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Poliwag

Poliwag

#060
water
CommonGen ISpeedster

"Its newly grown legs prevent it from running. It appears to prefer swimming than trying to stand."

Height:0.6m (1'12")
Weight:12.4kg (27.3lbs)
Battle Poliwag

Base Stats
300

HP40
ATK50
DEF40
SP.ATK40
SP.DEF40
SPD90

Abilities

Water AbsorbPrimary

Absorbs water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.

Damp

Prevents self destruct, explosion, and aftermath from working while the Pokémon is in battle.

Swift SwimHidden

Doubles Speed during rain.

Evolution Chain

poliwag
Poliwag#060
evolves into
poliwhirl
Poliwhirl#061
evolves into
poliwrath
Poliwrath#062
politoed
Politoed#186

Moves(77 total)

Move
Type
Cat
Pow
Acc
Level
Water Gun
water
40
100%
1
Hypnosis
psychic
—
60%
1
Bubble
water
40
100%
1
Pound
normal
40
100%
6
Double Slap
normal
15
85%
16
Bubble Beam
water
65
100%
18
Wake Up Slap
fighting
70
100%
35
Mud Bomb
ground
65
85%
41
Belly Drum
normal
—
—
48

Species Info

Capture Rate255
Base Experience60
Growth Ratemedium slow
Habitatwaters-edge
Colorblue
Shapelegs

Breeding

Gender Ratio50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groupswater1
Hatch Steps5,100

Where to Find

Sinnoh Route 225 Area
Diamond, Pearl
Sinnoh Route 227 Area
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
Sinnoh Route 228 Area
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
Johto Route 30 Area
Gold, Silver, Crystal +2 more
Johto Route 31 Area
Gold, Silver, Crystal +2 more
Violet City Area
Gold, Silver, Crystal +2 more
Ruins Of Alph Outside
Gold, Silver, Crystal +2 more
Ilex Forest Area
Gold, Silver, Crystal +2 more
Johto Route 35 Area
Gold, Silver, Crystal +2 more
Ecruteak City Area
Gold, Silver, Crystal +2 more
Johto Route 43 Area
Gold, Silver, Crystal +2 more
Johto Route 44 Area
Gold, Silver, Crystal +2 more

And 8 more locations...

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bulbasaur - Pokemon with grass and poison type

bulbasaur

grasspoison
Base Stats
318
HP
45
ATK
49
DEF
49
SP.ATK
65
SP.DEF
65
SPD
45
ivysaur - Pokemon with grass and poison type

ivysaur

grasspoison
Base Stats
405
HP
60
ATK
62
DEF
63
SP.ATK
80
SP.DEF
80
SPD
60
venusaur - Pokemon with grass and poison type

venusaur

grasspoison
Base Stats
525
HP
80
ATK
82
DEF
83
SP.ATK
100
SP.DEF
100
SPD
80
charmander - Pokemon with fire type

charmander

fire
Base Stats
309
HP
39
ATK
52
DEF
43
SP.ATK
60
SP.DEF
50
SPD
65
charmeleon - Pokemon with fire type

charmeleon

fire
Base Stats
405
HP
58
ATK
64
DEF
58
SP.ATK
80
SP.DEF
65
SPD
80
charizard - Pokemon with fire and flying type

charizard

fireflying
Base Stats
534
HP
78
ATK
84
DEF
78
SP.ATK
109
SP.DEF
85
SPD
100
squirtle - Pokemon with water type

squirtle

water
Base Stats
314
HP
44
ATK
48
DEF
65
SP.ATK
50
SP.DEF
64
SPD
43
wartortle - Pokemon with water type

wartortle

water
Base Stats
405
HP
59
ATK
63
DEF
80
SP.ATK
65
SP.DEF
80
SPD
58
blastoise - Pokemon with water type

blastoise

water
Base Stats
530
HP
79
ATK
83
DEF
100
SP.ATK
85
SP.DEF
105
SPD
78
caterpie - Pokemon with bug type

caterpie

bug
Base Stats
195
HP
45
ATK
30
DEF
35
SP.ATK
20
SP.DEF
20
SPD
45
metapod - Pokemon with bug type

metapod

bug
Base Stats
205
HP
50
ATK
20
DEF
55
SP.ATK
25
SP.DEF
25
SPD
30
butterfree - Pokemon with bug and flying type

butterfree

bugflying
Base Stats
395
HP
60
ATK
45
DEF
50
SP.ATK
90
SP.DEF
80
SPD
70
weedle - Pokemon with bug and poison type

weedle

bugpoison
Base Stats
195
HP
40
ATK
35
DEF
30
SP.ATK
20
SP.DEF
20
SPD
50
kakuna - Pokemon with bug and poison type

kakuna

bugpoison
Base Stats
205
HP
45
ATK
25
DEF
50
SP.ATK
25
SP.DEF
25
SPD
35
beedrill - Pokemon with bug and poison type

beedrill

bugpoison
Base Stats
395
HP
65
ATK
90
DEF
40
SP.ATK
45
SP.DEF
80
SPD
75
pidgey - Pokemon with normal and flying type

pidgey

normalflying
Base Stats
251
HP
40
ATK
45
DEF
40
SP.ATK
35
SP.DEF
35
SPD
56
pidgeotto - Pokemon with normal and flying type

pidgeotto

normalflying
Base Stats
349
HP
63
ATK
60
DEF
55
SP.ATK
50
SP.DEF
50
SPD
71
pidgeot - Pokemon with normal and flying type

pidgeot

normalflying
Base Stats
479
HP
83
ATK
80
DEF
75
SP.ATK
70
SP.DEF
70
SPD
101
rattata - Pokemon with normal type

rattata

normal
Base Stats
253
HP
30
ATK
56
DEF
35
SP.ATK
25
SP.DEF
35
SPD
72
raticate - Pokemon with normal type

raticate

normal
Base Stats
413
HP
55
ATK
81
DEF
60
SP.ATK
50
SP.DEF
70
SPD
97
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