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Wimpod

Turn Tail Pokémon

Game version

AppearanceStandard

Wimpod

Wimpod (shiny)

Height: 0.5 m
Weight: 12.0 kg

Training & breeding details

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate90(20.1%)Moderate

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps

Growth ratemedium

Base EXP46

Wimpod gather in swarms, constantly on the lookout for danger. They scatter the moment they detect an enemy’s presence.

In Pokémon GO · 502 max CP 1 TCG Pocket card

Base stats

HP

25

Attack

35

Defense

40

Sp. Atk

20

Sp. Def

30

Speed

80

Total

230

Base Stat Total

Abilities

This Pokémon automatically switches out when its HP drops below half.

Egg groups: Bug, Water 3

On this page

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Resistant to

Ice½×

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Spikes Setter

LC

Moves

Item

Focus Sash

NatureNaive+Spe/−SpD

EV spread

Atk76

Def196

SpA36

Spe▲196

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026

Where to find Wimpod

Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.

Sun

Poni Breaker Coast Poni Wilds Route 8

Moon

Poni Breaker Coast Poni Wilds Route 8

Ultra Sun

Dividing Peak Tunnel Poni Breaker Coast Route 8

Ultra Moon

Dividing Peak Tunnel Poni Breaker Coast Route 8

Sword

Bridge Field Dappled Grove Galar Mine No. 2 Giant's Mirror Hammerlocke Hills Motostoke Riverbank Rolling Fields South Lake Miloch

Shield

Bridge Field Dappled Grove Galar Mine No. 2 Giant's Mirror Hammerlocke Hills Motostoke Riverbank Rolling Fields South Lake Miloch

Isle of Armor (Sword)

Courageous Cavern

Isle of Armor (Shield)

Courageous Cavern

Evolution

Wimpod

Lv. 30

Golisopod

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Wimpod can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Skitter SmackSTAB

Struggle BugSTAB

Moves

Find a move3 of 3

Scroll across the table for type, power, accuracy and PP →

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Defense Curl Raises user’s Defense by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	—	40
1	Sand Attack Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage.	Ground	Status	—	100	15
1	Struggle Bug Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage.	Bug	Special	50	100	20

Breeding & egg moves

Wimpod can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.

Aqua JetWater14 compatible parents

Starmie

Kabuto

Kabutops

Surskit

Masquerain

Corphish

Crawdaunt

Anorith

Tirtouga

Carracosta

Clauncher

Clawitzer

Wiglett

Wugtrio

HardenNormal32 compatible parents

Metapod

Butterfree

Kakuna

Beedrill

Krabby

Kingler

Staryu

Starmie

Pinsir

Kabuto

Kabutops

Gligar

Heracross

Corsola

Metal ClawSteel14 compatible parents

Paras

Krabby

Kingler

Gligar

Scizor

Nincada

Ninjask

Corphish

Crawdaunt

Anorith

Armaldo

Gliscor

Durant

Klawf

RolloutRock20 compatible parents

Staryu

Starmie

Omanyte

Omastar

Kabuto

Kabutops

Ledyba

Ledian

Pineco

Forretress

Shuckle

Corsola

Venipede

Whirlipede

SpikesGround20 compatible parents

Shellder

Cloyster

Omanyte

Omastar

Pineco

Forretress

Gligar

Heracross

Vespiquen

Gliscor

Venipede

Whirlipede

Scolipede

Dwebble

Wide GuardRock9 compatible parents

Paras

Kingler

Dwebble

Tirtouga

Carracosta

Crabrawler

Crabominable

Araquanid

Frosmoth

Sprites & renders

10 sprites & renders for Wimpod.

Official artwork

Pokémon HOME

Animated

Animated (back)

Front

Back

Across the games

Black · White

Menu Icons

Ultra Sun · Moon

Menu Icons

More Bug-type Pokémon

Others that share this Pokémon's primary type.

All Bug-type Pokémon

Community notes

No reader notes on Wimpod yet.

Cite this page

“Wimpod”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/wimpod.

Species data from PokéAPI.