Wailord - Generation 8 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Wailord can learn in Generation 8, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sword
Pokémon Shield
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
Pokémon Shining Pearl
Pokémon Legends: Arceus

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Wailord artwork by Ken Sugimori

back to Wailord Pokédex

In other generations
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Wailord learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Astonish	Ghost	30	100
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Noble Roar	Normal	—	100
1	Soak	Water	—	100
1	Splash	Normal	—	—
1	Water Gun	Water	40	100
15	Mist	Ice	—	—
18	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
21	Heavy Slam	Steel	—	100
24	Brine	Water	65	100
27	Whirlpool	Water	35	85
30	Dive	Water	80	100
33	Bounce	Flying	85	85
36	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
39	Rest	Psychic	—	—
44	Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
49	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
54	Water Spout	Water	150	100

Egg moves

Wailord learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aqua Ring	Water	—	—
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Defense Curl	Normal	—	—
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
Fissure	Ground	—	30
Rollout	Rock	30	90
Soak	Water	—	100
Thrash	Normal	120	100
Tickle	Normal	—	100

Move Tutor moves

Wailord can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Sword & Shield from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Steel Roller	Steel		130	100

Moves learnt by TM

Wailord is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
08	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
09	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
20	Self-Destruct	Normal	200	100
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
27	Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
35	Hail	Ice	—	—
36	Whirlpool	Water	35	85
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
45	Dive	Water	80	100
46	Weather Ball	Normal	50	100
48	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
52	Bounce	Flying	85	85
55	Brine	Water	65	100
64	Avalanche	Ice	60	100
76	Round	Normal	60	100
81	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100

Moves learnt by TR

Wailord is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
03	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
04	Surf	Water	90	100
05	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
06	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
10	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
16	Waterfall	Water	80	100
17	Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
42	Hyper Voice	Normal	90	100
69	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
74	Iron Head	Steel	80	100
79	Heavy Slam	Steel	—	100
84	Scald	Water	80	100
98	Liquidation	Water	85	100
99	Body Press	Fighting	80	100

Moves learnt by level up

Wailord learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Astonish	Ghost	30	100
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Noble Roar	Normal	—	100
1	Soak	Water	—	100
1	Splash	Normal	—	—
1	Water Gun	Water	40	100
15	Mist	Ice	—	—
18	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
21	Heavy Slam	Steel	—	100
24	Brine	Water	65	100
27	Whirlpool	Water	35	85
30	Dive	Water	80	100
33	Bounce	Flying	85	85
36	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
39	Rest	Psychic	—	—
44	Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
49	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
54	Water Spout	Water	150	100

Egg moves

Wailord learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aqua Ring	Water	—	—
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Clear Smog	Poison	50	—
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Defense Curl	Normal	—	—
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
Fissure	Ground	—	30
Rollout	Rock	30	90
Snore	Normal	50	100
Soak	Water	—	100
Thrash	Normal	120	100
Tickle	Normal	—	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by TM

Wailord is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
05	Roar	Normal	—	—
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
49	Scald	Water	80	100
55	Brine	Water	65	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
72	Avalanche	Ice	60	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
95	Surf	Water	90	100
96	Strength	Normal	80	100
98	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
99	Waterfall	Water	80	100

Moves learnt by level up

Wailord does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

Wailord egg move parents

In other generations
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Wailord

Wailord's egg groups: Field, Water 2

The egg moves for Wailord are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Wailord with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Wailord with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Aqua Ring

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Seel Dewgong Goldeen Seaking Vaporeon Chinchou Lanturn Luvdisc Finneon Lumineon
Breeding	Wailmer Wailord Spheal Sealeo Walrein Luvdisc Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Buizel Floatzel
Sketch	Smeargle

Body Slam

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dunsparce Wailmer Wailord Torkoal Spinda Spheal Sealeo Walrein Purugly
Breeding	Growlithe Arcanine Goldeen Seaking Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Wooper Quagsire Swinub Piloswine Phanpy Donphan Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Wailmer Wailord Numel Camerupt Seviper Hippopotas Hippowdon Mamoswine
Sketch	Smeargle

Clear Smog

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Torkoal
Breeding	Psyduck Golduck Wailmer Wailord Torkoal
Sketch	Smeargle

Curse

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Numel Camerupt Torkoal Bidoof Bibarel
Breeding	Farfetch'd Rhyhorn Rhydon Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Wooper Quagsire Espeon Umbreon Dunsparce Swinub Piloswine Torchic Combusken Blaziken Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Electrike Manectric Wailmer Wailord Zangoose Absol Spheal Sealeo Walrein Hippopotas Hippowdon Rhyperior Leafeon Glaceon Mamoswine
Sketch	Smeargle

Defense Curl

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sandshrew Sandslash Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Sentret Furret Dunsparce Phanpy Donphan Spheal Sealeo Walrein Bidoof Bibarel Buneary Lopunny
Breeding	Wailmer Wailord Numel Camerupt Bidoof Bibarel Pachirisu
Sketch	Smeargle

Double-Edge

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Rattata Raticate Tauros Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Espeon Umbreon Dunsparce Phanpy Donphan Stantler Zigzagoon Linoone Skitty Delcatty Numel Camerupt Spinda Relicanth Hippopotas Hippowdon Leafeon Glaceon
Breeding	Growlithe Arcanine Ponyta Rapidash Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Sentret Furret Snubbull Granbull Teddiursa Ursaring Swinub Piloswine Carvanha Sharpedo Wailmer Wailord Absol Bidoof Bibarel Stunky Skuntank Mamoswine
Sketch	Smeargle

Fissure

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Diglett Dugtrio Camerupt Barboach Whiscash Hippopotas Hippowdon
Breeding	Swinub Piloswine Phanpy Donphan Wailmer Wailord Torkoal Spheal Sealeo Walrein Mamoswine
Sketch	Smeargle

Rollout

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sandshrew Sandslash Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Dunsparce Phanpy Donphan Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Spheal Sealeo Walrein Bidoof Bibarel
Breeding	Wailmer Wailord Numel Camerupt Spheal Sealeo Walrein Bidoof Bibarel Pachirisu
Sketch	Smeargle

Snore

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Teddiursa Ursaring Spoink Grumpig Barboach Whiscash Spheal Sealeo Walrein
Breeding	Dunsparce Snubbull Granbull Remoraid Octillery Phanpy Donphan Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Whismur Loudred Exploud Wailmer Wailord Relicanth Piplup Prinplup Empoleon
Sketch	Smeargle

Soak

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Psyduck Golduck Goldeen Seaking Remoraid Octillery Wailord Luvdisc Finneon Lumineon
Breeding	Chinchou Lanturn Wailmer Wailord Buizel Floatzel
Sketch	Smeargle

Thrash

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Mankey Primeape Tauros Gyarados Teddiursa Ursaring Piloswine Spinda Whiscash Mamoswine
Breeding	Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Growlithe Arcanine Ponyta Rapidash Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Stantler Carvanha Sharpedo Wailmer Wailord Barboach Whiscash
Evolution	Whiscash
Sketch	Smeargle

Tickle

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Aipom Whiscash Ambipom
Breeding	Pikachu Raichu Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Zigzagoon Linoone Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Skitty Delcatty Mawile Wailmer Wailord Finneon Lumineon Leafeon Glaceon
Sketch	Smeargle

Zen Headbutt

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Psyduck Golduck Tauros Girafarig Stantler Spoink Grumpig Whiscash
Breeding	Stantler Skitty Delcatty Wailmer Wailord Spoink Grumpig Absol Relicanth
Sketch	Smeargle