Poliwag
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Water
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Size
Height
0.6 m
Weight
12.4 kg
Gender ratio
50 %
50 %
Catch rate
255 / 255
43.87 %
Breeding
Egg Groups
Water 1
Hatch Cycles
20
Growth rate
1,059,860 exp
medium slow
EV yield
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1 Speed
Stats
HP40
Attack50
Defense40
Sp. Atk40
Sp. Def40
Speed90
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Total300
Type effectiveness
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
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
Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in rain.
Locations
Not encountered in Scarlet & Violet.
Evolution
Localization
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de Quapsel
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en Poliwag
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es Poliwag
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fr Ptitard
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it Poliwag
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ja ニョロモ
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ja-hrkt ニョロモ
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ja-roma Nyoromo
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ko 발챙이
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zh-hans 蚊香蝌蚪
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zh-hant 蚊香蝌蚪
Moves
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Egg
Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
54 | | Mist The user cloaks itself and its allies in a white mist that prevents any of their stats from being lowered for five turns. |  | — | —% | 30 |
150 | | Splash The user just flops and splashes around to no effect at all... | | — | —% | 40 |
283 | | Endeavor The user inflicts damage by cutting down the target's HP to roughly equal the user's HP. |  | — | 100% | 5 |
330 | | Muddy Water The user attacks by shooting muddy water at opposing Pokémon. This may also lower their accuracy. |  | 90 | 85% | 10 |
352 | | Water Pulse The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target. | | 60 | 100% | 20 |
Level-Up
Level | Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | | Water Gun The target is blasted with a forceful shot of water. | | 40 | 100% | 25 |
1 | | Hypnosis The user employs hypnotic suggestion to make the target fall asleep. | | — | 60% | 20 |
6 | | Pound The target is physically pounded with a long tail, a foreleg, or the like. | | 40 | 100% | 35 |
12 | | Mud Shot The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat. | | 55 | 95% | 15 |
18 | | Bubble Beam A spray of bubbles is forcefully ejected at the target. This may also lower the target's Speed stat. | | 65 | 100% | 20 |
24 | | Rain Dance The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks. | | — | —% | 5 |
30 | | Body Slam The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis. | | 85 | 100% | 15 |
36 | | Earth Power The user makes the ground under the target erupt with power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat. | | 90 | 100% | 10 |
42 | | Hydro Pump The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure. | | 110 | 80% | 5 |
48 | | Belly Drum The user maximizes its Attack stat but loses HP equal to half its max HP. | | — | —% | 10 |
54 | | Double-Edge A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot. | | 120 | 100% | 15 |
Technical Machine
Item | Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TM01 | | Take Down A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little. | | 90 | 85% | 20 |
TM05 | | Mud-Slap The user hurls mud in the target's face to inflict damage and lower its accuracy. | | 20 | 100% | 10 |
TM07 | | Protect This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. | | — | —% | 10 |
TM11 | | Water Pulse The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target. | | 60 | 100% | 20 |
TM12 | | Low Kick A powerful low kick that makes the target fall over. The heavier the target, the greater the move's power. | | — | 100% | 20 |
TM18 | | Thief The user attacks and steals the target's held item simultaneously. The user can't steal anything if it already holds an item. | | 60 | 100% | 25 |
TM22 | | Chilling Water The user attacks the target by showering it with water that's so cold it saps the target's power. This also lowers the target's Attack stat. | | 50 | 100% | 20 |
TM25 | | Facade This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed. | | 70 | 100% | 20 |
TM28 | | Bulldoze The user strikes everything around it by stomping down on the ground. This lowers the Speed stats of those hit. | | 60 | 100% | 20 |
TM32 | | Swift Star-shaped rays are shot at opposing Pokémon. This attack never misses. | | 60 | —% | 20 |
TM34 | | Icy Wind The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. This also lowers opposing Pokémon's Speed stats. | | 55 | 95% | 15 |
TM35 | | Mud Shot The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat. | | 55 | 95% | 15 |
TM47 | | Endure The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession. | | — | —% | 10 |
TM50 | | Rain Dance The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks. | | — | —% | 5 |
TM55 | | Dig The user burrows into the ground on the first turn, then attacks on the next turn. | | 80 | 100% | 10 |
TM66 | | Body Slam The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis. | | 85 | 100% | 15 |
TM70 | | Sleep Talk The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep. | | — | —% | 10 |
TM77 | | Waterfall The user charges at the target and may make it flinch. | | 80 | 100% | 15 |
TM85 | | Rest The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions. | | — | —% | 5 |
TM103 | | Substitute The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy. | | — | —% | 10 |
TM110 | | Liquidation The user slams into the target using a full-force blast of water. This may also lower the target's Defense stat. | | 85 | 100% | 10 |
TM120 | | Psychic The target is hit with a strong telekinetic force to inflict damage. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat. | | 90 | 100% | 10 |
TM122 | | Encore The user compels the target to keep using the move it encored for three turns. | | — | 100% | 5 |
TM123 | | Surf The user attacks everything around it by swamping its surroundings with a giant wave. | | 90 | 100% | 15 |
TM128 | | Amnesia The user temporarily empties its mind to forget its concerns. This sharply boosts the user's Sp. Def stat. | | — | —% | 20 |
TM130 | | Helping Hand The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack. | | — | —% | 20 |
TM133 | | Earth Power The user makes the ground under the target erupt with power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat. | | 90 | 100% | 10 |
TM135 | | Ice Beam The target is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. This may also leave the target frozen. | | 90 | 100% | 10 |
TM142 | | Hydro Pump The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure. | | 110 | 80% | 5 |
TM143 | | Blizzard A howling blizzard is summoned to strike opposing Pokémon. This may also leave the opposing Pokémon frozen. | | 110 | 70% | 5 |
TM171 | | Tera Blast If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user. | | 80 | 100% | 10 |
TM174 | | Haze The user creates a haze that eliminates every stat change among all the Pokémon engaged in battle. | | — | —% | 30 |
TM192 | | Focus Punch The user focuses its mind before launching a punch. This move fails if the user is hit before using the move. | | 150 | 100% | 20 |
TM193 | | Weather Ball This move's type and power change depending on the weather at the time the move is used. | | 50 | 100% | 10 |
TM204 | | Double-Edge A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot. | | 120 | 100% | 15 |
TM205 | | Endeavor The user inflicts damage by cutting down the target's HP to roughly equal the user's HP. | | — | 100% | 5 |
TM208 | | Whirlpool The user traps the target inside a violent, swirling whirlpool that inflicts damage for four to five turns. | | 35 | 85% | 15 |
TM209 | | Muddy Water The user attacks by shooting muddy water at opposing Pokémon. This may also lower their accuracy. | | 90 | 85% | 10 |