What does Wingull evolve into?

Wingull evolves into Pelipper at level 25. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 270 BST.

At what level does Wingull evolve?

Wingull evolves into Pelipper at level 25. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

Should I use Wingull?

In Black 2 & White 2, For a casual playthrough, Wingull works as a placeholder. Water/Flying coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Pelipper . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Wingull?

Wingull is catchable in Black 2 & White 2. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 15 other games across the series.

Wingull - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

85Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Wingull's spread. It leans special with Speed out front. And you'll get 1 Speed EV per KO for it. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP40

Attack30

Defense30

Sp. Atk55

Sp. Def30

Speed85

Total270

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.6 m

Weight9.5 kg

Base XP54

Abilities

Keen Eye

Prevents accuracy from being lowered.

Hydration

Cures any major status ailment after each turn during rain.

Rain DishHA

Heals for 1/16 max HP after each turn during rain.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

It makes its nest on sheer cliffs. Riding the sea breeze, it glides up into the expansive skies.

Wingull Weakness

Type-wise, Wingull takes extra damage from Electric and Rock. Watch out for Electric attacks, those deal 4x damage. Ground moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. The Water/Flying typing picks up 5 resistances to work with.

Wingull Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Electric
2x (Weak)	Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Fighting, Bug, Steel
0x (Immune)	Ground

Type ChartExcellent

2Weak

5Resist

1Immune

Score+2

Gen V Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

Electric

2xWeak

Rock

½xResist

Fire Water Fighting Bug Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ground

STAB (6)

Fire Ground Rock Grass Fighting Bug

How to Beat Wingull in Black 2 & White 2 (Best Counters)

In Black 2 & White 2, Terrakion can KO Wingull with Stone Edge (362-426%). Magnezone threatens a KO with Thunderbolt (720-847%). Rotom's Thunderbolt also KOs at 528-622%.

Terrakion RockFighting	A
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves Close Combat Stone Edge Quick Attack X Scissor Damage vs Wingull Close Combat 108-128%KO Stone Edge 2x 362-426%KO View Terrakion builds →
Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemAir Balloon NatureModest Moves Hidden Power Fire ThunderboltSTAB Flash Cannon Volt Switch Damage vs Wingull Thunderbolt 4x 720-847%KO Flash Cannon 80-94% Volt Switch 4x 561-660%KO View Magnezone builds →
Rotom ElectricGhost	C
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves Volt Switch Shadow Ball TrickUtility ThunderboltSTAB Damage vs Wingull Volt Switch 4x 413-486%KO Shadow Ball 118-138%KO Thunderbolt 4x 528-622%KO View Rotom builds →

Black 2 & White 2 Evolution

Wingull is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Pelipper. Check the evolution method below. A decent partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 170 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#278Wingull

Level 25

#279Pelipper

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Wingull

WaterFlying

Pelipper

WaterFlying

60+20

ATK

50+20

DEF

100+70

SP.ATK

95+40

SP.DEF

70+40

SPE

65-20

BST

270C-Tier

440B-Tier+170

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Wingull easily with 45 breeding partners from the Flying and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Agility, Aqua Ring, Brine and 6 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

FlyingWater1

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

9moves

Breed With (best first)

Black 2 & White 2 Wingull Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Breeding's the move. Agility and Aqua Ring give Wingull options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 9 types already covers a decent range on top of Hurricane and Fly. The egg moves push it further.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Water Gun

—4010025Water

Lv 6

Supersonic

D—5520Normal

Lv 9

Wing Attack

D6010035Flying

Lv 14

Mist

———30Ice

Lv 17

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

Lv 22

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 26

Roost

C——10Flying

Lv 30

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Lv 33

Air Cutter

D559525Flying

Lv 38

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 42

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

Lv 46

Air Slash

D759520Flying

Lv 49

Hurricane

C1207010Flying

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM49

Echoed Voice

—4010015Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

HM02

Fly

D909515Flying

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM07

Hail

———10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9510010Ice

TM88

Pluck

—6010020Flying

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM55

Scald

C8010015Water

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM46

Thief

—6010010Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM89

U-turn

D7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Agility

C——30Psychic

Egg

Aqua Ring

D——20Water

Egg

Brine

D6510010Water

Egg

Gust

D4010035Flying

Egg

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Egg

Mist

———30Ice

Egg

Roost

C——10Flying

Egg

Twister

—4010020Dragon

Egg

Water Sport

———15Water

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Tutor

Roost

C——10Flying

Tutor

Sleep Talk

D——10Normal

Tutor

Snore

—4010015Normal

Tutor

Tailwind

C——30Flying

Tutor

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 4

Defog

D——15Flying

Gen 3

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Gen 4

Ominous Wind

—601005Ghost

Gen 4

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Gen 4

Shock Wave

—60—20Electric

Gen 4

Steel Wing

—709025Steel

Gen 4

Swift

—60—20Normal

How to Get Wingull in Black 2 & White 2

Wingull can't be caught in Black 2 & White 2. Bring it over from Ruby instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

Wingull is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

Ruby

Wingull Guide

Wingull evolves into Pelipper at level 25. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 270 BST.
Wingull evolves into Pelipper at level 25. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
In Black 2 & White 2, For a casual playthrough, Wingull works as a placeholder. Water/Flying coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Pelipper. That's where the stats start mattering.
Wingull is catchable in Black 2 & White 2. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 15 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Wingull appears in 16 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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