202: Wobbuffet

Essentials

Wobbuffet

Abilities

Shadow Tag: Prevents opponents from fleeing or switching out.

Hidden Ability

Telepathy: Protects against friendly Pokémon's damaging moves.

Damage Taken

Pokédex Numbers

Introduced in
National: 202
Original Johto: 107
Hoenn: 161
Updated Johto: 108

Names

German: Woingenau
French: Qulbutoké
Chinese: 果然翁
Korean: 마자용
Japanese: ソーナンス (soonansu)
Official roomaji: Sonans

Breeding

Gender

½ male, ½ female

Egg groups

Amorphous

Hatch counter

Steps to hatch

5355 / 2805

Compatibility

Training

Base EXP

142

Effort points

2 HP

Capture rate

Base happiness

Growth rate

medium

Wild held items

		nothing
		nothing
		nothing

Evolution

Compare this family

Baby	Basic	Stage 1	Stage 2
Wynaut Either parent must hold Lax Incense	Wobbuffet Level up, starting at level 15

Stats

			Level
			Effort
		Pctile	Min IVs	Max IVs
HP	190	99.6	553	584
Attack	33	6.6	134	165
Defense	58	35.8	184	215
Special Attack	33	8.1	134	165
Special Defense	58	37.4	184	215
Speed	33	12.2	134	165
Total	405	42.8

Pokéathlon Performance

Minimum; Base; Maximum

Speed
Power
Skill
Stamina
Jump
Total: 8/14/19

Flavor

Detailed flavor page covering all versions

Flavor Text

: It desperately tries to keep its black tail hidden. It is said to be proof the tail hides a secret.
: It hates light and shock. If attacked, it inflates its body to build up its counterstrike.
: To keep its pitch-black tail hidden, it lives quietly in the darkness. It is never first to attack.

: It desperately tries to keep its black tail hidden. It is said to be proof the tail hides a secret.

Sprites

Miscellany

Species: Patient
Color: Blue
Cry
Habitat: cave
Footprint
Shape: Alvine

Height

4'3.2"
1.3 m

Weight

285

62.8 lb
28.5 kg

Locations

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SoulSilver

Pal Park

Area: Field
Score: 80
Rate: 10

Moves

Psychic moves get STAB, and have their type highlighted in green.

				Move	PP	Power	Acc	Pri	Effect
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
—	—	—	—	Counter	20	*	100%	-5	Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last physical hit it took.
—	—	—	—	Mirror Coat	20	*	100%	-5	Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last special hit it took.
—	—	—	—	Safeguard	25	—	—		Protects the user's field from major status ailments and confusion for five turns.
—	—	—	—	Destiny Bond	5	—	—		If the user faints this turn, the target automatically will, too.
Level up, learned by Wynaut but not Wobbuffet
	—	—	—	Splash	40	—	—		Does nothing.
	—	—	—	Charm	20	—	100%		Lowers the target's Attack by two stages.
	—	—	—	Encore	5	—	100%		Forces the target to repeat its last used move every turn for 2 to 6 turns.