Mixed
Balanced
270Low
85Moderate
DTier

Wingull doesn't have much going for it on its own — the stats just aren't there. The payoff is Pelipper, and getting there is worth the grind. Ground moves can't touch it, and only 2 types hit it super-effectively. Known as the Seagull Pokemon.

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
270Below
HP40
D
Attack30
F
Defense30
F
Sp. Atk55
D
Sp. Def30
F
Speed85
C
Total270
Low <60
Avg 60-89
High 90-149
Top 150+
EV YieldDefeating Wingull yields +1 Spe
HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1
Details
Catch190EasyMedium Fast1M XP0.6m / 2'00"9.5kg / 20.9 lbs54Base XP
Pokedex Entries

WINGULL has the habit of carrying prey and valuables in its beak and hiding them in all sorts of locations. This POKéMON rides the winds and flies as if it were skating across the sky.

Ruby

WINGULL rides updrafts rising from the sea by extending its long and narrow wings to glide. This POKéMON’s long beak is useful for catching prey.

Sapphire

Wingull Weakness

Excellent

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.

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
2xWeaki
¼xResisti
None
0xImmunei
2Weak
5Resist
1Immune
Scorei+2
Stealth Rock25% on switch
4x Electric — Thunderbolt, Volt Switch, Thunder
Abilities
Keen EyePrevents accuracy from being lowered.
HydrationCures any major status ailment after each turn during rain.
Rain DishHAHeals for 1/16 max HP after each turn during rain.

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.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Wingull
WaterFlying
Pelipper
WaterFlying
HP
40
60+20
ATK
30
50+20
DEF
30
100+70
SP.ATK
55
95+40
SP.DEF
30
70+40
SPE
85
65-20
BST
270C-Tier
440B-Tier+170
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
TYPE
Special
Special
Breeding
Very Easy

Breed Wingull easily with 25 breeding partners from the Flying and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Agility, Gust, Mist and 2 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
5moves
Breed With (best first)
azumarilltogeticblastoisegolduckferaligatrkingdraswampertaltariaslowbroslowkingoctilleryludicolo

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 3.

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

Breeding's the move. Agility and Gust give Wingull options it can't learn any other way, and Normal and Dark coverage and more already covers a decent range on top of Fly and Wing Attack. The egg moves push it further.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Growl
10040Normal
Lv 1
Water Gun
4010025Water
Lv 7
Supersonic
5520Normal
Lv 13
Wing Attack
6010035Flying
Lv 21
Mist
30Ice
Lv 31
Quick Attack+1
4010030Normal
Lv 43
Pursuit
4010020Dark
Lv 55
Agility
30Psychic

TM Moves

Src
TM40
Aerial Ace
6020Flying
TM45
Attract
10015Normal
TM14
Blizzard
120705Ice
TM32
Double Team
15Normal
TM42
Facade
7010020Normal
HM02
Fly
709515Flying
TM21
Frustration
10020Normal
TM07
Hail
10Ice
TM10
Hidden Power
6010015Normal
TM13
Ice Beam
9510010Ice
TM17
Protect+4
10Normal
TM18
Rain Dance
5Water
TM44
Rest
10Psychic
TM27
Return
10020Normal
TM43
Secret Power
7010020Normal
TM34
Shock Wave
6020Electric
TM47
Steel Wing
709025Steel
TM46
Thief
6010025Dark
TM06
Toxic
8510Poison
TM03
Water Pulse
6010020Water

Egg Moves

Src
Egg
Agility
30Psychic
Egg
Gust
4010035Flying
Egg
Mist
30Ice
Egg
Twister
4010020Dragon
Egg
Water Sport
15Water

Tutor Moves

Wingull can't learn any Tutor moves

Wingull's scattered across 76 spots in early-game water routes with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.

Best Locations

surfing and walking encounters for Wingull across 76 spots at Lv. 2-30. The catch is that Ruby and Sapphire don't share every location, so compare what's available in your version.

Ever Grande City
RubySurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyCity
EASY
Ever Grande City
SapphireSurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyCity
EASY
Lilycove City
RubySurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyCity
EASY
Lilycove City
SapphireSurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyCity
EASY
Mossdeep City
SapphireSurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyCity
EASY
Mossdeep City
RubySurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyCity
EASY
Pacifidlog Town
SapphireSurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyCity
EASY
Pacifidlog Town
RubySurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyCity
EASY
Route 103
RubySurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 103
SapphireSurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 104
RubySurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 104
SapphireSurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 105 - Outside
RubySurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 105 - Outside
SapphireSurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 106
RubySurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 106
SapphireSurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 107
RubySurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 107
SapphireSurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 108
SapphireSurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 108
RubySurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 109
SapphireSurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 109
RubySurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 110
SapphireSurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 110
RubySurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 115
RubySurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 115
SapphireSurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 118
RubySurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 118
SapphireSurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 119
RubySurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 119
SapphireSurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 121
RubySurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 121
SapphireSurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 122
SapphireSurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 122
RubySurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 123
SapphireSurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 123
RubySurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 124
SapphireSurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 124
RubySurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 125
SapphireSurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 125
RubySurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 126
RubySurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 126
SapphireSurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 127
RubySurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 127
SapphireSurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 128
RubySurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 128
SapphireSurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 129
RubySurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 129
SapphireSurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 130
RubySurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 130
SapphireSurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 131
RubySurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 131
SapphireSurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 132
SapphireSurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 132
RubySurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 133
SapphireSurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 133
RubySurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 134
SapphireSurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 134
RubySurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Slateport City
SapphireSurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyCity
EASY
Slateport City
RubySurfing on waterLv.10-30CommonEarlyCity
EASY
Route 103
SapphireGrassLv.2-4UncommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 103
RubyGrassLv.2-4UncommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 104
RubyGrassLv.3-5UncommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 104
SapphireGrassLv.3-5UncommonEarlyRoute
EASY
Route 110
SapphireGrassLv.12RareEarlyRoute
CHALLENGING
Route 110
RubyGrassLv.12RareEarlyRoute
CHALLENGING
Route 115
SapphireGrassLv.24-26UncommonMidRoute
EASY
Route 115
RubyGrassLv.24-26UncommonMidRoute
EASY
Route 118
RubyGrassLv.25-27UncommonMidRoute
EASY
Route 118
SapphireGrassLv.25-27UncommonMidRoute
EASY
Mt. Pyre - Outside
SapphireGrassLv.26-28UncommonMidCave
EASY
Mt. Pyre - Outside
RubyGrassLv.26-28UncommonMidCave
EASY
Route 121
RubyGrassLv.26-28RareMidRoute
CHALLENGING
Route 121
SapphireGrassLv.26-28RareMidRoute
CHALLENGING
Route 123
SapphireGrassLv.26-28RareMidRoute
CHALLENGING
Route 123
RubyGrassLv.26-28RareMidRoute
CHALLENGING
  • At 270 BST, Wingull is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Pelipper before bringing it to any serious fight.

  • Wingull's biggest threats include Manectric (Electric) and Tyranitar (Rock), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Manectric is the most dangerous since Electric moves deal 4x damage. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

  • Wingull evolves into Pelipper at level 25. Wingull is the base form of this evolutionary line.

  • Keen Eye is the go-to ability for Wingull. It prevents accuracy from being lowered. Its hidden ability Rain Dish can work in specific setups. Hydration is the other option — pick based on what your team needs.

  • Wingull is a mixed attacker — base 30 Attack and 55 Sp. Atk. Fragile — can't afford to take many hits, too. But the speed tells the real story — base 85 Speed is workable — faster than some, slower than many.

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

Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Wingull appears in 15 games across 7 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.