Poliwhirl

Type

Attack

Defense

Speed

Special Attack

Special Defense

Total

385

#44

0' 3.9"
44.19 lbs.

Tadpole Pokémon

Its body surface is always wet and slick with an oily fluid. Because of this greasy covering, it can easily slip and slide out of the clutches of any enemy in battle.

Ability capacity:
102

Egg group(s):
Water 1

EV Yield:
Speed: 2

Growth:
Medium Slow

Catch Rate:
120

Evolution

Poliwag	Level 25	Poliwhirl	Use Water Stone	Poliwrath
			Level 25 while holding King's Rock	Politoed

Wild Encounters

Type	Map	Chance	Level
Land (2)	Ligeia Bridge N	5%	30-34

Trainers

Black Belt Pratiba

Poliwhirl Lv. 29 @ Lucky Punch
	Abilities		Moves
	Water Absorb Sprinkle Spit Damp		Rain Dance Ice Punch Substitute Jet Punch

Gurdurr Lv. 27 @ Lucky Punch
	Abilities		Moves
	Guts		Mega Punch Taunt Comet Punch Bulk Up

Tangrowth Lv. 27 @ Punching Glove
	Abilities		Moves
	Chlorophyll Tangling Hair Leaf Guard		Poison Jab Swagger Protect Drain Punch

Battle Frontier

Poliwhirl @ Sitrus Berry
	Abilities		Moves
			Belly Drum Body Slam Bulldoze Waterfall

Poliwhirl @ Liechi Berry
	Abilities		Moves
	Water Absorb		Jet Punch Double Slap Mist Rain Dance

Move learnset

By leveling up

Level	Move	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
1	Water Sport	—	100	15
1	Water Gun	40	100	25
1	Hypnosis	—	60	20
5	Water Gun	40	100	25
8	Hypnosis	—	60	20
11	Bubble	40	100	30
15	Double Slap	15	85	10
18	Rain Dance	—	—	5
21	Body Slam	85	100	15
27	Bubble Beam	65	100	20
32	Mud Shot	55	95	15
37	Belly Drum	—	—	10
43	Wake-Up Slap	70	100	10
48	Hydro Pump	110	80	5
53	Mud Bomb	65	85	10
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Poliwhirl Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Poliwhirl

By TM

TM		Move	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM 002	Aqua Jet	40	100	20
	TM 007	Hail	—	—	10
	TM 010	Hidden Power	60	100	15
	TM 013	Blizzard	110	70	5
	TM 017	Protect	—	—	10
	TM 018	Rain Dance	—	—	5
	TM 027	Double Team	—	—	15
	TM 031	Brick Break	75	100	15
	TM 035	Rest	—	—	10
	TM 036	Attract	—	100	15
	TM 037	Thief	60	100	25
	TM 046	Scald	80	100	15
	TM 055	Bulldoze	60	100	20
	TM 056	Mud Bomb	65	85	10
	TM 071	Combat Terrain	—	—	10
	TM 076	Surf	90	100	15
	TM 078	Strength	95	100	15
	TM 100	Ice Beam	90	100	10
	TM 105	Water Pulse	60	100	20
	TM 115	Earthquake	100	100	10
	TM 118	Muddy Water	90	85	10
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Poliwhirl Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Poliwhirl

By breeding

Parents

Move

Type

Cat.

Pwr.

Acc.

Bubble Beam

100

Encore

—

100

Endeavor

—

100

—

—

—

—

—

100

Splash

—

Water Pulse

100

Water Sport

—

100

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Poliwhirl
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Poliwhirl

By tutoring

Move	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Amnesia	—	—	20
Arctic Ambush	70	100	20
Belly Drum	—	—	10
Bide	—	—	10
Blubber Bump	80	100	10
Body Slam	85	100	15
Bubble	40	100	30
Bubble Beam	65	100	20
Captivate	—	100	20
Confide	—	—	20
Curse	—	—	10
Defense Curl	—	—	40
Dig	80	100	10
Dive	80	100	10
Double-Edge	120	100	15
Double Slap	15	85	10
Earth Power	90	100	10
Encore	—	100	5
Endeavor	—	100	5
Endure	—	—	10
Facade	70	100	20
Frustration	—	100	20
Haze	—	—	30
Headbutt	70	100	15
Helping Hand	—	100	20
Hydro Pump	110	80	5
Hydrofoil	50	100	20
Hypnosis	—	60	20
Ice Ball	30	90	20
Icy Wind	55	95	15
Low Kick	—	100	20
Mimic	—	—	10
Mind Reader	—	—	5
Mist	—	—	30
Mud Shot	55	95	15
Natural Gift	—	100	15
Pound	40	100	35
Psychic	90	100	10
Psywave	—	100	15
Rage	20	100	20
Refresh	—	100	20
Return	—	100	20
Round	60	100	15
Secret Power	70	100	20
Skull Bash	130	100	10
Sleep Talk	—	—	10
Snore	50	100	15
Splash	—	—	40
Substitute	—	—	10
Swagger	—	85	15
Take Down	90	85	20
Tectonic Thrash	70	100	20
Toxic	—	90	10
Wake-Up Slap	70	100	10
Water Gun	40	100	25
Water Pledge	80	100	10
Water Sport	—	100	15
Waterfall	90	100	15
Whirlpool	35	85	15
Counter	—	100	20
Detect	—	—	5
Fissure	—	30	5
Fling	—	100	10
Focus Punch	150	100	20
Ice Punch	75	100	15
Jet Punch	60	100	15
Mega Kick	120	75	5
Mega Punch	80	85	20
Metronome	—	—	10
Mud-Slap	20	100	10
Power-Up Punch	40	100	20
Rock Smash	40	100	15
Seismic Toss	—	100	20
Submission	120	100	20
Victory Dance	0	—	10
Wave Crash	120	100	10
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Poliwhirl Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Poliwhirl

Ability Learnset

By leveling up

Level	Ability	Cost	Description
1	Water Absorb	15	Restores HP if hit by a Water-type move instead of taking damage.
1	Damp	2	Prevents the use of explosive moves, such as Self-Destruct, by dampening its surroundings.
18	Sprinkle Spit	43	The Pokémon makes it rain when it's hit by an attack.
36	Swift Swim	60	Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in rain.
54	Obliviate	32	Contact with the Pokémon may confuses the attacker.
72	Drowsy Aura	17	Contact with the Pokémon may put the attacker to sleep.
90	Gluttony	56	Makes the Pokémon already eat a held Berry when its HP drops to half or less.
100	Drizzle	102	The Pokémon makes it rain when it enters a battle.
Bold indicates a default ability if multiple abilities are disabled Italic indicates hidden ability if multiple abilities are disabled

By Disc

Disc		Ability	Cost	Description
	Disc 03	Own Tempo	2	This Pokémon has its own tempo, and that prevents it from becoming confused.
	Disc 04	Insomnia	10	The Pokémon is suffering from insomnia and cannot fall asleep.
	Disc 10	Water Veil	17	The Pokémon is covered with a water veil, which prevents the Pokémon from getting a burn.
	Disc 11	Ball Fetch	0	If the Pokémon is not holding an item, it will fetch the first failed thrown Poké Ball.
	Disc 19	Liquid Voice	32	All sound-based moves become Water-type moves.
	Disc 34	Water Absorb	15	Restores HP if hit by a Water-type move instead of taking damage.
	Disc 52	Damp	2	Prevents the use of explosive moves, such as Self-Destruct, by dampening its surroundings.
	Disc 54	Storm Drain	18	The Pokémon draws in and neutralises Water-type moves, boosting its Sp. Atk.
Bold indicates a default ability if multiple abilities are disabled Italic indicates hidden ability if multiple abilities are disabled

By tutoring

Ability	Cost	Description
Adaptability	77	Powers up moves of the same type as the Pokémon.
Color Change	1	The Pokémon's type becomes the type of the move used on it.
Cute Charm	7	Contact with the Pokémon may cause infatuation.
Defeatist	-17	Halves the Pokémon's Attack and Sp. Atk stats when its HP becomes half or less.
Distillize	77	Normal-type moves become Water-type moves. Their power is boosted a little.
Drizzle	102	The Pokémon makes it rain when it enters a battle.
Drowsy Aura	17	Contact with the Pokémon may put the attacker to sleep.
Gluttony	56	Makes the Pokémon already eat a held Berry when its HP drops to half or less.
Gooey	32	Contact with the Pokémon lowers the attacker's Speed stat.
Heavy Water	7	Boosts the Pokémon's Defensive stats in Rain.
Hydration	23	Heals status conditions if it's raining.
Klutz	-25	The Pokémon can't use any held items.
Obliviate	32	Contact with the Pokémon may confuses the attacker.
Rain Dish	7	The Pokémon gradually regains HP in rain.
Run Away	0	Enables a sure getaway from wild Pokémon.
Slow Start	-94	For five turns, the Pokémon's Attack and Speed stats are halved.
Sprinkle Spit	43	The Pokémon makes it rain when it's hit by an attack.
Swift Swim	60	Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in rain.
Thick Fat	32	A layer of thick fat halves the damage the Pokémon takes from Fire-and Ice-type moves.
Torrent	14	Powers up Water-type moves when the Pokémon's HP is low.
Truant	-67	The Pokémon can't use a move if it had used a move on the previous turn.
Water Bubble	78	Lowers the power of Fire-type moves done to the Pokémon and prevents it from getting a burn.
Bare Hands	33	Boosts the base power of the Pokémon's attacks if they are not holding an item.
Butterfingers	-3	The Pokémon may drop its held item when hit by a damaging move.
Iron Fist	48	Powers up punching moves.
Bold indicates a default ability if multiple abilities are disabled Italic indicates hidden ability if multiple abilities are disabled