Poliwag #072(Nat. #0060)

The Tadpole Pokémon

Typing	Water
Abilities	Water Absorb - Ability 1 Damp - Ability 2
Classification	The Tadpole Pokémon
National ID	#0060
Regional ID	#0072

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

GrassElectric

Resists x½

SteelFireWaterIce

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Sprite and Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	40	100—147
Attack	50	49—112
Defense	40	40—101
Sp. Attack	40	40—101
Sp. Defense	40	40—101
Speed	90	85—156
Total	300	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Evolutionary Family

At Level 25

Use Water Stone

Trade w/ King's Rock

Politoed

Water

Where to Find

Place	Lv.	Morning	Day	Night
Blackthorn CityOld Rod	10	15%
Blackthorn CityGood Rod	20	60%	60%	60%
Blackthorn CitySuper Rod	40	80%	80%	80%
Cerulean Cave 1FGood Rod	20	45%	45%	55%
Cerulean Cave 1FSuper Rod	40	40%	40%	70%
Cerulean Cave 2FGood Rod	20	45%	45%	55%
Cerulean Cave 2FSuper Rod	40	40%	40%	70%
Cerulean Cave B1FGood Rod	20	45%	45%	55%
Cerulean Cave B1FSuper Rod	40	40%	40%	70%
Cliff Edge GateGood Rod	20	15%	15%	5%
Cliff Edge GateSuper Rod	40	30%	30%	30%
Ecruteak CitySurfing	10–25	90%
Ecruteak CityOld Rod	10	15%
Ecruteak CityGood Rod	20	60%	60%	60%
Ecruteak CitySuper Rod	40	80%	80%	80%
Ilex ForestOld Rod	10	15%
Ilex ForestGood Rod	20	60%	60%	60%
Ilex ForestSuper Rod	40	80%	80%	80%
Mt. Moon SquareSurfing	35	60%
Mt. Moon SquareGood Rod	20	30%	30%	30%
Mt. Moon SquareSuper Rod	40	100%	100%	100%
Mt. Moon Square Clefairy EventSurfing	30–35	100%
Mt. Moon Square Clefairy EventOld Rod	10	90%
Mt. Moon Square Clefairy EventGood Rod	20	90%	90%	90%
Mt. Moon Square Clefairy EventSuper Rod	40	90%	90%	60%
Mt. SilverSurfing	30–40	9%
Mt. SilverOld Rod	10	15%
Mt. SilverGood Rod	20	60%	60%	60%
Mt. SilverSuper Rod	40	80%	80%	80%
Route 6Old Rod	10	15%
Route 6Good Rod	20	60%	60%	60%
Route 6Super Rod	40	80%	80%	80%
Route 22Surfing	5–10	90%
Route 22Old Rod	10	15%
Route 22Good Rod	20	60%	60%	60%
Route 22Super Rod	40	80%	80%	80%
Route 28Surfing	35–40	90%
Route 28Old Rod	10	15%
Route 28Good Rod	20	60%	60%	60%
Route 28Super Rod	40	80%	80%	80%
Route 30Surfing	10–25	90%
Route 30Old Rod	10	15%
Route 30Good Rod	20	60%	60%	60%
Route 30Super Rod	40	80%	80%	80%
Route 31Surfing	10–25	90%
Route 31Old Rod	10	15%
Route 31Good Rod	20	60%	60%	60%
Route 31Super Rod	40	80%	80%	80%
Route 35Old Rod	10	15%
Route 35Good Rod	20	60%	60%	60%
Route 35Super Rod	40	80%	80%	80%
Route 43Old Rod	10	15%
Route 43Good Rod	20	60%	60%	60%
Route 43Super Rod	40	80%	80%	80%
Route 44Surfing	15–30	90%
Route 44Old Rod	10	15%
Route 44Old Rod Swarm	10	15%
Route 44Good Rod	20	55%	55%	55%
Route 44Good Rod Swarm	20	30%	30%	30%
Route 44Super Rod	40	70%	70%	70%
Route 45Old Rod	10	15%
Route 45Good Rod	20	60%	60%	60%
Route 45Super Rod	40	80%	80%	80%
Ruins of AlphOld Rod	10	15%
Ruins of AlphGood Rod	20	60%	60%	60%
Ruins of AlphSuper Rod	40	80%	80%	80%
Safari Zone MarshlandSafari Zone Surfing	15–17	40%	40%	40%
Safari Zone MarshlandSafari Zone Surfing Water level 10	15–17	30%	30%	30%
Safari Zone MarshlandSafari Zone Surfing Water level 13	16–17	20%	20%	20%
Safari Zone MarshlandSafari Zone Surfing Water level 16	17	10%	10%	10%
Safari Zone MarshlandSafari Zone Old Rod	12–15	40%	40%	40%
Safari Zone MarshlandSafari Zone Old Rod Water level 2	12–16	50%	50%	50%
Safari Zone MarshlandSafari Zone Old Rod Water level 3	12–18	60%	60%	60%
Safari Zone MeadowSafari Zone Old Rod	12–15	40%	40%	40%
Safari Zone MeadowSafari Zone Old Rod Water level 2	12–15	40%	40%	40%
Safari Zone MeadowSafari Zone Old Rod Water level 3	12–15	40%	40%	40%
Safari Zone MeadowSafari Zone Good Rod	22–24	40%	40%	40%
Safari Zone MeadowSafari Zone Good Rod Water level 5	22–24	40%	40%	40%
Safari Zone MeadowSafari Zone Good Rod Water level 7	22–24	40%	40%	40%
Safari Zone MeadowSafari Zone Super Rod	35–36	40%	40%	40%
Safari Zone MeadowSafari Zone Super Rod Water level 10	35–36	30%	30%	30%
Safari Zone MeadowSafari Zone Super Rod Water level 14	36	20%	20%	20%
Safari Zone Rocky BeachSafari Zone Surfing	15–16	30%	30%	30%
Safari Zone Rocky BeachSafari Zone Surfing Water level 10	15–16	30%	30%	30%
Safari Zone Rocky BeachSafari Zone Surfing Water level 14	15–16	30%	30%	30%
Safari Zone Rocky BeachSafari Zone Surfing Water level 18	15–16	30%	30%	30%
Safari Zone WetlandSafari Zone Surfing	15–16	30%	30%	30%
Safari Zone WetlandSafari Zone Surfing Water level 3	16	20%	20%	20%
Safari Zone WetlandSafari Zone Surfing Water level 4	16	10%	10%	10%
Safari Zone WetlandSafari Zone Old Rod	12–15	40%	40%	40%
Safari Zone WetlandSafari Zone Old Rod Water level 2	12–15	40%	40%	40%
Safari Zone WetlandSafari Zone Old Rod Water level 3	12–15	40%	40%	40%
Safari Zone WetlandSafari Zone Good Rod	22–24	70%	70%	70%
Safari Zone WetlandSafari Zone Good Rod Water level 10	22–24	60%	60%	60%
Safari Zone WetlandSafari Zone Good Rod Water level 14	22–24	50%	50%	50%
Safari Zone WetlandSafari Zone Super Rod	35–37	50%	50%	50%
Safari Zone WetlandSafari Zone Super Rod Water level 6	35–37	40%	40%	40%
Safari Zone WetlandSafari Zone Super Rod Water level 9	36–37	30%	30%	30%
Violet CitySurfing	10–25	90%
Violet CityOld Rod	10	15%
Violet CityOld Rod Swarm	10	15%
Violet CityGood Rod	20	60%	60%	60%
Violet CityGood Rod Swarm	20	35%	35%	35%
Violet CitySuper Rod	40	80%	80%	80%
Viridian CitySurfing	5–10	90%
Viridian CityOld Rod	10	15%
Viridian CityGood Rod	20	60%	60%	60%
Viridian CitySuper Rod	40	80%	80%	80%
PokéwalkerStatic Encounter	8–15	✓

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Water 1
Egg Cycles	20
Egg Steps	5100
Gender Ratio	50.39%49.61%
Height	0.6 m (2'0")
Weight	12.4 kg (27.3 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	1 Speed
Base Exp. Yield	77
Catch Rate	255
Catch Chance	~33.69% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Slow
Base Friendship	50

Pokédex Entries

HeartGold

"Because it is inept at walking on its newly grown legs, it always swims around in water."

