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Pinwheel Forest

42 wild Pokémon can be encountered here across 4 games. Choose a game below — spawn methods, level ranges and rates are shown exactly as they are in that version.

42Unique Pokémon4Games5Sub-areas
Appears in:BlackWhiteBlack 2White 2
How you find them:In the grassWhile surfingBy fishingSpecial encounters
Contents
Showing wild Pokémon for:
White 232 wild Pokémon· Levels 35–70
Types here:Water×9Fighting×7Bug×6Grass×6Flying×4Poison×4Normal×3Ground×2
MedichamMost commonMedicham75% · Very CommonLilligantRarest findLilligant4% · Rare
Spawn rate:Very CommonCommonUncommonRareVery Rare

Pinwheel Forest (outside)

Dark Grass5 Pokémon
#533GurdurrGurdurrFightingLv. 63–6420%#536PalpitoadPalpitoadWaterGroundLv. 64–6520%#193YanmaYanmaBugFlyingLv. 6310%#454ToxicroakToxicroakPoisonFightingLv. 6310%#538ThrohThrohFightingLv. 63–655%
Walking in grass5 Pokémon
#533GurdurrGurdurrFightingLv. 54–5620%#536PalpitoadPalpitoadWaterGroundLv. 54–5720%#193YanmaYanmaBugFlyingLv. 5510%#454ToxicroakToxicroakPoisonFightingLv. 5510%#538ThrohThrohFightingLv. 55–575%
Grass (rustling)4 Pokémon
#531AudinoAudinoNormalLv. 54–5720%#469YanmegaYanmegaBugFlyingLv. 575%#537SeismitoadSeismitoadWaterGroundLv. 575%#539SawkSawkFightingLv. 574%

Pinwheel Forest (inside)

Dark Grass4 Pokémon
#541SwadloonSwadloonBugGrassLv. 62–6420%#548PetililPetililGrassLv. 62–6520%#288VigorothVigorothNormalLv. 63–6510%#544WhirlipedeWhirlipedeBugPoisonLv. 63–6510%
Walking in grass4 Pokémon
#541SwadloonSwadloonBugGrassLv. 54–5620%#548PetililPetililGrassLv. 54–5720%#288VigorothVigorothNormalLv. 55–5710%#544WhirlipedeWhirlipedeBugPoisonLv. 55–5710%
Grass (rustling)7 Pokémon
#531AudinoAudinoNormalLv. 54–5720%#511PansagePansageGrassLv. 5510%#513PansearPansearFireLv. 5510%#515PanpourPanpourWaterLv. 5510%#545ScolipedeScolipedeBugPoisonLv. 575%#289SlakingSlakingNormalLv. 574%#549LilligantLilligantGrassLv. 574%
Surfing2 Pokémon
#550BasculinBasculinWaterLv. 45–6060%#183MarillMarillWaterFairyLv. 45–6030%
Surfing (ripples)3 Pokémon
#183MarillMarillWaterFairyLv. 45–6060%#550BasculinBasculinWaterLv. 45–6030%#184AzumarillAzumarillWaterFairyLv. 50–604%
Super Rod2 Pokémon
#118GoldeenGoldeenWaterLv. 40–7040%#550BasculinBasculinWaterLv. 40–6040%
Super Rod (ripples)3 Pokémon
#118GoldeenGoldeenWaterLv. 35–6040%#550BasculinBasculinWaterLv. 35–6040%#119SeakingSeakingWaterLv. 35–7015%

Pinwheel Forest (Hidden Grotto – Outer area)

Hidden Grotto4 Pokémon
#308MedichamMedichamFightingPsychicLv. 55–5975%#371BagonBagonDragonLv. 55–5915%#61PoliwhirlPoliwhirlWaterLv. 55–595%#297HariyamaHariyamaFightingLv. 55–595%

Pinwheel Forest (Hidden Grotto – Inner area)

Hidden Grotto4 Pokémon
#591AmoongussAmoongussGrassPoisonLv. 55–5956%#12ButterfreeButterfreeBugFlyingLv. 55–5920%#286BreloomBreloomGrassFightingLv. 55–5919%#198MurkrowMurkrowDarkFlyingLv. 55–595%

Pinwheel Forest across the games

Pinwheel Forest shows up in 4games, and the wild lineup shifts each time. Here's who you can meet in every version it appears in — tap a Pokémon for its full entry.

