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poliwag
#060

Poliwag

Tadpole Pokémon

Water

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

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

poliwag Front Front
poliwag Back Back
poliwag Front Shiny Front Shiny
poliwag Back Shiny Back Shiny
poliwag Official Art Official Art
poliwag Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 0.1%
Special Attacker
Item
Life Orb / Oran Berry
Nature
Timid
EVs
Def 36
SpA 200
SpD 36
Spe 196
Belly Drum
Item
Oran Berry
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 196
Def 36
SpD 36
Spe 196
Choice Scarf Lead
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 116
Atk 196
Spe 196

Strategy Overview

Poliwag is an interesting Pokemon. On the one hand, it has a great Speed stat and a solid typing. It is also the fastest user of Hypnosis in LC, which is definitely a bonus. Its ability allows it to potentially restore one-quarter of its health when it switches in - never a bad thing, and it enjoys a wide array of interesting moves to work with. On the other hand, Poliwag suffers from a lot of downfalls. Its offensive stats aren't the greatest, and Poliwag is very frail. Though its support movepool is pretty darn impressive, its offensive movepool is awfully poor. All in all, Poliwag can be a destructive Pokemon, just be sure to use it to its strengths.

Most Used Moves

Waterfall
98.3%
Return
98.0%
Encore
96.7%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc