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walrein
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Walrein

Ice Break Pokémon

IceWater

It shatters ice with its big tusks. Its thick blubber repels not only the cold, but also enemy attacks.

Base Stats

HP 110
Attack 80
Defense 90
Sp. Atk 95
Sp. Def 90
Speed 65
Total 530

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

sealeo Sealeo Lv. 32
walrein Walrein Lv. 44

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Ice Break Pokémon
Height 1.4 m
Weight 150.6 kg
Base Exp 239
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Sea
Egg Groups Water1 ,Ground

Sprites

walrein Front Front
walrein Back Back
walrein Front Shiny Front Shiny
walrein Back Shiny Back Shiny
walrein Official Art Official Art
walrein Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Specially Defensive
Moves
Roar / Encore
Surf / Protect
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Calm
EVs
HP 248
Def 8
SpD 252

Strategy Overview

Walrein can function as a decent tank thanks to its awesome bulk. While it is usually seen using its ability Ice Body alongside hail in the higher tiers, such a set unfortunately cannot be used in NU as hail is banned, limiting its viability in the tier. Even though Regice hits harder, which along with its better defenses makes it a better choice as an Ice-type tank most of the time, Walrein's niche over Regice is that it can handle Charizard better thanks to its Fire resistance granted by Thick Fat. Roar is another move Walrein has over its competitors, and its good Special Attack means it can still hit decently hard. A Water typing helps Walrein to take on Water- and Steel-types better than Regice, allowing Walrein to function as a decent tank that is difficult to OHKO. Walrein's lack of recovery, however, limits its effectiveness as a tank.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc