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Poliwag

Gen 1 #0060
Poliwag has a very thin skin. It is possible to see the Pokémon's spiral innards right through the skin. Despite its thinness, however, the skin is also very flexible. Even sharp fangs bounce right off it.
  • Types water
  • Height / Weight 0.6 m (2′00″) · 12.4 kg (27.3 lbs)
  • Gender Ratio ♂ 50% / ♀ 50%
  • Catch difficulty Very easy (255)
  • Training EV Yield +1 Speed Leveling pace Slower early levels, catches up later
  • Egg groups Water 1 · 20 egg cycles

Abilities

Water Absorb

If hit by a Water-type move, the Pokémon has its HP restored instead of taking damage.

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Damp

The Pokémon dampens its surroundings, preventing all Pokémon from using explosive moves such as Self-Destruct.

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Swift Swim Hidden

Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in rain.

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Evolution Chain

Poliwag
Poliwag#0060water
→
Lv. 25
Poliwhirl
Poliwhirl#0061water
→
Water StoneUse Water Stone
Poliwrath
Poliwrath#0062waterfighting
→
King's RockTrade · Hold King's Rock
Politoed
Politoed#0186water

Base Stats

HP 40
Attack 50
Defence 40
Sp. Atk 40
Sp. Def 40
Speed 90
Total (BST) 300

Where to Find (World Spawns)

Click a spawn row to highlight matching biomes on the server map. Map = biome eligibility only; light / time / weather stay in the table.

Rarity Bucket Levels Context Weight Biomes Conditions
Common Lv. 5-30 Grounded Natural 27
Swamp
Weather: Rain Sky Light: 8–15
Common Lv. 5-30 Submerged Water 27
Swamp
Sky: Outdoors (Can see sky) Nearby: Lily Pad
Common Lv. 5-30 Grounded Natural 9
Freshwater Hills Jungle Magical Mushroom Temperate
Except: Freezing, Swamp
Weather: Rain Sky Light: 8–15 Nearby: Water
Common Lv. 5-30 Submerged Water 9
Freshwater Hills Jungle Magical Mushroom Temperate
Except: Freezing, Swamp
Sky: Outdoors (Can see sky)
Common Lv. 5-30 Grounded Natural 9
Lush
Sky Light: 0–7
Common Lv. 5-30 Submerged Water 27
Lush
Sky Light: 0–7
Common Lv. 5-30 Fishing 90
Freshwater Hills Jungle Magical Mushroom Temperate
Except: Freezing
Sky: Outdoors (Can see sky)
Common Lv. 5-30 Fishing 90
Lush
Sky Light: 0–7
Common Lv. 5-30 Submerged Water 27
Swamp
Sky: Underground / Indoors Sky Light: 8–15 Nearby: Lily Pad
Common Lv. 5-30 Submerged Water 9
Freshwater Hills Jungle Magical Mushroom Temperate
Except: Freezing, Swamp
Sky: Underground / Indoors Sky Light: 8–15
Common Lv. 5-30 Fishing 90
Freshwater Hills Jungle Magical Mushroom Temperate
Except: Freezing
Sky: Underground / Indoors Sky Light: 8–15
Common Lv. 5-30 Grounded Natural 9
Overworld
Except: Lush
Sky Light: 0–7 Y-Level: -41 to 9 Structure: Shipwreck Coves · Lush Shipwreck Cove
Common Lv. 5-30 Submerged Water 27
Overworld
Except: Lush
Sky Light: 0–7 Y-Level: -41 to 9 Structure: Shipwreck Coves · Lush Shipwreck Cove
Common Lv. 5-30 Fishing 90
Overworld
Except: Lush
Sky Light: 0–7 Y-Level: -41 to 9 Structure: Shipwreck Coves · Lush Shipwreck Cove

Item Drops & Player Interactions

Wild Item Drops (Max rolls: 2)

Item Quantity Drop Chance
King's RockKing's Rock 1 2.5%
Chesto BerryChesto Berry 1 2.5%

Riding & World Behavior

Behavior Traits

  • Aquatic Breathes Underwater
  • Sleep Sleeps (Day · Light 0-4)
  • Combat Defends Owner
  • Herd Size Up to 6

Moveset

Lv. Move Type Category Power Acc. PP Description
Start / 1 Bubble STAB Water Special 40 100% 30 A spray of countless bubbles is jetted at the opposing Pokémon. This may also lower their Speed stat.
Start / 1 Hypnosis Psychic Status — 60% 20 The user employs hypnotic suggestion to make the target fall asleep.
Start / 1 Water Gun STAB Water Special 40 100% 25 The target is blasted with a forceful shot of water.
Start / 1 Water Sport Water Status — 100% 15 The user soaks the battlefield with water. This weakens Fire-type moves for five turns.
6 Pound Normal Physical 40 100% 35 The target is physically pounded with a long tail, a foreleg, or the like.
12 Mud Shot Ground Special 55 95% 15 The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat.
18 Bubble Beam STAB Water Special 65 100% 20 A spray of bubbles is forcefully ejected at the target. This may also lower the target's Speed stat.
24 Rain Dance Water Status — 100% 5 The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks.
30 Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100% 15 The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
36 Earth Power Ground Special 90 100% 10 The user makes the ground under the target erupt with power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
42 Hydro Pump STAB Water Special 110 80% 5 The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.
48 Belly Drum Normal Status — 100% 10 The user maximizes its Attack stat but loses HP equal to half its max HP.
54 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100% 15 A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Move Type Category Power Acc. PP Description
Amnesia Psychic Status — 100% 20 The user temporarily empties its mind to forget its concerns. This sharply boosts the user's Sp. Def stat.
Blizzard Ice Special 110 70% 5 A howling blizzard is summoned to strike opposing Pokémon. This may also leave the opposing Pokémon frozen.
Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100% 15 The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Bulldoze Ground Physical 60 100% 20 The user strikes everything around it by stomping down on the ground. This lowers the Speed stats of those hit.
Chilling Water STAB Water Special 50 100% 20 The user attacks the target by showering it with water that's so cold it saps the target's power. This also lowers the target's Attack stat.
Dig Ground Physical 80 100% 10 The user burrows into the ground on the first turn, then attacks on the next turn.
Dive STAB Water Physical 80 100% 10 The user dives on the first turn, then floats up and attacks on the next turn.
Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100% 15 A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Earth Power Ground Special 90 100% 10 The user makes the ground under the target erupt with power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Encore Normal Status — 100% 5 The user compels the target to keep using the move it encored for three turns.
Endeavor Normal Physical — 100% 5 The user inflicts damage by cutting down the target's HP to roughly equal the user's HP.
Endure Normal Status — 100% 10 The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
Facade Normal Physical 70 100% 20 This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150 100% 20 The user focuses its mind before launching a punch. This move fails if the user is hit before using the move.
Hail Ice Status — 100% 10 The user summons a hailstorm lasting five turns. It damages all Pokémon except Ice types.
Haze Ice Status — 100% 30 The user creates a haze that eliminates every stat change among all the Pokémon engaged in battle.
Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100% 15 The user sticks out its head and attacks by charging straight into the target. This may also make the target flinch.
Helping Hand Normal Status — 100% 20 The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.
Hydro Pump STAB Water Special 110 80% 5 The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.
Ice Ball Ice Physical 30 90% 20 The user attacks the target for five turns. The move's power increases each time it hits.
Ice Beam Ice Special 90 100% 10 The target is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. This may also leave the target frozen.
Icy Wind Ice Special 55 95% 15 The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. This also lowers opposing Pokémon's Speed stats.
Liquidation STAB Water Physical 85 100% 10 The user slams into the target using a full-force blast of water. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Low Kick Fighting Physical — 100% 20 A powerful low kick that makes the target fall over. The heavier the target, the greater the move's power.
Muddy Water STAB Water Special 90 85% 10 The user attacks by shooting muddy water at opposing Pokémon. This may also lower their accuracy.
Mud Shot Ground Special 55 95% 15 The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat.
Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100% 10 The user hurls mud in the target's face to inflict damage and lower its accuracy.
Protect Normal Status — 100% 10 This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Psychic Psychic Special 90 100% 10 The target is hit with a strong telekinetic force to inflict damage. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Rain Dance Water Status — 100% 5 The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks.
Rest Psychic Status — 100% 5 The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Sleep Talk Normal Status — 100% 10 The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Substitute Normal Status — 100% 10 The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
Surf STAB Water Special 90 100% 15 The user attacks everything around it by swamping its surroundings with a giant wave.
Swift Normal Special 60 100% 20 Star-shaped rays are shot at opposing Pokémon. This attack never misses.
Take Down Normal Physical 90 85% 20 A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
Tera Blast Normal Special 80 100% 10 If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.
Thief Dark Physical 60 100% 25 The user attacks and steals the target's held item simultaneously. The user can't steal anything if it already holds an item.
Waterfall STAB Water Physical 80 100% 15 The user charges at the target and may make it flinch.
Water Pulse STAB Water Special 60 100% 20 The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target.
Weather Ball Normal Special 50 100% 10 This move's type and power change depending on the weather at the time the move is used.
Whirlpool STAB Water Special 35 85% 15 The user traps the target inside a violent, swirling whirlpool that inflicts damage for four to five turns.
Move Type Category Power Acc. PP Description
Double Slap Normal Physical 15 85% 10 The target is slapped repeatedly, back and forth, two to five times in a row.
Endeavor Normal Physical — 100% 5 The user inflicts damage by cutting down the target's HP to roughly equal the user's HP.
Mind Reader Normal Status — 100% 5 The user senses the target's movements with its mind to ensure its next attack does not miss the target.
Mist Ice Status — 100% 30 The user cloaks itself and its allies in a white mist that prevents any of their stats from being lowered for five turns.
Mud Bomb Ground Special 65 85% 10 The user launches a hard-packed mud ball to attack. This may also lower the target's accuracy.
Muddy Water STAB Water Special 90 85% 10 The user attacks by shooting muddy water at opposing Pokémon. This may also lower their accuracy.
Refresh Normal Status — 100% 20 The user rests to cure itself of poisoning, a burn, or paralysis.
Splash Normal Status — 100% 40 The user just flops and splashes around to no effect at all...
Wake-Up Slap Fighting Physical 70 100% 10 This attack inflicts big damage on a sleeping target. This also wakes the target up, however.
Water Pulse STAB Water Special 60 100% 20 The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target.
Water Sport Water Status — 100% 15 The user soaks the battlefield with water. This weakens Fire-type moves for five turns.
Move Type Category Power Acc. PP Description
Bulldoze Ground Physical 60 100% 20 The user strikes everything around it by stomping down on the ground. This lowers the Speed stats of those hit.
Dive STAB Water Physical 80 100% 10 The user dives on the first turn, then floats up and attacks on the next turn.
Earth Power Ground Special 90 100% 10 The user makes the ground under the target erupt with power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Endeavor Normal Physical — 100% 5 The user inflicts damage by cutting down the target's HP to roughly equal the user's HP.
Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150 100% 20 The user focuses its mind before launching a punch. This move fails if the user is hit before using the move.
Helping Hand Normal Status — 100% 20 The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.
Ice Ball Ice Physical 30 90% 20 The user attacks the target for five turns. The move's power increases each time it hits.
Ice Beam Ice Special 90 100% 10 The target is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. This may also leave the target frozen.
Icy Wind Ice Special 55 95% 15 The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. This also lowers opposing Pokémon's Speed stats.
Liquidation STAB Water Physical 85 100% 10 The user slams into the target using a full-force blast of water. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Low Kick Fighting Physical — 100% 20 A powerful low kick that makes the target fall over. The heavier the target, the greater the move's power.
Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100% 10 The user hurls mud in the target's face to inflict damage and lower its accuracy.
Psychic Psychic Special 90 100% 10 The target is hit with a strong telekinetic force to inflict damage. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Rest Psychic Status — 100% 5 The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Sleep Talk Normal Status — 100% 10 The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Swift Normal Special 60 100% 20 Star-shaped rays are shot at opposing Pokémon. This attack never misses.
Water Pulse STAB Water Special 60 100% 20 The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target.

STAB = Same Type Attack Bonus (~1.5× damage) when a damaging move matches this Pokémon’s type(s).