Poliwrath #0062
| Typing | WaterFighting |
| Abilities | Water Absorb - Ability 1 Damp - Ability 2 Swift Swim - Hidden |
| Classification | The Tadpole Pokémon |
| National ID | #0062 |
| Regional ID | #0041 |
Type Effectiveness
Official Artwork

Base Stats
| Stat | Amount | Stat Range | |
| HP | 90 | 150—197 | |
| Attack | 95 | 90—161 | |
| Defense | 95 | 90—161 | |
| Sp. Attack | 70 | 67—134 | |
| Sp. Defense | 90 | 85—156 | |
| Speed | 70 | 67—134 | |
| Total | 510 | Calculated Stat Range |
Evolutionary Family
Where to Find
| Generation 9 | |
|---|---|
| The Teal Mask (DLC) | |
| Generation 8 | |
| Sw/Sh | StaticBrawlers' Cave |
| Generation 7 | |
| LGP/LGE | WildCerulean Cave |
| US/UM | SOSMalie Garden |
| S/M | SOSMalie Garden |
| Generation 6 | |
| X/Y | FishingVictory Road |
| Generation 5 | |
| B2/W2 | |
| B/W | |
| XD: Gale of Darkness | StaticCitadark Isle |
Breeding and Species Information
| Egg Group(s) | Water 1 |
| Egg Cycles | 20 |
| Egg Steps | 5120 - Generations II, III, and VII 5100 - Generations IV 5140 - Generations V and VI 5100 - Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl 2560 - Sword, Shield, Scarlet, and Violet |
| Gender Ratio | 50.00%50.00% |
| Height | 1.3 m (4'3") |
| Weight | 54.0 kg (119.0 lbs.) |
Battle Information
Pokédex Entries
"Although it’s skilled in a style of dynamic swimming that uses all its muscles, for some reason it lives on dry land." "It can use its well-developed arms and legs to run on the surface of the water for a split second." | |
"Its body is solid muscle. When swimming through cold seas, Poliwrath uses its impressive arms to smash through drift ice and plow forward." "Poliwrath is skilled at both swimming and martial arts. It uses its well-trained arms to dish out powerful punches." | |
"With its extremely tough muscles, it could keep swimming in the Pacific Ocean without resting." | |
"Poliwrath in the Alola region are strong swimmers that use the breaststroke. Many children learn to swim by imitating Poliwrath." "Its percentage of body fat is nearly zero. Its body is entirely muscle, which makes it heavy and forces its swimming prowess to develop." | |
"It’s quite a gifted swimmer, even among Water-type Pokémon, but it normally spends its time on land." "The muscles it has developed through swimming are thick and powerful. When it lands a square punch, it can turn huge boulders to dust." | |
"Swims powerfully using all the muscles in its body. It can even overtake world-class swimmers." | |
"With its extremely tough muscles, it can keep swimming in the Pacific Ocean without resting." "A swimmer adept at both the front crawl and breaststroke. Easily overtakes the best human swimmers." | |
"Poliwrath’s highly developed, brawny muscles never grow fatigued, however much it exercises. It is so tirelessly strong, this Pokémon can swim back and forth across the ocean without effort." | |
"With its extremely tough muscles, it can keep swimming in the Pacific Ocean without resting." | |
"This strong and skilled swimmer is even capable of crossing the Pacific Ocean just by kicking." "Although an energetic, skilled swimmer that uses all of its muscles, it lives on dry land." | |
"An adept swimmer, it knows the front crawl, butterfly, and more. It is faster than the best human swimmers." "A swimmer adept at both the front crawl and breaststroke. Easily overtakes the best human swimmers." | |
"Its highly developed muscles never grow fatigued, however much it exercises. This POKéMON can swim back and forth across the Pacific Ocean without effort." | |
"This strong and skilled swimmer is even capable of crossing the Pacific Ocean just by kicking." "Although an ener getic, skilled swimmer that uses all of its mus cles, it lives on dry land." | |
"It can use its well-developed arms and legs to run on the surface of the water for a split second." | |
"Swims powerfully using all the muscles in its body. It can even overtake champion swimmers." |
Learnset
Learnset via Level-up
Level | Name | Power | Acc. | Type | Cat. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 85 | 100 | Normal | Phys. | |
| 1 | 65 | 100 | Water | Spec. | |
| 1 | — | 60 | Psychic | Stat. |
Learnset via Evolution
Name | Power | Acc. | Type | Cat. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | 50 | Fighting | Phys. |
