Wooloo
Wooloo is a Normal-type Pokémon, the Sheep Pokémon, number 831 (#0831) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 8 and comes from the Galar region. It is 0.6 m tall and weighs 6 kg.
Wooloo is the Sheep Pokémon, a round ball of fleece so springy that, the Pokédex says, it could tumble off a cliff and get up at the bottom unharmed. Let its wool grow too long, though, and it can no longer move.
How to pronounce Wooloo
Wooloo is pronounced WOO-loo. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Wooloo said out loud:
In Japanese it is ウールー (Wooluu).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Wooloo is 0.6 m tall and weighs 6 kg. It is a black sheep Pokémon wrapped in thick white wool that gives it a round shape, with a small head, two short horns and grey strings of wool at each side of its head that look like braided pigtails. Bulbapedia says its fur grows continuously and can regrow fully in three months after being shaved.
Behaviour
Wooloo is friendly and dislikes conflict; Bulbapedia says it lives in herds, copies the actions of its herd leader or Trainer, and escapes enemies by rolling away. It curls up to sleep, looking like a cotton ball. Its wool is a Galar speciality used for clothing and carpets, and the Pokédex says cloth made from it is surprisingly strong.
Habitat
The Pokédex gives no habitat. In Sword and Shield it is found on Routes 1 and 4 and at Motostoke Riverbank, and in the Crown Tundra around Slippery Slope and Frostpoint Field.
Powers
Wooloo has the Abilities Fluffy or Run Away, with Bulletproof hidden. It pads its defence with Defense Curl, Guard Split, Guard Swap and Cotton Guard, copies moves with Copycat and hits with Double Kick, Headbutt, Take Down and Double-Edge. Its best base stat is only 55, so it is mainly a stepping stone to Dubwool.
Name origin
Wooloo may combine 'wool' and 'loom', or be derived from the Japanese name. The Japanese name is Wooluu (ウールー), from ūru ('wool') with the final vowel stretched.
Design inspiration
Wooloo is based on a sheep, perhaps a black-faced breed, with wool shaped like a cotton ball. Bulbapedia says director Shigeru Ohmori told Gamer.nl that a challenge in designing it was that Mareep is already a sheep Pokémon.
Evolution notes
Wooloo evolves into Dubwool at level 24.
In the games
Wooloo is Hop's first Pokémon in Sword and Shield, its debut game, and you first meet Milo on Route 4, chasing a Wooloo that belongs to his Gym Mission. It is not available in Scarlet and Violet or Legends: Z-A.
In the anime
Hop's Wooloo battles Ash's Pikachu in 'Curtain Up! Fight the Fights!' and is beaten at once. In the series Pokémon: Twilight Wings it runs away after growing jealous of Hop's admiration for Leon's Charizard.
Fun facts
- Its base stat total of 270 is the lowest of any Normal type introduced in Generation VIII.
- Bulbapedia says the logo of a company called Daily Discovery is a silhouette of a lock of Wooloo wool.
- A Wooloo appears in the teaser trailer for the animation Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch'd & Pichu.
Base stats
- HP: 42
- Attack: 40
- Defense: 55
- Sp. Atk: 40
- Sp. Def: 45
- Speed: 48
Wooloo’s base stat total is 270. Its highest stat is Defense.
Type matchups
What is Wooloo weak to?
Wooloo takes extra damage from Fighting (2×) moves.
It is immune to Ghost moves.
Evolution
How does Wooloo evolve?
Wooloo evolves into Dubwool at level 24.
The whole family: Wooloo, Dubwool.
Abilities
- Fluffy: Damage from contact moves is halved. Damage from Fire moves is doubled.
- Run Away: Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.
- Bulletproof (hidden ability): Protects against bullet, ball, and bomb-based moves.
Moves
Moves Wooloo learns by level up in Sword / Shield
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — |
| 4 | Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — |
| 8 | Copycat | Normal | Status | — |
| 12 | Guard Split | Psychic | Status | — |
| 16 | Double Kick | Fighting | Physical | 30 |
| 21 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 |
| 25 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 |
| 28 | Guard Swap | Psychic | Status | — |
| 32 | Reversal | Fighting | Physical | — |
| 36 | Cotton Guard | Grass | Status | — |
| 40 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 |
TM moves (16)
Wooloo can learn 16 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Thunder Wave, Rest, Snore, Protect, Attract, Facade, Payback, Guard Swap, Round, Agility, Substitute, Reversal, Endure, Sleep Talk, Electro Ball, Wild Charge.
Egg moves (3):Counter, Stomp, Swagger.
Move tutor moves (1): Grassy Glide.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Field.
- Egg cycles: 15 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,920).
- Catch rate: 255 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 1 Defense effort value.
- Base experience yield: 122.
Pokédex entries
If its fleece grows too long, Wooloo won't be able to move. Cloth made with the wool of this Pokémon is surprisingly strong. (Shield)
Its curly fleece is such an effective cushion that this Pokémon could fall off a cliff and stand right back up at the bottom, unharmed. (Sword)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ウールー |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Wooluu |
| French | Moumouton |
| German | Wolly |
| Spanish | Wooloo |
| Italian | Wooloo |
| Korean | 우르 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 毛辫羊 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 毛辮羊 |
Trivia
- Lowest base stat total among Normal types in Gen 8: 270.
- Taller than 25% of all Pokémon (0.6 m).
- Heavier than 18% of all Pokémon (6 kg).
- Base stat total 270, ranked #935 of 1,025.
- One of 131 Normal-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 88 white Pokémon.
- Number 22 of 96 Pokémon introduced in Generation 8 (Galar).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 30 different moves in Sword / Shield.
- Catch rate 255: about 33.3% 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: Wooloo (Pokémon), Bulbapedia: Hop, Bulbapedia: Milo.
- Pronunciation (WOO-loo): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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