How to Get Wailord in Pokémon Emerald

Last Updated: March 4, 2023

You want a water Pokémon with high defense skills? This Pokémon you are thinking of is by the name of Wailord. Here is an article showing you how to get a Wailord.

Steps

1
Head out to Route 129. You need a Pokémon that can learn Surf to do this step.
2
Be very patient. Researching, you can get a 1 percent of finding a wild Wailord.

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3
Find one. Remember, that it is hard to get, so you can't get annoyed while doing this. Notice that a lot of Tentacool will be appearing and that will annoy you.
4
Battle one. It's very hard to catch. Ultra Balls, and Net Balls are recommended.
5
Catch it and congratulations! You have successfully caught a Wailord!

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

Alternative Method

1
Obtain a Wailmer. This is the pre-evolution of Wailord.
2
Train the Wailmer. This Wailmer can be pretty annoying to train, so be patient.
3
Train it until it evolves. Wailmer is going to evolve to Wailord.

Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

Battle Frontier Method

1
Go to battle frontier and copy some rare candies.
2
Give the rare candies to a Wailmer and evolve it into a Wailord using them.

Community Q&A

Question

At what level does Wailmer evolve?

Lugia2453

Top Answerer

It evolves at level 40.
Question

Are there items that make my chances of finding him greater?

Community Answer

Just let him evolve at level 40 -- that's the only way to level up.
Question

How do I hop on his back for a ride?

Community Answer

Teach the HM to surf to any Pokemon that can learn it, and then use it on a patch of water.

Warnings

Do not defeat it. If you do, then good luck searching again.

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Don't poison or burn it. It can inflict damage and will probably faint before you catch it.

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