Poliwag

The Water type Pokemon. Explore its data in HeartGold & SoulSilver.

National #60• HeartGold & SoulSilver #72

Poliwag - Water type Pokemon from Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver with stats, moves, and evolution data
Water

Pokemon Details

Species: Tadpole Pokémon

Height: 0.6 m

Weight: 12.4 kg

Abilities:

  • Water Absorb
  • Damp
  • Swift Swim (Hidden Ability)

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%

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Stats

50
40
40
40
40
90
Total
300

Type Guide

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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
Pokémon type effectiveness chart: damage multiplier for each attacking type (rows) against each defending type (columns)
Atk ⬇ / Def ➡NormalFireWaterElectricGrassIceFightingPoisonGroundFlyingPsychicBugRockGhostDragonDarkSteelFairy
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×—
Fighting2×————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×—
Flying———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×—
Ghost0×—————————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

Poliwag - Water type Pokemon

#60

Poliwag(Current)

Water

Level Up

25

Poliwhirl - Water type Pokemon

#61

Poliwhirl

Water

Use Item

Water Stone
Poliwrath - Water/Fighting type Pokemon

#62

Poliwrath

WaterFighting

Trade

Politoed - Water type Pokemon

#186

Politoed

Water

Pokémon Moves by Learning Method

Moves learned by leveling up, sorted by level required
NameLevelTypeCategoryPowerAccuracy
Water Sport1WaterStatus--
Bubble5WaterSpecial20100
Hypnosis8PsychicStatus-60
Water Gun11WaterSpecial40100
Doubleslap15NormalPhysical1585
Rain Dance18WaterStatus--
Body Slam21NormalPhysical85100
Bubblebeam25WaterSpecial65100
Mud Shot28GroundSpecial5595
Belly Drum31NormalStatus--
Wake Up Slap35FightingPhysical60100
Hydro Pump38WaterSpecial12080
Mud Bomb41GroundSpecial6585

Game Locations

GameLocation
Heartgold22 - 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
Soulsilver22 - 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

Pokedex Entries

GameEntry
HeartgoldBecause it is inept at walking on its newly grown legs, it always swims around in water.
SoulsilverThe direction of its belly spiral differs by area. The equator is thought to have an effect on this.