Competitive Information for Wailord [Sun/Moon]
Water
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Wailord? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Wailord is a phenomenal Water-typed Pokemon. It's a not-uncommon sight to see Wailord out in the 7th generation battlefield. Wailord's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Item: Waterium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Liquidation / Waterfall
- Avalanche / Double-Edge
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Iron Head
Physical Sweeper Wailord (Oblivious)
Wailord is a sensational Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Wailord's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Oblivious, Wailord cannot be infatuated or taunted. Avalanche was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Avalanche is a physical 60-base power Ice-type move (power doubles if Wailord is damaged by the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
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Item: Waterium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Defense Curl
Special Sweeper Wailord (Oblivious)
Wailord is a marvelous Special Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Wailord's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Oblivious, Wailord cannot be infatuated or taunted.
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-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).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Wailord cannot move next turn).
♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Wailord's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
EVs: 241 Hp / 218 SpA / 51 Spe
Moveset:
- Scald
- Hyper Voice / Surf
- Rain Dance
- Ice Beam
Wailord Special Tank (Whale Mail)
Wailord is an outstanding Special Tank. This moveset attempts to take a substantial amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Life Orb boosts the power of Wailord's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Pressure, if Wailord is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp.
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Rain Dance is a status move (for 5 turns, heavy rain powers water moves).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Item: Wacan Berry
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Water Spout
- Protect
- Ice Beam
- Surf / Hydro Pump
Wailord Special Tank (Lord Of The Whales)
Wailord is a notable Special Tank. It is designed to take a hefty amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. With Pressure, if Wailord is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp. This Pokemon is a very good option to use during Trick Room situations due to it's super slow speed stat.
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Wailord this turn).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Hydro Pump is a special STAB-boosted 110-base power Water-type move that deals a gigantic amount of damage.
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Wailord? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Item: Groundium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Liquidation / Waterfall
- Avalanche / Double-Edge
- Iron Head
Doubles Physical Sweeper Wailord (Oblivious)
Wailord is a sensational Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Wailord's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Oblivious, Wailord cannot be infatuated or taunted. Avalanche was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Liquidation is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Avalanche is a physical 60-base power Ice-type move (power doubles if Wailord is damaged by the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
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Item: Waterium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Oblivious
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Water Spout / Surf
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Defense Curl
Doubles Special Sweeper Wailord (Oblivious)
Wailord is pretty popular Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Wailord's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Oblivious, Wailord cannot be infatuated or taunted.
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Wailord cannot move next turn).
♦ 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 90-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).
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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.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Wailord can perform in Sun/Moon. 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 SM 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, Scald
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
- Scald
- Toxic
- Water Spout
Common Effort Values for Wailord in Sun and Moon
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