Wattrel
Wattrel is a Electric/Flying-type Pokémon, the Storm Petrel Pokémon, number 940 (#0940) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 9 and comes from the Paldea region. It is 0.4 m tall and weighs 3.6 kg.
Wattrel is the Storm Petrel Pokémon, a tiny seabird whose bones generate electricity whenever its wings catch the wind. It dives into the sea to stun its prey, and its crackling nests are a popular delicacy.
How to pronounce Wattrel
Wattrel is pronounced WOT-rul. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Wattrel said out loud:
In Japanese it is カイデン (Kaiden).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Wattrel is a tiny black seabird, 0.4 m (1'04") tall and 3.6 kg (7.9 lbs), with a grey-blue chest, yellow feathers on its wings and a yellow crescent marking across its face. It has a nub-like head, a fairly long orange beak, small webbed orange feet and a forked tail. The Pokédex says it flies so that its wings catch the wind, and the bones inside react by producing electricity.
Behaviour
Wattrel hunts by diving into the ocean, and the Pokédex says it catches prey by electrocuting it. Its nests feel strangely crackly to the touch, and the Pokédex adds that they are a popular delicacy.
Habitat
The Pokédex says it makes its nests on coastal cliffs. In Scarlet and Violet it is found over Paldea's seas and beaches, including the East, South and West Paldean Seas.
Diet
Bulbapedia names Arrokuda as the kind of prey it shocks.
Powers
Its Ability Wind Power doubles the power of its next Electric move when a wind move hits it. Volt Absorb is its other regular Ability, with Competitive hidden. It learns Thunder Shock, Spark, Volt Switch and Discharge, plus Quick Attack, Pluck, Roost, Dual Wingbeat and Agility. Its base stats total only 280, with its best being Speed 70, so it is meant to evolve into Kilowattrel.
Name origin
Wattrel combines watt and petrel. The Japanese name is Kaiden (カイデン), which may play on kai ('sea'), kaien (the Japanese word for the storm petrel) and raiden ('thunder and lightning').
Design inspiration
Wattrel appears modelled on a storm petrel. Its stormy, lightning theme may play on the old belief that storm petrels signal bad weather at sea, and its head and eyes may suggest an aviator's cap. Its crackling nests may reference edible bird's nests, a delicacy in parts of Asia. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Wattrel evolves into Kilowattrel at level 25.
In the games
Iono, Levincia's Gym Leader, uses a level 23 Wattrel in Scarlet and Violet, where it debuted. Bulbapedia lists it as unobtainable in Legends: Z-A.
In the anime
Roy's Wattrel debuted in 'An Unexpected Picnic!' by stealing Roy's sandwich, then could not escape with its flock when cornered. Roy caught it in the next episode, and it evolved into Kilowattrel in 'Wattrel's High Wind Warning!'.
Fun facts
- It can inherit Stockpile, Spit Up and Swallow as Egg Moves, an odd set for a tiny seabird.
- In Pokémon Adventures, Wattrel is Iono's first known Pokémon, and Scarlet's Sprigatito beats it in their Gym battle.
- In Pokémon Masters EX, Iono and Wattrel form a sync pair available at Trainer Lodge Friendship Level 100.
Base stats
- HP: 40
- Attack: 40
- Defense: 35
- Sp. Atk: 55
- Sp. Def: 40
- Speed: 70
Wattrel’s base stat total is 280. Its highest stat is Speed.
Type matchups
What is Wattrel weak to?
Wattrel takes extra damage from Ice (2×), Rock (2×) moves.
It resists Grass (½×), Fighting (½×), Flying (½×), Bug (½×), Steel (½×).
It is immune to Ground moves.
Evolution
How does Wattrel evolve?
Wattrel evolves into Kilowattrel at level 25.
The whole family: Wattrel, Kilowattrel.
Abilities
- Wind Power: When hit by a wind move, the power of the next Electric-type move it uses is doubled.
- Volt Absorb: Absorbs Electric moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.
- Competitive (hidden ability): Raises Special Attack by two stages upon having any stat lowered.
Moves
Moves Wattrel learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Peck | Flying | Physical | 35 |
| 4 | Thunder Shock | Electric | Special | 40 |
| 7 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 11 | Pluck | Flying | Physical | 60 |
| 15 | Spark | Electric | Physical | 65 |
| 19 | Uproar | Normal | Special | 90 |
| 23 | Roost | Flying | Status | — |
| 27 | Dual Wingbeat | Flying | Physical | 40 |
| 32 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — |
| 37 | Volt Switch | Electric | Special | 70 |
| 43 | Discharge | Electric | Special | 80 |
TM moves (35)
Wattrel can learn 35 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Agility, Protect, Acrobatics, Charge Beam, Facade, Aerial Ace, Swift, Air Cutter, Endure, Volt Switch, U-turn, Air Slash, Sleep Talk, Electro Ball, Thunder Wave, Rest, Eerie Impulse, Fly, Substitute, Tailwind, Thunderbolt, Electric Terrain, Wild Charge, Hurricane, Brave Bird, Thunder, Tera Blast, Charge, Uproar, Weather Ball, Dual Wingbeat, Endeavor, Electroweb, Feather Dance.
Egg moves (6):Endeavor, Feather Dance, Spit Up, Stockpile, Swallow, Weather Ball.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Water 1, Flying.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 180 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 1 Speed effort value.
- Base experience yield: 56.
Pokédex entries
These Pokémon make their nests on coastal cliffs. The nests have a strange, crackling texture, and they're a popular delicacy. (Violet)
When its wings catch the wind, the bones within produce electricity. This Pokémon dives into the ocean, catching prey by electrocuting them. (Scarlet)
Names around the world
| Japanese | カイデン |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Kaiden |
| French | Zapétrel |
| German | Voltrel |
| Spanish | Wattrel |
| Italian | Wattrel |
| Korean | 찌리비 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 电海燕 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 電海燕 |
Trivia
- Shortest Flying type in Gen 9: 0.4 m.
- Slowest Flying type in Gen 9: 70 Speed.
- Lowest base stat total among Flying types in Gen 9: 280.
- Taller than 11% of all Pokémon (0.4 m).
- Heavier than 12% of all Pokémon (3.6 kg).
- Base stat total 280, ranked #913 of 1,025.
- One of 5 Pokémon that are both Electric and Flying.
- One of 51 black Pokémon.
- Number 35 of 120 Pokémon introduced in Generation 9 (Paldea).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 46 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 180: about 23.5% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 2 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Wattrel (Pokémon), Serebii: Wattrel (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (WOT-rul): no English source says it out loud, so it is our best guess from the parts of the name.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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