Wooper (Japanese: ウパー Upah) is a dual-type Water/Ground Pokémon.
It evolves into Quagsire starting at level 20.
Biology
Wooper is a mostly blue, amphibious Pokémon that resembles an upright, armless axolotl. Wooper's head is large compared to its body, and it has small, round, black eyes. It has purple, branching gills on either side of its head; the males have more branches in its gills than the females. Wooper stands on two small, round feet, and it has a large, thick tail. On its belly are dark blue curved markings.
It is implied in the anime that Wooper is a dull-witted Pokémon oblivious to its surroundings. Wooper lives in cold water most of the time. When sleeping, it partially buries itself in the mud at the bottom. It will occasionally leave the water when the air cools in the evening to search for food along the shore. While walking on land, it coats its body with a slimy, toxic film that keeps its skin from dehydrating and insulates against the cold. The film causes a shooting pain if touched barehanded.
In the anime
A Wooper
Egg in the anime
Major appearances
Wooper made its anime debut in No Big Woop! Ash, Misty, and Brock volunteer to watch over Olesia's school of Wooper for her.
A gang of Wooper appeared in Pikachu & Pichu.
A Wooper is one of the best friends of the Pichu Brothers. It has appeared in Pikachu and Pichu, Trouble in Big Town, Of Meowth and Pokémon, Big Meowth, Little Dreams, Pichu Bros. in Party Panic and made a cameo appearance in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.
A Wooper was also one of the Pokémon that Ash and his friends were taking care of while Nurse Joy was ill in Pinch Healing!.
A Wooper also made an appearance in Like It Or Lup It!.
Another Wooper appeared under the ownership of Leona's parents in Hot Springing a Leak!.
Multiple Wooper appeared in Defending the Homeland!, including a Wooper who was Goodra's close friend. This Wooper, along with the others in its group, reappeared in Beyond the Rainbow! where it was captured by Florges's Bug Army along with Pikachu and Dedenne to bring them to Team Rocket.
Minor appearances
A Trainer used a Wooper in Hook, Line, and Stinker to aid him in the annual Seaking Catching Competition.
A Wooper appeared in Beauty and the Breeder where it participated in a Pokémon Beauty Contest.
A Wooper appeared on a poster in Imitation Confrontation.
A Wooper was one of the Pokémon living at Temacu's father's lab in The Heartbreak of Brock.
Five Wooper were among the inhabitants of an oasis just for Pokémon in Got Miltank?.
A Wooper was under the ownership of a Trainer who was waiting in line to register for the Whirl Cup in Octillery The Outcast.
A pair of baby Wooper were shown in the pond at Mr. Shellby's house in Extreme Pokémon!.
Two Wooper were seen at a Pokémon Center in The Legend of Thunder!.
In Why? Why Not! Team Rocket thought a Wooper took Ash's Badges so they looked for one in order to steal the Badges.
Multiple Wooper appeared in Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias.
A Wooper was used by one of the students of the Pokémon Trainer's School in Gonna Rule The School!.
A Wooper appeared in Abandon Ship!.
A couple of Wooper were seen in the greenhouse in Sweet Baby James.
Multiple Wooper were owned by a family of traveling circus performers in Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea.
A Wooper appeared in the opening of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.
Several Wooper appeared in Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea.
Several Wooper and a Quagsire made an appearance in The Rise of Darkrai.
A Wooper appeared in Camping It Up!.
A Wooper appeared in Up Close and Personable!.
A Wooper also appeared in A Lean, Mean, Team Rocket Machine.
Three Wooper appeared in Doc Brock!.
A Wooper also appeared in To Thine Own Pokémon Be True!.
A Wooper also appeared in Bagged Then Tagged!.
A Wooper belonging to a Coordinator appeared in Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!. It was used along with a Snorlax for the Double Performance required during the Daybreak Contest.
Wooper appeared in Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
A Wooper appeared in The Island of Illusions!.
A group of Wooper also appeared in Genesect and the Legend Awakened at Pokémon Hills.
A Wooper appeared in Alexa's magazine in The Journalist from Another Region!.
Multiple Wooper appeared in Going for the Gold!.
A Trainer's Wooper appeared in Summer of Discovery!, Foggy Pokémon Orienteering! and Battling Into the Hall of Fame!.
A Wooper appeared in a flashback in A Slippery Encounter!.
Two Wooper appeared in a flashback in One for the Goomy! and An Oasis of Hope!.
Four Wooper appeared in a flashback in Good Friends, Great Training!.
A Wooper appeared in Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad.
Pokédex entries
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Wooper
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Ash's Pokédex
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Wooper, the Water Fish Pokémon. Though they prefer to live in cold water, these appealing Pokémon forage for food on land. They are kept warm by a layer of insulating body fluid. Wooper is the pre-evolved form of Quagsire.
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Wooper made a cameo in The Legend where one was seen by the lake when Green had finished her message to Silver in Johto.
Wooper formally debuts in Murkrow Row where it was seen as one of the Pokémon in Joey's bag after Gold helped him get it back.
In Who Gives a Hoothoot?, a conman uses a swarm of Wooper as a part of his game stall, however after Gold and Aibo had revealed his secret to the crowd, they were possibly boxed or released.
In the Goldenrod Game Corner a trainer seen with a Wooper in Gligar Glide, strangley this Wooper has arms.
A Wooper is seen as one of the Pokémon at Earl's Pokémon Academy in Violet City in Slugging It Out With Slugma.
A Wooper was one of the Pokémon sent to help the fight in Ilex Forest in The Last Battle XIII.
In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga
Shū has a Wooper in the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga.
In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga
Chris owns a Wooper in The Golden Boys manga.
In the TCG
- Main article: Wooper (TCG)
Other appearances
Out of all the Pokéfloats, Wooper spends the most time on-screen. It first appears when play is on Slowpoke's tail and it then floats past Sudowoodo, Snorlax, Venusaur, and Seel before finally floating away from play. While its head is small, players can also stand on the gills.
Game data
Pokédex entries
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This Pokémon lives in cold water. It will leave the water to search for food when it gets cold outside.
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| Silver
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When it walks around on the ground, it coats its body with a slimy, poisonous film.
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| Crystal
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A mucous membrane covers its body. Touching it barehanded will cause a shooting pain.
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| Stadium 2
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This Pokémon lives in cold water. It will leave the water to search for food when it gets cold outside.
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| Ruby
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Wooper usually live in water. However, it occasionally comes out onto land in search of food. On land, it coats its body with a gooey, toxic film.
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| Sapphire
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| Emerald
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Wooper usually live in water but come out onto land seeking food occasionally. On land, they coat their bodies with a gooey, toxic film.
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| FireRed
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When it walks around on the ground, it coats its body with a slimy, poisonous film.
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| LeafGreen
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This Pokémon lives in cold water. It will leave the water to search for food when it gets cold outside.
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| Diamond
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It lives in cold water, half burying itself in mud at the bottom to sleep.
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| Pearl
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When the temperature cools in the evening, they emerge from water to seek food along the shore.
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| Platinum
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When walking on land, it covers its body with a poisonous film that keeps its skin from dehydrating.
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| HeartGold
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This Pokémon lives in cold water. It will leave the water to search for food when it gets cold outside.
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| SoulSilver
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When it walks around on the ground, it coats its body with a slimy, poisonous film.
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| Black
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When walking on land, it covers its body with a poisonous film that keeps its skin from dehydrating.
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| White
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When walking on land, it covers its body with a poisonous film that keeps its skin from dehydrating.
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| White 2
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This Pokémon lives in cold water. It will leave the water to search for food when it gets cold outside.
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| Y
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When the temperature cools in the evening, they emerge from water to seek food along the shore.
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| Omega Ruby
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Wooper usually lives in water. However, it occasionally comes out onto land in search of food. On land, it coats its body with a gooey, toxic film.
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Game locations
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In side games
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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| This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation II side games.
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In events
Stats
Base stats
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Range
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At Lv. 100
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55
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115 - 162
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220 - 314
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45
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45 - 106
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85 - 207
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45
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45 - 106
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85 - 207
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25
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27 - 84
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49 - 163
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25
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27 - 84
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49 - 163
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15
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18 - 73
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31 - 141
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Total: 210
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Wooper
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Wooper
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Wooper
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Wooper
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Wooper in Generation VI
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Wooper in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Wooper
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Wooper
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Wooper can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Wooper cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Wooper
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Wooper
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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TCG-only moves
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
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Japanese sprites
 
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Trivia
Origin
Bulbanews has an article related to this subject:
Wooper seems to be based on a larval salamander, which has a flat tail and feathery, external gills. Its Shiny sprite gives it a similar coloration to that of albino, leucistic, and flavistic color mutants.
Name origin
Wooper and Upah are derived from wooper looper, a marketing term created in Japan that started a pet salamander raising fad. Wooper loopers are the Japanese term for the axolotl, a species of salamander.
In other languages
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वूपर Wooper
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Transliteration of English name
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Related articles
Notes
External links
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This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
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For other sprites and images, please see Wooper images on the Bulbagarden Archives.
