Wugtrio
Wugtrio is a Water-type Pokémon, the Garden Eel Pokémon, number 961 (#0961) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 9 and comes from the Paldea region. It is 1.2 m tall and weighs 5.4 kg.
Wugtrio is the Garden Eel Pokémon, three red eels sharing one spiky black rock. The Pokédex says it was once considered a regional form of Dugtrio, but it is a separate species.
How to pronounce Wugtrio
Wugtrio is pronounced wug-TREE-oh. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Wugtrio said out loud:
In Japanese it is ウミトリオ (Umitrio).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Wugtrio is three long red eels sharing one home, a spiky black rock, and stands 1.2 m tall at 5.4 kg. Every head has tiny dark blue eyes and a big round white nose. Only the heads and parts of the bodies are ever seen, so nobody knows what the rest looks like inside the rock.
Behaviour
The Pokédex says Wugtrio has a vicious temperament, whatever its comical looks suggest: it coils its long bodies round prey and hauls it off to its den. Bulbapedia says it hides inside its rock when humans spot it.
Habitat
Bulbapedia says it lives on coastlines, and Serebii lists the Beach biome. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in the North Province, West Province Area Two and 4-star Tera Raids.
Powers
Gooey slows attackers that touch it, Rattled raises its Speed after a Dark, Ghost or Bug hit, and Sand Veil is hidden. Its signature move is Triple Dive, which Bulbapedia says no other Pokémon can learn, backed by Aqua Jet, Liquidation, Sucker Punch and Throat Chop. With 100 base Attack and 120 Speed it is a fast, hard-hitting glass cannon with only 35 HP.
Name origin
Wugtrio may combine Wiglett, 'water' or 'wug' (a word for any worm-like creature) with Dugtrio. The Japanese name is Umitrio (ウミトリオ), perhaps umi ('sea') plus Dugtrio.
Design inspiration
Bulbapedia reads Wugtrio as a garden eel, and its Dugtrio lookalike may play on convergent evolution. Giant tube worms and tubifex worms may also have influenced its silhouette. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Wugtrio evolves from Wiglett at level 26.
In the games
Wugtrio lives in the Beach biome of Scarlet and Violet, where it debuted. Bulbapedia lists it as unobtainable in Legends: Z-A.
In the anime
Kofu's Wugtrio debuted in the Horizons episode 'Showdown! The Paldea Elite Four'. In 'Nidothing Love!' it ended up with Zirc's ticket stuck to one of its heads, so he, Liko, Roy and Onia battled it to get the ticket back.
Fun facts
- Bulbapedia says its stats match Kantonian Dugtrio's exactly, number for number.
- Its weight of 5.4 kg is exactly three times Wiglett's.
- Although it has three bodies like Dugtrio, Bulbapedia says it is not counted in its group of multi-bodied Pokémon.
- It and Dugtrio share Sand Veil, and its Gooey Ability is a close relative of Dugtrio's Tangling Hair.
Base stats
- HP: 35
- Attack: 100
- Defense: 50
- Sp. Atk: 50
- Sp. Def: 70
- Speed: 120
Wugtrio’s base stat total is 425. Its highest stat is Speed.
Type matchups
What is Wugtrio weak to?
Wugtrio takes extra damage from Electric (2×), Grass (2×) moves.
It resists Fire (½×), Water (½×), Ice (½×), Steel (½×).
Evolution
What does Wugtrio evolve from?
Wugtrio evolves from Wiglett at level 26.
Wugtrio is the final stage of its evolution family.
The whole family: Wiglett, Wugtrio.
Abilities
- Gooey: Lowers attacking Pokémon's Speed by one stage on contact.
- Rattled: Raises Speed one stage upon being hit by a Dark, Ghost, or Bug move.
- Sand Veil (hidden ability): Increases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.
Moves
Moves Wugtrio learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sand Attack | Ground | Status | — |
| 1 | Wrap | Normal | Physical | 15 |
| 1 | Water Gun | Water | Special | 40 |
| 1 | Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | 20 |
| 12 | Aqua Jet | Water | Physical | 40 |
| 16 | Slam | Normal | Physical | 80 |
| 20 | Water Pulse | Water | Special | 60 |
| 24 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 |
| 30 | Triple Dive | Water | Physical | 30 |
| 36 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 |
| 42 | Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | 70 |
| 48 | Throat Chop | Dark | Physical | 80 |
| 54 | Liquidation | Water | Physical | 85 |
TM moves (33)
Wugtrio can learn 33 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Agility, Mud-Slap, Protect, Water Pulse, Chilling Water, Facade, Bulldoze, Swift, Mud Shot, Endure, Rain Dance, Sandstorm, Dig, Foul Play, Sleep Talk, Stomping Tantrum, Rest, Substitute, Liquidation, Surf, Helping Hand, Earth Power, Ice Beam, Hydro Pump, Blizzard, Giga Impact, Hyper Beam, Tera Blast, Pain Split, Whirlpool, Muddy Water, Throat Chop.
Egg moves (2), which Wiglett can hatch knowing:Final Gambit, Memento.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Water 3.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 50 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 2 Speed effort values.
- Base experience yield: 149.
Pokédex entries
A variety of fish Pokémon, Wugtrio was once considered to be a regional form of Dugtrio. (Violet)
It has a vicious temperament, contrary to what its appearance may suggest. It wraps its long bodies around prey, then drags the prey into its den. (Scarlet)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ウミトリオ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Umitrio |
| French | Triopikeau |
| German | Schligdri |
| Spanish | Wugtrio |
| Italian | Wugtrio |
| Korean | 바닥트리오 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 三海地鼠 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 三海地鼠 |
Trivia
- Taller than 58% of all Pokémon (1.2 m).
- Heavier than 16% of all Pokémon (5.4 kg).
- Base stat total 425, ranked #553 of 1,025.
- Its best stat is Speed, ranked #38 of 1,025.
- One of 154 Water-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 97 red Pokémon.
- Number 56 of 120 Pokémon introduced in Generation 9 (Paldea).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 43 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 50: about 6.5% 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: Wugtrio (Pokémon), Serebii: Wugtrio (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (wug-TREE-oh): 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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