Is Wooper Good in Sword & Shield Playthrough?
Wooper appears in the Wild Area and Route 5. Water/Ground is one of the best defensive type combos in the game, weak only to Grass. Quagsire at level 20 won't impress with its stats, but AbilityUnaware ignores the opponent's stat boosts. Underrated for a casual playthrough.
Milo's Pokemon outpace and outclass Wooper here.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Nessa's team.
Quagsire has the type edge here and should clean up Kabu's team.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Bea's team.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Opal's team.
Quagsire resists most of Gordie's coverage and hits back hard.
Quagsire has the type edge here and should clean up Piers's team.
Quagsire has the type edge here and should clean up Raihan's team.
Quagsire has the type edge here and should clean up Bede's team.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Leon's team.
Catch Wooper on West Lake Axewell (walking, Lv 7-11). Normal Weather.
Your Wooper should hit Level 20 before you reach Nessa, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Wooper in Sword & Shield
Wooper is available from early-game routes onward at high spawn rates. 48 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.
Where To Catch Wooper in SwSh
Wooper is your first catch on the way to Wooper. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 7-52 across 56 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Wooper ✓West Lake AxewellLv.8-14OverworldRate 50%RainingWest Lake AxewellLv.8-14OverworldRate 50%ThunderstormSoothing Wetlands - PuddlesLv.10-15OverworldRate 50%All WeatherWest Lake AxewellLv.7-11CaveRate 40%Normal WeatherWest Lake AxewellLv.7-11CaveRate 40%SandstormWest Lake AxewellLv.7-11CaveRate 40%RainingWest Lake AxewellLv.7-11CaveRate 30%OvercastSouth Lake MilochLv.11-13GrassRate 30%SandstormWest Lake AxewellLv.8-14OverworldRate 25%Normal WeatherSoothing WetlandsLv.10-15OverworldRate 16%SnowstormSoothing WetlandsLv.10-15OverworldRate 16%ThunderstormSoothing WetlandsLv.10-15OverworldRate 16%Heavy FogSoothing WetlandsLv.10-15OverworldRate 16%SnowingSoothing WetlandsLv.10-15OverworldRate 16%Normal WeatherSoothing WetlandsLv.10-15OverworldRate 16%RainingSoothing WetlandsLv.10-15OverworldRate 16%Intense SunSoothing WetlandsLv.10-15OverworldRate 16%OvercastSoothing WetlandsLv.10-15OverworldRate 16%SandstormWest Lake AxewellLv.8-14OverworldRate 5%Heavy FogGiant's Cap - 2Lv.28-30OverworldRate 35%RainingGiant's Cap - 3Lv.29-32OverworldRate 35%RainingGiant's Cap - 2Lv.28-30OverworldRate 10%ThunderstormGiant's Cap - 3Lv.29-32OverworldRate 10%ThunderstormGiant's SeatLv.33-38OverworldRate 5%Raining
Step 2Catch or Evolve into QuagsireGiant's SeatLv.30-35GrassRate 50%RainingGiant's CapLv.28-30OverworldRate 40%ThunderstormGiant's CapLv.28-30OverworldRate 35%RainingLake of OutrageLv.50-52GrassRate 13%Rainingor evolve from Wooper (Step 1)
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. Water Absorb grants an additional Water immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Poison, Rock, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
What is Wooper Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Wooper
 Kartana GrassSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityBeastboost ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Wooper View Kartana builds →Knock Off22-26% | ||
Wooper Evolutions
Wooper is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Quagsire. Check the evolution method below. A massive partner pool 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
Breeding
Breed Wooper easily with 152 breeding partners from the Ground and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Acid Spray, After You, Ancient Power and 8 more to offspring.
SwSh Wooper Best Moveset
Water/Ground gives only Grass as a weakness, one of the best defensive typings in the game. AbilityUnaware ignores stat boosts from the hidden slot. But every stat below 55 makes the moveset completely non-functional. Quagsire takes the same incredible typing and ability to D-tier.
Best Build
Wooper best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Toxic
- Recover
- Counter
- Yawn
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Acid Spray and After You aren't available any other way for Wooper, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Hydro Pump and Earthquake for solid options.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
This Pokémon lives in cold water. It will leave the water to search for food when it gets cold outside.
When walking on land, it covers its body with a poisonous film that keeps its skin from dehydrating.
Wooper Sword & Shield Guide
In Sword & Shield, 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.
Yes. Paldean Wooper is a regional variant with different typing and a reworked stat spread. Introduced in Gen 9. Plays completely differently from the original.
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.
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- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SVPaldean
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves