Wailmer (Pokémon)

Wailmer ホエルコ Whalko

Artwork from R/S/E

Type Species  Water  Ball Whale Pokémon Abilities Exp. at 100 Water Veil or Oblivious 1,640,000 Pokédex National #320 Johto #— Hoenn #099 Sinnoh #— Browser Fiore R-119 Almia R-237 Height Weight 6'07" 286.6 lbs. Pokédex color Footprint Body style Catch rate Blue 125 Gender ratio 50% male 50% female Egg groups Egg cycles Ground, Water 2 41 (10455 steps*) EV yield HP 1 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Exp. 137 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Eevee's Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex (Gen. IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Wailmer (Japanese: ホエルコ Whalko) is a Water-type Pokémon.

It evolves into Wailord starting at level 40.

Biology

Physiology

Wailmer resembles a large spherical whale with no tail. It has a dark blue topside and a tan underbelly with groves. It has two fins that have finger-like appendages, baleen plates that resemble teeth and blowholes on the tops of their heads.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Wailmer can fill itself with water and turn itself into a bouncy ball. The more water it sucks in, the bouncier it becomes.

Behavior

They usually frolic in the ocean waves, breaching and eating. They are known to be very playful Pokémon.

Habitat

They live in the ocean, but occasionally can bounce onto the shoreline.

Sea Pokémon

Diet

They eat over a ton of food a day, which they filter with their baleen plates.

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Wailmer in the anime

Wailmer first appearance was a cameo in Pikachu's PikaBoo.

Ross used a Wailmer for a Pokémon Water-Race in Pokémon Heroes. Ross and Wailmer came in second while Misty and her Corsola came in first.

Wailmer made a cameo in The Great Eight Fate for Juan's Sootopolis City performance.

A Wailmer was befriended by Robin, a man who was living on an uncharted island, in Island Time. The Ball Whale Pokémon evolved into a Wailord in order to transport Robin and Ash and co. to a ship heading to Ever Grande City, though Robin later decided that he wanted to go back to the island.

A Wailmer belonging to a coordinator appeared in Pruning a Passel of Pals!, taking part in the Wallace Cup.

A Wailmer is used by one of the students of Pokémon Summer Academy in the second leg of the Pokémon Triathlon in One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!.

In Leading a Stray!, Ash assisted a Wailmer that was trapped in the sewers in rejoining its friends in the ocean. It later evolved into a Wailord in the same episode.

Pokédex entries

In the TCG

Main article: Wailmer (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire: Hitting the ball into Wailmer's mouth will activate Catch 'Em Mode on the Sapphire Field.

• Pokémon Channel: On the beach, you can fish for Pokémon with the fishing rod and bait provided. Wailmer is uncommon, but if you reel Wailmer to the shore, you can see the tremendous size difference between Wailmer and Pikachu.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Pokéthlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Special moves

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Catch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 8.2%	Friend Area: Serene Sea
Phrases
51%-100% HP	I eat a ton of food every day!
26%-50% HP	Uh, hey? How come I only have half my health?
1%-25% HP	I can't take this... My body's gone loose and blubbery...
Level Up	I leveled up! Food tastes delicious!
Pokémon Ranger
Group:  Water	Loops: 16	Minimum Experience: N/A
Poké Assist: ( Water )	Field Move: None	Maximum Experience: N/A
"Wailmer floats with half its body exposed. It powerfully spouts water to attack."
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 4%	IQ Group: E
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:  Water	Poké Assist: ( Water )	Field Move: (Tackle ×2)
"It blows bubbles from its mouth and lets loose widening rings of water to attack."

Evolution

Unevolved Wailmer  Water

Level 40 →

First evolution Wailord  Water

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back

For other sprites and images, please see Wailmer images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Wailmer, along with Azurill and Kecleon, was one of the first Generation III Pokémon revealed, in early March of 2001.

Origin

Wailmer is based on a whale with aspects of a beach ball, similarly to Azumarill.

Name origin

Wailmer's name is based on whale. Wail may also refer to the sounds this Pokémon may create or refer to that whales sing or in this case, wail. Its Japanese name is literally 吠える子, bellowing child, but hoeru is similar in sound to the English word whale, making the meaning of its name whale child. Mer may come from the French word for sea.

In other languages

• German: Wailmer
• French: Wailmer
• Korean: 고래왕자 Goraewangja

External links

This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species.