What does Wooper evolve into?

Wooper has 2 evolution paths: Quagsire at level 20 and Paldean Clodsire at level 20. Different conditions, different results.

At what level does Wooper evolve?

Wooper has 2 evolution paths: Quagsire at level 20 and Paldean Clodsire at level 20. Different method for each one.

In Gold & Silver, For a casual playthrough, Wooper works as a placeholder. Water/Ground coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Quagsire . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Wooper?

Wooper is catchable in Gold & Silver. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 16 other games across the series.

Wooper - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Mixed

Balanced

DTier

15Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Wooper's spread. It leans mixed with HP out front. And you'll get 1 HP stat exp per KO for it. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP55

Attack45

Defense45

Sp. Atk25

Sp. Def25

Speed15

Total210

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.4 m

Weight8.5 kg

Base XP42

Abilities

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

Damp

Prevents self destruct, explosion, and aftermath from working while the Pokémon is in battle.

Water Absorb

Absorbs water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.

UnawareHA

Ignores other Pokémon's stat modifiers for damage and accuracy calculation.

Water Absorb grants Water immunity

EV Yield

HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training source

Pokedex Entries

This POKéMON lives in cold water. It will leave the water to search for food when it gets cold outside.

Wooper Weakness

Type-wise, Wooper takes extra damage from Grass. Watch out for Grass attacks, those deal 4x damage. Electric moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. The Water/Ground typing picks up 4 resistances to work with.

Wooper Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Grass
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Poison, Rock, Steel
0x (Immune)	Electric

Type ChartGood

1Weak

4Resist

1Immune

Score+3

Gen II Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def

4xCritical

Grass

2xWeak

None

½xResist

Fire Poison Rock Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Electric

STAB (6)

Fire Ground Rock Electric Poison Steel

How to Beat Wooper in Gold & Silver (Best Counters)

Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Wooper Absorb 4x 83-100%KO View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Wooper Razor Leaf 4x 148-175%KO View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Wooper Vine Whip 4x 158-188%KO View Bellsprout builds →
Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Upcoming Move Moves Mega DrainLv. 30 Learns Mega Drain at Level 30 View Hoppip builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Upcoming Move Moves Giga DrainLv. 43 Learns Giga Drain at Level 43 View Paras builds →

Gold & Silver Evolution

Wooper is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Quagsire. Check the evolution method below. Plenty of partners for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 220 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#194Wooper

Level 20

#195Quagsire

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Wooper

WaterGround

Quagsire

WaterGround

95+40

ATK

85+40

DEF

85+40

SP.ATK

65+40

SP.DEF

65+40

SPE

35+20

BST

210D-Tier

430B-Tier+220

ROLE

Balanced

Trick Room

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Wooper easily with 66 breeding partners from the Ground and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Body Slam, Safeguard to offspring.

Egg Groups

GroundWater1

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

3moves

Breed With (best first)

Gold & Silver Wooper Best Moveset

Best Build

Gen 2 build content has limited support (no abilities).

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

The egg pool carries weight here. Ancient Power and Body Slam aren't available any other way for Wooper, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Earthquake and Surf for solid options.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Water Gun

D4010025Water

Lv 11

Slam

—807520Normal

Lv 21

Amnesia

D——20Psychic

Lv 31

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

Lv 41

Rain Dance

C——5Water

Lv 51

Haze

C——30Ice

Lv 51

Mist

———30Ice

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM03

Curse

C——10Ghost

TM40

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

TM28

Dig

D6010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM01

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

TM26

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TM20

Endure+4

D——10Normal

HM05

Flash

D—7020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM02

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM33

Ice Punch

D7510015Ice

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM31

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM08

Rock Smash

—2010015Fighting

TM04

Rollout

D309020Rock

TM37

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

TM35

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM13

Snore

—4010015Normal

HM03

Surf

D9510015Water

TM34

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

HM06

Whirlpool

D358515Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Egg

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Egg

Safeguard

D——25Normal

Tutor Moves

Wooper can't learn any Tutor moves

Gold & Silver Wooper Locations

high spawn rates in early-game water routes across 10 locations. Wooper's one of the easier catches on the list. Two different catch methods are in play here. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.

Best Locations to Catch Wooper in Gold & Silver

You can catch Wooper through 10 surfing and walking encounters from Lv. 4-19, but availability differs between Silver and Gold. Some spots are exclusive to one version.

Ruins of Alph - Outside

SilverSurfing on water Lv.15-19 Ruins

60%Early

Ruins of Alph - Outside

GoldSurfing on water Lv.15-19 Ruins

60%Early

Union Cave - 1F

SilverSurfing on water Lv.15-19 Cave

60%Early

Union Cave - 1F

GoldSurfing on water Lv.15-19 Cave

60%Early

Union Cave - B1F

SilverSurfing on water Lv.15-19 Cave

60%Early

Union Cave - B1F

GoldSurfing on water Lv.15-19 Cave

60%Early

Route 32

GoldGrass Lv.6-8 Route

35%Early

Night

Route 32

SilverGrass Lv.6-8 Route

35%Early

Night

Route 32

GoldGrass Lv.4 Route

4%Early

Morning

Route 32

SilverGrass Lv.4 Route

4%Early

Morning

Wooper Guide

Wooper has 2 evolution paths: Quagsire at level 20 and Paldean Clodsire at level 20. Different conditions, different results.
Wooper has 2 evolution paths: Quagsire at level 20 and Paldean Clodsire at level 20. Different method for each one.
In Gold & Silver, For a casual playthrough, Wooper works as a placeholder. Water/Ground coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Quagsire. That's where the stats start mattering.
Wooper is catchable in Gold & Silver. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 16 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Available since Gold & Silver, Wooper appears in 17 games spanning 9 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained a Paldean form in Generation 9.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Available Move Moves Mega DrainLv. 30 Damage vs Wooper Mega Drain 4x 90-107%KO View Hoppip builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Wooper Absorb 4x 79-93% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Wooper Razor Leaf 4x 145-171%KO View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Wooper Vine Whip 4x 157-186%KO View Bellsprout builds →
Sunkern Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 10 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Wooper Mega Drain 4x 85-100%KO Absorb 4x 48-57% View Sunkern builds →

Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Available Move Moves Mega DrainLv. 30 Damage vs Wooper Mega Drain 4x 87-103%KO View Hoppip builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Wooper Absorb 4x 76-90% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Wooper Razor Leaf 4x 146-172%KO View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Wooper Vine Whip 4x 152-179%KO View Bellsprout builds →
Sunkern Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 10 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Wooper Mega Drain 4x 82-97% Absorb 4x 46-55% View Sunkern builds →

Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Available Move Moves Mega DrainLv. 30 Damage vs Wooper Mega Drain 4x 87-103%KO View Hoppip builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Wooper Absorb 4x 76-90% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Wooper Razor Leaf 4x 146-172%KO View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Wooper Vine Whip 4x 152-179%KO View Bellsprout builds →
Sunkern Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 10 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Wooper Mega Drain 4x 82-97% Absorb 4x 46-55% View Sunkern builds →

Tangela Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 31 AbsorbLv. 10 Damage vs Wooper Vine Whip 4x 199-234%KO Mega Drain 4x 182-214%KO Absorb 4x 93-110%KO View Tangela builds →
Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Available Move Moves Mega DrainLv. 30 Damage vs Wooper Mega Drain 4x 87-103%KO View Hoppip builds →
Weepinbell GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Wooper Vine Whip 4x 176-207%KO View Weepinbell builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Wooper Absorb 4x 76-90% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Wooper Razor Leaf 4x 146-172%KO View Chikorita builds →