What does Wooper evolve into?

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

At what level does Wooper evolve?

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

In Platinum, 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.

Where can you catch Wooper?

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

Wooper - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

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

Attack45

Defense45

Sp. Atk25

Sp. Def25

Speed15

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.

UnawareHANot in game

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.

Platinum

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
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Grass
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Poison, Rock, Steel
0x (Immune)	Electric

Type ChartGood

1Weak

4Resist

2Immune

Score+3

Gen IV Type Chart

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

4xCritical

Grass

2xWeak

None

½xResist

Fire Poison Rock Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Electric Water

STAB (6)

Fire Ground Rock Electric Poison Steel

How to Beat Wooper in Platinum (Best Counters)

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Wood HammerLv. 36 Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 5 Damage vs Wooper Wood Hammer 4x 361-425%KO Solar Beam 4x 522-614%KO Giga Drain 4x 329-388%KO Razor Leaf 4x 168-198%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Petal DanceLv. 40 Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Damage vs Wooper Petal Dance 4x 557-655%KO Solar Beam 4x 557-655%KO Giga Drain 4x 353-415%KO Magical Leaf 4x 282-332%KO View Roselia builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallLv. 50 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Wooper Solar Beam 4x 380-448%KO Energy Ball 4x 286-337%KO Giga Drain 4x 239-282%KO Bullet Seed 4x 47-55% View Lileep builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 5 Damage vs Wooper Solar Beam 4x 372-438%KO Giga Drain 4x 235-277%KO Bullet Seed 4x 51-60% Absorb 4x 66-78% View Lombre builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Wooper Solar Beam 4x 372-438%KO Giga Drain 4x 235-277%KO Razor Leaf 4x 137-162%KO Bullet Seed 4x 66-78% View Nuzleaf builds →

Platinum 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

#194Wooper

Level 20

#195Quagsire

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Wooper

WaterGround

Quagsire

WaterGround

95+40

ATK

85+40

DEF

85+40

SP.ATK

65+40

SP.DEF

65+40

SPE

35+20

BST

210D-Tier

430B-Tier+220

ROLE

Balanced

Trick Room

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Wooper easily with 131 breeding partners from the Ground and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Body Slam, Counter and 8 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

11moves

Breed With (best first)

Platinum Wooper 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

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 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

—559515Ground

Lv 15

Slam

—807520Normal

Lv 19

Mud Bomb

—658510Ground

Lv 23

Amnesia

———20Psychic

Lv 29

Yawn

D——10Normal

Lv 33

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

Lv 37

Rain Dance

C——5Water

Lv 43

Haze

D——30Ice

Lv 43

Mist

———30Ice

Lv 47

Muddy Water

—958510Water

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM07

Hail

D——10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9510010Ice

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

HM06

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM37

Sandstorm

———10Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

HM03

Surf

D9510015Water

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM03

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

HM07

Waterfall

D8010015Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Egg

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Double Kick

—3010030Fighting

Egg

Encore

C—1005Normal

Egg

Mud Sport

———15Ground

Egg

Safeguard

D——25Normal

Egg

Spit Up

——10010Normal

Egg

Stockpile

———20Normal

Egg

Swallow

———10Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Tutor

Aqua Tail

D909010Water

Tutor

Dive

D8010010Water

Tutor

Earth Power

D9010010Ground

Tutor

Ice Punch

D7510015Ice

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Rollout

—309020Rock

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Gen 3

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Platinum Wooper Locations

Wooper is available from mid-game routes onward at high spawn rates. 11 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.

Best Locations to Catch Wooper in Platinum

Wooper won't take long. 11 walking and surfing spots from Lv. 20-40 with solid rates across most of them. The top locations at each game stage are listed first.

Great Marsh - Area 1