NationalDex
poliwhirl
#061

Poliwhirl

Tadpole Pokémon

Water

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

Base Stats

HP 65
Attack 65
Defense 65
Sp. Atk 50
Sp. Def 50
Speed 90
Total 385

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
grass 2xelectric 2x
Resistant to
fire ½xwater ½xice ½x

Held Items

Kings Rock 5%

Evolution Chain

poliwag Poliwag
→
poliwhirl Poliwhirl Lv. 25
→
poliwrath Poliwrath Water Stone
politoed Politoed Hold Kings Rock

Moves

Locations

Viridian City
Celadon City
Kanto Route 6
Kanto Route 10
Kanto Route 22
Kanto Route 25
Cerulean Cave 1f
Cerulean Cave B1f
Kanto Route 23
Icefall Cave Entrance
Cape Brink
Ruin Valley
Four Island
Couriway Town
Laverre City
Kalos Route 14
Kalos Route 15
Kalos Route 16
Kalos Route 19
Kalos Route 21
Frost Cavern Unknown Area 313
Frost Cavern Unknown Area 315
Pokemon Village
Kalos Victory Road Unknown Area 322
Kalos Victory Road Outside
Kalos Victory Road Unknown Area 328

Details

Category Tadpole Pokémon
Height 1.0 m
Weight 20.0 kg
Base Exp 135
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 120
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Waters Edge
Egg Groups Water1

Sprites

poliwhirl Front Front
poliwhirl Back Back
poliwhirl Front Shiny Front Shiny
poliwhirl Back Shiny Back Shiny
poliwhirl Official Art Official Art
poliwhirl Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

nu Usage: 11.8%
NUMIDDLECUP
Amnesia
Moves
Hypnosis
Amnesia
Hydro Pump / Surf
Blizzard / Psychic / Seismic Toss / Body Slam

Most Used Moves

Amnesia
98.3%
Hypnosis
97.4%
Surf
91.6%
Blizzard
42.3%
Psychic
30.0%
Seismic Toss
22.3%

Most Used Items

Nothing
100.0%

Common Teammates

Mr. Mime 77.4%Charizard 71.1%Raticate 39.7%Magneton 37.8%Aerodactyl 34.3%Venomoth 28.4%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc