Poliwrath

Contents
Info
Base stats
Evolution chart
Pokédex entries
Moves learned
Sprites
Locations
Language

Poliwrath is a Water/Fighting type Pokémon introduced in Generation 1. It is known as the Tadpole Pokémon.

Pokédex data

National №	062
Type	Water Fighting
Species	Tadpole Pokémon
Height	4′03″ (1.3 m)
Weight	119.0 lbs (54.0 kg)
Abilities	1. Water Absorb 2. Damp Swift Swim (hidden ability)
Local №	062 (Red/Blue/Yellow) 074 (Gold/Silver/Crystal) 062 (FireRed/LeafGreen) 074 (HeartGold/SoulSilver) 035 (X/Y — Mountain Kalos) 151 (Sun/Moon — Alola dex) 184 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex)

Training

EV yield	3 Defense
Catch rate	45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	70 (normal)
Base Exp.	230
Growth Rate	Medium Slow

Breeding

Egg Groups	Water 1
Gender	50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles	20 (base 5,120 steps)

Base stats

HP	90	290	384
Attack	95	175	317
Defense	95	175	317
Sp. Atk	70	130	262
Sp. Def	90	166	306
Speed	70	130	262
Total	510	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Poliwrath.

Water Absorb ability Damp ability Swift Swim ability

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
	½	0	2	2	½

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
2	2	½	½			½	½	2

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
	½	½	2	2	½

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
2	2	½	½			½	½	2

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
	½	½	2	2	½

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
2	2	½	½			½	½	2

Evolution chart

#060
Poliwag
Water

(Level 25)

#061
Poliwhirl
Water

(use Water Stone)

#062
Poliwrath
Water · Fighting

(trade holding Kings Rock)

#186
Politoed
Water

Poliwrath changes

In Generation 1, Poliwrath has a base Special stat of 70.
In Generations 1-5, Poliwrath has a base Attack of 85.
In Generations 1-4, Poliwrath has a base experience yield of 185.
In Generation 5, Poliwrath has a base experience yield of 225.

Pokédex entries

Red Blue	An adept swimmer at both the front crawl and breast stroke. Easily overtakes the best human swimmers.
Yellow	Swims powerfully using all the muscles in its body. It can even overtake champion swimmers.
Gold	This strong and skilled swimmer is even capable of crossing the Pacific Ocean just by kicking.
Silver	Although an energetic, skilled swimmer that uses all of its muscles, it lives on dry land.
Crystal	It can use its well-developed arms and legs to run on the surface of the water for a split second.
Ruby Sapphire	POLIWRATH’s highly developed, brawny muscles never grow fatigued, however much it exercises. It is so tirelessly strong, this POKéMON can swim back and forth across the Pacific Ocean without effort.
FireRed	An adept swimmer, it knows the front crawl, butterfly, and more. It is faster than the best human swimmers.
LeafGreen	A swimmer adept at both the front crawl and breaststroke. Easily overtakes the best human swimmers.
Emerald	Its highly developed muscles never grow fatigued, however much it exercises. This POKéMON can swim back and forth across the Pacific Ocean without effort.
Diamond Pearl Platinum	With its extremely tough muscles, it can keep swimming in the Pacific Ocean without resting.
HeartGold	This strong and skilled swimmer is even capable of crossing the Pacific Ocean just by kicking.
SoulSilver	Although an energetic, skilled swimmer that uses all of its muscles, it lives on dry land.
Black White Black 2 White 2	With its extremely tough muscles, it can keep swimming in the Pacific Ocean without resting.
X	With its extremely tough muscles, it can keep swimming in the Pacific Ocean without resting.
Y	A swimmer adept at both the front crawl and breaststroke. Easily overtakes the best human swimmers.
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire	Poliwrath’s highly developed, brawny muscles never grow fatigued, however much it exercises. It is so tirelessly strong, this Pokémon can swim back and forth across the ocean without effort.
Sun	Poliwrath in the Alola region are strong swimmers that use the breaststroke. Many children learn to swim by imitating Poliwrath.
Moon	Its percentage of body fat is nearly zero. Its body is entirely muscle, which makes it heavy and forces its swimming prowess to develop.
Ultra Sun	It’s quite a gifted swimmer, even among Water-type Pokémon, but it normally spends its time on land.
Ultra Moon	The muscles it has developed through swimming are thick and powerful. When it lands a square punch, it can turn huge boulders to dust.

Moves learned by Poliwrath

In other generations
1
2
3
4
5
6

Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Sun/Moon

Moves learnt by level up

Poliwrath learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bubble Beam	Water	65	100
1	Circle Throw	Fighting	60	90
1	Double Slap	Normal	15	85
1	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
1	Submission	Fighting	80	80
32	Dynamic Punch	Fighting	100	50
43	Mind Reader	Normal	—	—
53	Circle Throw	Fighting	60	90

Moves learnt on evolution

Poliwrath learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Submission	Fighting		80	80

Egg moves

Poliwrath learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Poliwrath egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bubble Beam	Water	65	100
Encore	Normal	—	100
Endeavor	Normal	—	100
Endure	Normal	—	—
Haze	Ice	—	—
Ice Ball	Ice	30	90
Mind Reader	Normal	—	—
Mist	Ice	—	—
Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
Refresh	Normal	—	—
Splash	Normal	—	—
Water Pulse	Water	60	100
Water Sport	Water	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Poliwrath can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Dual Chop	Dragon	40	90
Endeavor	Normal	—	100
Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Snore	Normal	50	100
Throat Chop	Dark	80	100
Water Pulse	Water	60	100

