
Is Wooper Good in Crystal Playthrough?
Route 32, available early in Crystal. Water/Ground has only Grass as a weakness. Quagsire evolves at 20 and provides Ground coverage earlier than almost any other option. Crystal's move tutor adds MoveIce Beam for even better coverage.
Wooper trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Wooper trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Wooper trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Quagsire has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Quagsire resists most of Jasmine's coverage and hits back hard.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Quagsire resists most of Lt. Surge's coverage and hits back hard.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Erika's team hits Quagsire's weaknesses hard.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Janine's team.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Quagsire resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Quagsire resists most of Blaine's coverage and hits back hard.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Will's typing presses Quagsire's defenses.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Quagsire has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Catch Wooper on Route 32 (walking, Lv 4, common).
- After Falkner
- TM02NormalHeadbutt70100%15
- After Bugsy
- TM28GroundDig120100%10
- TM33IceIce Punch75100%15
- After Morty
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- LV 31GroundEarthquake150100%10
- After Jasmine
- TM23SteelIron Tail10075%15
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb90100%10
- TM10NormalHidden Power60100%15
Your Wooper should hit Level 20 before you reach Morty, at typical leveling pace.
- After Falkner
- TM02NormalHeadbutt70100%15
- After Bugsy
- TM28GroundDig120100%10
- TM33IceIce Punch75100%15
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrength80100%15
- After Morty
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- LV 35GroundEarthquake150100%10
- After Jasmine
- TM23SteelIron Tail10075%15
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb90100%10
How to Get Wooper in Crystal
high spawn rates in early-game routes across 7 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.
Where To Catch Wooper in C
Wooper is your first catch on the way to Wooper. You'll find walking and surfing encounters from Lv. 4-30 across 21 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Wooper ✓Ruins of Alph - OutsideLv.15Surfing on waterRate 60%Union Cave - 1FLv.15-19Surfing on waterRate 60%Union Cave - B1FLv.15-19Surfing on waterRate 60%Route 32Lv.4GrassRate 30%NightUnion Cave - 1FLv.5CaveRate 20%NightUnion Cave - B1FLv.8CaveRate 20%NightRuins of Alph - OutsideLv.22FloorRate 5%Night
Step 2Catch or Evolve into QuagsireRuins of Alph - OutsideLv.15-20Surfing on waterRate 40%Union Cave - 1FLv.15-24Surfing on waterRate 40%Union Cave - B1FLv.15-24Surfing on waterRate 40%Union Cave - B2FLv.20-24Surfing on waterRate 40%Route 27Lv.28-30GrassRate 40%NightRoute 13Lv.23-25GrassRate 39%NightRoute 14Lv.23-25GrassRate 39%NightRoute 15Lv.23-25GrassRate 39%NightRoute 32Lv.20-24Surfing on waterRate 30%Route 12Lv.25-29Surfing on waterRate 30%Route 13Lv.25-29Surfing on waterRate 30%Union Cave - B2FLv.22CaveRate 20%NightRoute 26Lv.30GrassRate 10%NightRuins of Alph - OutsideLv.22FloorRate 5%Nightor 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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Poison, Rock, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
- 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
What is Wooper Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Wooper
Bellsprout GrassPoison | D | |
Chikorita Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift | ||
Hoppip Grass | D | |
Chikorita Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift | ||
Bellsprout GrassPoison | D | |
Paras BugGrass | C | |
Oddish GrassPoison | C | |
Hoppip Grass | D | |
Bayleef Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
Bellsprout GrassPoison | D | |
Skiploom Grass | C | |
Oddish GrassPoison | C | |
Paras BugGrass | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Bayleef Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
Skiploom Grass | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Jumpluff Grass | C | |
Bayleef Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Jumpluff Grass | C | |
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Jumpluff Grass | C | |
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Tangela Grass | C | |
Jumpluff Grass | C | |
Celebi PsychicGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Interact Encounter | ||
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Tangela Grass | C | |
Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Wooper Evolutions
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
Breeding
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.
C Wooper Best Moveset
Water/Ground pre-evolution. The unique defensive typing (only weak to Grass) matters at Quagsire's level, not here.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Earthquake
- Surf
- Rest
- Sludge Bomb
Moves List
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.
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
A mucous membrane covers its body. Touching it barehanded will cause a shooting pain.
Wooper Crystal Guide
In Crystal, 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.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- 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