poliwhirl #61

Water

poliwhirl's Type Matchups

Weak to (2x damage):

Grass

Electric

Resistant to (½x damage):

Water

Fire

Steel

Ice

poliwhirl

Poliwhirl is a powerful water type Pokémon known for its exceptional abilities. With a total base experience of 135, it possesses water-absorb, damp, swift-swim, making it a formidable opponent in battle. Standing 1.0m tall and weighing 20.0kg, this Pokémon has unique characteristics that make it special in the world of Pokémon.

Base Stats

Attack

Defense

Special Attack

Special Defense

Speed

poliwhirl's Height

1.0m

poliwhirl's Weight

20.0kg

poliwhirl's Category

Seed

poliwhirl's Gender

♂ 87.5% ♀ 12.5%

poliwhirl's Abilities

water-absorb

damp

swift-swim

poliwhirl's Evolution Chain

poliwag

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Water

poliwhirl

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Water

poliwrath

#0062

Water

Fighting

poliwag

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Water

poliwhirl

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Water

poliwrath

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Water

Fighting

Pokédex entries

Generation I

redblue

Capable of living in or out of water. When out of water, it sweats to keep its body slimy.

yellow

Under attack, it uses its belly spiral to put the foe to sleep. It then makes its escape.

Generation II

gold

The swirl on its belly subtly un dulates. Staring at it may gradual ly cause drowsi ness.

silver

The skin on most of its body is moist. However, the skin on its belly spiral feels smooth.

crystal

Though it is skilled at walk ing, it prefers to live underwater where there is less danger.

Generation III

rubysapphire

The surface of POLIWHIRL’s body is always wet and slick with an oily fluid. Because of this greasy covering, it can easily slip and slide out of the clutches of any enemy in battle.

emerald

Its body surface is always wet and slick with an oily fluid. Because of this greasy covering, it can easily slip and slide out of the clutches of any enemy in battle.

firered

Its two legs are well developed. Even though it can live on the ground, it prefers living in water.

leafgreen

It can live in or out of water. When out of water, it constantly sweats to keep its body slimy.

Generation IV

diamondpearlplatinum

The spiral pattern on its belly subtly undulates. Staring at it gradually causes drowsiness.

heartgold

The swirl on its belly subtly undulates. Staring at it may gradually cause drowsiness.

soulsilver

The skin on most of its body is moist. However, the skin on its belly spiral feels smooth.

Generation V

blackwhite

The spiral pattern on its belly subtly undulates. Staring at it gradually causes drowsiness.

black 2white 2

The spiral pattern on its belly subtly undulates. Staring at it gradually causes drowsiness.

Generation VI

It can live in or out of water. When out of water, it constantly sweats to keep its body slimy.

omega rubyalpha sapphire

The surface of Poliwhirl’s body is always wet and slick with a slimy fluid. Because of this slippery covering, it can easily slip and slide out of the clutches of any enemy in battle.

Its two legs are well developed. Even though it can live on the ground, it prefers living in water.

Generation VII

sun

Although it can live on land, it prefers to stay in the water, where it has fewer natural enemies.

ultra sun

Although it has become capable of living on land, it spends its time in the water, where its prey, fish Pokémon, are plentiful.

moon

It marches over the land in search of bug Pokémon to eat. Then it takes them underwater so it can dine on them where it’s safe.

ultra moon

Its health suffers when its skin dries out, so be sure to moisturize it diligently.

lets go pikachulets go eevee

Under attack, it uses its belly spiral to put the foe to sleep. It then makes its escape.

Generation VIII

sword

Staring at the swirl on its belly causes drowsiness. This trait of Poliwhirl’s has been used in place of lullabies to get children to go to sleep.

shield

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

Learnable Moves

Poliwhirl can learn 91 moves:

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
amnesia	psychic	Status	—	—
attract	normal	Status	—	100
belly drum	normal	Status	—	—
bide	normal	Physical	—	—
blizzard	ice	Special	110	70
body slam	normal	Physical	85	100
brick break	fighting	Physical	75	100
bubble	water	Special	40	100
bubble beam	water	Special	65	100
bulldoze	ground	Physical	60	100
captivate	normal	Status	—	100
chilling water	water	Special	50	100
confide	normal	Status	—	—
counter	fighting	Physical	—	100
curse	ghost	Status	—	—
defense curl	normal	Status	—	—
detect	fighting	Status	—	—
dig	ground	Physical	80	100
dive	water	Physical	80	100
double edge	normal	Physical	120	100
double slap	normal	Physical	15	85
double team	normal	Status	—	—
earth power	ground	Special	90	100
earthquake	ground	Physical	100	100
encore	normal	Status	—	100
endeavor	normal	Physical	—	100
endure	normal	Status	—	—
facade	normal	Physical	70	100
fissure	ground	Physical	—	30
fling	dark	Physical	—	100
focus punch	fighting	Physical	150	100
frustration	normal	Physical	—	100
hail	ice	Status	—	—
haze	ice	Status	—	—
headbutt	normal	Physical	70	100
helping hand	normal	Status	—	—
hidden power	normal	Special	60	100
hydro pump	water	Special	110	80
hypnosis	psychic	Status	—	60
ice beam	ice	Special	90	100
ice punch	ice	Physical	75	100
icy wind	ice	Special	55	95
liquidation	water	Physical	85	100
low kick	fighting	Physical	—	100
low sweep	fighting	Physical	65	100
mega kick	normal	Physical	120	75
mega punch	normal	Physical	80	85
metronome	normal	Status	—	—
mimic	normal	Status	—	—
mist	ice	Status	—	—
mud bomb	ground	Special	65	85
mud shot	ground	Special	55	95
mud slap	ground	Special	20	100
muddy water	water	Special	90	85
natural gift	normal	Physical	—	100
pound	normal	Physical	40	100
power up punch	fighting	Physical	40	100
protect	normal	Status	—	—
psych up	normal	Status	—	—
psychic	psychic	Special	90	100
psywave	psychic	Special	—	100
rage	normal	Physical	20	100
rain dance	water	Status	—	—
rest	psychic	Status	—	—
return	normal	Physical	—	100
rock smash	fighting	Physical	40	100
round	normal	Special	60	100
scald	water	Special	80	100
secret power	normal	Physical	70	100
seismic toss	fighting	Physical	—	100
skull bash	normal	Physical	130	100
sleep talk	normal	Status	—	—
snore	normal	Special	50	100
splash	normal	Status	—	—
strength	normal	Physical	80	100
submission	fighting	Physical	80	80
substitute	normal	Status	—	—
surf	water	Special	90	100
swagger	normal	Status	—	85
swift	normal	Special	60	—
take down	normal	Physical	90	85
tera blast	normal	Special	80	100
thief	dark	Physical	60	100
toxic	poison	Status	—	90
wake up slap	fighting	Physical	70	100
water gun	water	Special	40	100
water pulse	water	Special	60	100
water sport	water	Status	—	—
waterfall	water	Physical	80	100
weather ball	normal	Special	50	100
whirlpool	water	Special	35	85

Commonly Asked Questions About Poliwhirl

What type is Poliwhirl?

Poliwhirl is a water type Pokémon.

What does Poliwhirl evolve into?

Poliwhirl evolves into poliwrath.

What are Poliwhirl's weaknesses?

Poliwhirl is weak to grass and electric type moves.