Should I use Wugtrio?

Wugtrio has niche appeal at best. The E-Tier rating means you're fighting uphill by mid-game. There are better Water Pokemon available.

What is Wugtrio's hidden ability?

Sand Veil is the hidden ability. Increases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. Not always the best choice. Compare it to Wugtrio's regular abilities before committing.

How do you use Wugtrio in battle?

Use Wugtrio as a sweeper. Physical side carries the damage. It outspeeds most threats,

What is the best nature for Wugtrio?

Run Jolly on Wugtrio. +Speed is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the sweeper role.

What Pokemon work well with Wugtrio?

Build your team around Galvantula , Typhlosion Hisui , and Latios . These have the highest co-usage rates with Wugtrio in competitive formats. They cover each other's weaknesses.

Wugtrio - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

The Garden Eel Pokemon. Wugtrio is Wiglett's evolution and a convergent species to Dugtrio. Pure Water with Gooey slowing anything that touches it.

Ability 1GooeyAbility 2RattledHiddenSand Veil

Weak to

Physical

Sweeper

ETier

120Speed · Very Fast

Wugtrio Best Moveset

100 Attack at 120 Speed on Water. Fast and frail at 35/50/70. AbilityGooey drops opposing Speed on contact, and AbilityRattled boosts Speed when hit by Dark, Ghost, or Bug. The moveset fires fast physical Water TermStab. Tera Water amplifies the damage. The Speed is the only asset, and the bulk collapses to priority.

★Gen IX — Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-AE-

Wugtrio saw minimal competitive use in Gen IX (Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-A). This was Wugtrio's competitive peak. Its most popular set ran Gooey with Choice Band, favoring a Jolly nature.

Terastallization became available

Best Moves

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE

Lv 30

Triple Dive

Water30COMMONSTAB

Lv 12

Aqua Jet

Water40COMMONSTAB

TM84

Stomping Tantrum

Ground75COMMONCoverage

Lv 42

Sucker Punch

Dark70COMMONCoverage

Lv 54

Liquidation

Water85RARESTAB

TM202

Pain Split

Normal—RAREUtility

Lv 48

Throat Chop

Dark80RARECoverage

Wugtrio Scarlet & Violet Moves

Best Build

Experimental

Physical Sweeper

Wugtrio best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Atk

SpD

Spe

Physical Sweeper Moveset

Triple DiveSTAB
Aqua JetSTAB
Stomping Tantrum
Sucker Punch

Recommended Teammates

GalvantulaDecent

Typhlosion-HisuiDecent

LatiosDecent

View full Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-A moveset →

Wugtrio Weakness

Electric and Grass moves hit Wugtrio for super-effective damage. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. At base 120 Speed, Wugtrio outspeeds most threats and doesn't need to tank what it can outrun.

Wugtrio Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Grass
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Ice, Steel

What is Wugtrio Weak Against

Good

2Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score0

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

What is Wugtrio Strong Against

3Strong

3Resisted

0Immune

Score0

2xStrong

Fire Ground Rock

½xResisted

Water Grass Dragon

0xImmune

None

Best Pokemon Against Wugtrio

Raikou can KO Wugtrio with Thunderbolt (256-301%). Breloom's Bullet Seed hits Wugtrio for 69-81%.

Raikou Electric	B
Recommended Build AbilityInnerfocus ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves Scald ThunderboltSTAB Volt Switch Calm Mind Damage vs Wugtrio Scald 38-45% Thunderbolt 2x 256-301%KO Volt Switch 2x 199-235%KO View Raikou builds →
Breloom GrassFighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemLoaded Dice NatureJolly Moves Mach Punch Bullet Seed Swords Dance Rock Tomb Damage vs Wugtrio Mach Punch 54-64% Bullet Seed 2x 69-81% View Breloom builds →

Evolution

Evolved from Wiglett. Wugtrio is the final form in this two-stage line. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs take an average time to hatch. Attack grew the most through evolution (+45 over Wiglett), and Wugtrio peaks at 425 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#960Wiglett

Level 26

#961Wugtrio

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Wiglett

Water

Wugtrio

Water

35+25

ATK

100+45

DEF

50+25

SP.ATK

50+15

SP.DEF

70+45

SPE

120+25

BST

245F-Tier

425E-Tier+180

ROLE

Balanced

Sweeper

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Wugtrio to get Wiglett eggs easily using 37 partners from the Water 3 egg group.

Egg Groups

Water 3

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Breed With (best first)

Shiny Wugtrio

Wugtrio continues Wiglett's barely-there approach by making three thin eels marginally paler. More eels doesn't fix the fundamental problem: there's nothing here to color differently. Three forgettable shinies in a trench coat is still forgettable.

Normal vs Shiny

Color ShiftRedtoBlue

Shiny TierC Tier Shiny

Shiny Wugtrio Evolution

2 Forms

Stage 1Wiglett

Lv. 26

Stage 2Wugtrio

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Shiny Wugtrio Odds & Hunting Methods

1 of 1 Verified

GameBest MethodOddsDifficulty

GameScarlet & Violet

MethodBreeding (Masuda Method)

Odds1/512

Difficulty

More dots = harder hunt1/200 Green = best verified rate

How do we research these odds?

We check every game where a shiny is possible, then rank each one by the best method available in that game, so the row at the top is the fastest route overall.

Odds marked verified are cross-checked against multiple independent sources before we publish them. Where a rate is not yet confirmed we mark the row pending rather than guess a number.

Read our full methodology

How to Get Wugtrio

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Moderate rates across 10 locations for Wugtrio in mid-game routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.

9 locations to catch Wugtrio

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Where To Catch Wugtrio in SV

The path to Wugtrio starts with Wiglett at Lv. 13-30 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.

Step 1Catch Wiglett
Casseroya Lake - Beach
Lv.13-30Overworld
Rate 44%
East Paldean Sea - Beach
Lv.13-30Overworld
Rate 44%
East Province (Area One) - Beach
Lv.13-30Overworld
Rate 44%
East Province (Area Two) - Beach
Lv.13-30Overworld
Rate 44%
North Province (Area One) - Beach
Lv.13-30Overworld
Rate 44%
North Province (Area Three) - Beach
Lv.13-30Overworld
Rate 44%
South Province (Area Five) - Beach
Lv.13-30Overworld
Rate 44%
South Province (Area One) - Beach
Lv.13-30Overworld
Rate 44%
West Province (Area One) - Beach
Lv.13-30Overworld
Rate 44%
West Province (Area Two) - Beach
Lv.13-30Overworld
Rate 44%
Train until Level 26 to evolve into Wugtrio
Step 2Wugtrio ✓
Casseroya Lake - Beach
Lv.26-53Overworld
Rate 10%
East Paldean Sea - Beach
Lv.26-53Overworld
Rate 10%
East Province (Area One) - Beach
Lv.26-53Overworld
Rate 10%
East Province (Area Two) - Beach
Lv.26-53Overworld
Rate 10%
North Province (Area One) - Beach
Lv.26-53Overworld
Rate 10%
North Province (Area Three) - Beach
Lv.26-53Overworld
Rate 10%
South Province (Area Five) - Beach
Lv.26-53Overworld
Rate 10%
South Province (Area One) - Beach
Lv.26-53Overworld
Rate 10%
West Province (Area One) - Beach
Lv.26-53Overworld
Rate 10%
West Province (Area Two) - Beach
Lv.26-53Overworld
Rate 10%
or evolve from Wiglett (Step 1)

To plan your throws, open the Scarlet & Violet catch rate calculator with Wugtrio preloaded.

Base Stats

Speed leads and HP gets almost nothing. That's Wugtrio's stat line in a nutshell. 2 stats sit in respectable range, but the spread is brutal. Tough to catch and yields 2 Speed EVs.

Base Stats

Above

HP35

Attack100

Defense50

Sp. Atk50

Sp. Def70

Speed120

Total425

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging50 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.2 m

Weight5.4 kg

Base XP149

Abilities

Gooey

Lowers attacking Pokémon's Speed by one stage on contact.

Rattled

Raises Speed one stage upon being hit by a dark, ghost, or bug move.

Sand VeilHidden Ability

Increases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+2

Speed training target

Pokedex Entry

A variety of fish Pokémon, Wugtrio was once considered to be a regional form of Dugtrio.

Pokemon Violet

Wugtrio Guide

Wugtrio has niche appeal at best. The E-Tier rating means you're fighting uphill by mid-game. There are better Water Pokemon available.
Sand Veil is the hidden ability. Increases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. Not always the best choice. Compare it to Wugtrio's regular abilities before committing.
Use Wugtrio as a sweeper. Physical side carries the damage. It outspeeds most threats,
Run Jolly on Wugtrio. +Speed is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the sweeper role.
Build your team around Galvantula, Typhlosion Hisui, and Latios. These have the highest co-usage rates with Wugtrio in competitive formats. They cover each other's weaknesses.

Game Availability

Wugtrio joined the series in Scarlet & Violet and has been available in 1 title so far. With 1 generation of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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