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No. 194 · National Pokédex

Wooper

ウパー · Upah · Axoloto
💧 Water ⛰️ Ground
Height
0.4 m
Weight
8.5 kg
Category
Water Fish Pokémon
Generation
Generation 2
Wooper
🔊 Cry

⚡The Essentials on Wooper

Types
Water Ground
Weaknesses
×4 Grass Table
Resistances
×½ Fire, Poison, Rock, Steel · immune: Electric
Evolution
Wooper → Quagsire (Lv. 20) or Clodsire (Lv. 20)
Shiny
Shiny WooperAlternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View
Special Forms
Paldean Form Details
Stats
Total 210 · top stat: HP (55) Detail
In Current Games
Other Names
Axoloto in French · ウパー, Upah in Japanese · Felino in German All Languages

📋Overview

Wooper is a Water and Ground-type Pokémon, No. 194 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 2. Category: Water Fish Pokémon. Height: 0.4 m, weight: 8.5 kg.

Wooper evolves into Quagsire (Lv. 20) and Clodsire (Lv. 20).

Abilities: Damp and Water Absorb. Hidden Ability: Unaware. Wooper is very weak to Grass-type moves (×4 damage). Wooper takes no damage from Electric-type moves.

Generation
Generation 2
Gold / Silver
National No.
#194
National Pokédex
Category
Water Fish Pokémon
Status
Standard

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP
55
255
Attack
45
255
Defense
45
255
Special Attack
25
255
Special Defense
25
255
Speed
15
255
Total
210
Min HP (Lv. 100)
220
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
314
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Water / Ground). See the type chart

Very weak (×4) — 1 type
Grass
×4
Normal (×1) — 12 types
Normal
×1
Water
×1
Ice
×1
Fighting
×1
Ground
×1
Flying
×1
Psychic
×1
Bug
×1
Ghost
×1
Dragon
×1
Dark
×1
Fairy
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 4 types
Fire
×½
Poison
×½
Rock
×½
Steel
×½
Immune (×0) — 1 type
Electric
×0

✨Abilities

Ability 1
The Pokémon dampens its surroundings, preventing all Pokémon from using explosive moves such as Self-Destruct.
Ability 2
If hit by a Water-type move, the Pokémon has its HP restored instead of taking damage.
When attacking, the Pokémon ignores the target's stat changes.

🌱Wooper Evolution

🔮Wooper Forms and Shiny

Wooper
Standard Form
Water · Ground
Wooper – Paldean Form
Paldean Form
Poison · Ground
Paldean Form
Shiny Availability
Shiny Wooper
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Wooper Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Tail Whip
Normal Stat
100%
—
30
1
Water Gun
Water Spec.
100%
40
25
4
Rain Dance
Water Stat
—
—
5
5
Mud Sport
Ground Stat
—
—
15
8
Mud Shot
Ground Spec.
95%
55
15
12
Mist
Ice Stat
—
—
30
12
Haze
Ice Stat
—
—
30
16
Slam
Normal Phys.
75%
80
20
19
Mud Bomb
Ground Spec.
85%
65
10
21
Yawn
Normal Stat
—
—
10
24
Aqua Tail
Water Phys.
90%
90
10
28
Muddy Water
Water Spec.
85%
90
10
32
Amnesia
Psychic Stat
—
—
20
36
Toxic
Poison Stat
90%
—
10
40
Earthquake
Ground Phys.
100%
100
10

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups
Field · Water 1
Gender
♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
HP
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.

🗺️Where to Find Wooper

Available in 17 games, 174 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: Crystal Gold Silver Emerald FireRed Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness Diamond HeartGold Pearl Platinum SoulSilver X Y Shield Sword Scarlet Violet

Generation II

💠
Crystal 8 encounters
Available ▼
Surf (3)
Ruins of Alph Lv. 15-19 60%
Union Cave 1F Lv. 15-19 60%
Union Cave B1F Lv. 15-19 60%
Tall grass (5)
Route 32 Lv. 4 30% Night
Union Cave 1F Lv. 5 20% Night
Union Cave B1F Lv. 8 20% Night
Ruins of Alph Lv. 20 5% Morning
Ruins of Alph Lv. 22 5% Night
🟡
Gold 6 encounters
Available ▼
Surf (3)
Union Cave 1F Lv. 15-19 60%
Ruins of Alph Lv. 15-19 60%
Union Cave B1F Lv. 15-19 60%
Tall grass (3)
Route 32 Lv. 4 4% Morning
Route 32 Lv. 6 30% Night
Route 32 Lv. 8 5% Night
⚪
Silver 6 encounters
Available ▼
Surf (3)
Union Cave 1F Lv. 15-19 60%
Ruins of Alph Lv. 15-19 60%
Union Cave B1F Lv. 15-19 60%
Tall grass (3)
Route 32 Lv. 4 4% Morning
Route 32 Lv. 6 30% Night
Route 32 Lv. 8 5% Night

Generation III

💚
Emerald 1 encounter
Available ▼
Surf (1)
Safari Zone Lv. 25-30 60%
🔥
FireRed 12 encounters
Available ▼
Surf (11)
Icefall Cave Lv. 5-15 1%
Ruin Valley Lv. 5-20 60%
Four Island Lv. 5-15 60%
Icefall Cave Lv. 5-15 4%
Ruin Valley Lv. 10-20 30%
Ruin Valley Lv. 15-25 5%
Four Island Lv. 15-25 5%
Four Island Lv. 15-25 1%
Four Island Lv. 15-25 4%
Ruin Valley Lv. 20-25 1%
Ruin Valley Lv. 20-25 4%
Tall grass (1)
Ruin Valley Lv. 15 10%
🎮
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness 1 encounter
Available ▼
Pokespot (1)
Pokespot Lv. 10-21 15%

Generation IV

💎
Diamond 20 encounters
Available ▼
Surf (7)
Route 212 Lv. 20-30 60%
Great Marsh Lv. 20-30 60%
Great Marsh Lv. 20-30 60%
Route 212 Lv. 20-40 30%
Great Marsh Lv. 20-30 60%
Great Marsh Lv. 20-30 60%
Great Marsh Lv. 20-30 60%
Tall grass (13)
Route 212 Lv. 18 5%
Route 212 Lv. 18 4%
Route 212 Lv. 18 4%
Route 212 Lv. 18 1% Poké Radar required
Route 212 Lv. 18 20%
Route 212 Lv. 18 4%
Route 212 Lv. 18 4%
Great Marsh Lv. 20 20%
Great Marsh Lv. 20 20%
Great Marsh Lv. 22 20%
Great Marsh Lv. 22 20%
Great Marsh Lv. 24 20%
Great Marsh Lv. 24 20%
🟡
HeartGold 31 encounters
Available ▼
Egg received from an NPC (1)
Violet City Lv. 1 100%
Surf (14)
Ruins of Alph Lv. 10-20 60%
Union Cave B1F Lv. 10-20 60%
Union Cave 1F Lv. 10-20 60%
Johto Safari Zone Lv. 15 10%
Johto Safari Zone Lv. 15 10%
Johto Safari Zone Lv. 15 10%
Johto Safari Zone Lv. 16 10%
Johto Safari Zone Lv. 16 10%
Johto Safari Zone Lv. 16 10%
Johto Safari Zone Lv. 16 10%
Johto Safari Zone Lv. 17 10%
Johto Safari Zone Lv. 17 10%
Route 47 Lv. 20-30 30%
Route 47 Lv. 20-30 60%
Tall grass (16)
Route 32 Lv. 6 20% Night
Route 32 Lv. 6 4% Night
Route 32 Lv. 6 10% Night
Route 32 Lv. 6 1% Night
Johto Safari Zone Lv. 15 10% Night
Johto Safari Zone Lv. 15 10% Night
Johto Safari Zone Lv. 15 10% Night
Johto Safari Zone Lv. 15 10% Night
Johto Safari Zone Lv. 16 10% Night
Johto Safari Zone Lv. 16 10% Night
Johto Safari Zone Lv. 16 10% Night
Johto Safari Zone Lv. 17 10% Night
Johto Safari Zone Lv. 17 10% Night
Johto Safari Zone Lv. 17 10% Night
Route 47 Lv. 18 5% Day
Route 47 Lv. 18 5% Morning
🦪
Pearl 20 encounters
Available ▼
Surf (7)
Great Marsh Lv. 20-30 60%
Route 212 Lv. 20-30 60%
Great Marsh Lv. 20-30 60%
Great Marsh Lv. 20-30 60%
Great Marsh Lv. 20-30 60%
Route 212 Lv. 20-40 30%
Great Marsh Lv. 20-30 60%
Tall grass (13)
Route 212 Lv. 18 5%
Route 212 Lv. 18 4%
Route 212 Lv. 18 4%
Route 212 Lv. 18 20%
Route 212 Lv. 18 4%
Route 212 Lv. 18 4%
Route 212 Lv. 18 1% Poké Radar required
Great Marsh Lv. 20 20%
Great Marsh Lv. 20 20%
Great Marsh Lv. 22 20%
Great Marsh Lv. 22 20%
Great Marsh Lv. 24 20%
Great Marsh Lv. 24 20%
🪙
Platinum 32 encounters
Available ▼
Surf (12)
Great Marsh Lv. 20-30 30%
Great Marsh Lv. 20-30 60%
Great Marsh Lv. 20-30 60%
Great Marsh Lv. 20-30 60%
Great Marsh Lv. 20-30 60%
Great Marsh Lv. 20-30 30%
Great Marsh Lv. 20-30 60%
Great Marsh Lv. 20-30 30%
Great Marsh Lv. 20-30 30%
Great Marsh Lv. 20-30 30%
Great Marsh Lv. 20-30 30%
Great Marsh Lv. 20-30 60%
Tall grass (20)
Great Marsh Lv. 26 20%
Great Marsh Lv. 26 20%
Great Marsh Lv. 27 5%
Great Marsh Lv. 27 20%
Great Marsh Lv. 27 20%
Great Marsh Lv. 27 5%
Great Marsh Lv. 28 5%
Great Marsh Lv. 28 5%
Great Marsh Lv. 28 20%
Great Marsh Lv. 28 5%
Great Marsh Lv. 28 5%
Great Marsh Lv. 28 20%
Great Marsh Lv. 28 5%
Great Marsh Lv. 28 5%
Great Marsh Lv. 29 5%
Great Marsh Lv. 29 5%
Great Marsh Lv. 29 10%
Great Marsh Lv. 29 10%
Great Marsh Lv. 30 5%
Great Marsh Lv. 30 5%
🤍
SoulSilver 31 encounters
Available ▼
Egg received from an NPC (1)
Violet City Lv. 1 100%
Surf (14)
Union Cave 1F Lv. 10-20 60%
Ruins of Alph Lv. 10-20 60%
Union Cave B1F Lv. 10-20 60%
Johto Safari Zone Lv. 15 10%
Johto Safari Zone Lv. 15 10%
Johto Safari Zone Lv. 15 10%
Johto Safari Zone Lv. 16 10%
Johto Safari Zone Lv. 16 10%
Johto Safari Zone Lv. 16 10%
Johto Safari Zone Lv. 16 10%
Johto Safari Zone Lv. 17 10%
Johto Safari Zone Lv. 17 10%
Route 47 Lv. 20-30 60%
Route 47 Lv. 20-30 30%
Tall grass (16)
Route 32 Lv. 6 10% Night
Route 32 Lv. 6 1% Night
Route 32 Lv. 6 4% Night
Route 32 Lv. 6 20% Night
Johto Safari Zone Lv. 15 10% Night
Johto Safari Zone Lv. 15 10% Night
Johto Safari Zone Lv. 15 10% Night
Johto Safari Zone Lv. 15 10% Night
Johto Safari Zone Lv. 16 10% Night
Johto Safari Zone Lv. 16 10% Night
Johto Safari Zone Lv. 16 10% Night
Johto Safari Zone Lv. 17 10% Night
Johto Safari Zone Lv. 17 10% Night
Johto Safari Zone Lv. 17 10% Night
Route 47 Lv. 18 5% Morning
Route 47 Lv. 18 5% Day

Generation VI

❎
X 1 encounter
Available ▼
Tall grass (1)
Friend Safari Lv. 30 33%
🟥
Y 1 encounter
Available ▼
Tall grass (1)
Friend Safari Lv. 30 33%

Generation VIII

🛡️
Shield 1 encounter
Available ▼
Wild Area (1)
Wild Area / Galar
⚔️
Sword 1 encounter
Available ▼
Wild Area (1)
Wild Area / Galar

Generation IX

🔴
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Picnic (1)
Paldea
🟣
Violet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Picnic (1)
Paldea

🔄Transfer to Pokémon HOME

How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.

Gold
→ Pokémon Bank Virtual Console → Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Silver
→ Pokémon Bank Virtual Console → Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Crystal
→ Pokémon Bank Virtual Console → Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Emerald
→ Diamond Pal Park
→ Black Poké Transporter
→ Pokémon Bank To Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
FireRed
→ Diamond Pal Park
→ Black Poké Transporter
→ Pokémon Bank To Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Diamond
→ Black Poké Transporter
→ Pokémon Bank To Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Pearl
→ Black Poké Transporter
→ Pokémon Bank To Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Platinum
→ Black Poké Transporter
→ Pokémon Bank To Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
HeartGold
→ Black Poké Transporter
→ Pokémon Bank To Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
SoulSilver
→ Black Poké Transporter
→ Pokémon Bank To Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
X
→ Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Y
→ Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Sword
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Shield
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Scarlet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Violet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Note: Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.

🏆Competitive & Meta

LC
Smogon · Gen IX · 2026-09
Little Cup
Usage rate: 0.3% · Position #119

📱Wooper in Pokémon GO

Wooper in Pokémon GO
  • 641Max CP (Lv. 40)
  • 366Perfect CP in Raids
  • 3 kmper Candy as Buddy
  • 50 🍬to evolve into Quagsire
  • ✨ Shiny available
  • 🟣 Exists as Shadow
Pokémon GO entry: Wooper →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

Gold
“This POKéMON lives in cold water. It will leave the water to search for food when it gets cold outside.”
Silver
“When it walks a­ round on the ground, it coats its body with a slimy, poisonous film.”
Crystal
“A mucous membrane covers its body. Touching it barehanded will cause a shooting pain.”
Ruby
“WOOPER usually lives in water. However, it occasionally comes out onto land in search of food. On land, it coats its body with a gooey, toxic film.”
Sapphire
“WOOPER usually lives in water. However, it occasionally comes out onto land in search of food. On land, it coats its body with a gooey, toxic film.”
Emerald
“WOOPER usually live in water but come out onto land seeking food occasionally. On land, they coat their bodies with a gooey, toxic film.”
FireRed
“When it walks around on the ground, it coats its body with a slimy, poisonous film.”
LeafGreen
“This POKéMON lives in cold water. It will leave the water to search for food when it gets cold outside.”
Diamond
“It lives in cold water, half burying itself in mud at the bottom to sleep.”
Pearl
“When the temperature cools in the evening, they emerge from water to seek food along the shore.”
Platinum
“When walking on land, it covers its body with a poisonous film that keeps its skin from dehydrating.”
HeartGold
“This Pokémon lives in cold water. It will leave the water to search for food when it gets cold outside.”
SoulSilver
“When it walks around on the ground, it coats its body with a slimy, poisonous film.”
Black
“When walking on land, it covers its body with a poisonous film that keeps its skin from dehydrating.”
White
“When walking on land, it covers its body with a poisonous film that keeps its skin from dehydrating.”
Black 2
“When walking on land, it covers its body with a poisonous film that keeps its skin from dehydrating.”
White 2
“When walking on land, it covers its body with a poisonous film that keeps its skin from dehydrating.”
X
“This Pokémon lives in cold water. It will leave the water to search for food when it gets cold outside.”
Y
“When the temperature cools in the evening, they emerge from water to seek food along the shore.”
Omega Ruby
“Wooper usually lives in water. However, it occasionally comes out onto land in search of food. On land, it coats its body with a gooey, toxic film.”
Alpha Sapphire
“Wooper usually lives in water. However, it occasionally comes out onto land in search of food. On land, it coats its body with a gooey, toxic film.”
Sword
“This Pokémon lives in cold water. It will leave the water to search for food when it gets cold outside.”
Shield
“When walking on land, it covers its body with a poisonous film that keeps its skin from dehydrating.”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français
Axoloto
🇬🇧 English
Wooper
🇯🇵 漢字
ウパー
🇯🇵 Kana
ウパー
🇯🇵 Romaji
Upah
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Felino
🇪🇸 Español
Wooper
🇮🇹 Italiano
Wooper
🇰🇷 한국어
우파
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
乌波
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
烏波
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Poisson
🇬🇧 EN
Water Fish Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
みずうおポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Fisch-Pokémon

🎬Media & Gallery

Official artwork
Dream World
Pokémon HOME
Gen V (animated)
Back sprite
Shiny
Gen I
Gen II
Gen III
Gen IV
Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Wooper

What type is Wooper?

Wooper is a Water and Ground-type Pokémon.

How do you evolve Wooper?

Wooper evolves into Quagsire (Lv. 20) and Clodsire (Lv. 20).

What are Wooper's weaknesses?

Wooper is very weak to Grass-type moves (×4 damage). Wooper takes no damage from Electric-type moves.

What is Wooper's Hidden Ability?

Wooper's Hidden Ability is Unaware. Its regular Abilities are Damp and Water Absorb.

Can you get a Shiny Wooper in Pokémon GO?

Yes, Shiny Wooper is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry