Wailmer (Pokémon)

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Wailmer ホエルコ Hoeruko #320
Artwork from R/S/E
Type Water ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Ball Whale Pokémon
Abilities Water Veil or Oblivious Oblivious Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,640,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto — Hoenn #099 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 6′07″ Imperial 2.0 m Metric 6′07″/2.0 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 286.6 lbs. Imperial 130.0 kg Metric 286.6 lbs./130.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Blue	Catch rate 125 (16.3%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Ground and Water 2 groups 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 137 Battle Exp.: 1371*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Wailmer (Japanese: ホエルコ Hoeruko) is a Template:Type2 Pokémon.

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.

Habitat

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

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 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.

In the manga

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

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation III Level Move Type Start Splash 5 Growl 10 Water Gun 14 Rollout 19 Whirlpool 23 Astonish 28 Water Pulse 32 Mist 37 Rest 41 Water Spout 46 Amnesia 50 Hydro Pump

Generation IV Level Move Type Cat. Start Splash 4 Growl 7 Water Gun 11 Rollout 14 Whirlpool 17 Astonish 21 Water Pulse 24 Mist 27 Rest 31 Brine 34 Water Spout 37 Amnesia 41 Dive 44 Bounce 47 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 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 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 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	Unknown		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

Template:Side game

Evolution

Template:Evobox/1

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
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			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.

Origin

Wailmer is, obviously, based on a whale.

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

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