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon by a previous evolution of Poliwrath. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Belly Drum	Normal	—	—	Level up
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Level up
Bubble	Water	40	100	Level up
Hydro Pump	Water	110	80	Level up
Mud Bomb	Ground	65	85	Level up
Mud Shot	Ground	55	95	Level up
Rain Dance	Water	—	—	Level up
Wake-Up Slap	Fighting	70	100	Level up
Water Gun	Water	40	100	Level up
Water Sport	Water	—	—	Level up

Moves learnt by TM

Poliwrath is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Work Up	Normal	—	—
6	Toxic	Poison	—	90
7	Hail	Ice	—	—
8	Bulk Up	Fighting	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
47	Low Sweep	Fighting	65	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
55	Scald	Water	80	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
78	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
94	Surf	Water	90	100
98	Waterfall	Water	80	100
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Poliwrath can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.
Note: Generation 1 and 2 refer to the 3DS Virtual Console titles, not the physical cartridges.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Bide	Normal	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Fissure	Ground	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Psywave	Psychic	—	80	Generation 1 — TM
Rage	Normal	20	100	Generation 1 — TM
Skull Bash	Normal	130	100	Generation 1 — TM
Take Down	Normal	90	85	Generation 1 — TM
Amnesia	Psychic	—	—	Generation 1 — Pre-evolution
Curse	Ghost	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
Detect	Fighting	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
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
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Whirlpool	Water	35	85	Generation 4 — HM
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Vacuum Wave	Fighting	40	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Dig	Ground	80	100	Generation 6 — TM
Power-Up Punch	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Dive	Water	80	100	Generation 6 — HM
Strength	Normal	80	100	Generation 6 — HM

Moves learnt by level up

Poliwrath learns the following moves in Pokémon Sun & Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bubble Beam	Water	65	100
1	Circle Throw	Fighting	60	90
1	Double Slap	Normal	15	85
1	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
1	Submission	Fighting	80	80
32	Dynamic Punch	Fighting	100	50
43	Mind Reader	Normal	—	—
53	Circle Throw	Fighting	60	90

Moves learnt on evolution

Poliwrath learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Sun & Moon (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Submission	Fighting		80	80

Egg moves

Poliwrath learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sun & Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Poliwrath egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bubble Beam	Water	65	100
Encore	Normal	—	100
Endeavor	Normal	—	100
Endure	Normal	—	—
Haze	Ice	—	—
Ice Ball	Ice	30	90
Mind Reader	Normal	—	—
Mist	Ice	—	—
Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
Refresh	Normal	—	—
Splash	Normal	—	—
Water Pulse	Water	60	100
Water Sport	Water	—	—

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Sun & Moon by a previous evolution of Poliwrath. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Belly Drum	Normal	—	—	Level up
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Level up
Bubble	Water	40	100	Level up
Hydro Pump	Water	110	80	Level up
Mud Bomb	Ground	65	85	Level up
Mud Shot	Ground	55	95	Level up
Rain Dance	Water	—	—	Level up
Wake-Up Slap	Fighting	70	100	Level up
Water Gun	Water	40	100	Level up
Water Sport	Water	—	—	Level up

Moves learnt by TM

Poliwrath is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sun & Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Work Up	Normal	—	—
6	Toxic	Poison	—	90
7	Hail	Ice	—	—
8	Bulk Up	Fighting	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
47	Low Sweep	Fighting	65	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
55	Scald	Water	80	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
78	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
94	Surf	Water	90	100
98	Waterfall	Water	80	100
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Poliwrath can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Sun & Moon.
Note: Generation 1 and 2 refer to the 3DS Virtual Console titles, not the physical cartridges.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Bide	Normal	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Fissure	Ground	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Psywave	Psychic	—	80	Generation 1 — TM
Rage	Normal	20	100	Generation 1 — TM
Skull Bash	Normal	130	100	Generation 1 — TM
Take Down	Normal	90	85	Generation 1 — TM
Amnesia	Psychic	—	—	Generation 1 — Pre-evolution
Curse	Ghost	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
Detect	Fighting	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
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
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Whirlpool	Water	35	85	Generation 4 — HM
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Vacuum Wave	Fighting	40	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Dig	Ground	80	100	Generation 6 — TM
Power-Up Punch	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Dive	Water	80	100	Generation 6 — HM
Strength	Normal	80	100	Generation 6 — HM

In other generations
1
2
3
4
5
6

Poliwrath sprites

Type	Generation 1	Generation 2	Generation 3	Generation 4	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7
Normal
Shiny	—

See all Poliwrath sprites

Where to find Poliwrath

Red Blue Yellow	Evolve Poliwag/Poliwhirl
Gold Silver Crystal	Evolve Poliwag/Poliwhirl
Ruby Sapphire	Trade/migrate from another game
FireRed LeafGreen	Evolve Poliwag/Poliwhirl
Emerald	Trade/migrate from another game
Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver	Evolve Poliwag/Poliwhirl
Black White	Giant Chasm, Wellspring Cave, Challenger's Cave, Victory Road
Black 2 White 2	Route 23, Giant Chasm, Wellspring Cave, Victory Road, Clay Tunnel, Relic Passage
X Y	Victory Road
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire	Trade/migrate from another game
Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon	Malie Garden

Answers to Poliwrath questions

Other languages

English	Poliwrath
Japanese	ニョロボン (Nyorobon)
German	Quappo
French	Tartard

Name origin

polliwog: a tadpole; baby frog/toad
wrath: anger