderbolt 2x 61-72% View Zapdos builds →
Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves Stone Edge PursuitSTAB CrunchSTAB Superpower Damage vs Walrein Stone Edge 2x 108-127%KO Pursuit 21-25% Crunch 43-50% Superpower 2x 86-101%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Hitmontop Fighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemEjectbutton NatureAdamant Moves Fake Out Wide Guard Close Combat FeintPriority Damage vs Walrein Close Combat 2x 89-105%KO Feint 8-9% View Hitmontop builds →
Raikou Electric	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Hidden Power Ice Volt Switch ThunderboltSTAB Shadow Ball Damage vs Walrein Volt Switch 2x 55-64% Thunderbolt 2x 70-83% Shadow Ball 21-25% View Raikou builds →

X & Y Evolution

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. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#363Spheal

Level 32

#364Sealeo

Level 44

#365Walrein

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Spheal

IceWater

Sealeo

IceWater

Walrein

IceWater

90+20

110+20

ATK

60+20

80+20

DEF

70+20

90+20

SP.ATK

75+20

95+20

SP.DEF

70+20

90+20

SPE

45+20

65+20

BST

290D-Tier

410D-Tier+120

530C-Tier+120

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Special

Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Walrein to get Spheal eggs easily using 200 partners from the Ground and Water1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Aqua Ring, Belly Drum, Curse and 10 more.

Egg Groups

GroundWater1

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

13moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y Walrein Best Moveset

Walrein's locked into one move per switch-in with Choice Specs, trading flexibility for boosted special damage with move lock. Brine is the go-to spam option, with utility options keeping switch-ins honest.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Thick Fat

Item

Choice SpecsPOWER

Best Nature for Walrein

Modest+SPA

Walrein best EVs are HP and Sp. Atk

EVs

SpA

Spe

Doubles Special Wallbreaker Moveset

Icy WindSTAB
Super Fang
ToxicUtility
BrineSTAB

Recommended Teammates

BlazikenDecent

ShiftryDecent

Moves

Without breeding, Walrein misses out on Aqua Ring and Belly Drum. That's 13 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Blizzard and Ice Beam, with Dark and Normal coverage and more rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Crunch

C8010015Dark

Lv 1

Encore

A—1005Normal

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Powder Snow

—4010025Ice

Lv 1

Water Gun

—4010025Water

Lv 7

Encore

A—1005Normal

Lv 13

Ice Ball

—309020Ice

Lv 19

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Lv 25

Aurora Beam

—6510020Ice

Lv 31

Hail

B——10Ice

Lv 32

Swagger

——9015Normal

Lv 39

Rest

C——10Psychic

Lv 39

Snore

—5010015Normal

Lv 44

Ice Fang

C659515Ice

Lv 52

Blizzard

A110705Ice

Lv 65

Sheer Cold

——305Ice

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

A110705Ice

TM78

Bulldoze

D6010020Ground

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TM49

Echoed Voice

D4010015Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM79

Frost Breath

C609010Ice

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

C150905Normal

TM07

Hail

B——10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

S9010010Ice

TM17

Protect+4

B——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM05

Roar-6

C——20Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

TM94

Rock Smash

—4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

HM03

Surf

A9010015Water

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

A—9010Poison

HM05

Waterfall

C8010015Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Aqua Ring

D——20Water

Egg

Belly Drum

C——10Normal

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Fissure

——305Ground

Egg

Rollout

D309020Rock

Egg

Signal Beam

C7510015Bug

Egg

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

Egg

Spit Up

——10010Normal

Egg

Stockpile

C——20Normal

Egg

Swallow

———10Normal

Egg

Water Pulse

C6010020Water

Egg

Water Sport

———15Water

Egg

Yawn

C——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Walrein can't learn any Tutor moves

Reminder Moves

Rem

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Avalanche-4

C6010010Ice

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Fury Cutter

D409520Bug

Gen 4

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Gen 4

Whirlpool

—358515Water

How to Get Walrein in X & Y

No wild encounters for Walrein in X & Y. Bring Spheal over from Ruby, Emerald, or Omega Ruby, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.

How to Obtain Walrein in X & Y

Step 1Obtain Spheal
Catch in the wild in:
Omega RubyWalking · Shoal Cave · Horde battle
Then trade to X & Y to continue the evolution chain.
Also found in:
Ruby Emerald Pearl Black Black 2
Train until Level 32
Step 2Evolve into Sealeo
Catch in the wild in:
Omega RubyWalking · Shoal Cave · Horde battle
Also found in:
Ruby Emerald Pearl Black Black 2
Train until Level 44
Step 3Walrein ✓

Walrein Guide

In X & Y, 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. Icywind with Choice Specs is the standard set.
In X & Y, 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.
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. Speed tells the real story. At base 65 Speed, it won't be moving first often.
In X & Y, run Icywind, Superfang, Toxic, and Brine on Walrein. Icywind is the most common pick at 20% usage. Brine provides reliable STAB damage.

Game Availability

Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Walrein appears in 15 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through wild encounters.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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