Don’t mess with Pokémon’s Poliwrath, as this tadpole can pack a punch. As the final evolution of Poliwag, it gains a secondary type, unlocking plenty more moves and possibilities for battle. This guide goes through everything you need to know about the spiral-bellied amphibian.
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Here’s everything in our Poliwrath guide:
Here’s the key information you need to know about Poliwrath:
National Pokédex #
0,062
Type
Water/Fighting
Abilities
Water Absorb or Damp
Hidden ability
Swift Swim
Gender ratio
Male – 50%
Female – 50%
Catch rate
11.9%
Egg groups
Water 1
EV yield
Three defense
Poliwrath’s evolution
Poliwrath evolves from Poliwhirl when it’s exposed to a Water Stone, regardless of its level. You can learn more about how to evolve Poliwag into Poliwhirl in their guides.
Poliwrath’s locations
Here are all the locations you can find Poliwrath in each Pokémon game:
Gen 1 locations
Red / Blue
Evolve Poliwhirl
Yellow
Evolve Poliwhirl
Gen 2 locations
Gold / Silver
Evolve Poliwhirl
Crystal
Evolve Poliwhirl
Gen 3 locations
Ruby / Sapphire
Trade
Emerald
Trade
FireRed / LeafGreen
Evolve Poliwhirl
Colosseum
Trade
XD
Citadark Isle
Gen 4 locations
Diamond / Pearl
Evolve Poliwhirl
Platinum
Evolve Poliwhirl
HeartGold / SoulSilver
Evolve Poliwhirl
Gen 5 locations
Black / White
Wellspring Cave, Challenger’s Cave, Victory Road, and Giant Chasm (Fishing in rippling water)
Black 2 / White 2
Route 23, Relic Passage, Clay Tunnel, Wellspring Cave, Giant Chasm, and Victory Road (Fishing in rippling water)
Gen 6 locations
X / Y
Victory Road (Super Rod)
Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Trade
Gen 7 locations
Sun / Moon
Malie Garden (SOS Battle in rain)
Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Malie Garden (SOS Battle in rain)
Let’s Go Pikachu / Let’s Go Eevee
Cerulean Cave (Sea Skim)
Gen 8 locations
Sword / Shield
Trade
Isle of Armor and Crown Tundra
Brawlers’ Cave, Max Raid Battles in Fields of Honor, Soothing Wetlands, Courageous Cavern, and Dynamax Adventures Max Lairs
Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl
Evolve Poliwhirl
Legends: Arceus
Unobtainable
Gen 9 locations
Scarlet / Violet
Trade
The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero
Five- or six-star Tera Raid Battles
Legends: Z-A
Unobtainable
How do I get Poliwrath in Pokémon Pokopia?
To get Poliwrath in Pokopia, you need to create a sewer hole inspection habitat or a dojo training Pokopia habitat. The sewer hole inspection habitat requires iron pipes, a sewer-hole cover, excavation tools, and a traffic cone, and could attract Tinkatink or Corviknight instead of Poliwrath. The dojo training habitat only attracts Poliwrath or Gallade, and it requires two hanging scrolls and two strength rocks.
Poliwrath’s base stats
Poliwrath’s base stats changed between generations five and six, so below you can find both sets of stats, depending on which game you’re playing.
Poliwrath’s gen one to five base stats:
- HP – 90
- Attack – 85
- Defense – 95
- Sp. Atk – 70
- Sp. Def – 90
- Speed – 70
Poliwrath’s base stats from gen six onwards:
- HP – 90
- Attack – 95
- Defense – 95
- Sp. Atk – 70
- Sp. Def – 90
- Speed – 70
Poliwrath’s type strengths and weaknesses
Thanks to Poliwrath’s dual typing, it gains more resistances than its prior evolutions, but it also gains more weaknesses. Out of 18 types, having five weaknesses definitely isn’t the worst, but take these into consideration when preparing for battle. As an extra tip, if your Poliwrath’s ability is Water Absorb, it becomes immune to water-type moves, rather than just resisting them.
Normal damage
Dragon, Fighting, Ghost, Ground, Normal, Poison
Weak
Electric, Fairy, Flying, Grass, Psychic
Resistant
Bug, Dark, Fire, Ice, Rock, Steel, Water
Immune
N/A
Poliwrath’s moveset
In the latest generation of Pokémon games, Poliwrath can learn the following moves:
Level up moves
Level
Move
Type
One
Bubble Beam
Water
One
Body Slam
Normal
One
Hypnosis
Psychic
Move Reminder
Pound
Normal
Move Reminder
Double-Edge
Normal
Move Reminder
Water Gun
Water
Move Reminder
Hydro Pump
Water
Move Reminder
Belly Drum
Normal
Move Reminder
Rain Dance
Water
Move Reminder
Mud Shot
Ground
Move Reminder
Earth Power
Ground
Move Reminder
Circle Throw
Fighting
On evolving
Dynamic Punch
Fighting
Learnable TMs
Move
Type
Amnesia
Psychic
Baton Pass
Normal
Blizzard
Ice
Body Slam
Normal
Brick Break
Fighting
Bulk Up
Fighting
Bulldoze
Ground
Chilling Water
Water
Close Combat
Fighting
Coaching
Fighting
Dig
Ground
Double-Edge
Normal
Drain Punch
Fighting
Earth Power
Ground
Earthquake
Ground
Encore
Normal
Endeavor
Normal
Endure
Normal
Facade
Normal
Fling
Dark
Focus Blast
Fighting
Focus Punch
Fighting
Giga Impact
Normal
Haze
Ice
Helping Hand
Normal
High Horsepower
Ground
Hydro Pump
Water
Hyper Beam
Normal
Ice Beam
Ice
Ice Punch
Ice
Icy Wind
Ice
Knock Off
Dark
Liquidation
Water
Low Kick
Fighting
Low Sweep
Fighting
Metronome
Normal
Mud Shot
Ground
Mud-Slap
Ground
Muddy Water
Water
Poison Jab
Poison
Protect
Normal
Psych Up
Normal
Psychic
Psychic
Rain Dance
Water
Rest
Psychic
Reversal
Fighting
Rock Slide
Rock
Rock Tomb
Rock
Scary Face
Normal
Sleep Talk
Normal
Substitute
Normal
Surf
Water
Swift
Normal
Take Down
Normal
Taunt
Dark
Tera Blast
Normal
Thief
Dark
Throat Chop
Dark
Upper Hand
Fighting
Vacuum Wave
Fighting
Water Pulse
Water
Waterfall
Water
Weather Ball
Normal
Whirlpool
Water
Egg moves
Move
Type
Breed with
Endeavor
Normal
Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert, Corphish, Crawdaunt
Mist
Ice
Lapras, Wooper, Quagsire, Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo, Wingull, Pelipper, Surskit, Piplup, Prinplup, Empoleon, Eiscue
Muddy Water
Water
Wooper, Quagsire, Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert, Shellos, Gastrodon, Clauncher, Clawitzer
Splash
Normal
Feebas, Milotic, Clauncher, Clawitzer
Water Pulse
Water
Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Psyduck, Golduck, Slowpoke, Galarian Slowpoke, Slowbro, Galarian Slowbro, Slowking, Galarian Slowking, Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra, Lapras, Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert, Wingull, Pelipper, Milotic, Shellos, Gastrodon, Ducklett, Swanna, Alomomola, Froakie, Frogadier, Greninja, Skrelp, Dragalge, Clauncher, Clawitzer, Sobble, Drizzile, Inteleon, Quaxwell, Quaquaval
That’s everything you need to know about Poliwrath, so go out and grab one for yourself.
