Poliwhirl sprite

Poliwhirl #61

Water

Gen 1 · 1 m · 20 kg · BST 385

This Pokémon’s sweat is a slimy mucus. When captured, Poliwhirl can slither from its enemies’ grasp and escape.

Base stats

Base stats
HP65
Attack65
Defense65
Sp. Atk50
Sp. Def50
Speed90

Defensive matchups

×2
GrassElectric
×0.5
SteelFireWaterIce

Evolution line

  1. Poliwag spritePoliwag
  2. Poliwhirl spritePoliwhirl evolves from Poliwag (Lv. 25)
  3. Poliwrath spritePoliwrath evolves from Poliwhirl (water-stone)
  4. Politoed spritePolitoed evolves from Poliwhirl (trade)

This Pokémon is not in the playable roster.

Abilities

  • Water Absorb — If hit by a Water-type move, the Pokémon has its HP restored instead of taking damage.
  • Damp — The Pokémon dampens its surroundings, preventing all Pokémon from using explosive moves such as Self-Destruct.
  • Swift Swim (hidden) — Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in rain.

Learnset

Lv.MoveTypeClassPowerAcc.PP
1PoundNormalPhysical4010035
1Water GunWaterSpecial4010025
1HypnosisPsychicStatus—6020
1Mud ShotGroundSpecial559515
18Bubble BeamWaterSpecial6510020
24Rain DanceWaterStatus——5
32Body SlamNormalPhysical8510015
40Earth PowerGroundSpecial9010010
48Hydro PumpWaterSpecial110805
56Belly DrumNormalStatus——10
66Double-EdgeNormalPhysical12010015