Physical
Balanced
15Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

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

Base Stats
Below
HP55
D
Attack45
D
Defense45
D
Sp. Atk25
F
Sp. Def25
F
Speed15
F
Total210
Details
Catch Rate
Guaranteed255 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height0.4 m
Weight8.5 kg
Base XP42
Abilities
Damp
Prevents self destruct, explosion, and aftermath from working while the Pokémon is in battle.
Water Absorb
Absorbs water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.
UnawareHA
Ignores other Pokémon's stat modifiers for damage and accuracy calculation.
Water Absorb grants Water immunity
EV Yield
HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe
HP training source
Pokedex Entries

When walking on land, it covers its body with a poisonous film that keeps its skin from dehydrating.

Wooper Weakness

Type-wise, Wooper takes extra damage from Grass. Watch out for Grass attacks, those deal 4x damage. Electric moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. The Water/Ground typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Water Absorb grants an additional Water immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.

Wooper Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
4x (Critical)Grass
0.5x (Resist)Fire, Poison, Rock, Steel
0x (Immune)Electric
Type ChartGood
1Weak
4Resist
2Immune
Score+3
Gen V Type Chart
  • Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
  • Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
4xCritical
2xWeak
None
¼xResist
None
How to Beat Wooper in Black 2 & White 2 (Best Counters)

In Black 2 & White 2, Breloom can KO Wooper with Bullet Seed (177-208%).

Breloom
Breloom
GrassFighting
B
Recommended Build
AbilityTechnician
ItemLife Orb
NatureAdamant
Moves
  • Mach Punch
  • Bullet Seed
  • Swords Dance
  • Low Sweep
Damage vs Wooper
Mach Punch
71-83%
Bullet Seed 4x
177-208%KO
View Breloom builds →

Black 2 & White 2 Evolution

Wooper is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Quagsire. Check the evolution method below. A massive partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 220 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Wooper
WaterGround
Quagsire
WaterGround
HP
55
95+40
ATK
45
85+40
DEF
45
85+40
SP.ATK
25
65+40
SP.DEF
25
65+40
SPE
15
35+20
BST
210D-Tier
430B-Tier+220
ROLE
Balanced
Trick Room
TYPE
Physical
Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Wooper easily with 181 breeding partners from the Ground and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Acid Spray, After You, Ancient Power and 11 more to offspring.

Egg Groups
GroundWater1
Gender
50.0%50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
14moves
Breed With (best first)
raichuazumarillpikachunidokinggolduckampharosblastoiseferaligatrkingdraswampertrhydonslowbro

Black 2 & White 2 Wooper 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

The egg pool carries weight here. Acid Spray and After You aren't available any other way for Wooper, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Earthquake and Muddy Water for solid options.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Tail Whip
10030Normal
Lv 1
Water Gun
4010025Water
Lv 5
Mud Sport
15Ground
Lv 9
Mud Shot
D559515Ground
Lv 15
Slam
807520Normal
Lv 19
Mud Bomb
658510Ground
Lv 23
Amnesia
D20Psychic
Lv 29
Yawn
10Normal
Lv 33
Earthquake
C10010010Ground
Lv 37
Rain Dance
C5Water
Lv 43
Haze
C30Ice
Lv 43
Mist
30Ice
Lv 47
Muddy Water
958510Water

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
C10015Normal
TM14
Blizzard
D120705Ice
TM78
Bulldoze
D6010020Ground
TM28
Dig
D8010010Ground
HM06
Dive
D8010010Water
TM32
Double Team
15Normal
TM26
Earthquake
C10010010Ground
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM70
Flash
D10020Normal
TM21
Frustration
10020Normal
TM07
Hail
10Ice
TM10
Hidden Power
6010015Normal
TM13
Ice Beam
D9510010Ice
TM17
Protect+4
C10Normal
TM18
Rain Dance
C5Water
TM44
Rest
C10Psychic
TM27
Return
D10020Normal
TM94
Rock Smash
D4010015Fighting
TM48
Round
6010015Normal
TM20
Safeguard
D25Normal
TM37
Sandstorm
D10Rock
TM55
Scald
D8010015Water
TM36
Sludge Bomb
D9010010Poison
TM34
Sludge Wave
D9510010Poison
TM90
Substitute
C10Normal
HM03
Surf
D9510015Water
TM87
Swagger
9015Normal
TM06
Toxic
C9010Poison
HM05
Waterfall
D8010015Water

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Acid Spray
4010020Poison
Egg
After You
15Normal
Egg
Ancient Power
D601005Rock
Egg
Body Slam
D8510015Normal
Egg
Counter-5
D10020Fighting
Egg
Curse
C10Ghost
Egg
Double Kick
3010030Fighting
Egg
Encore
C1005Normal
Egg
Mud Sport
15Ground
Egg
Recover
C10Normal
Egg
Sleep Talk
D10Normal
Egg
Spit Up
10010Normal
Egg
Stockpile
D20Normal
Egg
Swallow
D10Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut
Tutor
After You
15Normal
Tutor
Aqua Tail
D909010Water
Tutor
Earth Power
D9010010Ground
Tutor
Ice Punch
D7510015Ice
Tutor
Icy Wind
D559515Ice
Tutor
Iron Tail
D1007515Steel
Tutor
Sleep Talk
D10Normal
Tutor
Snore
4010015Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen
Gen 4
Captivate
10020Normal
Gen 3
Defense Curl
40Normal
Gen 3
Double-Edge
D12010015Normal
Gen 3
Dynamic Punch
D100505Fighting
Gen 4
Endure+4
D10Normal
Gen 4
Headbutt
D7010015Normal
Gen 3
Mimic
10Normal
Gen 4
Mud-Slap
D2010010Ground
Gen 4
Natural Gift
10015Normal
Gen 4
Rollout
309020Rock
Gen 4
Secret Power
7010020Normal
Gen 4
Water Pulse
D6010020Water
Gen 4
Whirlpool
D358515Water

How to Get Wooper in Black 2 & White 2

Wooper can't be caught in Black 2 & White 2. Bring it over from Gold, Crystal, or Platinum instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

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

Also found in:

Wooper Guide

  • Wooper has 2 evolution paths: Quagsire at level 20 and Paldean Clodsire at level 20. Different conditions, different results.

  • Wooper has 2 evolution paths: Quagsire at level 20 and Paldean Clodsire at level 20. Different method for each one.

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

  • Wooper is catchable in Black 2 & White 2. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 16 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Available since Gold & Silver, Wooper appears in 17 games spanning 9 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained a Paldean form in Generation 9.

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