Forms
#0194
Wooper Paldea
Water Fish Pokémon
When walking on land, it covers its body with a poisonous film that keeps its skin from dehydrating.
Details
Height0.4 m
Weight11.0 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate255(43.9%)Easy catch
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP42
Base stats
HP
55
Attack
45
Defense
45
Sp. Atk
25
Sp. Def
25
Speed
15
Total
210
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Wooper Paldea
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Emerald
XD: Gale of Darkness
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Wooper Paldea can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mud Shot Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Ground | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| 1 | Tail Whip Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 4 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 8 | Poison Tail Has an increased chance for a critical hit and a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 50 | 100 | 25 |
| 12 | Toxic Spikes Scatters poisoned spikes, poisoning opposing Pokémon that switch in. | Poison | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 16 | Slam Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 80 | 75 | 20 |
| 21 | Yawn Target sleeps at the end of the next turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 24 | Poison Jab Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| 28 | Sludge Wave Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Special | 95 | 100 | 10 |
| 32 | Amnesia Raises the user’s Special Defense by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 36 | Toxic Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 40 | Earthquake Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dig users. | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
Breeding & egg moves
Wooper Paldea can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
8 sprites & renders for Wooper Paldea.
Across the games
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Cite this page
“Wooper Paldea”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/wooper-paldea.
Species data from PokéAPI.