#061 Poliwhirl

water

Height1 m(3'03")

Weight20 kg(44.1 lbs)

Gender♂ 50%♀ 50%

Gen 1

Poliwhirl Evolution

PoliwagLevel 1

PoliwhirlLevel 25

PoliwrathWater Stone

PolitoedTrade, holding Kings Rock

Poliwhirl's Detailed Stats

Stat	Base	EVs	Total
HP	65		271
Attack	65		166
Defense	65		166
Sp. Atk	50		136
Sp. Def	50		136
Speed	90		216
		0/508	1091

Type Effectiveness

2xdamage

electric grass

1xdamage

normal fighting poison ground flying psychic bug rock ghost dragon dark fairy

0.5xdamage

fire water ice steel

Poliwhirl Abilities

Water Absorb

Absorbs Water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.

Damp

Prevents Self-Destruct, Explosion, and Aftermath from working while the Pokémon is in battle.

Swift SwimHidden

Doubles Speed during rain.

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Poliwhirl Moves

Move▲	Type▲	Cat.▲	Pow▲	Acc▲	Method▲	Description
Pound	normal	physical	40	100	Level 1	The target is physically pounded with a long tail, a foreleg, or the like.
Water Gun	water	special	40	100	Level 1	The target is blasted with a forceful shot of water.
Hypnosis	psychic	status	–	60	Level 1	The user employs hypnotic suggestion to make the target fall asleep.
Mud Shot	ground	special	55	95	Level 1	The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat.
Bubble Beam	water	special	65	100	Level 18	A spray of bubbles is forcefully ejected at the target. This may also lower the target's Speed stat.
Rain Dance	water	status	–	–	Level 24	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.
Body Slam	normal	physical	85	100	Level 32	The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Earth Power	ground	special	90	100	Level 40	The user makes the ground under the target erupt with power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Hydro Pump	water	special	110	80	Level 48	The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.
Belly Drum	normal	status	–	–	Level 56	The user maximizes its Attack stat but loses HP equal to half its max HP.
Double Edge	normal	physical	120	100	Level 66	A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Amnesia	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user temporarily empties its mind to forget its concerns. This sharply boosts the user's Sp. Def stat.
Blizzard	ice	special	110	70	TM	A howling blizzard is summoned to strike opposing Pokémon. This may also leave the opposing Pokémon frozen.
Brick Break	fighting	physical	75	100	TM	The user attacks with a swift chop. This move can also break barriers, such as Light Screen and Reflect.
Bulldoze	ground	physical	60	100	TM	The user strikes everything around it by stomping down on the ground. This lowers the Speed stats of those hit.
Chilling Water	water	special	50	100	TM	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	TM	The user burrows into the ground on the first turn, then attacks on the next turn.
Earthquake	ground	physical	100	100	TM	The user sets off an earthquake that strikes every Pokémon around it.
Encore	normal	status	–	100	TM	The user compels the target to keep using the move it encored for three turns.
Endure	normal	status	–	–	TM	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	TM	This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Fling	dark	physical	–	100	TM	The user flings its held item at the target to attack. This move's power and effects depend on the item.
Focus Punch	fighting	physical	150	100	TM	The user focuses its mind before launching a punch. This move fails if the user is hit before using the move.
Haze	ice	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a haze that eliminates every stat change among all the Pokémon engaged in battle.
Helping Hand	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.
Ice Beam	ice	special	90	100	TM	The target is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. This may also leave the target frozen.
Ice Punch	ice	physical	75	100	TM	The target is attacked with an icy punch. This may also leave the target frozen.
Icy Wind	ice	special	55	95	TM	The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. This also lowers opposing Pokémon's Speed stats.
Liquidation	water	physical	85	100	TM	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	TM	A powerful low kick that makes the target fall over. The heavier the target, the greater the move's power.
Low Sweep	fighting	physical	65	100	TM	The user makes a swift attack on the target's legs, which lowers the target's Speed stat.
Metronome	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user waggles a finger and stimulates its brain into randomly using nearly any move.
Mud Slap	ground	special	20	100	TM	The user hurls mud in the target's face to inflict damage and lower its accuracy.
Protect	normal	status	–	–	TM	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Psych Up	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user hypnotizes itself into copying any stat change made by the target.
Psychic	psychic	special	90	100	TM	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	–	–	TM	The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Sleep Talk	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Substitute	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
Surf	water	special	90	100	TM	The user attacks everything around it by swamping its surroundings with a giant wave.
Swift	normal	special	60	–	TM	Star-shaped rays are shot at opposing Pokémon. This attack never misses.
Take Down	normal	physical	90	85	TM	A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
Tera Blast	normal	special	80	100	TM	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	TM	The user attacks and steals the target's held item simultaneously. The user can't steal anything if it already holds an item.
Waterfall	water	physical	80	100	TM	The user charges at the target and may make it flinch.
Weather Ball	normal	special	50	100	TM	This move's type and power change depending on the weather at the time the move is used.
Whirlpool	water	special	35	85	TM	The user traps the target inside a violent, swirling whirlpool that inflicts damage for four to five turns.
Endeavor	normal	physical	–	100	Egg	The user inflicts damage by cutting down the target's HP to roughly equal the user's HP.
Mist	ice	status	–	–	Egg	The user cloaks itself and its allies in a white mist that prevents any of their stats from being lowered for five turns.
Muddy Water	water	special	90	85	Egg	The user attacks by shooting muddy water at opposing Pokémon. This may also lower their accuracy.
Splash	normal	status	–	–	Egg	The user just flops and splashes around to no effect at all...
Water Pulse	water	special	60	100	Egg	The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target.

Poliwhirl Sprites

Normal

Back

Pokedex Entries

Red

Capable of living in or out of water. When out of water, it sweats to keep its body slimy.

Yellow

Under attack, it uses its belly spiral to put the foe to sleep. It then makes its escape.

Gold

The swirl on its belly subtly un dulates. Staring at it may gradual ly cause drowsi ness.

Silver

The skin on most of its body is moist. However, the skin on its belly spiral feels smooth.

Crystal

Though it is skilled at walk ing, it prefers to live underwater where there is less danger.

In Other Languages

Poliwhirl's Japanese name is Nyorozo (ニョロゾ). Here are all the official names for Poliwhirl across different languages:

JapaneseニョロゾNyorozo

Korean슈륙챙이

Chinese (Traditional)蚊香君

FrenchTêtarte

GermanQuaputzi

SpanishPoliwhirl

ItalianPoliwhirl

Chinese (Simplified)蚊香君

Poliwhirl Breeding

Species

Tadpole Pokémon

Egg Groups

Water1

Hatch Time5,120 steps(20 cycles)

Gender DifferencesNone

Misc Data

Catch Rate120

Base Friendship70

Growth RateMedium Slow

Base Experience135

How to Get Poliwhirl

Poliwhirl is not catchable in the wild – it is typically obtained through gifts, events, or in-game trades. Here is how to obtain Poliwhirl in every game where it is available:

Regional Pokedex Numbers