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wingull
#278

Wingull

Seagull Pokémon

WaterFlying

Catching sea winds with its long wings, it soars as if it were a glider. It folds its wings to rest.

Base Stats

HP 40
Attack 30
Defense 30
Sp. Atk 55
Sp. Def 30
Speed 85
Total 270

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Seagull Pokémon
Height 0.6 m
Weight 9.5 kg
Base Exp 54
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 190
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Sea
Egg Groups Water1 ,Flying

Sprites

wingull Front Front
wingull Back Back
wingull Front Shiny Front Shiny
wingull Back Shiny Back Shiny
wingull Official Art Official Art
wingull Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 0.1%
Life Orb
Moves
Hurricane / Air Slash
Knock Off / Hidden Power Grass
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Rain Dish
Nature
Timid
EVs
Def 36
SpA 236
Spe 236

Strategy Overview

Wingull is capable of reaching the coveted 19 Speed tier, meaning it can outspeed almost all of its unboosted foes and hit them hard with one of its powerful STAB moves. Although Wingull must rely on Hurricane's shaky accuracy in order to beat the Grass-type foes that resist Scald, this is remedied by the fact that Wingull functions very well in rain, which provides Hurricane with perfect accuracy and increases Scald's power by 50%. Unfortunately, these are the only two significantly powerful options Wingull has access to, meaning it can be walled by specially bulky foes such as Chinchou and Porygon. Wingull is also very frail, and although it resists some common priority attacks such as Mach Punch and Aqua Jet, any Pokemon that can withstand a hit will usually OHKO it in return, especially with its Stealth Rock weakness and Life Orb recoil taken into account. Despite Wingull's flaws, it can be difficult to stop in the rain without a Choice Scarf user, as its decent Special Attack stat and Life Orb mean very few Pokemon can safely switch into it, especially as Wingull is capable of punishing switch-ins with Knock Off and U-turn.

Most Used Moves

Scald
94.9%
U-turn
64.8%
Hurricane
58.9%
Air Slash
47.2%
Ice Beam
45.1%
Knock Off
24.8%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
32.0%
Eviolite
13.1%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc