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Poliwrath's Type

WATER

FIGHTING

Poliwrath's Pokédex #s

National #: 62

Galar #: --

Armor #: 144

Crown #: --

Poliwrath's Base Stats

HP:: 90

Attack:: 95

Defense:: 95

Sp. Atk:: 70

Sp. Def:: 90

Speed:: 70

Total:: 510

Misc. Info

Height:: 4'3" (1.3m)

Weight:: 119 lbs. (54 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Water 1

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

EV Yield:: 3 Defense

Base EXP:: 230

Catch Rate:: 45

Base Happiness:: 70

Poliwrath's Abilities

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

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

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

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

Weaknesses & Resistances

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

2×: ELECTRIC

GRASS

FLYING

PSYCHIC

FAIRY

½: FIRE

WATER

ICE

BUG

ROCK

DARK

STEEL

Poliwrath's Evolution Line

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

Poliwag: starting form

Poliwhirl: at level 25

Poliwrath: use Water Stone

Politoed: trade while holding

Poliwrath's Moves in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Poliwrath 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 Poliwrath 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
Evo.	Submission Poliwrath takes 25% of Submission's damage as recoil damage.	FIGHTING	80	80%	20	One Target
1	Submission Poliwrath takes 25% of Submission's damage as recoil damage.	FIGHTING	80	80%	20	One Target
1	Circle Throw -6 priority. After doing damage, forces the foe to switch out, or ends wild battles.	FIGHTING	60	90%	10	One Target
1	Mind Reader The next move used by Poliwrath will always hit the target.	NORMAL	--	--	5	One Target
1	Dynamic Punch Has a 100% chance of confusing the target.	FIGHTING	100	50%	5	One Target
1	Bubble Beam 10% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	WATER	65	100%	20	One Target
1	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
1	Body Slam Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	NORMAL	85	100%	15	One Target
1	Earth Power 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GROUND	90	100%	10	One Target
1	Hydro Pump Damages the target.	WATER	110	80%	5	One Target
1	Belly Drum Uses 50% of Poliwrath's max HP to raise its Attack modifier to +6.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
1	Double-Edge Poliwrath takes 33% of Double-Edge's damage as recoil damage.	NORMAL	120	100%	15	One 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
1	Pound Damages the target.	NORMAL	40	100%	35	One Target
1	Mud Shot 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	55	95%	15	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Poliwrath 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
TM00	Mega Punch Damages the target.	NORMAL	80	85%	20	One Target
TM01	Mega Kick Damages the target.	NORMAL	120	75%	5	One Target
TM04	Ice Punch Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.	ICE	75	100%	15	One Target
TM08	Hyper Beam Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM09	Giga Impact Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM15	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
TM21	Rest Poliwrath restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM22	Rock Slide Has a 30% chance of causing all nearby enemies to flinch.	ROCK	75	90%	10	Nearby Enemies
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 Poliwrath 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 Poliwrath 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
TM43	Brick Break Breaks the opponent's Light Screen or Reflect.	FIGHTING	75	100%	15	One Target
TM45	Dive Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	WATER	80	100%	10	One Target
TM48	Rock Tomb 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	ROCK	60	95%	15	One Target
TM53	Mud Shot 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	55	95%	15	One Target
TM57	Payback Does double damage if Poliwrath attacks after the target.	DARK	50	100%	10	One Target
TM59	Fling Throws Poliwrath's held item. Type and power depend on the item.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
TM63	Drain Punch Heals Poliwrath by half the damage dealt.	FIGHTING	75	100%	10	One Target
TM75	Low Sweep Lowers the target's Speed by one stage.	FIGHTING	65	100%	20	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 Poliwrath 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
TR10	Earthquake Does double damage against targets using Dig.	GROUND	100	100%	10	All But Self
TR11	Psychic 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	PSYCHIC	90	100%	10	One Target
TR14	Metronome Uses a random move.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR16	Waterfall Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	WATER	80	100%	15	One Target
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Poliwrath's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR21	Reversal Does more damage when Poliwrath's HP is low.	FIGHTING	varies	100%	15	One Target
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 Poliwrath'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
TR39	Superpower Lowers Poliwrath's Attack and Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	100%	5	One Target
TR45	Muddy Water 30% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Accuracy by one stage.	WATER	90	85%	10	Nearby Enemies
TR48	Bulk Up Raises Poliwrath's Attack and Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	--	--	20	User
TR53	Close Combat Lowers Poliwrath's Defense and Special Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	100%	5	One Target
TR57	Poison Jab Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	80	100%	20	One Target
TR64	Focus Blast 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	70%	5	One Target
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
TR85	Work Up Raises Poliwrath's Attack and Special Attack by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
TR93	Darkest Lariat Ignores any stat modifiers on the target.	DARK	85	100%	10	One Target
TR94	High Horsepower Damages the target.	GROUND	95	95%	10	One Target
TR95	Throat Chop Prevents the target from using any sound-based moves for the next two turns.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
TR98	Liquidation 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	WATER	85	100%	10	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Poliwrath 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 Poliwrath.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Endeavor Does damage to set the target's HP equal to Poliwrath's. Fails if Poliwrath 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 Poliwrath 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

Move Tutor Moves

Here are all of the moves that Poliwrath can learn from Move Tutors. Most of these require the Expansion Pass and can be found in the Isle of Armor's Dojo, costing some Armorite Ore to teach. However, there are a few moves that can be taught aside from this.

