Wailord is a huge Pokémon based on the blue whale. It has small beady eyes, a huge mouth, and a throat that is lined with grooves. It has a blue back with and four white spots, and a tan, grooved underbelly. It has two pairs of fins along its sides and a horizontal tail at the back. It is the tallest known Pokémon.
When it is jumping out of the water, it makes a giant splash due to its large size. It can dive deep at 10,000 feet (3,000 meters) in one breath. It lives in the sea in large groups called pods. A pod of Wailord travels together in order to search for food, and is able to eat large quantities at one time, such as schools of Wishiwashi. When a Wailmer is attacked by its predators Sharpedo or Dhelmise, its whole pod works to defend it. It is the largest known Pokémon.
Major appearances
Wailord debuted in Having a Wailord of a Time. The Float Whale Pokémon was stuck on a beach near a Pokémon Center. Team Rocket tried to haul it away, but a Combusken foiled their plans.
A Wailmer that befriended a man named Robin evolved into a Wailord in Island Time. It transported Ash and his friends across the ocean until they came across a ship heading for Ever Grande City.
In Leading a Stray!, a family of Wailord appeared. One Wailmer was separated from its family, and Ash helped it get back. By the end of the episode, this Wailmer evolved into a Wailord.
A Wailord appeared in The Road to Humilau!, under the ownership of Marlon. It was used to transport Marlon, Ash, and Cameron to the Humilau Gym.
Minor appearances
A Wailord appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.
Along with their pre-evolved form, multiple Wailord appeared in Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea. One briefly reappeared in a montage in The Rise of Darkrai, which chronicled the preceding nine movies.
A Wailord made a cameo appearance in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.
A Wailord appeared in the opening sequence of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
Multiple Wailord appeared in Piplup, Pansage, and a Meeting of the Times!.
Multiple Wailord appeared in Expedition to Onix Island! as residents of a deserted island.
A Wailord made a cameo appearance in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!.
A Wailord appeared in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction.
A Wailord appeared in Pikachu, What's This Key?. It launched Meowth, Wobbuffet, and Inkay into the sky while they were in a water world full of floating spheres of water.
A Wailord appeared in a flashback in Day Three Blockbusters!.
A Wailord appeared in Yo, Ho, Ho! Go, Popplio!, during a fantasy where Sophocles predicted that he could catch one through fishing with his special rod.
A Wailord appeared in So Long, Sophocles!, where Lana and Sophocles spotted it emerging from the water.
A Wailord appeared in I Choose You!, where it was seen swimming in the ocean near the Shamouti Island area.
A Wailord appeared in SM087, during a fantasy of a story from the past. It reappeared in a similar fashion during SM089.
Pokédex entries
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AG034
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Wailord
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Ash's Pokédex
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Wailord, the Float Whale Pokémon. Wailord is the largest Pokémon yet discovered. When diving out of the water in pursuit of its prey, it makes quite an impressive sight.
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AG124
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Wailord
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Ash's Pokédex
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Wailord, the Float Whale Pokémon. Wailord is the largest Pokémon yet to be discovered. It is able to jump high into the air, creating gigantic pillars of water.
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Pokémon
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DP109
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Wailord
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Dawn's Pokédex
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Wailord, the Float Whale Pokémon. Wailord can dive nearly ten-thousand feet on one breath.
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Wailord makes a cameo appearance in the Kalos Pokémon League. When the stage transitions to the Flood Chamber, it can be seen in the background along with Blastoise, Piplup, and Clawitzer.
Trophy information
NA: At a massive 47 feet 7 inches long, Wailord is the largest Pokémon found so far. It's as big as a five-story building! Also, Wailords can dive to almost 10,000 feet with only one breath of air. That's nearly two miles down and almost four times the height of the tallest modern buildings!
PAL: With a height of 14.5 metres, Wailord is the largest Pokémon discovered thus far. 14.5 metres - that's roughly the size of a five-storey building! Also, Wailord can dive to a depth of 3,000 metres on only one breath. That's more than twice the height of Ben Nevis! Some remarkable stats for a remarkable Pokémon.
Origin
This Pokémon is based on the blue whale, the largest known animal to ever exist. It also resembles a submarine, a blimp, and a torpedo.
Name origin
Wailord is a combination of whale, wail (referring to the sounds or songs that whales and this Pokémon might make), and lord.
Whaloh is a combination of whale, 吠える hoeru (to bellow), and 王 ō (king).