Poliwag #060(Nat. #0060)

The Tadpole Pokémon

Typing	Water
Classification	The Tadpole Pokémon
National ID	#0060
Regional ID	#0060

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

GrassElectric

Resists x½

FireWaterIce

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Sprite and Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	40	100—147
Attack	50	55—102
Defense	40	45—92
Special	40	45—92
Speed	90	95—142
Total	260	Calculated

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100

Evolutionary Family

At Level 25

Use Water Stone

Where to Find

Place	Lv.
Celadon CityGood Rod	10	50%
Cerulean Cave 1FGood Rod	10	50%
Cerulean Cave B1FGood Rod	10	50%
Cerulean CityGood Rod	10	50%
Cerulean City GymGood Rod	10	50%
Cinnabar IslandGood Rod	10	50%
Fuchsia CityGood Rod	10	50%
Pallet TownGood Rod	10	50%
Pokémon LeagueGood Rod	10	50%
Route 4Good Rod	10	50%
Route 6Good Rod	10	50%
Route 10Good Rod	10	50%
Route 11Good Rod	10	50%
Route 12Good Rod	10	50%
Route 13Good Rod	10	50%
Route 14Good Rod	10	50%
Route 16Good Rod	10	50%
Route 17Good Rod	10	50%
Route 18Good Rod	10	50%
Route 19Good Rod	10	50%
Route 20Good Rod	10	50%
Route 21Good Rod	10	50%
Route 22Good Rod	10	50%
Route 22Super Rod	5–15	89.5%
Route 23Good Rod	10	50%
Route 23Super Rod	25–30	69.5%
Route 24Good Rod	10	50%
Route 25Good Rod	10	50%
Safari Zone (Kanto) CenterGood Rod	10	50%
Safari Zone (Kanto) EastGood Rod	10	50%
Safari Zone (Kanto) NorthGood Rod	10	50%
Safari Zone (Kanto) WestGood Rod	10	50%
Seafoam Islands B3FGood Rod	10	50%
Seafoam Islands B4FGood Rod	10	50%
Vermilion CityGood Rod	10	50%
Vermilion City DockGood Rod	10	50%
Viridian CityGood Rod	10	50%
Viridian CitySuper Rod	5–15	100%

Breeding and Species Information

Height	0.6 m (2'0")
Weight	12.4 kg (27.3 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	40 HP 50 Attack 40 Defense Sp. Attack Sp. Defense 90 Speed
Base Exp. Yield	77
Catch Rate	255
Catch Chance	~34.38% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Slow
Base Friendship

Pokédex Entries

Yellow

"The direction of the spiral on the belly differs by area. It is more adept at swimming than walking."

Learnset

Level-up TM HM

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Poliwag via level-up in Pokémon Yellow:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Bubble	20	100	Water	Spec.
16	Hypnosis	—	60	Psychic	Stat.
19	Water Gun	40	100	Water	Spec.
25	Double Slap	15	85	Normal	Phys.
31	Body Slam	85	100	Normal	Phys.
38	Amnesia	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
45	Hydro Pump	120	80	Water	Spec.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Poliwag via TM in Pokémon Yellow:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM006	Toxic	—	85	Poison	Stat.
TM008	Body Slam	85	100	Normal	Phys.
TM009	Take Down	90	85	Normal	Phys.
TM010	Double-Edge	100	100	Normal	Phys.
TM011	Bubble Beam	65	100	Water	Spec.
TM012	Water Gun	40	100	Water	Spec.
TM013	Ice Beam	95	100	Ice	Spec.
TM014	Blizzard	120	90	Ice	Spec.
TM020	Rage	20	100	Normal	Phys.
TM029	Psychic	90	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM031	Mimic	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM032	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM034	Bide	1	—	Normal	Phys.
TM040	Skull Bash	100	100	Normal	Phys.
TM044	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM046	Psywave	1	80	Psychic	Spec.
TM050	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Learnset via HM

The following moves are learned by Poliwag via HM in Pokémon Yellow:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
HM03	Surf	95	100	Water	Spec.

In-Game Images

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Arcanine(#0059)

Poliwhirl(#0061)

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