Poliwhirl - Generation 4 learnset

Poliwhirl artwork by Ken Sugimori

Below are all the moves that Poliwhirl can learn in Generation 4, which consists of:

Pokémon Diamond
Pokémon Pearl
Pokémon Platinum
Pokémon HeartGold
Pokémon SoulSilver

In other generations
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Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver

Moves learnt by level up

Poliwhirl learns the following moves in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bubble	Water	40	100
1	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
1	Water Sport	Water	—	—
5	Bubble	Water	40	100
8	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
11	Water Gun	Water	40	100
15	Double Slap	Normal	15	85
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
27	Bubble Beam	Water	65	100
32	Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
37	Belly Drum	Normal	—	—
43	Wake-Up Slap	Fighting	70	100
48	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
53	Mud Bomb	Ground	65	85

Egg moves

Poliwhirl learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Poliwhirl egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bubble Beam	Water	65	100
Endeavor	Normal	—	100
Haze	Ice	—	—
Ice Ball	Ice	30	90
Mind Reader	Normal	—	—
Mist	Ice	—	—
Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
Refresh	Normal	—	—
Splash	Normal	—	—
Water Sport	Water	—	—

Moves learnt by HM

Poliwhirl is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water	90	100
04	Strength	Normal	80	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
07	Waterfall	Water	80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Poliwhirl is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Poliwhirl can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Diamond & Pearl.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Counter	Fighting	—	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Defense Curl	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Kick	Normal	120	75	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Punch	Normal	80	85	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Metronome	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Poliwhirl learns the following moves in Pokémon Platinum at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bubble	Water	40	100
1	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
1	Water Sport	Water	—	—
5	Bubble	Water	40	100
8	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
11	Water Gun	Water	40	100
15	Double Slap	Normal	15	85
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
27	Bubble Beam	Water	65	100
32	Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
37	Belly Drum	Normal	—	—
43	Wake-Up Slap	Fighting	70	100
48	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
53	Mud Bomb	Ground	65	85

Egg moves

Poliwhirl learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Platinum. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Poliwhirl egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bubble Beam	Water	65	100
Endeavor	Normal	—	100
Haze	Ice	—	—
Ice Ball	Ice	30	90
Mind Reader	Normal	—	—
Mist	Ice	—	—
Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
Refresh	Normal	—	—
Splash	Normal	—	—
Water Sport	Water	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Poliwhirl can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Platinum from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Dive	Water	80	100
Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Snore	Normal	50	100

Moves learnt by HM

Poliwhirl is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water	90	100
04	Strength	Normal	80	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
07	Waterfall	Water	80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Poliwhirl is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Poliwhirl can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Platinum.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Counter	Fighting	—	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Defense Curl	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Kick	Normal	120	75	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Punch	Normal	80	85	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Metronome	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Poliwhirl learns the following moves in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bubble	Water	40	100
1	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
1	Water Sport	Water	—	—
5	Bubble	Water	40	100
8	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
11	Water Gun	Water	40	100
15	Double Slap	Normal	15	85
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
27	Bubble Beam	Water	65	100
32	Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
37	Belly Drum	Normal	—	—
43	Wake-Up Slap	Fighting	70	100
48	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
53	Mud Bomb	Ground	65	85

Egg moves

Poliwhirl learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Poliwhirl egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bubble Beam	Water	65	100
Encore	Normal	—	100
Endeavor	Normal	—	100
Haze	Ice	—	—
Ice Ball	Ice	30	90
Mind Reader	Normal	—	—
Mist	Ice	—	—
Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
Refresh	Normal	—	—
Splash	Normal	—	—
Water Sport	Water	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Poliwhirl can be taught these attacks in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Dive	Water	80	100
Headbutt	Normal	70	100
Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Snore	Normal	50	100

Moves learnt by HM

Poliwhirl is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water	90	100
04	Strength	Normal	80	100
05	Whirlpool	Water	35	85
06	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
07	Waterfall	Water	80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Poliwhirl is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Poliwhirl can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Counter	Fighting	—	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Defense Curl	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Kick	Normal	120	75	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Punch	Normal	80	85	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Metronome	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor