Pokédex · III (Hoenn)

Whiscash#340

Its strongest point is HP — higher than 94% of species. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. In defense it has 1 weakness, 4 resistances and 1 full immunity at its disposal. Watch out for the Grass type — damage from it is quadrupled.

Shiny Whiscash
Regular version
Water Ground
Height: 0.9 m (2′11″) Weight: 23.6 kg (52.0 lbs)

Base stats

HP
110
94%
Atk
78
52%
Def
73
56%
SpA
76
63%
SpD
71
57%
Spe
60
40%
TOTAL
468
55%

Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: HP.

A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Attack, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.

Which nature to choose

Attack (78) and Sp. Atk (76) are nearly equal, so neither of these two stats can be lowered for free. The price has to be paid in defense — in the weaker one, because Sp. Def does not stop anything here anyway.

  • Naughty +Atk · −SpD The boost goes into the stronger offensive stat and the drop into a defense that does not decide anything anyway.

A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.

Regional numbers 12

The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.

Hoenn #128 Ruby / Sapphire , Emerald
Hoenn #133 Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Sinnoh #081 Diamond / Pearl , Platinum , Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl
Kalos #041 X / Y
Alola #094 Sun / Moon
Alola #114 Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Galar #229 Sword / Shield
Isle of Armor #138 Sword / Shield , Sword/Shield: The Isle of Armor
Crown Tundra #061 Sword / Shield , Sword/Shield: The Crown Tundra
Hisui #098 Legends: Arceus
Paldea #169 Scarlet / Violet
Kitakami #163 Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Teal Mask

Abilities

  • Oblivious Prevents infatuation and protects against captivate.
  • Anticipation Notifies all trainers upon entering battle if an opponent has a super-effective move, self destruct, explosion, or a one-hit KO move.
  • Hydration Cures any major status ailment after each turn during rain.

How players use it

Data from 44,274 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 UU, 2026-07). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits.

Rank 257 among 274 Pokémon in use — it is on 0.01% of teams.

Tera Type Poison 50.7% Grass 38.9% Water 10.4%
EV spreads Adamant · 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Spe 50.7% Adamant · 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 HP 47.6% Adamant · 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD 1.7%

Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.

Pokédex entry

WHISCASH is extremely territorial. Just one of these POKéMON will claim a large pond as its exclusive territory. If a foe approaches it, it thrashes about and triggers a massive earthquake.

Habitat: Water's Edge Egg Group: Water 2 Gender: 50% ♂ / 50% ♀ Catch difficulty: medium (75/255) Base friendship: 70/255 Base EXP: 164

Resistances and weaknesses

Type chart →

How much damage Whiscash takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.

Weak to Grass ×4
Resistant to Fire ×½ Poison ×½ Rock ×½ Steel ×½
Immune to Electric ×0

How it was drawn

2002–2019

The sprites come straight from the games in which Whiscash appeared — one from each release.

Gen 3 2002
Whiscash in Ruby / Sapphire
Ruby / Sapphire
Whiscash in Emerald
Emerald
Gen 4 2006
Whiscash in Diamond / Pearl
Diamond / Pearl
Whiscash in Platinum
Platinum
Whiscash in HeartGold / SoulSilver
HeartGold / SoulSilver
Gen 5 2010
Whiscash in Black / White
Black / White
Gen 6 2013
Whiscash in X / Y
X / Y
Whiscash in Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Gen 7 2016
Whiscash in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Gen 8 2019
Whiscash in Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl
Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl

Variant gallery

The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.

Whiscash — large render in its regular coloring
Pokémon HOME
Whiscash — large render in its shiny coloring
Pokémon HOME shiny
Whiscash — small pixel sprite in its shiny coloring
Shiny pixel sprite

TCG cards (9)

All Whiscash cards →

Whiscash has 9 cards in 8 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.

Offspring can come from 33 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.

The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.

Where to catch it (43)

All locations →

The first 40 of 43 locations. The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.

Alola

Galar

Hoenn

Johto

Kalos

Sinnoh

Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (69 via TM/TR, 18 via tutor) are on the full list.

Lv. Move Type Cat. Power Acc. PP
1 Belch Poison Special 120 90% 10
1 Mud Slap Ground Special 20 100% 10
1 Mud Sport Ground Status — — 15
1 Rest Psychic Status — — 5
1 Snore Normal Special 50 100% 15
1 Tickle Normal Status — 100% 20
1 Water Gun Water Special 40 100% 25
1 Water Sport Water Status — — 15
1 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 80 90% 15
11 Mud Bomb Ground Special 65 85% 10
12 Water Pulse Water Special 60 100% 20
18 Amnesia Psychic Status — — 20
20 Magnitude Ground Physical — 100% 30
24 Aqua Tail Water Physical 90 90% 10
33 Muddy Water Water Special 90 85% 10
40 Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100% 10
43 Earth Power Ground Special 90 100% 10
48 Future Sight Psychic Special 120 100% 10
56 Fissure Ground Physical — 30% 5
— Thrash Normal Physical 120 100% 10