#060
Poliwag
Tadpole Pokémon
Water
Its slick black skin is thin and damp. A part of its internal organs can be seen through the skin as a spiral pattern.
Base Stats
HP 40
Attack 50
Defense 40
Sp. Atk 40
Sp. Def 40
Speed 90
Total 300
Type Effectiveness
Abilities
Evolution Chain
Moves
Locations
Details
Category Tadpole Pokémon
Height 0.6 m
Weight 12.4 kg
Base Exp 60
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 255
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Waters Edge
Egg Groups Water1
Sprites
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
lc Usage: 0.3%
Belly Drum
Item
Berry Juice
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 116
Atk 196
Spe 196
Strategy Overview
Poliwag was blessed with an amazing Speed stat, outspeeding most of the unboosted metagame. It's one of two Pokemon in the LC metagame that has access to both Hypnosis and Belly Drum, allowing it to put a Pokemon to sleep and then Belly Drum to boost its Attack dramatically. Unfortunately, Poliwag's defenses are not that great, and there are better Belly Drum users out there, specifically Zigzagoon.
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc