Poliwhirl - Generation III learnset

Below are all the moves that Poliwhirl can learn in Generation III, which consists of:

Pokemon Ruby
Pokemon Sapphire
Pokemon FireRed
Pokemon LeafGreen
Pokemon Emerald

Note: The move categories shown here are based on the move's type, as was the mechanic in Generations 1-3. The moves' detail pages may show a different category for Generation 4+.

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Moves learnt by level up

Emerald/FireRed/LeafGreen/Ruby/Sapphire

Poliwhirl learns the following moves in Generation 3 at the levels specified:

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Water Gun	Water	Special	40	100
1	Hypnosis	Psychic	Status	-	60
1	Bubble	Water	Special	20	100
7	Hypnosis	Psychic	Status	-	60
13	Water Gun	Water	Special	40	100
19	DoubleSlap	Normal	Physical	15	85
27	Rain Dance	Water	Status	-	-
35	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
43	Belly Drum	Normal	Status	-	-
51	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	120	80

Egg moves

Emerald/FireRed/LeafGreen/Ruby/Sapphire

Poliwhirl learns the following moves in Generation 3 via breeding.
See the Poliwhirl egg moves page for details and compatible parents.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Mist	Ice	Status	-	-
BubbleBeam	Water	Special	65	100
Haze	Ice	Status	-	-
Splash	Normal	Status	-	-
Mind Reader	Normal	Status	-	-
Ice Ball	Ice	Special	30	90
Water Sport	Water	Status	-	-

Poliwhirl can be taught these attacks in Generation 3 from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Mega Punch	Normal	Physical	80	85
Ice Punch	Ice	Special	75	100
Mega Kick	Normal	Physical	120	75
Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
Counter	Fighting	Physical	-	100
Seismic Toss	Fighting	Physical	-	100
Mimic	Normal	Status	-	-
Defense Curl	Normal	Status	-	-
Metronome	Normal	Status	-	-
Substitute	Normal	Status	-	-
Snore	Normal	Physical	40	100
Mud-Slap	Ground	Physical	20	100
Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95
Endure	Normal	Status	-	-
Swagger	Normal	Status	-	90
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	-	-

Poliwhirl can be taught these attacks in Generation 3 from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Mega Punch	Normal	Physical	80	85
Mega Kick	Normal	Physical	120	75
Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
Counter	Fighting	Physical	-	100
Seismic Toss	Fighting	Physical	-	100
Mimic	Normal	Status	-	-
Metronome	Normal	Status	-	-
Substitute	Normal	Status	-	-

Special moves

Poliwhirl does not learn any special moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Emerald
FireRed/LeafGreen
Ruby/Sapphire

Poliwhirl is compatible with these Generation 3 Hidden Machines:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
3	Surf	Water	Special	95	100
4	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100
6	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100
7	Waterfall	Water	Special	80	100
8	Dive	Water	Special	80	100

Poliwhirl is compatible with these Generation 3 Hidden Machines:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
3	Surf	Water	Special	95	100
4	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100
6	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100
7	Waterfall	Water	Special	80	100

Poliwhirl is compatible with these Generation 3 Hidden Machines:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
3	Surf	Water	Special	95	100
4	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100
6	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100
7	Waterfall	Water	Special	80	100
8	Dive	Water	Special	80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Emerald/FireRed/LeafGreen/Ruby/Sapphire

Poliwhirl is compatible with these Generation 3 Technical Machines:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100
3	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100
6	Toxic	Poison	Status	-	90
7	Hail	Ice	Status	-	-
10	Hidden Power	Normal	Physical	-	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	120	70
17	Protect	Normal	Status	-	-
18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	-	-
21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	-	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100
27	Return	Normal	Physical	-	100
28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	Status	-	-
42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	Status	-	-
45	Attract	Normal	Status	-	100
46	Thief	Dark	Special	40	100

Poliwhirl - Generation III learnset

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

Move Tutor moves

Special moves

Moves learnt by HM

Moves learnt by TM

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