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Poliwrath ニョロボン

Water Fighting Generation I Tadpole Pokémon
Height 1.3m Weight 54.0kg
Water Absorb Damp Swift Swim (Hidden Ability)

Pokémon Profile

An adept swimmer at both the front crawl and breast stroke. Easily overtakes the best human swimmers.

Base Stats

Form Base Stats：Poliwrath · Total 510

HP 90
Attack 95
Defense 95
Sp. Atk 70
Sp. Def 90
Speed 70

Basic Info

Gender Ratio
♂ 50% / ♀ 50%
Catch Rate
45（5.9%）
Egg Groups
Water 1
Egg Cycles
20
Base Friendship
50
EV Yield
Defense+3
Base Experience
255
Shape
Humanoid
Color
Blue
Experience
1,059,860（Medium Slow）

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Defensive (when attacked)

2× Weakness Electric ×2 Grass ×2 Flying ×2 Psychic ×2 Fairy ×2
1/2 Resistance Fire ×0.5 Water ×0.5 Ice ×0.5 Bug ×0.5 Rock ×0.5 Dark ×0.5 Steel ×0.5

Offensive (when attacking)

2× Weakness Normal ×2 Fire ×2 Ice ×2 Ground ×2 Rock ×2 Dark ×2 Steel ×2

Evolution Chain

Poliwag Poliwag
Level 25 or higher
Poliwhirl Poliwhirl
Use Water Stone
Poliwrath Poliwrath

Learnset

Level Moves Type Category Power Accuracy PP
Evolution Dynamic Punch Fighting Physical 100 50 5
— Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100 15
— Bubble Beam Water Special 65 100 20
— Hypnosis Psychic Status — 60 20
Relearn Pound Normal Physical 40 100 35
Relearn Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100 15
Relearn Water Gun Water Special 40 100 25
Relearn Hydro Pump Water Special 110 80 5
Relearn Belly Drum Normal Status — — 10
Relearn Rain Dance Water Status — — 5
Relearn Mud Shot Ground Special 55 95 15
Relearn Earth Power Ground Special 90 100 10
Relearn Circle Throw Fighting Physical 60 90 10

Wild Encounters

Generation III

XD: Gale of Darkness

Location Level Method Chance
Citadark Isle Dome ExteriorLv.42Snag100%
Generation V

Black

Unova

Location Level Method Chance
Challenger's CaveLv.45-70Super Rod (ripples)4%
Victory RoadLv.45-70Super Rod (ripples)4%
Giant ChasmLv.45-70Super Rod (ripples)4%
Wellspring CaveLv.35-60Super Rod (ripples)4%

Black 2

Unova

Location Level Method Chance
Victory RoadLv.50-70Super Rod (ripples)4%
Relic PassageLv.50-70Super Rod (ripples)4%
Giant ChasmLv.50-70Super Rod (ripples)4%
Wellspring CaveLv.60Super Rod (ripples)4%
Clay TunnelLv.60Super Rod (ripples)4%
Route 23Lv.50-70Super Rod (ripples)4%

White

Unova

Location Level Method Chance
Challenger's CaveLv.45-70Super Rod (ripples)4%
Victory RoadLv.45-70Super Rod (ripples)4%
Giant ChasmLv.45-70Super Rod (ripples)4%
Wellspring CaveLv.35-60Super Rod (ripples)4%

White 2

Unova

Location Level Method Chance
Victory RoadLv.50-70Super Rod (ripples)4%
Relic PassageLv.50-70Super Rod (ripples)4%
Giant ChasmLv.50-70Super Rod (ripples)4%
Wellspring CaveLv.60Super Rod (ripples)4%
Clay TunnelLv.60Super Rod (ripples)4%
Route 23Lv.50-70Super Rod (ripples)4%
Generation VI

X

Kalos

Location Level Method Chance
Victory RoadLv.60Super Rod5%

Y

Kalos

Location Level Method Chance
Victory RoadLv.60Super Rod5%
Generation VII

Let's Go, Eevee!

Kanto

Location Level Method Chance
Cerulean CaveLv.51-56Overworld (water)100%

Let's Go, Pikachu!

Kanto

Location Level Method Chance
Cerulean CaveLv.51-56Overworld (water)100%

Moon

Alola

Location Level Method Chance
Malie GardenLv.24-27SOS battle1%

Sun

Alola

Location Level Method Chance
Malie GardenLv.24-27SOS battle1%

Ultra Moon

Alola

Location Level Method Chance
Malie GardenLv.25-28SOS battle1%

Ultra Sun

Alola

Location Level Method Chance
Malie GardenLv.25-28SOS battle1%

Poliwrath Competitive Movesets & Sets

Poliwrath movesets cover 9 generations and 26 formats with 45 sets in total, including moves, abilities, items, natures, EVs and Tera types with analysis.

9 Generation 26 Format 45 set
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Pokédex Entries

Generation I
Red：
An adept swimmer at both the front crawl and breast stroke. Easily overtakes the best human swimmers.
Yellow：
Swims powerfully using all the muscles in its body. It can even overtake champion swimmers.
Generation II
Gold：
This strong and skilled swimmer is even capable of crossing the Pacific Ocean just by kicking.
Silver：
Although an ener­ getic, skilled swimmer that uses all of its mus­ cles, it lives on dry land.
Crystal：
It can use its well-developed arms and legs to run on the surface of the water for a split second.
Generation III
Ruby：
POLIWRATH’s highly developed, brawny muscles never grow fatigued, however much it exercises. It is so tirelessly strong, this Pokémon can swim back and forth across the Pacific Ocean without effort.
Emerald：
Its highly developed muscles never grow fatigued, however much it exercises. This Pokémon can swim back and forth across the Pacific Ocean without effort.
FireRed：
An adept swimmer, it knows the front crawl, butterfly, and more. It is faster than the best human swimmers.
LeafGreen：
A swimmer adept at both the front crawl and breaststroke. Easily overtakes the best human swimmers.
Generation IV
Diamond：
With its extremely tough muscles, it can keep swimming in the Pacific Ocean without resting.
HeartGold：
This strong and skilled swimmer is even capable of crossing the Pacific Ocean just by kicking.
SoulSilver：
Although an energetic, skilled swimmer that uses all of its muscles, it lives on dry land.
Generation V
Black：
With its extremely tough muscles, it can keep swimming in the Pacific Ocean without resting.
Generation VI
X：
With its extremely tough muscles, it can keep swimming in the Pacific Ocean without resting.
Y：
A swimmer adept at both the front crawl and breaststroke. Easily overtakes the best human swimmers.
Omega Ruby：
Poliwrath’s highly developed, brawny muscles never grow fatigued, however much it exercises. It is so tirelessly strong, this Pokémon can swim back and forth across the ocean without effort.
Generation VII
Sun：
Poliwrath in the Alola region are strong swimmers that use the breaststroke. Many children learn to swim by imitating Poliwrath.
Moon：
Its percentage of body fat is nearly zero. Its body is entirely muscle, which makes it heavy and forces its swimming prowess to develop.
Ultra Sun：
It’s quite a gifted swimmer, even among Water-type Pokémon, but it normally spends its time on land.
Ultra Moon：
The muscles it has developed through swimming are thick and powerful. When it lands a square punch, it can turn huge boulders to dust.
Let's Go Pikachu：
Swims powerfully using all the muscles in its body. It can even overtake world-class swimmers.
Generation VIII
Sword：
Its body is solid muscle. When swimming through cold seas, Poliwrath uses its impressive arms to smash through drift ice and plow forward.
Shield：
Poliwrath is skilled at both swimming and martial arts. It uses its well-trained arms to dish out powerful punches.