Wailmer (Pokémon)

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Wailmer (Japanese: ホエルコ Hoeruko) is a introduced in Generation III.
It evolves into starting at level 40.
Wailmer, along with and , was one of the first revealed, on March 7, 2001.
==Biology==
Wailmer is a spherical whale with no tail. It has a dark blue topside and a tan underbelly with grooves. It has two fins that have finger-like appendages, baleen plates that resemble teeth, and a pair of nostrils on the top of its head functioning as blowholes.
Wailmer stores water inside its body, which it expels through its nostrils to startle people. When storing water in its body, it can turn into a bouncing ball. The more water filling its body, the higher it can bounce. It becomes lethargic when it is dry. It swims with its mouth open and eats tons of food a day, such as . It lives in the , and can only live on land for a short amount of time. It occasionally bounces onto the beaches to play. On rare occasions, pods can be seen washed up on shore — a result of genetic memories of having once lived on land. and are natural predators to Wailmer, and is thought to be its close relative.
===Evolution===
Wailmer evolves into .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire: Hitting the ball into Wailmer's mouth will activate Catch 'Em Mode on the Sapphire Field.
*Pokémon Channel: On the beach, the player can fish for Pokémon with the fishing rod and bait provided. Wailmer is uncommon, but if the player reels Wailmer to the shore, the player can see the tremendous size difference between Wailmer and .
*Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia: Wailmer was seen in the 12th and 13th mission, being caught by the Team Dim Sun for their cargo ship. They were supposed to take , but they tried to bluff their way through by calling Wailmer a Wailord Mini.
===Pokédex entries===
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Wailmer in the
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===Held items===
===Stats===
====Base stats====
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===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Wailmer is available in and .
====By leveling up====
====By TM/TR====
====By ====
====By tutoring====
====By transfer from another generation====
====-only moves====
Move	Card
 	Ross's Wailmer (Theater VS Pack 5)
 	Wailmer (Supreme Victors 87)
===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
In The Great Eight Fate!, a Wailmer was part of Juan's Sootopolis City Water Exhibit. It and Juan's other Pokémon were captured by , but they all worked together to escape.
In Island Time, a Wailmer befriended Robin and eventually evolved into a Wailord in order to transport him, , and to a ship heading to Ever Grande City. However, Robin later decided that he wanted to go back to the island he was living on.
In Pruning a Passel of Pals!, a 's Wailmer competed in the Battle Stage of the Wallace Cup. It went up against Dawn's Buneary and lost, allowing to advance forward in the .
In Leading a Stray!, a Wailmer was trapped in the sewers, but it was rescued by Ash, who later helped it rejoin its family in the ocean. It evolved into a Wailord in the same episode.
In Yo, Ho, Ho! Go, Popplio!, , , and used two Poké Ride Wailmer to travel around Melemele Island.
In The Island Whisperer!, a Wailmer was attacked by a 's Psychic powers and was subsequently stuck in-between a rock formation in the sea.
Six Wailmer appeared in Ride, Lapras, Ride!, one of them evolved into Wailord after being freed after getting trapped.
====Minor appearances====
Wailmer debuted in Pikachu's PikaBoo.
In Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias, Ross used a Wailmer during the Tour de Alto Mare. It and Ross came in second, while and her came in first by a mere centimeter.
Two Wailmer appeared in a fantasy in Johto Photo Finish, during 's explanation of the Hoenn region.
Wailmer physically debuted in the main series in Hoenn Alone!, where multiple of them were swimming in the ocean.
A Wailmer appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.
In Clamperl of Wisdom, multiple Wailmer were living at Maisie Island.
Three Wailmer appeared in The Relicanth Really Can.
Multiple Wailmer appeared in The Evolutionary War.
In Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, multiple Wailmer were present during the final showdown with The Phantom and his crew.
Multiple Wailmer appeared in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.
In One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!, a student used a Wailmer provided by the Pokémon Summer Academy for the second leg of the Pokémon Triathlon.
Multiple Wailmer appeared in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!.
Multiple Wailmer appeared in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction.
A Wailmer appeared in Alola to New Adventure!.
Three Wailmer appeared in a fantasy in Yo, Ho, Ho! Go, Popplio!.
In Filling the Light with Darkness!, a fantasy of a story from the past featured a Wailmer. It reappeared in a similar fashion during The Prism Between Light and Darkness!.
In Securing the Future!, a Wailmer joined the rest of Alola in showering with light so it could return to its .
A Wailmer appeared in Pikachu's Exciting Adventure!.
In Narrowing the Chaser Chase!, a Wailmer was used to transport and Goh to Sea Mauville so that the latter could participate in a Project Mew Trial Mission there.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon: Twilight Wings===
In Early-Evening Waves, two Wailmer were living in a lake where Nessa was doing a photoshoot.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
In Stick This in Your Craw, Crawdaunt! I, Mr. Briney three Wailmer while fishing. A fourth was in Archie's aquarium collection.
Two Wailmer appeared in Not So Fetching Feebas.
A Wailmer appeared in Swaying!! Murky Memories.
===Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire===
A Wailmer appeared in Save Wailmer!.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Wailmer is the only Generation III Pokémon with a TCG card containing dot codes for an e-Reader application.
* In , Wailmer is the only Pokémon with a unique model without any modified traversing features.
** This might be the cause of a glitch that freezes the game if the player is surfing on a Wailmer and it evolves after a battle caused by a Rod.
* Despite being found as an overworld spawn in Frigid Sea, Wailmer is not in the Crown Tundra Pokédex. It is the only Pokémon that can be found through random encounters in the Crown Tundra to not appear in this Pokédex.
* Despite being unobtainable in , Wailmer is mentioned in the Pokédex entry for .
===Origin===
Wailmer appears to be based on a with aspects of a .
====Name origin====
Wailmer may be a combination of whale, wail (a prolonged cry), and mer (French for sea). 
Hoeruko may be a combination of whale, 吠える hoeru (to bellow), and 子 ko (child).
==In other languages==
==External links==
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