--- title: "Wishiwashi (#0746): Stats, Weaknesses, Moves & Lore | pokee.si" url: "https://pokee.si/pokemon/wishiwashi" description: "Wishiwashi (#0746): Water-type Small Fry Pokémon from Alola. Base stat total 175. Abilities: Schooling. Stats, matchups, evolutions, moves, every Pokédex entry and lore on pokee.si." last_updated: "2026-10-21" publisher: "pokee.si: a Pokédex for families (unofficial fan site)" last_checked: "2026-10-20" --- #0746 · Alola · Generation 7 # Wishiwashi Small Fry Pokémon · Water-type ![Wishiwashi official artwork](https://pokee.si/img/art/746.webp) Wishiwashi is a [Water](https://pokee.si/types/water)-type Pokémon, the Small Fry Pokémon, number 746 (#0746) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 7 and comes from the [Alola](https://pokee.si/guide/regions/alola) region. It is 0.2 m tall and weighs 0.3 kg. Wishiwashi is the Small Fry Pokémon, a tiny and tasty Water type that is hopeless alone but, when threatened, calls its friends with shining tears and merges into a huge school. The Pokédex says even Gyarados flees from the 'demon of the sea'. ## How to pronounce Wishiwashi Wishiwashi is pronounced **wish-ee-WOSH-ee**. The capital letters show the stressed syllable. Listen to Wishiwashi said out loud: [Listen](https://pokee.si/audio/names/746.mp3) In Japanese it is ヨワシ (Yowashi). Hear every other name on the [Pokémon pronunciation guide](https://pokee.si/pronounce). ## Lore ### Biology On its own, Wishiwashi is 0.2 m long and 0.3 kg, a small sardine-like fish with a blue back, a grey belly and white teardrop marks along its flank. In School Form, a swarm arranges itself into one giant fish, 8.2 m long and 78.6 kg, with glowing eyes and a gaping mouth. The Pokédex claims the school's Water Gun is stronger than Hydro Pump. ### Behaviour Alone, Wishiwashi is weak and a favourite meal for many predators, though the Pokédex says anyone bullying it gets a painful lesson. In trouble its eyes moisten and shine, a signal other Wishiwashi can see from almost 40 km (25 miles) away. Schools form to face strong foes and, the Pokédex says, scatter if the fish are hurt. ### Habitat It swims in the sea and lakes: in Alola around the islands' routes, bays and Brooklet Hill, and in Galar in lakes such as Axewell and Miloch. ### Powers Its Ability Schooling turns it into School Form when it enters battle at level 20 or higher with more than a quarter of its HP, and back when its HP falls to a quarter or below; no other Pokémon has Schooling. School Form jumps to 140 base Attack and Special Attack. It attacks with Water Gun, Brine, Dive, Aqua Tail and Hydro Pump. ### Name origin Wishiwashi may combine 'wishy-washy' (weak), 'wash' (for its Water type) and iwashi ('sardine'). The Japanese name is Yowashi (ヨワシ), which may combine yowashi ('weak') or yowayowashii ('frail') with iwashi. ### Design inspiration Its Solo Form resembles Pacific sardines, and its glowing eyes may come from flashlight fish. School Form shows some resemblance to a submarine and to the extinct armoured fish Dunkleosteus. These are fan readings. ### In the games A Totem Wishiwashi school guards Lana's trial at Brooklet Hill in Sun and Moon, where the species first appeared, and the reward is the Waterium Z. It is in Sword and Shield too, but not in Scarlet and Violet or Legends: Z-A. ### In the anime The Totem Wishiwashi appeared in 'Big Sky, Small Fry!', the debut of School Form, where Lana beat it with her Popplio and won the Waterium Z. ### Fun facts - Solo Form's base stat total of 175 is the lowest of any Pokémon, and School Form's 620 is the biggest stat change of any species with