Competitive Information for Wailord [Ruby/Sapphire]
Water
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Wailord? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
MoltresSwampertJynxJirachiSnorlaxAerodactylWhiscashTentacruel
Wailord is a wonderful Water-typed Pokemon. It's super common to find yourself dealing with Wailord when battling in the 3rd generation meta. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Wailord's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Water Veil
Nature: Hasty (+Spe, -Def)
EVs: 68 Atk / 188 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Self-Destruct
- Water Spout
- Earthquake
- Ice Beam
Mixed Sweeper Wailord (Popular/Trending)
Wailord is a stupendous Mixed Sweeper. In the old days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Wailord last longer regaining it's stamina every turn. With Water Veil, Wailord cannot be burned. gaining this ability while burned cures it.
♦ Water Spout is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Water-type move (less power as Wailord's hp decreases).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Earthquake
- Astonish
- Rollout
Physical Sweeper Wailord (Oblivious)
Wailord is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Years before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Oblivious, Wailord cannot be infatuated. gaining this ability while infatuated cures it.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Astonish is a physical 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Rollout is a physical 30-base power Rock-type move (power doubles with each hit. repeats for 5 turns).
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Item: Mystic Water
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Water Spout / Surf
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Defense Curl
- Toxic
Special Sweeper Wailord (Oblivious)
Wailord is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Don't forget back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Oblivious, Wailord cannot be infatuated. gaining this ability while infatuated cures it.
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Water-type move (hits foes. power doubles against dive).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Wailord's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Wailord? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
MoltresSwampertJynxJirachiSnorlaxAerodactylWhiscashTentacruel
Item: Soft Sand
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Astonish
- Rollout
Doubles Physical Sweeper Wailord (Oblivious)
Wailord is popular Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Oblivious, Wailord cannot be infatuated. gaining this ability while infatuated cures it.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Astonish is a physical 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Rollout is a physical 30-base power Rock-type move (power doubles with each hit. repeats for 5 turns).
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Item: Mystic Water
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Water Spout / Surf
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Defense Curl
- Toxic
Doubles Special Sweeper Wailord (Oblivious)
Wailord is an awesome Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Oblivious, Wailord cannot be infatuated. gaining this ability while infatuated cures it.
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Water-type move (hits foes. power doubles against dive).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Wailord's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Wailord learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Wailord can perform in Ruby/Sapphire. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive RS Move and Ability Combos for Wailord
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Wailord's stats
- Amnesia
- Curse
- Defense Curl
Most notable and possible best moves for Wailord
- Earthquake
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Self-Destruct
- Toxic
- Water Spout
Common Effort Values for Wailord in Ruby and Sapphire
- Hasty Nature ( 0/68/0/188/0/252/ )
- Hasty Nature ( 0/4/0/252/0/252/ )
- Optimize Wailord's EV spread for Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire
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