Wailord (Pokémon)

Wailord ホエルオー Whaloh
Artwork from R/S/E
Type	Water
Species	Float Whale Pokémon
National Dex	#321
Johto Dex	#—
Hoenn Dex	#100
Sinnoh Dex	#—
Fiore Browser	R—
Almia Browser	R-238
Height	47′07″ (14.5m)
Weight	877.4 lbs. (398.0kg)
Abilities	Water Veil
	Oblivious
Egg groups	Ground
	Water 2
Time to hatch	10,240 steps
Effort yield	2 HP
Exp. yield	206 base exp.
Lv100 at	1,640,000 exp.
Gender	50% ♀ / 50% ♂
Pokédex color	Blue
Catch rate	60
Body style
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Wailord (Japanese: ホエルオー Whaloh) is a Water-type Pokémon.

At 47 feet, 7 inches, (14.5 meters) Wailord is the largest Pokémon known to man.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the manga 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Base stats 5.4 Type effectiveness 5.5 Learnset 5.5.1 By leveling up 5.5.2 By TM/HM 5.5.3 By breeding 5.5.4 By tutoring 5.5.5 Special moves 5.6 Side game data 5.7 Evolution 5.8 Sprites 6 Trivia 6.1 Origin 6.1.1 Name origin 7 In other languages 8 External links

Biology

Physiology

Wailord are cetacean Pokémon that are well known as the largest Pokémon discovered so far. It has small beady eyes and a huge mouth and a throat that is lined with grooves. It has two pairs of fins along its side and a horizontal tail at the back. It's vaguely shaped like a torpedo or a blimp.

Despite its enormous size, it is able to breed with many land-based Pokémon that are much smaller. This is due to it being in the Ground Egg Group, a reference to how whales are classified as mammals.

Gender differences

N/A

Special abilities

Behavior

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Wailord first appeared in Having a Wailord of a Time. The Float Whale Pokémon was stuck on a beach near a Pokémon Center. Team Rocket tried to haul it away, but a Combusken foiled their plans.

A Wailmer that befriended a man named Robin evolved into a Wailord in Island Time. This Wailord transported Ash and friends across the ocean until they came across a ship heading for Ever Grande City.

Along with their pre-evolved form, Wailord appeared in Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea.

In the manga

At sea, Sapphire from the Hoenn series travels on a Wailord named Wailulu.

In the TCG

Main article: Wailord (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
III	Ruby	Wailord is the largest of all identified Pokémon up to now. This giant Pokémon swims languorously in the vast open sea, eating massive amounts of food at once with its enormous mouth.
	Sapphire	When chasing prey, Wailord herds them by leaping out of the water and making a humongous splash. It is breathtaking to see this Pokémon leaping out of the sea with others in its pod.
	Emerald	It breathes through nostrils that it raises above the sea. By inhaling to its maximum capacity, a Wailord can dive close to 10,000 feet beneath the waves.
	FireRed	It is among the largest of all Pokémon. It herds prey in a pack then swallows the massed prey in one gulp.
	LeafGreen	It is among the largest of all Pokémon. It herds prey in a pack then swallows the massed prey in one gulp.
IV	Diamond	The biggest of all Pokémon. It can dive to a depth of almost 10,000 feet on only one breath.
	Pearl	The biggest of all Pokémon. It can dive to a depth of almost 10,000 feet on only one breath.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	Very rare	Route 129 (Surfing)
	Pokémon Emerald	Very rare	Route 129 (Surfing)
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	None	Trade
	Pokémon Colosseum	None	Trade
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	None	Trade
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	Rare	Routes 223 and 230 (Super Rod)
	Pal Park		Sea

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Evolve from Wailmer
Pokémon Trozei!	Huge Storage 5 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Evolve from Wailmer
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage	Wailord Lake (during mission)

Base stats

HP:	170
Attack:	90
Defense:	45
SpAtk:	90
SpDef:	45
Speed:	60

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Grass: 2× Electric: 2×	Steel: ½× Fire: ½× Water: ½× Ice: ½×	Normal: 1× Fighting: 1× Flying: 1× Poison: 1× Ground: 1× Rock: 1× Bug: 1× Ghost: 1× Psychic: 1× Dragon: 1× Dark: 1×

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation III Level Move Type Previous Splash Growl Water Gun Rollout Whirlpool Astonish Water Pulse Mist Rest 44 Water Spout 52 Amnesia 59 Hydro Pump

Generation IV Level Move Type Cat. Previous Splash Growl Water Gun Rollout Whirlpool Astonish Water Pulse Mist Rest Brine Water Spout Amnesia 46 Dive 54 Bounce 62 Hydro Pump

By TM/HM

Generation III # Move Type TM03 Water Pulse TM05 Roar TM06 Toxic TM07 Hail TM10 Hidden Power TM13 Ice Beam TM14 Blizzard TM15 Hyper Beam TM17 Protect TM18 Rain Dance TM21 Frustration TM26 Earthquake TM27 Return TM32 Double Team TM39 Rock Tomb TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM45 Attract HM03 Surf HM04 Strength HM06 Rock Smash HM07 Waterfall HM08 Dive

Generation IV # Move Type Cat. TM03 Water Pulse TM05 Roar TM06 Toxic TM07 Hail TM10 Hidden Power TM13 Ice Beam TM14 Blizzard TM15 Hyper Beam TM17 Protect TM18 Rain Dance TM21 Frustration TM26 Earthquake TM27 Return TM32 Double Team TM39 Rock Tomb TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM45 Attract TM55 Brine TM58 Endure TM68 Giga Impact TM72 Avalanche TM78 Captivate TM82 Sleep Talk TM83 Natural Gift TM87 Swagger TM90 Substitute HM03 Surf HM04 Strength HM06 Rock Smash HM07 Waterfall

By breeding

Move	Type	Cat.	Father
Body Slam			Torkoal Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein Purugly Growlithe, Arcanine Mareep, Flaaffy, Ampharos Wooper, Quagsire Swinub, Piloswine, Mamoswine Phanpy, Donphan Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking Numel, Camerupt Seviper Hippopotas, Hippowdon Smeargle
Curse			Torkoal Farfetch'd Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon Wooper, Quagsire Dunsparce Swinub, Piloswine, Mamoswine Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking Electrike, Manectric Zangoose Absol Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein Hippopotas, Hippowdon Smeargle
Defense Curl			Sandshrew, Sandslash Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion Sentret, Furret Dunsparce Phanpy, Donphan Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein Bidoof, Bibarel Buneary, Lopunny Numel, Camerupt Pachirisu Smeargle
Double-Edge			Rattata, Raticate Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion Phanpy, Donphan Skitty, Delcatty Numel, Camerupt Spinda Relicanth Hippopotas, Hippowdon Growlithe, Arcanine Ponyta, Rapidash Sentret, Furret Teddiursa, Ursaring Swinub, Piloswine, Mamoswine Carvanha, Sharpedo Absol Bidoof, Bibarel Stunky, Skuntank Smeargle
Fissure			Diglett, Dugtrio Numel, Camerupt Barboach, Whiscash Hippopotas, Hippowdon Swinub, Piloswine, Mamoswine Phanpy, Donphan Torkoal Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein Smeargle
Sleep Talk			Whismur, Loudred, Exploud Goldeen, Seaking Teddiursa, Ursaring Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking Torkoal Relicanth Smeargle
Snore			Teddiursa, Ursaring Spoink, Grumpig Barboach, Whiscash Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein Dunsparce, Snubbull, Granbull Remoraid, Octillery Phanpy, Donphan Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking Whismur, Loudred, Exploud Relicanth Piplup, Prinplup, Empoleon Smeargle
Swagger			Mankey, Primeape Tauros Poochyena, Mightyena Nuzleaf, Shiftry Slaking Carvanha, Sharpedo Seviper Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein Piplup, Prinplup, Empoleon Shinx, Luxio, Luxray Glameow, Purugly Rattata, Raticate Stantler Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken Whismur, Loudred, Exploud Smeargle
Thrash			Nidoking Mankey, Primeape Tauros Gyarados Teddiursa, Ursaring Spinda Growlithe, Arcanine Ponyta, Rapidash Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion Stantler Carvanha, Sharpedo Barboach, Whiscash Smeargle
Tickle			Aipom, Ambipom Whiscash Pikachu, Raichu Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon Zigzagoon, Linoone Skitty, Delcatty Mawile Finneon, Lumineon Smeargle
*Indicates moves only available through chain breeding.

By tutoring

Special moves

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Evolve
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Body size: 4	Recruit Rate: Evolve	Friend Area: Serene Sea
Phrases
51%-100% HP	I'm the biggest of all Pokémon!
26%-50% HP	Oh, not good! I've gone and lost half my HP already.
1%-25% HP	It's no good... I've lost every bit of power...
Level Up	Yes! Leveled up! Watch me grow bigger!
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage
Group:	Poké Assist:	Field Move: None

Evolution

Basic Wailmer

Level 40 Wailord

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
	Image:Spr 3r 321.png			Image:Spr 3f 321.png
	Image:Spr 3r 321 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 321 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 321 s.png		Image:Spr b g3 321 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
	Image:Spr 4d 321.png		Image:Spr 4p 321.png
			Image:Spr 4p 321 s.png			Image:Spr b g4 321 s.png

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

Trivia

• Wailord is the tallest, and overall largest, Pokémon in existence.
• A Wailord, along with a Relicanth, is necessary in the party in order to unleash the three legendary golems from their sleeping places within the Sealed Chamber in the Generation III games.
• Wailord is well known for the HSOWA joke.
• On Friday, August 24th, 2007, a GameFAQ's user named OdogforMVP created a (hacked) Wailord named 'FAILBOAT' and distributed them to every 20th poster in a Pre-Giveaway as well as a giveaway. It had SmokeScreen, Signal Beam, Surf, and Head Smash as its special moves.
• Wailord has the fourth highest base HP stat of all Pokémon, after Blissey, Chansey, and Wobbuffet, in that order.

Origin

This Pokémon is based on the blue whale, the world's biggest mammal.

Name origin

Wailord's name is a combination of whale and lord. The wail may also refer to the sound that whales and this Pokémon may make.

Its Japanese name is probably a combination of whale and 王 ō, king.

In other languages

• German: Wailord
• French: Wailord
• Korean: 고래왕 Goraewang

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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