Whiscash
Whiskers Pokémon
Strikes its caudal fin against the swamp bed to shake the ground and startle its prey. It will then swallow the fleeing prey whole. People mistook this behavior as the cause of earthquakes.
Details
Abilities
Base stats
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Whiscash
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Whiscash can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Thrash Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user. | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Belch Can only be used after the user has eaten a berry. | Poison | Special | 120 | 90 | 10 |
| 1 | Mud Sport Halves all Electric-type damage. | Ground | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 1 | Mud-Slap Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Ground | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Rest User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 1 | Snore Has a chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping. | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Tickle Lowers the target’s Attack and Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Water Gun Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Water Sport Halves all Fire-type damage. | Water | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 1 | Zen Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 11 | Mud Bomb Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Ground | Special | 65 | 85 | 10 |
| 12 | Water Pulse Has a chance to confuse the target. | Water | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 18 | Amnesia Raises the user’s Special Defense by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 20 | Magnitude Power varies randomly from 10 to 150. | Ground | Physical | — | 100 | 30 |
| 24 | Aqua Tail Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 |
| 33 | Muddy Water Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Water | Special | 90 | 85 | 10 |
| 40 | Earthquake Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dig users. | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 43 | Earth Power Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Ground | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 48 | Future Sight Hits the target two turns later. | Psychic | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| 56 | Fissure Causes a one-hit KO. | Ground | Physical | — | 30 | 5 |
Sprites & renders
19 sprites & renders for Whiscash.






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Cite this page
“Whiscash”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/whiscash.
Species data from PokéAPI.