Pokémon is a franchise that made its mark by convincing kids to catch all of the original 151 monsters they introduced, which they called Pokémon. Int he years since catching all of them hasn't been pushed as heavily but is still a core part of the franchise's lore. Water-types are some of the more popular Pokémon, but which ones are the easiest to catch? Every Pokémon on the following list has the maximum catch rate of 255, but who are they? Let's now take a look at the 10 Water-type Pokémon with the highest catch rate, through Pokémon Sword & Shield.
10 Spheal
Someone at GameFreak or the Pokémon Company, when designing the third generation of games, thought they could give Seel and Dewgong another try. In a rare case in the franchise, the retreading resulting in a more unique design based on a past concept. Instead of making a pair of normal-looking seals, they instead went for the adorable bulbous approach, which resulted in a walrus. Whether you evolve it or give it an everstone, thankfully Spheal is practically an automatic catch if you run into it.
9 Tympole
The fifth generation of games, Pokémon Black & White saw 150 new Pokémon enter the franchise for the first time since the original games. Among the dozens of beloved new animals, Tympole felt to many as an unoriginal retread of Poliwag's design and evolutionary changes. It embraced the wart-infested side of frogs and toads a bit more and went with the dual-typing of Water and Ground. It may have a high catch rate, but that might not be enough to attempt most trainers out there.
8 Wooper
If you grew up watching the Pokémon anime then you'll remember Team Rocket's James having a Wobbuffet. You may think that's what Wooper evolves into, but you'd be wrong. Most people mistake Wooper's final form of Quagsire for Wobbuffet or miss entirely and believe it evolves into Marshtomp.
Quagsire has small beady eyes which make it look like a Ditto transformation, which is unfortunate. Trainers who find that endearing can snag a Wooper with no effort, given its catch rate of 255.
7 Clamperl
Clamperl is one of the most unique Pokémon around and made its debut during the third generation of games. Some Pokémon evolve into one of two different secondary forms based on the sex of the creature, but Clamperl's a bit more special than that. Trainers can choose what it evolves into based on if they make it hold either a Deep Sea Tail or a Deep Sea Tooth. The items are much harder to obtain than Clamperl, so once you catch it you'll have plenty of time to decide what its evolutionary fate will be.
6 Feebas
Most Pokémon who look or register as more ancient and/or historical tend to be on the rarer side. Feebas might be old, but in reality, it looks like it does simply because it's ugly. Out of all of the Water-types on this list sporting a catch rate of 255, it was the most shocking. Then again, when you think of it as a later generation version of Magikarp it all starts to make sense. So trainers who catch a Feebas can get the payoff of a beautiful and serene Water-type Pokémon known as Milotic.
5 Arrokuda
Arrokuda is a fish Pokémon who is native to the Galar region and made their debut in Pokémon Sword & Shield. It's a Water-type who isn't too interesting in terms of design, but it evolves into the single fastest Water-type in the entire Pokémon franchise.
Barraskewda boasts a base speed stat of 136, more than 15 points higher than the second-fastest Water-type Pokémon, Greninja. Arrokuda's catch rate of 255 means you should try and snag one for yourself whenever the opportunity presents itself.
4 Poliwag
Poliwag is a part of the original 151 Pokémon that call the Kanto region home. Many trainers went with Squirtle as their starter, so they weren't in search of another Water-type despite Poliwrath being Water and Fighting-type. That means Poliwag never received much love as even those who picked Charmander or Bulbasaur opted for a Gyarados as their Water-type. They couldn't have used the excuse Poliwag was hard to catch considering it made this list with a catch rate of 255.
3 Lotad
You may not remember Lotad, the Grass and Water-type from the third generation of games, but you will recognize its final evolutionary form. Ludicolo, Lotad's final form, made a starring cameo in the recent Detective Pikachu film, which had the lumbering pinata an assistant in a cafe. Lotad is known as the Water Weed Pokémon, and one glance at its design will show you why. In the best and worst ways this Pokémon with a catch rate of 255 is a melding of Oddish and Poliwag.
2 Chewtle
Chewtle is the newest Pokémon on this list alongside Arrokuda. It can be found early in a trainer's adventure through the Galar region and is meant to be a Pokémon people choose to take with them through the region.
This ugly but cute baby turtle sports an adorable overbite that endears it to anyone or anything it comes across. It evolves into the Rock and Water-type beast known as Drednaw, who happens to be one of the more popular Pokémon of the Pokémon Sword & Shield video games.
1 Magikarp
You might be wondering why out of all of the Water-type Pokémon with a catch rating of 255, why Magikarp is on top of the list. The answer to that lays in its potential, which is the sole reason for its existence. Magikarp is a Pokémon trainers catch because they know what the reward is for training it to become stronger. In return for the lowly miserable Magikarp, they get a giant powerhouse Pokémon known as Gyarados. A big payoff for a Pokémon that's incredibly easy to catch.