multiple forms, Bulbapedia says. - School Form weighs exactly 262 times as much as Solo Form, a ratio Bulbapedia suggests could be the number of fish in a school. - Bulbapedia says it is the only Totem Pokémon that is not larger than usual. - Pokémon: Magikarp Jump can show silhouettes of Wishiwashi schools in the pond background. Sources: [Bulbapedia: Wishiwashi (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Wishiwashi_(Pok%C3%A9mon)) · [Serebii: Wishiwashi (Sword/Shield Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-swsh/wishiwashi/) ## Base stats - HP: **45** - Attack: **20** - Defense: **20** - Sp. Atk: **25** - Sp. Def: **25** - Speed: **40** Wishiwashi’s base stat total is **175**. Its highest stat is HP. ## Type matchups ### What is Wishiwashi weak to? Wishiwashi takes extra damage from [Electric](https://pokee.si/types/electric) (2×), [Grass](https://pokee.si/types/grass) (2×) moves. It resists [Fire](https://pokee.si/types/fire) (½×), [Water](https://pokee.si/types/water) (½×), [Ice](https://pokee.si/types/ice) (½×), [Steel](https://pokee.si/types/steel) (½×). ## Evolution Wishiwashi does not evolve, and it does not evolve from any other Pokémon. ## Forms - **School Wishiwashi** (Battle form): [Water](https://pokee.si/types/water)-type, base stat total 620 (HP 45, Attack 140, Defense 130, Sp. Atk 140, Sp. Def 135, Speed 30). Ability: [Schooling](https://pokee.si/abilities/schooling). ## Abilities - [Schooling](https://pokee.si/abilities/schooling): Wishiwashi becomes Schooling Form when its HP is 25% or higher. ## Moves ### Moves Wishiwashi learns by level up in Sword / Shield | Level | Move | Type | Category | Power | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Water Gun](https://pokee.si/moves/water-gun) | Water | Special | 40 | | 1 | [Growl](https://pokee.si/moves/growl) | Normal | Status | — | | 4 | [Helping Hand](https://pokee.si/moves/helping-hand) | Normal | Status | — | | 8 | [Beat Up](https://pokee.si/moves/beat-up) | Dark | Physical | — | | 12 | [Brine](https://pokee.si/moves/brine) | Water | Special | 65 | | 16 | [Tearful Look](https://pokee.si/moves/tearful-look) | Normal | Status | — | | 20 | [Dive](https://pokee.si/moves/dive) | Water | Physical | 80 | | 24 | [Soak](https://pokee.si/moves/soak) | Water | Status | — | | 28 | [Uproar](https://pokee.si/moves/uproar) | Normal | Special | 90 | | 32 | [Aqua Tail](https://pokee.si/moves/aqua-tail) | Water | Physical | 90 | | 36 | [Aqua Ring](https://pokee.si/moves/aqua-ring) | Water | Status | — | | 40 | [Endeavor](https://pokee.si/moves/endeavor) | Normal | Physical | — | | 44 | [Hydro Pump](https://pokee.si/moves/hydro-pump) | Water | Special | 110 | | 48 | [Double-Edge](https://pokee.si/moves/double-edge) | Normal | Physical | 120 | ### TM moves (29) Wishiwashi can learn 29 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: [Rest](https://pokee.si/moves/rest), [Snore](https://pokee.si/moves/snore), [Protect](https://pokee.si/moves/protect), [Attract](https://pokee.si/moves/attract), [Rain Dance](https://pokee.si/moves/rain-dance), [Hail](https://pokee.si/moves/hail), [Whirlpool](https://pokee.si/moves/whirlpool), [Beat Up](https://pokee.si/moves/beat-up), [Facade](https://pokee.si/moves/facade), [Helping Hand](https://pokee.si/moves/helping-hand), [Dive](https://pokee.si/moves/dive), [Mud Shot](https://pokee.si/moves/mud-shot), [Brine](https://pokee.si/moves/brine), [U-turn](https://pokee.si/moves/u-turn), [Round](https://pokee.si/moves/round), [Bulldoze](https://pokee.si/moves/bulldoze), [Hydro Pump](https://pokee.si/moves/hydro-pump), [Surf](https://pokee.si/moves/surf), [Ice Beam](https://pokee.si/moves/ice-beam), [Earthquake](https://pokee.si/moves/earthquake), [Waterfall](https://pokee.si/moves/waterfall), [Substitute](https://pokee.si/moves/substitute), [Endure](https://pokee.si/moves/endure), [Sleep Talk](https://pokee.si/moves/sleep-talk), [Iron Tail](https://pokee.si/moves/iron-tail), [Uproar](https://pokee.si/moves/uproar), [Muddy Water](https://pokee.si/moves/muddy-water), [Scald](https://pokee.si/moves/scald), [Liquidation](https://pokee.si/moves/liquidation). Egg moves (3):[Mist](https://pokee.si/moves/mist), [Take Down](https://pokee.si/moves/take-down), [Water Pulse](https://pokee.si/moves/water-pulse). Move tutor moves (2): [Flip Turn](https://pokee.si/moves/flip-turn), [Scale Shot](https://pokee.si/moves/scale-shot). ## Breeding & training - Gender: 50% male, 50% female. - Egg groups: Water 2. - Egg cycles: 15 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,920). - Catch rate: 60 out of 255. - Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50. - Growth rate: Fast (800,000 experience points to reach level 100). - Defeating it gives 1 HP effort value. - Base experience yield: 61. ## Pokédex entries When it senses danger, its eyes tear up. The sparkle of its tears signals other Wishiwashi to gather. *(Shield)* Individually, they're incredibly weak. It's by gathering up into schools that they're able to confront opponents. *(Sword)* When it's in a jam, its shining eyes attract others of its kind. The light from its eyes is visible almost 25 miles away. *(Ultra Moon)* They're weak, so they move in schools. However, they can also often be seen all alone, having strayed from the school. *(Ultra Sun)* It's awfully weak and notably tasty, so everyone is always out to get it. As it happens, anyone trying to bully it receives a painful lesson. *(Moon)* When it's in trouble, its eyes moisten and begin to shine. The shining light attracts its comrades, and they stand together against their enemies. *(Sun)* ## Names around the world - **Japanese**: ヨワシ - **Romaji**: Yowashi - **French**: Froussardine - **German**: Lusardin - **Spanish**: Wishiwashi - **Italian**: Wishiwashi - **Korean**: 약어리 - **Chinese (Simplified)**: 弱丁鱼 - **Chinese (Traditional)**: 弱丁魚 ## Trivia - Lowest base stat total of all Pokémon: 175. - Lightest Water type: 0.3 kg. - Shortest Water type: 0.2 m. - Lowest base stat total among Water types: 175. - Lowest base stat total among Gen 7 Pokémon: 175. - Lightest Water type in Gen 7: 0.3 kg. - Shortest Water type in Gen 7: 0.2 m. - Lowest base stat total among Water types in Gen 7: 175. - Taller than 1% of all Pokémon (0.2 m). - Heavier than 1% of all Pokémon (0.3 kg). - Base stat total 175, ranked #1025 of 1,025. - One of 154 Water-type Pokémon (counting dual types). - One of 170 blue Pokémon. - Number 25 of 88 Pokémon introduced in Generation 7 (Alola). - Can learn 42 different moves in Sword / Shield. - Catch rate 60: about 7.8% per Poké Ball at full health. - Has 1 alternate form. - Appears in 6 distinct Pokédex entries. ## Sources and fact-checking - Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: [PokéAPI](https://pokeapi.co) open game data. - Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from [Bulbapedia: Wishiwashi (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Wishiwashi_(Pok%C3%A9mon)), [Serebii: Wishiwashi (Sword/Shield Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-swsh/wishiwashi/). - Pronunciation (wish-ee-WOSH-ee): no English source says it out loud, so it is our best guess from the parts of the name. **Last checked:** 20 October 2026. 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