Black20 Pokémon
GoldeenSeakingPansagePansearPanpourPidoveTranquillAudinoTimburrTympoleThrohSawkSewaddleSwadloon+6
White20 Pokémon
GoldeenSeakingPansagePansearPanpourPidoveTranquillAudinoTimburrTympoleThrohSawkSewaddleSwadloon+6
Black 232 Pokémon
BeedrillPoliwhirlGoldeenSeakingMarillAzumarillYanmaMurkrowBreloomVigorothSlakingHariyamaMedichamBagon+18
White 232 Pokémon
ButterfreePoliwhirlGoldeenSeakingMarillAzumarillYanmaMurkrowBreloomVigorothSlakingHariyamaMedichamBagon+18

All Pokémon found at Pinwheel Forest

These 42 Pokémon can be caught in the wild at Pinwheel Forest in Unova across every game in which the area appears. Tap any Pokémon for its full Pokédex entry, stats, evolutions and every other place it can be found.

Butterfree spriteButterfree#0012Beedrill spriteBeedrill#0015Poliwhirl spritePoliwhirl#0061Goldeen spriteGoldeen#0118Seaking spriteSeaking#0119Marill spriteMarill#0183Azumarill spriteAzumarill#0184Yanma spriteYanma#0193Murkrow spriteMurkrow#0198Breloom spriteBreloom#0286Vigoroth spriteVigoroth#0288Slaking spriteSlaking#0289Hariyama spriteHariyama#0297Medicham spriteMedicham#0308Bagon spriteBagon#0371Toxicroak spriteToxicroak#0454Yanmega spriteYanmega#0469Pansage spritePansage#0511Pansear spritePansear#0513Panpour spritePanpour#0515Pidove spritePidove#0519Tranquill spriteTranquill#0520Audino spriteAudino#0531Timburr spriteTimburr#0532Gurdurr spriteGurdurr#0533Tympole spriteTympole#0535Palpitoad spritePalpitoad#0536Seismitoad spriteSeismitoad#0537Throh spriteThroh#0538Sawk spriteSawk#0539Sewaddle spriteSewaddle#0540Swadloon spriteSwadloon#0541Venipede spriteVenipede#0543Whirlipede spriteWhirlipede#0544Scolipede spriteScolipede#0545Cottonee spriteCottonee#0546Whimsicott spriteWhimsicott#0547Petilil spritePetilil#0548Lilligant spriteLilligant#0549Basculin spriteBasculin#0550Amoonguss spriteAmoonguss#0591Virizion spriteVirizion#0640

Pinwheel Forest — frequently asked questions

How many Pokémon can you catch at Pinwheel Forest?

You can encounter 42 different Pokémon at Pinwheel Forest in Unova, recorded across 4 games (Black, White, Black 2 and White 2). Choose a game on this page to see each Pokémon's spawn method, level range and encounter rate.

What Pokémon are found at Pinwheel Forest?

Wild Pokémon at Pinwheel Forest include Butterfree, Beedrill, Poliwhirl, Goldeen, Seaking, Marill, Azumarill, Yanma, Murkrow, Breloom, Vigoroth and Slaking, plus 30 more.

Which games feature Pinwheel Forest?

Pinwheel Forest appears in Black, White, Black 2 and White 2. Encounter data can differ between versions, so use the game selector above to see the exact wild Pokémon for the game you're playing.

What kind of location is Pinwheel Forest?

Pinwheel Forest is a forests & field in the Unova region, introduced in Generation 5.

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