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Poliwag's Type

WATER

Poliwag's Pokédex #s

National #: 60

Galar #: --

Armor #: 142

Crown #: --

Poliwag's Base Stats

HP:: 40

Attack:: 50

Defense:: 40

Sp. Atk:: 40

Sp. Def:: 40

Speed:: 90

Total:: 300

Misc. Info

Height:: 2'0" (0.6m)

Weight:: 27.3 lbs. (12.4 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Water 1

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,059,680

EV Yield:: 1 Speed

Base EXP:: 60

Catch Rate:: 255

Base Happiness:: 70

Poliwag's Abilities

Here are what abilities Poliwag can possibly have, along with their effects.

Water Absorb: Water-type moves targeting Poliwag do no damage, lose their effect, and heal Poliwag by 25% of its max HP instead.

Damp: Prevents all effects of Self-Destruct, Explosion, and Aftermath while Poliwag is on the field.

Swift Swim: Doubles Poliwag's Speed while the weather is rainy.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Poliwag's weakness and resistance is to various types.

2×: ELECTRIC

GRASS

½: FIRE

WATER

ICE

STEEL

Poliwag's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Poliwag evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Poliwag: starting form

Poliwhirl: at level 25

Poliwrath: use Water Stone

Politoed: trade while holding

Poliwag's Moves in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Poliwag can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Poliwag learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Water Gun Damages the target.	WATER	40	100%	25	One Target
1	Hypnosis Puts the target to sleep.	PSYCHIC	--	60%	20	One Target
6	Pound Damages the target.	NORMAL	40	100%	35	One Target
12	Mud Shot 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	55	95%	15	One Target
18	Bubble Beam 10% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	WATER	65	100%	20	One Target
24	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
30	Body Slam Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	NORMAL	85	100%	15	One Target
36	Earth Power 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GROUND	90	100%	10	One Target
42	Hydro Pump Damages the target.	WATER	110	80%	5	One Target
48	Belly Drum Uses 50% of Poliwag's max HP to raise its Attack modifier to +6.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
54	Double-Edge Poliwag takes 33% of Double-Edge's damage as recoil damage.	NORMAL	120	100%	15	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Poliwag can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM15	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
TM21	Rest Poliwag restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM23	Thief Damages the target and steals its held item.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Poliwag from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM27	Icy Wind 100% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Speed by one stage.	ICE	55	95%	15	Nearby Enemies
TM31	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM33	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM35	Hail Changes the weather to hail for 5 turns.	ICE	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM36	Whirlpool Traps the target for 2–5 turns; does 1/16 max HP per turn. Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.	WATER	35	85%	15	One Target
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Poliwag is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM41	Helping Hand Increases the power of ally Pokémon's moves for the rest of the turn.	NORMAL	--	--	20	Ally
TM45	Dive Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	WATER	80	100%	10	One Target
TM53	Mud Shot 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	55	95%	15	One Target
TM76	Round Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.	NORMAL	60	100%	15	One Target
TM81	Bulldoze 100% chance of lowering all nearby Pokémon's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	60	100%	20	All But Self

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Poliwag can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area and other locations.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TR01	Body Slam Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	NORMAL	85	100%	15	One Target
TR03	Hydro Pump Damages the target.	WATER	110	80%	5	One Target
TR04	Surf Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.	WATER	90	100%	15	All But Self
TR05	Ice Beam Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.	ICE	90	100%	10	One Target
TR06	Blizzard Has a 10% chance to freeze all nearby enemies. 100% accuracy while it is hailing.	ICE	110	70%	5	Nearby Enemies
TR11	Psychic 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	PSYCHIC	90	100%	10	One Target
TR16	Waterfall Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	WATER	80	100%	15	One Target
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Poliwag's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR26	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR27	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Poliwag's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR30	Encore Forces the target to use its recent move for a few turns.	NORMAL	--	100%	5	One Target
TR45	Muddy Water 30% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Accuracy by one stage.	WATER	90	85%	10	Nearby Enemies
TR67	Earth Power 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GROUND	90	100%	10	One Target
TR84	Scald Has a 30% chance to burn the target.	WATER	80	100%	15	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Poliwag can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Poliwag.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Endeavor Does damage to set the target's HP equal to Poliwag's. Fails if Poliwag has more HP.	NORMAL	varies	100%	5	One Target
EGG	Haze Resets all stat, accuracy, and evasion modifiers.	ICE	--	--	30	Entire Field
EGG	Mist Prevents stats from being lowered for 5 turns.	ICE	--	--	30	User's Field
EGG	Mind Reader The next move used by Poliwag will always hit the target.	NORMAL	--	--	5	One Target
EGG	Splash Does nothing.	NORMAL	--	--	40	User
EGG	Water Pulse Has a 20% chance of confusing the target.	WATER	60	100%	20	One Target

