Physical
Balanced
210Low
15Very Slow
DTier

Wooper sits at the start of its evolution line — not yet at full power, but that changes fast. Most trainers push through to Quagsire as fast as possible. Known as the Water Fish Pokemon. Part of the Gen 2 roster.

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
210Below
HP55
D
Attack45
D
Defense45
D
Sp. Atk25
F
Sp. Def25
F
Speed15
F
Total210
Low <60
Avg 60-89
High 90-149
Top 150+
EV YieldDefeating Wooper yields +1 HP
HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe
Details
Catch255GuaranteedMedium Fast1M XP0.4m / 1'04"8.5kg / 18.7 lbs42Base XP
Pokedex Entries

A mucous membrane covers its body. Touching it barehanded will cause a shooting pain.

Crystal

Wooper Weakness

Good

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.

Gen II Type Chart
  • Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
  • Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
  • Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
4xCriticali
2xWeaki
None
¼xResisti
None
0xImmunei
1Weak
4Resist
1Immune
Scorei+3
SpikesGrounded — up to 25%
Toxic SpikesVulnerable
4x Grass — Energy Ball, Giga Drain, Leaf Storm
Abilities
DampPrevents self destruct, explosion, and aftermath from working while the Pokémon is in battle.
Water AbsorbAbsorbs water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.
UnawareHAIgnores other Pokémon's stat modifiers for damage and accuracy calculation.
Water Absorb grants Water immunity

Wooper is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Quagsire. Check the evolution method below. Plenty of partners for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 220 stat points total.

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 66 breeding partners from the Ground and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Body Slam, Safeguard 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
3moves
Breed With (best first)
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Best Build

Gen 2 build content has limited support (no abilities).

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The egg pool carries weight here. Ancient Power and Body Slam aren't available any other way for Wooper, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Earthquake and Surf for solid options.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Tail Whip
10030Normal
Lv 1
Water Gun
4010025Water
Lv 11
Slam
807520Normal
Lv 21
Amnesia
20Psychic
Lv 31
Earthquake
10010010Ground
Lv 41
Rain Dance
5Water
Lv 51
Haze
30Ice
Lv 51
Mist
30Ice

TM Moves

Src
TM45
Attract
10015Normal
TM03
Curse
10Ghost
TM40
Defense Curl
40Normal
TM28
Dig
6010010Ground
TM32
Double Team
15Normal
TM01
Dynamic Punch
100505Fighting
TM26
Earthquake
10010010Ground
TM20
Endure+4
10Normal
HM05
Flash
7020Normal
TM21
Frustration
10020Normal
TM02
Headbutt
7010015Normal
TM10
Hidden Power
6010015Normal
TM33
Ice Punch
7510015Ice
TM23
Iron Tail
1007515Steel
TM31
Mud-Slap
2010010Ground
TM17
Protect+4
10Normal
TM18
Rain Dance
5Water
TM44
Rest
10Psychic
TM27
Return
10020Normal
TM08
Rock Smash
2010015Fighting
TM04
Rollout
309020Rock
TM37
Sandstorm
10Rock
TM35
Sleep Talk
10Normal
TM36
Sludge Bomb
9010010Poison
TM13
Snore
4010015Normal
HM03
Surf
9510015Water
TM34
Swagger
8515Normal
TM06
Toxic
8510Poison
HM06
Whirlpool
358515Water

Egg Moves

Src
Egg
Ancient Power
601005Rock
Egg
Body Slam
8510015Normal
Egg
Safeguard
25Normal

Tutor Moves

Src
Tutor
Ice Beam
9510010Ice

high spawn rates in early-game routes across 7 locations. Wooper's one of the easier catches on the list. Two different catch methods are in play here. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.

Best Locations

Walking and surfing encounters at Lv. 4-22 across 7 spots for Wooper. Sorted by progression so you can see what's reachable at your current point in the game.

Route 32
GrassLv.4CommonEarlyRouteNight
EFFORTLESS
Ruins of Alph - Outside
Surfing on waterLv.15-19CommonEarlyRuins
EASY
Union Cave - 1F
Surfing on waterLv.15-19CommonEarlyCave
EASY
Union Cave - B1F
Surfing on waterLv.15-19CommonEarlyCave
EASY
Union Cave - 1F
GrassLv.5UncommonEarlyCaveNight
EASY
Union Cave - B1F
GrassLv.8UncommonEarlyCaveNight
EASY
Ruins of Alph - Outside
GrassLv.22RareMidRuinsNight
CHALLENGING
  • At 210 BST, Wooper is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Quagsire before bringing it to any serious fight.

  • Wooper's biggest threats include Venusaur (Grass), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Venusaur is the most dangerous since Grass moves deal 4x damage. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. At base 15 Speed, Wooper won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.

  • Wooper can evolve into Quagsire and Paldean Clodsire depending on the method. Wooper is the base form in a 3-stage evolutionary line.

  • Wooper is a physical attacker with base 45 Attack. Fragile — can't afford to take many hits, too. But the speed tells the real story — base 15 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go.

  • Wooper appears in 17 games, including Gold & Silver, Crystal, and Ruby & Sapphire.

Available since Gold & Silver, Wooper appears in 17 games spanning 8 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained a Paldean form in Generation 9.