SoulSilver

"The direction of its belly spiral differs by area. The equator is thought to have an effect on this."

Learnset

Level-up Egg Tutor TM HM Transfer

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Poliwag via level-up in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Water Sport	—	—	Water	Stat.
5	Bubble	20	100	Water	Spec.
8	Hypnosis	—	60	Psychic	Stat.
11	Water Gun	40	100	Water	Spec.
15	Double Slap	15	85	Normal	Phys.
18	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
21	Body Slam	85	100	Normal	Phys.
25	Bubble Beam	65	100	Water	Spec.
28	Mud Shot	55	95	Ground	Spec.
31	Belly Drum	—	—	Normal	Stat.
35	Wake-Up Slap	60	100	Fighting	Phys.
38	Hydro Pump	120	80	Water	Spec.
41	Mud Bomb	65	85	Ground	Spec.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Poliwag as Egg Moves in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Bubble Beam	65	100	Water	Spec.
Encore	—	100	Normal	Stat.
Endeavor	1	100	Normal	Phys.
Haze	—	—	Ice	Stat.
Ice Ball	30	90	Ice	Phys.
Mind Reader	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Mist	—	—	Ice	Stat.
Mud Shot	55	95	Ground	Spec.
Refresh	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Splash	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Water Sport	—	—	Water	Stat.

Tutor Moves

The following moves are learned by Poliwag as Tutor Moves in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Dive	80	100	Water	Phys.
Headbutt	70	100	Normal	Phys.
Helping Hand	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Icy Wind	55	95	Ice	Spec.
Snore	40	100	Normal	Spec.

Tutor moves can only be learned by visiting a special Move Tutor.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Poliwag via TM in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM003	Water Pulse	60	100	Water	Spec.
TM006	Toxic	—	85	Poison	Stat.
TM007	Hail	—	—	Ice	Stat.
TM010	Hidden Power	1	100	Normal	Spec.
TM013	Ice Beam	95	100	Ice	Spec.
TM014	Blizzard	120	70	Ice	Spec.
TM017	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM018	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM021	Frustration	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM027	Return	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM028	Dig	80	100	Ground	Phys.
TM029	Psychic	90	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM032	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM042	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM043	Secret Power	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM044	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM045	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM046	Thief	40	100	Dark	Phys.
TM058	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM078	Captivate	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM082	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM083	Natural Gift	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM087	Swagger	—	90	Normal	Stat.
TM090	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Learnset via HM

The following moves are learned by Poliwag via HM in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
HM03	Surf	95	100	Water	Spec.
HM05	Whirlpool	15	70	Water	Spec.
HM07	Waterfall	80	100	Water	Phys.

Transfer Moves

The following moves are learned by Poliwag via Transfer from an older game:

Name	Origin Games	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Defense Curl	E	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Double-Edge	EFRLGxd	120	100	Normal	Phys.
Mimic	EFRLGxd	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Transfer moves require transferring the Pokémon from a previous generation where it could learn the move.

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Main Sprite
Back Sprite

Shiny Sprites

Main Sprite
Back Sprite

Parasect(#0047)

Poliwhirl(#0061)

Legends: Z-A

Scarlet and Violet

Other Games

Catch Calculators

Shiny Rates

Shiny Hunting Tools

Poliwag #072(Nat. #0060)

The Tadpole Pokémon

Type Effectiveness

Sprite and Official Artwork

Base Stats

Evolutionary Family

Where to Find

Breeding and Species Information

Battle Information

Pokédex Entries

Learnset

Learnset via Level-up

Egg Moves

Tutor Moves

Learnset via TM

Learnset via HM

Transfer Moves

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Shiny Sprites