At 400 BST, Wailmer is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Wailord before bringing it to any serious fight.

What is Wailmer weak to?

In Platinum, Wailmer's biggest threats include Manectric (Electric) and Venusaur (Grass), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

What is the best ability for Wailmer?

Water Veil is the go-to ability for Wailmer. It prevents burns. Its hidden ability Pressure can work in specific setups. Oblivious is the other option. Pick based on what your team needs.

What role does Wailmer play in battle?

Wailmer is a mixed attacker with base 70 Attack and 70 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. At base 60 Speed, it won't be moving first often.

Should I use Wailmer?

In Platinum, For a casual playthrough, Wailmer works as a placeholder. Water coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Wailord . That's where the stats start mattering.

Wailmer - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Mixed

Balanced

DTier

60Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

The stat line revolves around HP. Percentage recovery gets extra mileage here. Attack backs it up, though Defense doesn't pull its weight. Worth 1 HP EV on a standard growth curve to max out.

Base Stats

Above

HP130

Attack70

Defense35

Sp. Atk70

Sp. Def35

Speed60

Total400

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate125 / 255

Growth Rate

Fluctuating1.64M XP

Height2.0 m

Weight130.0 kg

Base XP80

Abilities

Water Veil

Prevents burns.

Oblivious

Prevents infatuation and protects against captivate.

PressureHANot in game

Increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one.

EV Yield

HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training source

Pokedex Entries

On sunny days, it lands on beaches to bounce like a ball and play. It spouts water from its nose.

Platinum

Wailmer Weakness

Wailmer is weak to Electric and Grass. The Water typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Wailmer's Water typing only leaves 2 gaps to cover.

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

Type ChartGood

2Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score0

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Wailmer in Platinum (Best Counters)

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Wood HammerLv. 36 Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 5 Damage vs Wailmer Wood Hammer 2x 135-160%KO Solar Beam 2x 135-160%KO Giga Drain 2x 85-101%KO Razor Leaf 2x 63-75% View Abomasnow builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Petal DanceLv. 40 Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Damage vs Wailmer Petal Dance 2x 145-171%KO Solar Beam 2x 145-171%KO Giga Drain 2x 92-108%KO Magical Leaf 2x 73-86% View Roselia builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallLv. 50 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Wailmer Solar Beam 2x 98-116%KO Energy Ball 2x 75-88% Giga Drain 2x 62-73% Bullet Seed 2x 17-20% View Lileep builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 5 Damage vs Wailmer Solar Beam 2x 97-114%KO Giga Drain 2x 62-73% Bullet Seed 2x 20-23% Absorb 2x 17-20% View Lombre builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Wailmer Solar Beam 2x 97-114%KO Giga Drain 2x 62-73% Razor Leaf 2x 51-60% Bullet Seed 2x 25-29% View Nuzleaf builds →

Platinum Evolution

Wailmer is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Wailord. Check the evolution method below. A massive partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are takes forever to hatch. Evolving adds up to 100 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#320Wailmer

Level 40

#321Wailord

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Wailmer

Water

Wailord

Water

130

170+40

ATK

90+20

DEF

45+10

SP.ATK

90+20

SP.DEF

45+10

SPE

BST

400D-Tier

500C-Tier+100

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Mixed

Breeding

Easy

Breed Wailmer easily with 131 breeding partners from the Ground and Water2 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Body Slam, Curse, Defense Curl and 7 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

GroundWater2

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

40 cycles·10,280 steps

Slow~10 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

10moves

Breed With (best first)

Platinum Wailmer Best Moveset

Best Build

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Moves

Breeding opens up real options for Wailmer. Body Slam and Curse come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Water Spout and Hydro Pump and coverage across 7 types.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Splash

———40Normal

Lv 4

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 7

Water Gun

—4010025Water

Lv 11

Rollout

—309020Rock

Lv 14

Whirlpool

D358515Water

Lv 17

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Lv 21

Water Pulse

C6010020Water

Lv 24

Mist

———30Ice

Lv 27

Rest

C——10Psychic

Lv 31

Brine

C6510010Water

Lv 34

Water Spout

B1501005Water

Lv 37

Amnesia

———20Psychic

Lv 41

Dive

C8010010Water

Lv 44

Bounce

D85855Flying

Lv 47

Hydro Pump

C120805Water

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM72

Avalanche-4

D6010010Ice

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

TM55

Brine

C6510010Water

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM07

Hail

D——10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

C9510010Ice

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM05

Roar-6

C——20Normal

HM06

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609510Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

HM04

Strength

D8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

HM03

Surf

C9510015Water

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM03

Water Pulse

C6010020Water

HM07

Waterfall

C8010015Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Egg

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Egg

Fissure

——305Ground

Egg

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

Egg

Snore

D4010015Normal

Egg

Swagger

——9015Normal

Egg

Thrash

—12010020Normal

Egg

Tickle

——10020Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Bounce

D85855Flying

Tutor

Dive

C8010010Water

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Rollout

—309020Rock

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Platinum Wailmer Locations

high spawn rates across 1 locations for Wailmer in mid-game fishing spots. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.

Best Locations to Catch Wailmer in Platinum

Route 230

Super Rod Lv.30-40 Route

40%Mid

Wailmer Guide

At 400 BST, Wailmer is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Wailord before bringing it to any serious fight.
In Platinum, Wailmer's biggest threats include Manectric (Electric) and Venusaur (Grass), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
Water Veil is the go-to ability for Wailmer. It prevents burns. Its hidden ability Pressure can work in specific setups. Oblivious is the other option. Pick based on what your team needs.
Wailmer is a mixed attacker with base 70 Attack and 70 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. At base 60 Speed, it won't be moving first often.
In Platinum, For a casual playthrough, Wailmer works as a placeholder. Water coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Wailord. That's where the stats start mattering.

Game Availability

Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Wailmer appears in 15 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Turtwig Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 13 AbsorbLv. 9 Damage vs Wailmer Razor Leaf 2x 52-61% Absorb 2x 19-23% View Turtwig builds →
Lotad WaterGrass	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 5 Damage vs Wailmer Absorb 2x 16-19% View Lotad builds →
Shinx Electric	D
Available Move Moves SparkLv. 13 Damage vs Wailmer Spark 2x 55-66% View Shinx builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Upcoming Move Moves Energy BallLv. 50 Learns Energy Ball at Level 50 View Lileep builds →
Seedot Grass	D
Upcoming Move Moves View Seedot builds →

Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift TM Move Moves Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Wailmer Bullet Seed 2x 19-24% View Lileep builds →
Turtwig Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 13 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 9 Damage vs Wailmer Razor Leaf 2x 51-61% Bullet Seed 2x 25-31% Absorb 2x 17-20% View Turtwig builds →
Budew GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 13 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Wailmer Mega Drain 2x 32-38% Bullet Seed 2x 17-20% Absorb 2x 17-20% View Budew builds →
Cherubi Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Magical LeafLv. 19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Wailmer Magical Leaf 2x 55-65% Bullet Seed 2x 19-24% View Cherubi builds →
Lotad WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 19 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 5 Damage vs Wailmer Mega Drain 2x 28-34% Bullet Seed 2x 17-20% Absorb 2x 17-20% View Lotad builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 5 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Wailmer Giga Drain 2x 82-97% Razor Leaf 2x 61-73% Bullet Seed 2x 30-35% View Abomasnow builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 13 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Wailmer Giga Drain 2x 89-105%KO Magical Leaf 2x 73-86% Mega Drain 2x 50-59% Bullet Seed 2x 23-27% View Roselia builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Wailmer Giga Drain 2x 61-73% Bullet Seed 2x 18-22% View Lileep builds →
Turtwig Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 13 Mega DrainLv. 25 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Wailmer Giga Drain 2x 50-59% Razor Leaf 2x 50-59% Mega Drain 2x 30-35% Bullet Seed 2x 25-30% View Turtwig builds →
Cherubi Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Wailmer Giga Drain 2x 64-76% Magical Leaf 2x 50-59% Bullet Seed 2x 18-22% View Cherubi builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 5 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Wailmer Solar Beam 2x 136-161%KO Giga Drain 2x 86-102%KO Razor Leaf 2x 64-76% Bullet Seed 2x 30-35% View Abomasnow builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 13 Damage vs Wailmer Solar Beam 2x 146-172%KO Giga Drain 2x 92-109%KO Magical Leaf 2x 74-87% Mega Drain 2x 50-59% View Roselia builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Wailmer Solar Beam 2x 100-118%KO Giga Drain 2x 64-76% Bullet Seed 2x 17-21% View Lileep builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Wailmer Solar Beam 2x 100-118%KO Giga Drain 2x 64-76% Razor Leaf 2x 52-61% Bullet Seed 2x 26-31% View Nuzleaf builds →
Turtwig Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 13 Mega DrainLv. 25 Damage vs Wailmer Solar Beam 2x 82-97% Giga Drain 2x 52-61% Razor Leaf 2x 52-61% Mega Drain 2x 30-35% View Turtwig builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 5 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Wailmer Solar Beam 2x 136-161%KO Giga Drain 2x 86-102%KO Razor Leaf 2x 64-76% Bullet Seed 2x 30-35% View Abomasnow builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 13 Damage vs Wailmer Solar Beam 2x 146-172%KO Giga Drain 2x 92-109%KO Magical Leaf 2x 74-87% Mega Drain 2x 50-59% View Roselia builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Wailmer Solar Beam 2x 100-118%KO Giga Drain 2x 64-76% Bullet Seed 2x 17-21% View Lileep builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Wailmer Solar Beam 2x 100-118%KO Giga Drain 2x 64-76% Razor Leaf 2x 52-61% Bullet Seed 2x 26-31% View Nuzleaf builds →
Turtwig Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 13 Mega DrainLv. 25 Damage vs Wailmer Solar Beam 2x 82-97% Giga Drain 2x 52-61% Razor Leaf 2x 52-61% Mega Drain 2x 30-35% View Turtwig builds →