Poliwhirl #0061

The Tadpole Pokémon

Typing	Water
Abilities	Water Absorb - Ability 1 Damp - Ability 2
Classification	The Tadpole Pokémon
National ID	#0061

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

GrassElectric

Resists x½

SteelFireWaterIce

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Sprite and Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	65	125—172
Attack	65	63—128
Defense	65	63—128
Sp. Attack	50	49—112
Sp. Defense	50	49—112
Speed	90	85—156
Total	385	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

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Water 1
Egg Cycles	20
Egg Steps	5120
Gender Ratio	50.39% 49.61%
Height	1.0 m (3'3")
Weight	20.0 kg (44.1 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	2 Speed
Base Exp. Yield	131
Catch Rate	120
Catch Chance	~16.78% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Slow
Base Friendship	50

Pokédex Entries

Ruby

Sapphire

"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."

Learnset

Level-up Egg TM HM Transfer

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Poliwhirl via level-up in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Bubble	20	100	Water	Spec.
1	Hypnosis	—	60	Psychic	Stat.
1	Water Gun	40	100	Water	Spec.
7	Hypnosis	—	60	Psychic	Stat.
13	Water Gun	40	100	Water	Spec.
19	Double Slap	15	85	Normal	Phys.
27	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
35	Body Slam	85	100	Normal	Phys.
43	Belly Drum	—	—	Normal	Stat.
51	Hydro Pump	120	80	Water	Spec.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Poliwhirl as Egg Moves in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Bubble Beam	65	100	Water	Spec.
Haze	—	—	Ice	Stat.
Ice Ball	30	90	Ice	Spec.
Mind Reader	—	100	Normal	Stat.
Mist	—	—	Ice	Stat.
Splash	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Water Sport	—	—	Water	Stat.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Poliwhirl via TM in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM001	Focus Punch	150	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM003	Water Pulse	60	100	Water	Spec.
TM006	Toxic	—	85	Poison	Stat.
TM007	Hail	—	—	Ice	Stat.
TM010	Hidden Power	1	100	Normal	Phys.
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.
TM026	Earthquake	100	100	Ground	Phys.
TM027	Return	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM028	Dig	60	100	Ground	Phys.
TM029	Psychic	90	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM031	Brick Break	75	100	Fighting	Phys.
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	Spec.

Learnset via HM

The following moves are learned by Poliwhirl via HM in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
HM03	Surf	95	100	Water	Spec.
HM04	Strength	80	100	Normal	Phys.
HM06	Rock Smash	20	100	Fighting	Phys.
HM07	Waterfall	80	100	Water	Spec.
HM08	Dive	60	100	Water	Spec.

Transfer Moves

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

Name	Origin Games	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Counter	E FRLG	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
Defense Curl	E	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Double-Edge	E FRLG	120	100	Normal	Phys.
Endure	E	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Ice Punch	E	75	100	Ice	Spec.
Icy Wind	E	55	95	Ice	Spec.
Mega Kick	E FRLG	120	75	Normal	Phys.
Mega Punch	E FRLG	80	85	Normal	Phys.
Metronome	E FRLG	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Mimic	E FRLG	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Mud-Slap	E	20	100	Ground	Phys.
Seismic Toss	E FRLG	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
Sleep Talk	E	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Snore	E	40	100	Normal	Phys.
Substitute	E FRLG	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Swagger	E	—	90	Normal	Stat.

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

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Other Games

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Poliwhirl #0061

The Tadpole Pokémon

Type Effectiveness

Sprite and Official Artwork

Base Stats

Evolutionary Family

Breeding and Species Information

Battle Information

Pokédex Entries

Learnset

Learnset via Level-up

Egg Moves

Learnset via TM

Learnset via HM

Transfer Moves

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Shiny Sprites