Wooper

Wooper
Pokémon character
Wooper artwork by Ken Sugimori
First game	Pokémon Gold and Silver (1999)
In-universe information
Species	Pokémon
Type	Water and Ground Poison and Ground (Paldean)

Wooper (ウパー, Upah) is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon media franchise. First introduced in Pokémon Gold and Silver, it was designed by Ken Sugimori, and was later featured in multiple sequels. It also appears in Pokémon Go and the Pokémon Trading Card Game, as well as various merchandise.

Classified as a Water and Ground-type Pokémon, Wooper is a creature resembling an axolotl, featuring blue skin, external gills, and a flat tail. It eventually evolves into the Pokémon Quagsire. A beta version of Wooper was shown to exist in a leak of Pokémon Gold and Silver, showing a Wooper that is chubbier and walks on two legs. A regional variant was added in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet called Paldean Wooper. It has brown skin and bones protruding from its head, and its types are Poison and Ground. Instead of Quagsire, this Pokémon's final form is Clodsire.

Wooper has received generally positive reception for both of its forms, with the original form noted for becoming a meme and an iconic design. Its Paldean Wooper form also received praise for its design, identified as one of the best new designs revealed at the time for Scarlet and Violet. The original Wooper's beta design was also the subject of commentary, with some fans preferring it to the final design.