	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target	Info
TUTOR	Coaching Raises the Attack and Defense of Poliwrath's allies by one stage each.	FIGHTING		--	--	10	User

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Poliwrath 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
Evo.	Submission Poliwrath takes 25% of Submission's damage as recoil damage.	FIGHTING	80	80%	20	One Target
1	Submission Poliwrath takes 25% of Submission's damage as recoil damage.	FIGHTING	80	80%	20	One Target
1	Circle Throw -6 priority. After doing damage, forces the foe to switch out, or ends wild battles.	FIGHTING	60	90%	10	One Target
1	Mind Reader The next move used by Poliwrath will always hit the target.	NORMAL	--	--	5	One Target
1	Dynamic Punch Has a 100% chance of confusing the target.	FIGHTING	100	50%	5	One Target
1	Bubble Beam 10% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	WATER	65	100%	20	One Target
1	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
1	Body Slam Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	NORMAL	85	100%	15	One Target
1	Earth Power 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GROUND	90	100%	10	One Target
1	Hydro Pump Damages the target.	WATER	110	80%	5	One Target
1	Belly Drum Uses 50% of Poliwrath's max HP to raise its Attack modifier to +6.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
1	Double-Edge Poliwrath takes 33% of Double-Edge's damage as recoil damage.	NORMAL	120	100%	15	One 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
1	Pound Damages the target.	NORMAL	40	100%	35	One Target
1	Mud Shot 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	55	95%	15	One Target

TM Moves

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

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM01	Focus Punch Low priority. Charges for the turn. If hit, lose focus and do nothing for the turn.	FIGHTING	150	100%	20	One 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
TM08	Bulk Up Raises Poliwrath's Attack and Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	--	--	20	User
TM10	Work Up Raises Poliwrath's Attack and Special Attack by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
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
TM15	Hyper Beam Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM17	Protect Protects Poliwrath 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
TM26	Earthquake Does double damage against targets using Dig.	GROUND	100	100%	10	All But Self
TM27	Low Sweep Lowers the target's Speed by one stage.	FIGHTING	65	100%	20	One Target
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
TM31	Brick Break Breaks the opponent's Light Screen or Reflect.	FIGHTING	75	100%	15	One Target
TM32	Double Team Raises Poliwrath's Evasion by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	15	User
TM39	Rock Tomb 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	ROCK	60	95%	15	One Target
TM42	Facade Does double damage if Poliwrath is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM44	Rest Poliwrath 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
TM52	Focus Blast 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	70%	5	One Target
TM56	Fling Throws Poliwrath's held item. Type and power depend on the item.	DARK	varies	100%	10	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
TM60	Drain Punch Heals Poliwrath by half the damage dealt.	FIGHTING	75	100%	10	One Target
TM66	Payback Does double damage if Poliwrath attacks after the target.	DARK	50	100%	10	One Target
TM68	Giga Impact Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM80	Rock Slide Has a 30% chance of causing all nearby enemies to flinch.	ROCK	75	90%	10	Nearby Enemies
TM82	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Poliwrath'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
TM84	Poison Jab Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	80	100%	20	One Target
TM87	Swagger Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.	NORMAL	--	85%	15	One Target
TM90	Substitute Costs 25% of Poliwrath'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
TM96	Strength Damages the target.	NORMAL	80	100%	15	One Target
TM98	Rock Smash 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	40	100%	15	One Target
TM99	Waterfall Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	WATER	80	100%	15	One Target
TM100	Rock Climb Has a 20% chance of confusing the target.	NORMAL	90	85%	20	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Poliwrath 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 Poliwrath.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Endeavor Does damage to set the target's HP equal to Poliwrath's. Fails if Poliwrath 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 Poliwrath 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

Poliwrath's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Poliwrath'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 Poliwrath's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Poliwrath 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	290	321	353	384	90
Attack	195	226	258	289	95
Defense	195	226	258	289	95
Sp. Atk	145	176	208	239	70
Sp. Def	185	216	248	279	90
Speed	145	176	208	239	70
Total					510

Where to Find Poliwrath in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

SwSh Mode BDSP Mode

If you're looking for where to find Poliwrath, 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 Poliwrath in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Special Ways to Get Poliwrath

Catchable during Dynamax Adventures in Crown Tundra (DLC), level 65.

Getting Poliwrath By Evolution

Evolves from Poliwhirl by using a

Water Stone on it.

Location information on where to find Poliwrath 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 Poliwrath

Generation 8 Pokédex Entries

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.

Generation 7 Pokédex Entries

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.

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

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 Alpha Sapphire

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 5 Pokédex Entries

Black White Black 2 White 2

With its extremely tough muscles, it can keep swimming in the Pacific Ocean without resting.

Generation 4 Pokédex Entries

Diamond Pearl Platinum

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 3 Pokédex Entries

Ruby Sapphire

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 2 Pokédex Entries

Gold

This strong and skilled swimmer is even capable of crossing the Pacific Ocean just by kicking.

Silver

Although an energetic, skilled swimmer that uses all of its muscles, 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 1 Pokédex Entries

Red Blue

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.