Wooper (Pokémon)
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Wooper (Japanese: ウパー Upah) is a dual-type Water/Ground Pokémon introduced in Generation II.
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
In the main series
Major appearances
Wooper (anime)
A Wooper was close friends with Ash's Goodra when they lived together in the wetlands between Lumiose City and Laverre City. It made semi-regular appearances in Pokémon the Series: XY, particularly in episodes revolving around Goodra.
Other
In No Big Woop!, Ash and his friends volunteered to watch over Olesia's school of Wooper for her.
In Pikachu & Pichu, multiple Wooper were living in Big Town.
A Wooper is one of the best friends of the two Pichu Brothers. It appeared in Pikachu and Pichu, Trouble in Big Town, Of Meowth and Pokémon, Big Meowth, Little Dreams, Pichu Bros. in Party Panic, and Giratina and the Sky Warrior.
In Pinch Healing!, a Wooper was being babysat by Matt. While Nurse Joy was ill, Brock took care of Wooper by having his Marshtomp use Water Gun to heal its wounds.
In Like It Or Lup It!, a Wooper was part of a gang of Water-types.
In Hot Springing a Leak!, Leona's parents used three Wooper to investigate a pipeline. They noticed their water was being drained, and they helped discover that Team Rocket were responsible.
Other Wooper living at Goodra's marsh made semi-regular appearances in Pokémon the Series: XY, starting with a flashback in A Slippery Encounter!.
Minor appearances
A Trainer's Wooper aided its Trainer in the Seaking Catching Competition in Hook, Line, and Stinker.
In Beauty and the Breeder, a Pokémon Breeder's Wooper participated in a Pokémon breeding competition.
A Wooper appeared in Snorlax Snowman.
In The Heartbreak of Brock, a Wooper was living at Temacu's father's lab.
In Got Miltank?, five Wooper was living at the Pokémon-exclusive oasis.
In Octillery The Outcast, a Trainer's Wooper competed in the Whirl Cup.
In Extreme Pokémon!, two baby Wooper were in the pond near Mr. Shellby's house.
A Wooper appeared in Why? Wynaut!.
In The Legend of Thunder!, two Wooper were at the Pokémon Center.
Multiple Wooper appeared in Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias.
In Gonna Rule The School!, the Pokémon Trainers' School temporarily lent a Wooper to the school's underage students for use in lessons.
In Abandon Ship!, a Wooper was living in the Abandoned Ship.
A Wooper appeared in PK13.
A Wooper appeared in the opening sequence of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.
Two Wooper were being looked after by Nanny and Pop-Pop in Sweet Baby James.
In On Olden Pond, a Wooper was living in the lake.
A Wooper appeared in Off The Unbeaten Path!.
In Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, The Marina Group uses multiple Wooper in their Marina Underwater Pokémon Show.
In Once More With Reeling!, a Coordinator's Wooper competed in the Terracotta Contest.
A Wooper appeared in Dawn Of A New Era!.
A Wooper appeared in Drifloon On the Wind!.
Multiple Wooper appeared in The Rise of Darkrai.
A Wooper appeared in Camping It Up!.
In Up Close and Personable!, a Wooper was living in the lake near the Pokémon Summer Academy.
A Wooper appeared in the boss fantasy of A Lean Mean Team Rocket Machine!.
Three Wooper appeared in Doc Brock!.
A Wooper appeared in To Thine Own Pokémon Be True!.
In PK20, multiple Wooper were playing with a ball with a group of Quagsire.
A Wooper appeared in Bagged Then Tagged!.
In Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!, a Coordinator's Wooper competed alongside a Snorlax in the Double Performance in the Daybreak Contest.
Multiple Wooper appeared in Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
In The Island of Illusions!, a Wooper was living on Grand Spectrala Islet.
In Genesect and the Legend Awakened, multiple Wooper were living in Pokémon Hills.
In Going for the Gold!, multiple Wooper were living in the Ambrette Aquarium.
In Summer of Discovery!, Foggy Pokémon Orienteering!, and Battling Into the Hall of Fame!, a Trainer's Wooper attended the Pokémon Summer Camp.
In Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad, a Wooper was living in the forest.
In The Legend of the Ninja Hero!, two Wooper were living in the Ninja Village.
In Loading the Dex!, Rotom had an icon of a Wooper.
Seven Wooper appeared in The Power of Us, with five under the ownership of different Trainers.
In From Z to Shining Z!, a Trainer's Wooper watched the battle between Ash's Pikachu and Tapu Koko.
A Trainer's Wooper appeared in Settling the Scorbunny! and Finding a Legend!.
A Trainer's Wooper appeared in JN019.
A Trainer's Wooper appeared in JN025.
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In Pokémon Generations
In The Adventure, Red's Pikachu attempted to attack three wild Wooper in an Ecruteak City river with Thunder Shock from a tree above, but it was ineffective due to their immunity to electricity. The Wooper retaliated with Mud Shot, sending Pikachu flying.
In the manga
In the Ash & Pikachu manga
A Wooper appeared in Do Your Best Bulbasaur!!, where it was seen at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
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 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 is seen with a Wooper in Gligar Glide. Strangely, this Wooper has arms.
A Wooper appeared in Slugging It Out with Slugma as one of the Pokémon at Earl's Pokémon Academy in Violet City.
A Wooper appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.
A Wooper appeared in the Trick Master's flashback in The Final Battle V, where it was one of the Pokémon calmed down by the homeland soil.
A Trainer's Wooper appeared in Crafty Carnivine.
A Trainer's Wooper appeared in a fantasy in Getting the Drop on Gallade I.
In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga
Chris owns a Wooper in Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys.
A Wooper appeared in The New Pokémon Is Hatched!!.
In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga
Shu caught a Wooper, as seen in GDZ47.
A Wooper appeared in GDZ61.
In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team manga
A Wooper appeared in I Want to be Human Again!.
In the Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~ manga
A Wooper appeared in The White Scroll: Oichi's Worries.
In the TCG
- Main article: Wooper (TCG)
Other appearances
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Out of all the Pokéfloats, Wooper spends the most time onscreen. It first appears when the scene is on Slowpoke's tail and it then floats past Sudowoodo, Snorlax, Venusaur, and Seel before finally floating away. While its head is small, players can also stand on the gills.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Wooper appears as a Spirit in the game.
Game data
Pokédex entries
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In side games
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In events
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GSC | Pokémon Center Mystery Egg #1 Belly Drum Wooper | Japanese | Japan | 5 | December 15, 2001 to January 14, 2002 |
GSC | Gotta Catch 'Em All Station! Belly Drum Wooper | English | United States | 5 | May 5 to June 21, 2002 |
GSC | Gotta Catch 'Em All Station! Scary Face Wooper | English | United States | 5 | October 25 to 31, 2002 |
Stats
Base stats
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115 - 162 | 220 - 314 | |
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45 - 106 | 85 - 207 | |
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27 - 84 | 49 - 163 | |
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18 - 73 | 31 - 141 | |
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TCG-only moves
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Bubble | Wooper (Aquapolis 117) |
Anime-only moves
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Tackle | Normal | No Big Woop! |
Hydro Pump | Water | A Diamond in the Rough! |
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Evolution
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Trivia
- Wooper has the lowest base stat total of all Ground-type Pokémon and the lowest base Special Defense stat of all Ground-type Pokémon.
- Wooper is the only Ground-type Pokémon to consist only of a head and legs.
- Wooper was one of the first Pokémon to have its gender differences revealed, along with Scizor.
Origin
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, or an axolotl, a species of salamander that keeps its gills and remains in the water for all of its life because it never develops lungs.
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.
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- Water-type Pokémon
- Ground-type Pokémon
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- Pokémon in the Medium Fast experience group
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- Pokémon with a base stat total of 210
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