Wailord best moveset in Pokémon GO

Wailord's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Water Gun and Surf, with 12.70 damage per second, and it can deal 325.5 damage before Wailord faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Wailord are:

Water Gun

Surf

DPS12.70

TDO325.47

Score28.6

Boosted by

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All Wailord movesets ranked

Here is a complete list of Wailord movesets in Pokémon GO, ranked by their DPS and TDO. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon.

Weather

Extreme↓

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Water Gun	Surf	12.70	325.5	28.6
2.	Zen Headbutt	Surf	11.40	292.2	25.7
3.	Water Gun	Blizzard	11.11	284.8	25.0
4.	Water Gun	Hyper Beam	11.08	283.9	24.9
5.	Water Gun	Scald	10.41	266.9	23.4
6.	Zen Headbutt	Hyper Beam	9.71	248.9	21.9
7.	Zen Headbutt	Blizzard	9.69	248.2	21.8
8.	Zen Headbutt	Scald	9.65	247.4	21.7

Wailord fast moves guide

Moves

Water Gun55

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	5
Energy	5
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	3
Energy	3

Effects

Water Gun has no special effects.

See Water Gun details page ↗

Zen Headbutt1210

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	12
Energy	10
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	1.1s
Damage window	0.8s - 1.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	8
Energy	6

Effects

Zen Headbutt has no special effects.

See Zen Headbutt details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Water Gun	5	10.00	5	10.00	0.5s	3	3	3.00	3.00	1s
Zen Headbutt	12	10.91	10	9.09	1.1s	8	6	2.67	2.00	2s

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Wailord's Fast Moves Type Coverage

Water	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0
Psychic	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.4	×1.0

Wailord charge moves guide

Wailord has access to 4 Charge moves (Hyper Beam, Blizzard, Scald, and Surf), which cover Normal, Ice, and Water-type attacks. When using Scald and Surf you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Moves

Hyper Beam150100

Type effectiveness chart

• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	150
Energy	100
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	3.8s
Damage window	3.3s - 3.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	150
Energy	80

Effects

Hyper Beam has no special effects.

See Hyper Beam details page ↗

Blizzard130100

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	130
Energy	100
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	3.1s
Damage window	1.5s - 2.9s

Trainer Battles

Damage	140
Energy	75

Effects

Blizzard has no special effects.

See Blizzard details page ↗

Scald8050

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	80
Energy	50
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	3.7s
Damage window	1.3s - 3.4s

Trainer Battles

Damage	85
Energy	50

Effects

Special

Scald has a 50.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

See Scald details page ↗

Surf6550

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	65
Energy	50
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	1.7s
Damage window	1.4s - 1.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	65
Energy	40

Effects

Surf has no special effects.

See Surf details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Blizzard	130	41.94	100	1.87	3.1s	140	75	1.87
Hyper Beam	150	39.47	100	1.88	3.8s	150	80	1.88
Scald Special Scald has a 50.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%	80	21.62	50	1.70	3.7s	85	50	1.70
Surf	65	38.24	50	1.63	1.7s	65	40	1.63

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy used, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

Special

Scald has a 50.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

Wailord's Charge Moves Type Coverage

Normal	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×0.4	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0
Ice	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0
Water	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0