Is Wooper Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Wild Water/Ground with only a Grass weakness. Quagsire evolves early at level 20 and fills both Water and Ground roles. Not flashy, but the typing is excellent for the Alola gauntlet.
Wooper trades roughly evenly with Ilima's team.
Hala's typing presses Wooper's defenses.
Lana's typing presses Wooper's defenses.
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Wooper trades roughly evenly with Kiawe's team.
Mallow's team hits Wooper's weaknesses hard.
Wooper trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Wooper trades roughly evenly with Sophocles's team.
Wooper trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Wooper trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Mina's team hits Wooper's weaknesses hard.
Wooper trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Wooper has the type edge here and should clean up Molayne's team.
Wooper trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Acerola's team hits Wooper's weaknesses hard.
Kahili's team hits Wooper's weaknesses hard.
Kukui's team hits Wooper's weaknesses hard.
Wooper cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Wooper in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
You're catching Wooper first, not Wooper. Wooper appears in the wild in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 2-stage line with evolution methods between each stage.
How to Obtain Wooper in USUM
- Step 1Wooper ✓
Step 2Catch or Evolve into QuagsireUltra Space Wilds - WaterfallLv.60Interact with Pokemonor evolve from Wooper (Step 1)
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Poison, Rock, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
What is Wooper Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Wooper
 Decidueye GrassGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Route 1 Gift) | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Leafeon Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Lurantis Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Move Moves
Damage vs Wooper View Lurantis builds →Petal Blizzard 4x303-357%KO | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Decidueye GrassGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Route 1 Gift) | ||
 Chesnaught GrassFighting | C | |
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Chesnaught GrassFighting | C | |
Decidueye GrassGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Route 1 Gift) | ||
 Tapu Bulu GrassFairy | B | |
Obtain MethodRuins Of Abundance Interact Encounter | ||
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Abra deals 49-58% with Psychic.
 Kartana GrassSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityBeastboost ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Wooper View Kartana builds →Knock Off22-26% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemBerryjuice NatureHardy Moves View Onix builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Wooper View Abra builds →Psychic49-58% Dazzling Gleam43-51% | ||
D | ||
Recommended Build AbilityContrary ItemSitrus Berry NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Wooper View Snivy builds →Leaf Storm 4x173-204%KO | ||
Wooper Evolutions
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
Breeding
Breed Wooper easily with 218 breeding partners from the Ground and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Acid Spray, After You, Ancient Power and 14 more to offspring.
USUM Wooper Best Moveset
Water/Ground at 45 Attack with AbilityUnaware ignoring opponent stat boosts as a hidden ability and AbilityWater Absorb healing from Water. The moveset at pre-evolution stats does nothing. Quagsire one evolution away earns A-tier through AbilityUnaware and Water/Ground typing.
Best Build
Wooper best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Recover
- Curse
- Scald
- Toxic
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Wooper Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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.
Yes. Paldean Wooper is a regional variant with different typing and a reworked stat spread. Introduced in Gen 9. Plays completely differently from the original.
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.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SVPaldean
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves