Poliwag - Generation 9 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Poliwag can learn in Generation 9, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Scarlet
Pokémon Violet

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Poliwag artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Scarlet/Violet

Moves learnt by level up

Poliwag learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
1	Water Gun	Water	40	100
6	Pound	Normal	40	100
12	Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
18	Bubble Beam	Water	65	100
24	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
30	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
36	Earth Power	Ground	90	100
42	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
48	Belly Drum	Normal	—	—
54	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100

Egg moves

Poliwag learns the following moves via breeding or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Endeavor	Normal	—	100
Mist	Ice	—	—
Muddy Water	Water	90	85
Splash	Normal	—	—
Water Pulse	Water	60	100

Moves learnt by TM

Poliwag is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal	90	85
05	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
11	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
12	Low Kick	Fighting	—	100
18	Thief	Dark	60	100
22	Chilling Water	Water	50	100
25	Facade	Normal	70	100
28	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
32	Swift	Normal	60	∞
34	Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
35	Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
47	Endure	Normal	—	—
50	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
55	Dig	Ground	80	100
66	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
77	Waterfall	Water	80	100
85	Rest	Psychic	—	—
103	Substitute	Normal	—	—
110	Liquidation	Water	85	100
120	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
122	Encore	Normal	—	100
123	Surf	Water	90	100
128	Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
130	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
133	Earth Power	Ground	90	100
135	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
142	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
143	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
171	Tera Blast	Normal	80	100
174	Haze	Ice	—	—
192	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
193	Weather Ball	Normal	50	100

Poliwag egg move parents

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Poliwag

Poliwag's egg groups: Water 1

The egg moves for Poliwag are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Poliwag with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Poliwag with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Endeavor

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert Corphish Crawdaunt
TM	Dewgong Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert Dewpider Araquanid
Breeding	Poliwag Ducklett Wattrel Kilowattrel
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Endeavor

Mist

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Lapras Wooper Quagsire Lotad Lombre Wingull Pelipper Surskit Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Eiscue (Ice Face)
Breeding	Squirtle Poliwag Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Paldean Wooper Feebas Shellos Gastrodon Alomomola Sobble Drizzile Inteleon Clodsire
Reminder	Ludicolo
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Mist

Muddy Water

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Wooper Quagsire Marshtomp Swampert Shellos Gastrodon Clauncher Clawitzer
TM	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Seel Dewgong Horsea Seadra Lapras Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Kingdra Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert
Breeding	Poliwag Tadbulb Bellibolt
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Muddy Water

Splash

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Feebas Milotic Clauncher Clawitzer
Breeding	Poliwag Horsea Delibird
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Splash

Water Pulse

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Psyduck Golduck Slowpoke Galarian Slowpoke Slowbro Galarian Slowbro Horsea Seadra Lapras Slowking Galarian Slowking Kingdra Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert Wingull Pelipper Shellos Gastrodon Ducklett Swanna Alomomola Froakie Frogadier Greninja Skrelp Dragalge Clauncher Clawitzer Sobble Drizzile Inteleon Quaxwell Quaquaval
TM	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Psyduck Golduck Poliwag Poliwhirl Poliwrath Slowpoke Galarian Slowpoke Slowbro Galarian Slowbro Seel Dewgong Horsea Seadra Lapras Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Marill Azumarill Politoed Wooper Paldean Wooper Quagsire Slowking Galarian Slowking Delibird Kingdra Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert Lotad Lombre Ludicolo Wingull Pelipper Surskit Masquerain Corphish Crawdaunt Feebas Milotic Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Buizel Floatzel Shellos Gastrodon Ducklett Swanna Alomomola Froakie Frogadier Greninja Skrelp Dragalge Clauncher Clawitzer Popplio Brionne Primarina Mareanie Toxapex Dewpider Araquanid Sobble Drizzile Inteleon Chewtle Drednaw Cramorant Eiscue (Ice Face) Quaxwell Quaquaval Tadbulb Bellibolt Clodsire
Breeding	Poliwag Dratini Dragonair Dragonite
Evolution	Milotic
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Water Pulse