Poliwag
The Water type Pokemon. Discover comprehensive stats, moves, and evolutions across all games.
National #60• Available in 11 game versions
Water
Pokemon Details
Species: Tadpole Pokémon
Height: 0.6 m
Weight: 12.4 kg
Abilities:
Training
EV Yield: 1 Speed
Catch Rate: 255
Base Friendship: 50
Base Exp: 60
Growth Rate: Medium Slow
Breeding
Egg Groups:
- Water 1
Egg Cycles (Steps):
- Min: 4884
- Max: 5140
Gender:
- Male: 50%
- Female: 50%
Available Game Versions
Click a game to view specific dataStats
50
40
40
40
40
90
Total
300
Type Guide
See the full type chart →This Pokémon's type(s) are highlighted below. Read across a highlighted row for its move effectiveness, and down a highlighted column for how much damage it takes.
2×/4×Super effective
½×/¼×Not very effective
0×No effect
—Normal damage
| Atk ⬇ / Def ➡ | Normal | Fire | Water | Electric | Grass | Ice | Fighting | Poison | Ground | Psychic | Bug | Rock | Ghost | Dragon | Dark | Steel | Fairy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ½× | 0× | — | — | ½× | — |
| Fire | — | ½× | ½× | — | 2× | 2× | — | — | — | — | — | 2× | ½× | — | ½× | — | 2× | — |
| Water | — | 2× | ½× | — | ½× | — | — | — | 2× | — | — | — | 2× | — | ½× | — | — | — |
| Electric | — | — | 2× | ½× | ½× | — | — | — | 0× | 2× | — | — | — | — | ½× | — | — | — |
| Grass | — | ½× | 2× | — | ½× | — | — | ½× | 2× | ½× | — | ½× | 2× | — | ½× | — | ½× | — |
| Ice | — | ½× | ½× | — | 2× | ½× | — | — | 2× | 2× | — | — | — | — | 2× | — | ½× | — |
| Fighting | 2× | — | — | — | — | 2× | — | ½× | — | ½× | ½× | ½× | 2× | 0× | — | 2× | 2× | ½× |
| Poison | — | — | — | — | 2× | — | — | ½× | ½× | — | — | — | ½× | ½× | — | — | 0× | 2× |
| Ground | — | 2× | — | 2× | ½× | — | — | 2× | — | 0× | — | ½× | 2× | — | — | — | 2× | — |
| — | — | — | ½× | 2× | — | 2× | — | — | — | — | 2× | ½× | — | — | — | ½× | — | |
| Psychic | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2× | 2× | — | — | ½× | — | — | — | — | 0× | ½× | — |
| Bug | — | ½× | — | — | 2× | — | ½× | ½× | — | ½× | 2× | — | — | ½× | — | 2× | ½× | ½× |
| Rock | — | 2× | — | — | — | 2× | ½× | — | ½× | 2× | — | 2× | — | — | — | — | ½× | — |
| Ghost | 0× | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2× | — | — | 2× | — | ½× | — | — |
| Dragon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2× | — | ½× | 0× |
| Dark | — | — | — | — | — | — | ½× | — | — | — | 2× | — | — | 2× | — | ½× | — | ½× |
| Steel | — | ½× | ½× | ½× | — | 2× | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2× | — | — | — | ½× | 2× |
| Fairy | — | ½× | — | — | — | — | 2× | ½× | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2× | 2× | ½× | — |
Try a matchup
Pick the opponent’s types to see how your moves perform.
Your damage:×1Even
Tip: Dual-type opponents combine both types. For example, an Electric move deals ×4 to a Water/Flying opponent.
Evolutions
Pokémon Moves by Learning Method
Moves from All Games
The moves shown below are collected from all games where Poliwag appears. These may not match the specific moveset available in your game. Select a specific game version above to see the exact moves for that game.
| Name | Level | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubble | 1 | Water | Special | 20 | 100 |
| Water Sport | 1 | Water | Status | - | - |
| Pound | 6 | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 |
| Double Slap | 15 | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 |
| Hypnosis | 16 | Psychic | Status | - | 60 |
| Water Gun | 19 | Water | Special | 40 | 100 |
| Doubleslap | 25 | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 |
| Rain Dance | 25 | Water | Status | - | - |
| Bubblebeam | 25 | Water | Special | 65 | 100 |
| Bubble Beam | 25 | Water | Special | 65 | 100 |
| Mud Shot | 28 | Ground | Special | 55 | 95 |
| Body Slam | 31 | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 |
| Wake Up Slap | 35 | Fighting | Physical | 60 | 100 |
| Earth Power | 36 | Ground | Special | 90 | 100 |
| Belly Drum | 37 | Normal | Status | - | - |
| Amnesia | 38 | Psychic | Status | - | - |
| Mud Bomb | 41 | Ground | Special | 65 | 85 |
| Hydro Pump | 45 | Water | Special | 120 | 80 |
| Double Edge | 54 | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 |
Game Locations
| Game | Location |
|---|---|
| Blue | 10 - Wild 11 - Wild 12 - Wild 13 - Wild 17 - Wild 18 - Wild 19 - Wild 20 - Wild 21 - Wild 22 - Wild 23 - Wild 24 - Wild 25 - Wild Celadon City - Wild Cerulean Cave - Wild Fuchsia City - Wild Pallet Town - Wild Route 6 - Wild Safari Zone - Wild Seafoam Islands - Wild Vermilion City - Wild Viridian City - Wild celadon-city-area - Good-rod cerulean-cave-1f - Good-rod cerulean-cave-b1f - Good-rod cerulean-city-area - Good-rod cinnabar-island-area - Good-rod fuchsia-city-area - Good-rod kanto-route-10-area - Good-rod kanto-route-11-area - Good-rod kanto-route-12-area - Good-rod kanto-route-13-area - Good-rod kanto-route-17-area - Good-rod kanto-route-18-area - Good-rod kanto-route-22-area - Good-rod kanto-route-22-area - Super-rod kanto-route-23-area - Good-rod kanto-route-24-area - Good-rod kanto-route-25-area - Good-rod kanto-route-6-area - Good-rod kanto-safari-zone-area-1-east - Good-rod kanto-safari-zone-area-2-north - Good-rod kanto-safari-zone-area-3-west - Good-rod kanto-safari-zone-middle - Good-rod kanto-sea-route-19-area - Good-rod kanto-sea-route-20-area - Good-rod kanto-sea-route-21-area - Good-rod pallet-town-area - Good-rod pallet-town-area - Super-rod seafoam-islands-b3f - Good-rod seafoam-islands-b4f - Good-rod vermilion-city-area - Good-rod vermilion-city-ss-anne-dock - Good-rod viridian-city-area - Good-rod viridian-city-area - Super-rod |
| Yellow | 10 - Wild 11 - Wild 12 - Wild 13 - Wild 17 - Wild 18 - Wild 19 - Wild 20 - Wild 21 - Wild 22 - Wild 23 - Wild 24 - Wild 25 - Wild Celadon City - Wild Cerulean Cave - Wild Fuchsia City - Wild Pallet Town - Wild Route 6 - Wild Safari Zone - Wild Seafoam Islands - Wild Vermilion City - Wild Viridian City - Wild celadon-city-area - Good-rod cerulean-cave-1f - Good-rod cerulean-cave-b1f - Good-rod cerulean-city-area - Good-rod cinnabar-island-area - Good-rod fuchsia-city-area - Good-rod kanto-route-10-area - Good-rod kanto-route-11-area - Good-rod kanto-route-12-area - Good-rod kanto-route-13-area - Good-rod kanto-route-17-area - Good-rod kanto-route-18-area - Good-rod kanto-route-22-area - Good-rod kanto-route-22-area - Super-rod kanto-route-23-area - Good-rod kanto-route-23-area - Super-rod kanto-route-24-area - Good-rod kanto-route-25-area - Good-rod kanto-route-6-area - Good-rod kanto-safari-zone-area-1-east - Good-rod kanto-safari-zone-area-2-north - Good-rod kanto-safari-zone-area-3-west - Good-rod kanto-safari-zone-middle - Good-rod kanto-sea-route-19-area - Good-rod kanto-sea-route-20-area - Good-rod kanto-sea-route-21-area - Good-rod pallet-town-area - Good-rod seafoam-islands-b3f - Good-rod seafoam-islands-b4f - Good-rod vermilion-city-area - Good-rod viridian-city-area - Good-rod viridian-city-area - Super-rod |
| Gold | 22 - Wild 28 - Wild 30 - Wild 31 - Wild 35 - Wild 44 - Wild Blackthorn City - Wild Ecruteak City - Wild Ilex Forest - Wild Mt. Silver - Wild Route 6 - Wild Ruins of Alph - Wild Violet City - Wild Viridian City - Wild blackthorn-city-area - Good-rod blackthorn-city-area - Old-rod blackthorn-city-area - Super-rod ecruteak-city-area - Good-rod ecruteak-city-area - Old-rod ecruteak-city-area - Super-rod ecruteak-city-area - Surf ilex-forest-area - Good-rod ilex-forest-area - Old-rod ilex-forest-area - Super-rod johto-route-30-area - Good-rod johto-route-30-area - Old-rod johto-route-30-area - Super-rod johto-route-30-area - Surf johto-route-31-area - Good-rod johto-route-31-area - Old-rod johto-route-31-area - Super-rod johto-route-31-area - Surf johto-route-35-area - Good-rod johto-route-35-area - Old-rod johto-route-35-area - Super-rod johto-route-43-area - Good-rod johto-route-43-area - Old-rod johto-route-43-area - Super-rod johto-route-44-area - Good-rod johto-route-44-area - Old-rod johto-route-44-area - Super-rod johto-route-44-area - Surf kanto-route-22-area - Good-rod kanto-route-22-area - Old-rod kanto-route-22-area - Super-rod kanto-route-22-area - Surf kanto-route-28-area - Good-rod kanto-route-28-area - Old-rod kanto-route-28-area - Super-rod kanto-route-28-area - Surf kanto-route-6-area - Good-rod kanto-route-6-area - Old-rod kanto-route-6-area - Super-rod mt-silver-outside - Good-rod mt-silver-outside - Old-rod mt-silver-outside - Super-rod mt-silver-outside - Surf ruins-of-alph-outside - Good-rod ruins-of-alph-outside - Old-rod ruins-of-alph-outside - Super-rod violet-city-area - Good-rod violet-city-area - Old-rod violet-city-area - Super-rod violet-city-area - Surf viridian-city-area - Surf |
| Crystal | 22 - Wild 28 - Wild 30 - Wild 31 - Wild 35 - Wild 44 - Wild Blackthorn City - Wild Ecruteak City - Wild Ilex Forest - Wild Mt. Silver - Wild Route 6 - Wild Ruins of Alph - Wild Violet City - Wild Viridian City - Wild blackthorn-city-area - Good-rod blackthorn-city-area - Old-rod blackthorn-city-area - Super-rod ecruteak-city-area - Good-rod ecruteak-city-area - Old-rod ecruteak-city-area - Super-rod ecruteak-city-area - Surf ilex-forest-area - Good-rod ilex-forest-area - Old-rod ilex-forest-area - Super-rod johto-route-30-area - Good-rod johto-route-30-area - Old-rod johto-route-30-area - Super-rod johto-route-30-area - Surf johto-route-30-area - Walk johto-route-31-area - Good-rod johto-route-31-area - Old-rod johto-route-31-area - Super-rod johto-route-31-area - Surf johto-route-31-area - Walk johto-route-35-area - Good-rod johto-route-35-area - Old-rod johto-route-35-area - Super-rod johto-route-43-area - Good-rod johto-route-43-area - Old-rod johto-route-43-area - Super-rod johto-route-44-area - Good-rod johto-route-44-area - Old-rod johto-route-44-area - Super-rod johto-route-44-area - Surf johto-route-44-area - Walk kanto-route-22-area - Good-rod kanto-route-22-area - Old-rod kanto-route-22-area - Super-rod kanto-route-22-area - Surf kanto-route-22-area - Walk kanto-route-28-area - Good-rod kanto-route-28-area - Old-rod kanto-route-28-area - Super-rod kanto-route-28-area - Surf kanto-route-6-area - Good-rod kanto-route-6-area - Old-rod kanto-route-6-area - Super-rod mt-silver-outside - Good-rod mt-silver-outside - Old-rod mt-silver-outside - Super-rod mt-silver-outside - Surf ruins-of-alph-outside - Good-rod ruins-of-alph-outside - Old-rod ruins-of-alph-outside - Super-rod violet-city-area - Good-rod violet-city-area - Old-rod violet-city-area - Super-rod violet-city-area - Surf viridian-city-area - Surf |
| Firered | 22 - Wild 23 - Wild 25 - Wild Berry Forest - Wild Cape Brink - Wild Cerulean Cave - Wild Four Island - Wild Fuchsia City - Wild Icefall Cave - Wild Route 6 - Wild Ruin Valley - Wild Safari Zone - Wild Viridian City - Wild berry-forest-area - Good-rod cape-brink-area - Good-rod cape-brink-area - Super-rod cerulean-cave-1f - Good-rod cerulean-cave-1f - Super-rod cerulean-cave-b1f - Good-rod cerulean-cave-b1f - Super-rod four-island-area - Good-rod four-island-area - Super-rod fuchsia-city-area - Good-rod icefall-cave-entrance - Good-rod icefall-cave-entrance - Super-rod kanto-route-22-area - Good-rod kanto-route-22-area - Super-rod kanto-route-23-area - Good-rod kanto-route-23-area - Super-rod kanto-route-25-area - Good-rod kanto-route-25-area - Super-rod kanto-route-6-area - Good-rod kanto-route-6-area - Super-rod kanto-safari-zone-area-1-east - Good-rod kanto-safari-zone-area-2-north - Good-rod kanto-safari-zone-area-3-west - Good-rod kanto-safari-zone-middle - Good-rod ruin-valley-area - Good-rod ruin-valley-area - Super-rod viridian-city-area - Good-rod viridian-city-area - Super-rod |
| Heartgold | 22 - Wild 28 - Wild 30 - Wild 31 - Wild 35 - Wild 43 - Wild 44 - Wild 45 - Wild Blackthorn City - Wild Cerulean Cave - Wild Cliff Edge Gate - Wild Ecruteak City - Wild Ilex Forest - Wild Mt. Moon - Wild Mt. Silver - Wild Route 6 - Wild Ruins of Alph - Wild Violet City - Wild Viridian City - Wild blackthorn-city-area - Good-rod blackthorn-city-area - Old-rod blackthorn-city-area - Super-rod cerulean-cave-1f - Good-rod cerulean-cave-1f - Super-rod cerulean-cave-2f - Good-rod cerulean-cave-2f - Super-rod cerulean-cave-b1f - Good-rod cerulean-cave-b1f - Super-rod ecruteak-city-area - Good-rod ecruteak-city-area - Old-rod ecruteak-city-area - Super-rod ecruteak-city-area - Surf ilex-forest-area - Good-rod ilex-forest-area - Old-rod ilex-forest-area - Super-rod johto-route-30-area - Good-rod johto-route-30-area - Old-rod johto-route-30-area - Super-rod johto-route-30-area - Surf johto-route-31-area - Good-rod johto-route-31-area - Old-rod johto-route-31-area - Super-rod johto-route-31-area - Surf johto-route-35-area - Good-rod johto-route-35-area - Old-rod johto-route-35-area - Super-rod johto-route-43-area - Good-rod johto-route-43-area - Old-rod johto-route-43-area - Super-rod johto-route-44-area - Good-rod johto-route-44-area - Old-rod johto-route-44-area - Super-rod johto-route-44-area - Surf johto-route-45-area - Good-rod johto-route-45-area - Old-rod johto-route-45-area - Super-rod johto-route-47-cave-gate - Good-rod johto-route-47-cave-gate - Super-rod johto-safari-zone-zone-marshland - Old-rod johto-safari-zone-zone-marshland - Surf johto-safari-zone-zone-meadow - Good-rod johto-safari-zone-zone-meadow - Old-rod johto-safari-zone-zone-meadow - Super-rod johto-safari-zone-zone-rocky-beach - Surf johto-safari-zone-zone-wetland - Good-rod johto-safari-zone-zone-wetland - Old-rod johto-safari-zone-zone-wetland - Super-rod johto-safari-zone-zone-wetland - Surf kanto-route-22-area - Good-rod kanto-route-22-area - Old-rod kanto-route-22-area - Super-rod kanto-route-22-area - Surf kanto-route-28-area - Good-rod kanto-route-28-area - Old-rod kanto-route-28-area - Super-rod kanto-route-28-area - Surf kanto-route-6-area - Good-rod kanto-route-6-area - Old-rod kanto-route-6-area - Super-rod mt-moon-mt-moon-square - Good-rod mt-moon-mt-moon-square - Super-rod mt-moon-mt-moon-square - Surf mt-silver-outside - Good-rod mt-silver-outside - Old-rod mt-silver-outside - Super-rod mt-silver-outside - Surf ruins-of-alph-outside - Good-rod ruins-of-alph-outside - Old-rod ruins-of-alph-outside - Super-rod unknown-all-poliwag-area - Good-rod unknown-all-poliwag-area - Old-rod unknown-all-poliwag-area - Super-rod unknown-all-poliwag-area - Surf violet-city-area - Good-rod violet-city-area - Old-rod violet-city-area - Super-rod violet-city-area - Surf viridian-city-area - Good-rod viridian-city-area - Old-rod viridian-city-area - Super-rod viridian-city-area - Surf |
| X | 15 - Wild 16 - Wild 19 - Wild 21 - Wild Couriway Town - Wild Frost Cavern - Wild Laverre City - Wild Pokémon Village - Wild Route 14 - Wild Victory Road - Wild couriway-town-area - Old-rod frost-cavern-unknown-area-313 - Old-rod frost-cavern-unknown-area-315 - Old-rod kalos-route-14-area - Old-rod kalos-route-15-area - Old-rod kalos-route-16-area - Old-rod kalos-route-19-area - Old-rod kalos-route-21-area - Old-rod kalos-victory-road-outside - Old-rod kalos-victory-road-unknown-area-322 - Old-rod kalos-victory-road-unknown-area-328 - Old-rod laverre-city-area - Old-rod pokemon-village-area - Horde pokemon-village-area - Old-rod |
| Moon | Brooklet Hill - Wild Malie Garden - Wild Poké Pelago - Wild brooklet-hill-north - Surf brooklet-hill-north - Walk brooklet-hill-south - Surf brooklet-hill-south - Walk malie-garden-area - Walk poke-pelago-elite-four-defeated - Gift poke-pelago-poni-island-reached - Gift poke-pelago-ulaula-island-reached - Gift |
| UltraMoon | Brooklet Hill - Wild brooklet-hill-north - Surf brooklet-hill-north - Walk brooklet-hill-south - Surf brooklet-hill-south - Walk |
| Shield | Brawlers' Cave - Wild special-encounter - Special-method |
| Scarlet | Location Data Not Yet Available - Wild special-encounter - Special-method |
Pokedex Entries
| Game | Entry |
|---|---|
| Red | Its newly grown legs prevent it from running. It appears to prefer swimming than trying to stand. |
| Blue | Its newly grown legs prevent it from running. It appears to prefer swimming than trying to stand. |
| Yellow | The direction of the spiral on the belly differs by area. It is more adept at swimming than walking. |
| Gold | Because it is inept at walking on its newly grown legs, it always swims around in water. |
| Silver | The direction of its belly spiral differs by area. The equator is thought to have an effect on this. |
| Crystal | The swirl on its belly is its insides showing through the skin. It looks clearer after it eats. |
| Firered | Its slick black skin is thin and damp. A part of its internal organs can be seen through the skin as a spiral pattern. |
| Leafgreen | Its newly grown legs prevent it from walking well. It appears to prefer swimming over walking. |
| 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. |
| X | Its slick black skin is thin and damp. A part of its internal organs can be seen through the skin as a spiral pattern. |
| Y | The direction of the spiral on the belly differs by area. It is more adept at swimming than walking. |
| Sun | The swirl on its belly is its internal organs showing through. If the swirl is tinged white, that means it’s affected by some disease. |
| Moon | It’s still not very good at walking. Its Trainers should train this Pokémon to walk every day. |
| UltraSun | Despite the danger, it wants to come up on land. So it does its best to waddle along, but when an enemy finds it, it rushes back to the water. |
| UltraMoon | The direction of the swirl on their stomachs differs depending on where they live. Poliwag aficionados can tell them apart at a glance. |
| Sword | For Poliwag, swimming is easier than walking. The swirl pattern on its belly is actually part of the Pokémon’s innards showing through the skin. |
| Shield | In rivers with fast-flowing water, this Pokémon will cling to a rock by using its thick lips, which act like a suction cup. |