Learnset via TM
TM | Name | Power | Acc. | Type | Cat. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM001 | 90 | 85 | Normal | Phys. | |
| TM005 | 20 | 100 | Ground | Spec. | |
| TM006 | — | 100 | Normal | Stat. | |
| TM007 | — | — | Normal | Stat. | |
| TM011 | 60 | 100 | Water | Spec. | |
| TM012 | 1 | 100 | Fighting | Phys. | |
| TM018 | 60 | 100 | Dark | Phys. | |
| TM022 | 50 | 100 | Water | Spec. | |
| TM025 | 70 | 100 | Normal | Phys. | |
| TM028 | 60 | 100 | Ground | Phys. | |
| TM032 | 60 | — | Normal | Spec. | |
| TM034 | 55 | 95 | Ice | Spec. | |
| TM035 | 55 | 95 | Ground | Spec. | |
| TM036 | 60 | 95 | Rock | Phys. | |
| TM039 | 65 | 100 | Fighting | Phys. | |
| TM043 | 1 | 100 | Dark | Phys. | |
| TM047 | — | — | Normal | Stat. | |
| TM050 | — | — | Water | Stat. | |
| TM055 | 80 | 100 | Ground | Phys. | |
| TM058 | 75 | 100 | Fighting | Phys. | |
| TM064 | — | — | Fighting | Stat. | |
| TM066 | 85 | 100 | Normal | Phys. | |
| TM069 | 75 | 100 | Ice | Phys. | |
| TM070 | — | — | Normal | Stat. | |
| TM073 | 75 | 100 | Fighting | Phys. | |
| TM077 | 80 | 100 | Water | Phys. | |
| TM080 | — | — | Normal | Stat. | |
| TM083 | 80 | 100 | Poison | Phys. | |
| TM085 | — | — | Psychic | Stat. | |
| TM086 | 75 | 90 | Rock | Phys. | |
| TM087 | — | 100 | Dark | Stat. | |
| TM103 | — | — | Normal | Stat. | |
| TM110 | 85 | 100 | Water | Phys. | |
| TM120 | 90 | 100 | Psychic | Spec. | |
| TM122 | — | 100 | Normal | Stat. | |
| TM123 | 90 | 100 | Water | Spec. | |
| TM128 | — | — | Psychic | Stat. | |
| TM130 | — | — | Normal | Stat. | |
| TM132 | — | — | Normal | Stat. | |
| TM133 | 90 | 100 | Ground | Spec. | |
| TM134 | 1 | 100 | Fighting | Phys. | |
| TM135 | 90 | 100 | Ice | Spec. | |
| TM142 | 110 | 80 | Water | Spec. | |
| TM143 | 110 | 70 | Ice | Spec. | |
| TM149 | 100 | 100 | Ground | Phys. | |
| TM152 | 150 | 90 | Normal | Phys. | |
| TM158 | 120 | 70 | Fighting | Spec. | |
| TM163 | 150 | 90 | Normal | Spec. | |
| TM167 | 120 | 100 | Fighting | Phys. | |
| TM171 | 80 | 100 | Normal | Spec. | |
| TM174 | — | — | Ice | Stat. | |
| TM181 | 65 | 100 | Dark | Phys. | |
| TM184 | 40 | 100 | Fighting | Spec. | |
| TM186 | 95 | 95 | Ground | Phys. | |
| TM192 | 150 | 100 | Fighting | Phys. | |
| TM193 | 50 | 100 | Normal | Spec. | |
| TM203 | — | — | Normal | Stat. | |
| TM204 | 120 | 100 | Normal | Phys. | |
| TM205 | 1 | 100 | Normal | Phys. | |
| TM208 | 35 | 85 | Water | Spec. | |
| TM209 | 90 | 85 | Water | Spec. | |
| TM213 | — | — | Fighting | Stat. | |
| TM221 | 80 | 100 | Dark | Phys. | |
| TM229 | 65 | 100 | Fighting | Phys. |
Reminder Moves
Name | Power | Acc. | Type | Cat. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | Normal | Stat. | |
| 60 | 90 | Fighting | Phys. | |
| 120 | 100 | Normal | Phys. | |
| 90 | 100 | Ground | Spec. | |
| 110 | 80 | Water | Spec. | |
| 55 | 95 | Ground | Spec. | |
| 40 | 100 | Normal | Phys. | |
| — | — | Water | Stat. | |
| 40 | 100 | Water | Spec. |
Reminder moves can only be learned by going to a Move Reminder (Generations I-VIII) or using the Pokémon menu (Legends: Arceus and later).
How to Obtain
Available In
Generation IX
Generation VIII
Sword
TransferShield
TransferThe Isle of Armor (Sword)
CatchableThe Isle of Armor (Shield)
CatchableThe Crown Tundra (Sword)
CatchableThe Crown Tundra (Shield)
CatchableBrilliant Diamond
EvolveShining Pearl
EvolveGeneration VII
Sun
CatchableMoon
CatchableUltra Sun
CatchableUltra Moon
CatchableLet's Go, Pikachu!
CatchableLet's Go, Eevee!
CatchableGeneration VI
Generation V
Generation IV
Generation III
Generation II
Generation I
What does each category mean?
Catchable Can be caught in the base game without special requirements. It spawns somewhere in game.
Obtainable Available only through an in-game gift, such as a starter or in-game trade with an NPC.
Evolve Only available through evolution. A pre-evolution is available for catching or obtaining.
Event Only available through some sort of event or distribution.
Transfer Exists within the game's data, but can only be obtained via a trade with another player (version exclusive) or transfer through another means like Pokémon HOME.
In-Game Images
Standard Sprites

Main Sprite
Shiny Sprites

Main Sprite