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Poliwag learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Water Gun Damages the target.	WATER	40	100%	25	One Target
1	Hypnosis Puts the target to sleep.	PSYCHIC	--	60%	20	One Target
6	Pound Damages the target.	NORMAL	40	100%	35	One Target
12	Mud Shot 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	55	95%	15	One Target
18	Bubble Beam 10% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	WATER	65	100%	20	One Target
24	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
30	Body Slam Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	NORMAL	85	100%	15	One Target
36	Earth Power 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GROUND	90	100%	10	One Target
42	Hydro Pump Damages the target.	WATER	110	80%	5	One Target
48	Belly Drum Uses 50% of Poliwag's max HP to raise its Attack modifier to +6.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
54	Double-Edge Poliwag takes 33% of Double-Edge's damage as recoil damage.	NORMAL	120	100%	15	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Poliwag can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught once per use of the TM.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM03	Water Pulse Has a 20% chance of confusing the target.	WATER	60	100%	20	One Target
TM07	Hail Changes the weather to hail for 5 turns.	ICE	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM13	Ice Beam Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.	ICE	90	100%	10	One Target
TM14	Blizzard Has a 10% chance to freeze all nearby enemies. 100% accuracy while it is hailing.	ICE	110	70%	5	Nearby Enemies
TM17	Protect Protects Poliwag from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM18	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM28	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
TM29	Psychic 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	PSYCHIC	90	100%	10	One Target
TM32	Double Team Raises Poliwag's Evasion by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	15	User
TM42	Facade Does double damage if Poliwag is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM44	Rest Poliwag restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM45	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM46	Thief Damages the target and steals its held item.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
TM49	Scald Has a 30% chance to burn the target.	WATER	80	100%	15	One Target
TM58	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM82	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Poliwag's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM83	Bulldoze 100% chance of lowering all nearby Pokémon's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	60	100%	20	All But Self
TM87	Swagger Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.	NORMAL	--	85%	15	One Target
TM90	Substitute Costs 25% of Poliwag's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM95	Surf Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.	WATER	90	100%	15	All But Self
TM99	Waterfall Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	WATER	80	100%	15	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Poliwag can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Poliwag.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Endeavor Does damage to set the target's HP equal to Poliwag's. Fails if Poliwag has more HP.	NORMAL	varies	100%	5	One Target
EGG	Haze Resets all stat, accuracy, and evasion modifiers.	ICE	--	--	30	Entire Field
EGG	Mist Prevents stats from being lowered for 5 turns.	ICE	--	--	30	User's Field
EGG	Mind Reader The next move used by Poliwag will always hit the target.	NORMAL	--	--	5	One Target
EGG	Splash Does nothing.	NORMAL	--	--	40	User
EGG	Bubble Beam 10% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	WATER	65	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Mud Shot 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	55	95%	15	One Target
EGG	Encore Forces the target to use its recent move for a few turns.	NORMAL	--	100%	5	One Target

Poliwag's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Poliwag's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Poliwag's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Poliwag is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	190	221	253	284	40
Attack	105	136	168	199	50
Defense	85	116	148	179	40
Sp. Atk	85	116	148	179	40
Sp. Def	85	116	148	179	40
Speed	185	216	248	279	90
Total					300

Where to Find Poliwag in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

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If you're looking for where to find Poliwag, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Poliwag in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Poliwag in the Wild

Brawlers' Cave

Overworld Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
16%	16%	16%	16%	16%	16%	--	--	--
Lv. 13-18	Lv. 13-18	Lv. 13-18	Lv. 13-18	Lv. 13-18	Lv. 13-18
Surfing (w/ Rotom Bike)
Any Weather
50%			Lv. 40-45

Location information on where to find Poliwag in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl will be coming to the Marriland Pokédex in a future update! Thank you for your patience!

Pokédex Entries for Poliwag

Generation 8 Pokédex Entries

Sword

For Poliwag, swimming is easier than walking. The swirl pattern on its belly is actually part of the Pokémon's innards showing through the skin.

Shield

In rivers with fast-flowing water, this Pokémon will cling to a rock by using its thick lips, which act like a suction cup.

Generation 7 Pokédex Entries

Sun

The swirl on its belly is its internal organs showing through. If the swirl is tinged white, that means it's affected by some disease.

Moon

It's still not very good at walking. Its Trainers should train this Pokémon to walk every day.

Ultra Sun

Despite the danger, it wants to come up on land. So it does its best to waddle along, but when an enemy finds it, it rushes back to the water.

Ultra Moon

The direction of the swirl on their stomachs differs depending on where they live. Poliwag aficionados can tell them apart at a glance.

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

X

Its slick black skin is thin and damp. A part of its internal organs can be seen through the skin as a spiral pattern.

Y

The direction of the spiral on the belly differs by area. It is more adept at swimming than walking.

Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire

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.

Generation 5 Pokédex Entries

Black White Black 2 White 2

Its skin is so thin, its internal organs are visible. It has trouble walking on its newly grown feet.

Generation 4 Pokédex Entries

Diamond Pearl Platinum

Its skin is so thin, its internal organs are visible. It has trouble walking on its newly grown feet.

HeartGold

Because it is inept at walking on its newly grown legs, it always swims around in water.

SoulSilver

The direction of its belly spiral differs by area. The equator is thought to have an effect on this.

Generation 3 Pokédex Entries

Ruby Sapphire

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.

Emerald

It is possible to see this POKéMON's spiral innards right through its thin skin. However, the skin is also very flexible. Even sharp fangs bounce right off it.

FireRed

Its slick black skin is thin and damp. A part of its internal organs can be seen through the skin as a spiral pattern.

LeafGreen

Its newly grown legs prevent it from walking well. It appears to prefer swimming over walking.

Generation 2 Pokédex Entries

Gold

Because it is inept at walking on its newly grown legs, it always swims around in water.

Silver

The direction of its belly spiral differs by area. The equator is thought to have an effect on this.

Crystal

The swirl on its belly is its insides showing through the skin. It looks clearer after it eats.

Generation 1 Pokédex Entries

Red Blue

Its newly grown legs prevent it from running. It appears to prefer swimming than trying to stand.

Yellow

The direction of the spiral on the belly differs by area. It is more adept at swimming than walking.