Is Wooper good in Pokemon GO?

Yes. Wooper is B-tier for Little Cup.

What are the best Wooper IVs for Little Cup?

The rank-1 Little Cup spread is 4/14/13 (Attack/Defense/HP), which reaches the 500 CP cap at level 33. Low Attack with high Defense and HP wins in capped leagues. Use the IV checker on this page to rank your own copy among all 4,096 spreads.

Is Wooper a good raid attacker?

Wooper ranks #294 of 302 ground attackers with 3.6 DPS. That is outside the top 15, so it is not a raid priority.

Should I evolve Wooper?

Quagsire is S-tier for Great League. Evolve the copy with the best IVs for that role and transfer spare Wooper for candy.

Can Wooper be shiny in Pokemon GO?

Yes. Shiny Wooper is available from photobomb, research, wild. A shiny is worth keeping for the collection no matter its IVs.

Is Shadow Wooper worth keeping?

Shadow Wooper hits 20% harder and takes 20% more damage. It has no ranked role of its own, so treat it like a normal copy.

#194 · Generation 2

Wooper

water ground

Forms & variants

Max CP (L40 / L50): 641 / 725
Raid catch CP (L20 / L25): 366 / 458
Research CP (L15): 275
Buddy distance: 3 km
2nd charged move: 50,000 dust · 50 candy

Shiny
Shadow
Tradable
Mega
Dynamax

Keep

Keep to evolve

Wooper will not win battles on its own, but Quagsire is S-tier for Great League. Keep the good-IV copies and the candy to evolve one.

Battle roles

B
Little Cup#23 of 168 · score 81.1
It is ranked #23 in Little Cup on PvPoke with Mud Shot / Mud Bomb / Body Slam.

Worth evolving into

Quagsire
S Great League (shadow)

Collection value

2 costume/event variants: costumed copies cannot be re-obtained outside their event.
Shadow version exists: Shadows hit 20% harder and are worth a raid slot even with low IVs.

Tiers: S = meta-defining, A = strong, B = playable, C = niche. PvP from PvPoke overall rankings; raids from computed DPS/TDO within each attacking type; Max Battles from GO Hub tier lists.

Base stats

Attack75

Defense66

Stamina146

Base stats. Bars are scaled to the strongest Pokemon in the game.

Weak to

grass×2.56

Resists

electric×0.625
fire×0.625
poison×0.625
rock×0.625
steel×0.625

Evolution line

Wooper
→50 candyQuagsire

→ Quagsire: 50 candy

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PvP rankings (GO Battle League)

League	Tier	Rank	Score	Recommended moves	Typical build
Little Cup	B	#23 / 168	81.1	Mud Shot · Mud Bomb · Body Slam	L33 · 4/14/13
Little CupShadow	B	#28 / 168	80.3	Mud Shot · Mud Bomb · Body Slam	L33 · 4/14/13

Source: PvPoke overall rankings. Score is relative to the league meta (100 = best). Typical build is the IV spread PvPoke assumes.

Raid attacker rankings

Attacking type	Tier	Rank	DPS	TDO	Best moves
groundShadow	–	#293 / 302	3.9	19	Water Gun · Mud Bomb
ground	–	#294 / 302	3.6	22	Water Gun · Mud Bomb
normalShadow	–	#344 / 354	3.9	19	Water Gun · Body Slam
normal	–	#347 / 354	3.5	21	Water Gun · Body Slam

Level 40, 15/15/15, neutral target. DPS = damage per second, TDO = total damage output before fainting. Rank is among every Pokemon using that attacking type.

Moves

Fast move	Type	Raid power	Energy	Duration	DPS	PvP power	PvP energy	Speed
Water GunSTAB	water	5	+5	0.5s	10.0	3	+3	1 turn
Mud ShotSTAB	ground	4	+6	0.5s	8.0	3	+9	2 turns

Charged move	Type	Raid power	Energy	Duration	Dmg/energy	PvP power	PvP energy
Mud BombSTAB	ground	60	-33	2.5s	1.82	65	-45
DigSTAB	ground	100	-50	4.5s	2.00	70	-50
Body Slam	normal	50	-33	2.0s	1.52	65	-40

Questions people ask

Is Wooper good in Pokemon GO?: Yes. Wooper is B-tier for Little Cup.
Should I keep or transfer Wooper?: Wooper will not win battles on its own, but Quagsire is S-tier for Great League. Keep the good-IV copies and the candy to evolve one.
What are the best Wooper IVs for Little Cup?: The rank-1 Little Cup spread is 4/14/13 (Attack/Defense/HP), which reaches the 500 CP cap at level 33. Low Attack with high Defense and HP wins in capped leagues. Use the IV checker on this page to rank your own copy among all 4,096 spreads.
Is Wooper a good raid attacker?: Wooper ranks #294 of 302 ground attackers with 3.6 DPS. That is outside the top 15, so it is not a raid priority.
Should I evolve Wooper?: Quagsire is S-tier for Great League. Evolve the copy with the best IVs for that role and transfer spare Wooper for candy.
Can Wooper be shiny in Pokemon GO?: Yes. Shiny Wooper is available from photobomb, research, wild. A shiny is worth keeping for the collection no matter its IVs.
Is Shadow Wooper worth keeping?: Shadow Wooper hits 20% harder and takes 20% more damage. It has no ranked role of its own, so treat it like a normal copy.

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Costumes & event variants (2)

Fashion Week 2023 OutfitEvent costume
Fashion Week 2023 OutfitGender variant