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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver. 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 DishHANot in game

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

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

It soars on updrafts without flapping its wings. It makes a nest on sheer cliffs at the sea’s edge.

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 IV 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver (Best Counters)

Electrode Electric	C
Obtain MethodTeam Rocket Hq Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 12 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Wingull Thunder 4x 434-511%KO Thunderbolt 4x 357-421%KO Spark 4x 184-217%KO Charge Beam 4x 200-236%KO View Electrode builds →
Plusle Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Wingull Thunder 4x 455-536%KO Thunderbolt 4x 373-440%KO Spark 4x 184-217%KO Charge Beam 4x 211-249%KO View Plusle builds →
Minun Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Wingull Thunder 4x 412-485%KO Thunderbolt 4x 336-396%KO Spark 4x 156-185%KO Charge Beam 4x 189-223%KO View Minun builds →
Flaaffy Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 31 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Wingull Thunder 4x 434-511%KO Thunderbolt 4x 357-421%KO Discharge 4x 314-370%KO Charge Beam 4x 200-236%KO View Flaaffy builds →
Shinx Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 13 Thunder FangLv. 29 Damage vs Wingull Thunder 4x 265-313%KO Thunderbolt 4x 217-255%KO Spark 4x 222-262%KO Thunder Fang 4x 222-262%KO View Shinx builds →

HeartGold & SoulSilver 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 31 breeding partners from the Flying and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Agility, Aqua Ring, Gust and 4 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

7moves

Breed With (best first)

HeartGold & SoulSilver Wingull Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

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 Fly and Air Slash. The egg moves push it further.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Water Gun

—4010025Water

Lv 6

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Lv 11

Wing Attack

D6010035Flying

Lv 16

Mist

———30Ice

Lv 19

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

Lv 24

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 29

Roost

C——10Flying

Lv 34

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Lv 37

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 42

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

Lv 47

Air Slash

D759520Flying

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

TM55

Brine

D6510010Water

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

HM02

Fly

D909515Flying

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM07

Hail

D——10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9510010Ice

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM88

Pluck

—6010020Flying

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM51

Roost

C——10Flying

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM34

Shock Wave

D60—20Electric

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM47

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM46

Thief

—6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM89

U-turn

D7010020Bug

TM03

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Agility

C——30Psychic

Egg

Aqua Ring

———20Water

Egg

Gust

D4010035Flying

Egg

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Egg

Mist

———30Ice

Egg

Twister

—4010020Dragon

Egg

Water Sport

———15Water

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Air Cutter

D559525Flying

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Ominous Wind

D601005Ghost

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

Tutor

Tailwind

D——15Flying

Tutor

Twister

—4010020Dragon

Tutor

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

HeartGold & SoulSilver Wingull Locations

high spawn rates for Wingull across 2 locations in late-game water routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.

Best Locations to Catch Wingull in HeartGold & SoulSilver

Vermilion City - City

SoulSilverSurfing on water Lv.35 City

CommonLate

Swarm active

Vermilion City - City

HeartGoldSurfing on water Lv.35 City

CommonLate

Swarm active

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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver. 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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Plusle Electric	D
Available Move Moves SparkLv. 15 Damage vs Wingull Spark 4x 177-209%KO View Plusle builds →
Minun Electric	D
Available Move Moves SparkLv. 15 Damage vs Wingull Spark 4x 165-195%KO View Minun builds →
Mareep Electric	D
Available Move Moves Thunder ShockLv. 10 Damage vs Wingull Thunder Shock 4x 142-167%KO View Mareep builds →
Shinx Electric	D
Available Move Moves SparkLv. 13 Damage vs Wingull Spark 4x 212-251%KO View Shinx builds →
Pichu Electric	D
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Interact Encounter Available Move Moves Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Wingull Thunder Shock 4x 105-126%KO View Pichu builds →

Plusle Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Wingull Thunder 4x 440-519%KO Thunderbolt 4x 362-427%KO Spark 4x 185-219%KO Charge Beam 4x 206-242%KO View Plusle builds →
Minun Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Wingull Thunder 4x 402-473%KO Thunderbolt 4x 333-392%KO Spark 4x 165-196%KO Charge Beam 4x 185-219%KO View Minun builds →
Mareep Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Charge BeamTM57 Thunder ShockLv. 10 Damage vs Wingull Thunder 4x 362-427%KO Thunderbolt 4x 294-346%KO Charge Beam 4x 175-208%KO Thunder Shock 4x 137-162%KO View Mareep builds →
Shinx Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 13 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Wingull Thunder 4x 263-312%KO Thunderbolt 4x 225-265%KO Spark 4x 215-254%KO Charge Beam 4x 127-150%KO View Shinx builds →
Pichu Electric	D
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Charge BeamTM57 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Wingull Thunder 4x 244-288%KO Thunderbolt 4x 206-242%KO Charge Beam 4x 117-138%KO Thunder Shock 4x 98-115%KO View Pichu builds →

Plusle Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Wingull Thunder 4x 452-532%KO Thunderbolt 4x 377-445%KO Spark 4x 189-223%KO Charge Beam 4x 213-252%KO View Plusle builds →
Minun Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Wingull Thunder 4x 411-484%KO Thunderbolt 4x 345-406%KO Spark 4x 165-194%KO Charge Beam 4x 197-232%KO View Minun builds →
Mareep Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Charge BeamTM57 Thunder ShockLv. 10 Damage vs Wingull Thunder 4x 377-445%KO Thunderbolt 4x 311-368%KO Charge Beam 4x 181-213%KO Thunder Shock 4x 147-174%KO View Mareep builds →
Shinx Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 13 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Wingull Thunder 4x 271-319%KO Thunderbolt 4x 221-261%KO Spark 4x 229-271%KO Charge Beam 4x 131-155%KO View Shinx builds →
Pichu Electric	D
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Charge BeamTM57 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Wingull Thunder 4x 255-300%KO Thunderbolt 4x 213-252%KO Charge Beam 4x 123-145%KO Thunder Shock 4x 98-116%KO View Pichu builds →

Plusle Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Wingull Thunder 4x 435-512%KO Thunderbolt 4x 360-424%KO Spark 4x 176-208%KO Charge Beam 4x 204-240%KO View Plusle builds →
Minun Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Wingull Thunder 4x 393-464%KO Thunderbolt 4x 325-384%KO Spark 4x 156-184%KO Charge Beam 4x 183-216%KO View Minun builds →
Flaaffy Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 31 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Wingull Thunder 4x 415-488%KO Thunderbolt 4x 340-400%KO Discharge 4x 305-360%KO Charge Beam 4x 196-232%KO View Flaaffy builds →
Shinx Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 13 Thunder FangLv. 29 Damage vs Wingull Thunder 4x 257-304%KO Thunderbolt 4x 211-248%KO Spark 4x 211-248%KO Thunder Fang 4x 211-248%KO View Shinx builds →
Pichu Electric	D
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Charge BeamTM57 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Wingull Thunder 4x 237-280%KO Thunderbolt 4x 196-232%KO Charge Beam 4x 115-136%KO Thunder Shock 4x 95-112%KO View Pichu builds →

Plusle Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Wingull Thunder 4x 460-542%KO Thunderbolt 4x 381-448%KO Spark 4x 184-217%KO Charge Beam 4x 214-253%KO View Plusle builds →
Minun Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Wingull Thunder 4x 417-492%KO Thunderbolt 4x 343-405%KO Spark 4x 159-188%KO Charge Beam 4x 196-231%KO View Minun builds →
Flaaffy Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 31 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Wingull Thunder 4x 436-513%KO Thunderbolt 4x 355-419%KO Discharge 4x 319-376%KO Charge Beam 4x 202-239%KO View Flaaffy builds →
Shinx Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 13 Thunder FangLv. 29 Damage vs Wingull Thunder 4x 270-318%KO Thunderbolt 4x 220-260%KO Spark 4x 227-267%KO Thunder Fang 4x 227-267%KO View Shinx builds →
Pichu Electric	D
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Charge BeamTM57 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Wingull Thunder 4x 252-296%KO Thunderbolt 4x 208-246%KO Charge Beam 4x 116-137%KO Thunder Shock 4x 98-116%KO View Pichu builds →

Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire Thunder Wave Explosion Damage vs Wingull Thunderbolt 4x 655-771%KO Explosion 133-157%KO View Magnezone builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves Earthquake Stealth Rock TauntUtility Stone Edge Damage vs Wingull Stone Edge 2x 314-369%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Rotom ElectricGhost	C
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves ThunderboltSTAB Shadow Ball Will O Wisp TrickUtility Damage vs Wingull Thunderbolt 4x 528-622%KO Shadow Ball 118-138%KO View Rotom builds →