WaterFighting

#0062

— Tadpole Pokémon

Poliwrath

Height1.3 m

Weight54.0 kg

Base Exp230

BST510

Abilities

Water Absorb

Damp

Swift Swimhidden

An adept swimmer at both the front crawl and breast stroke. Easily overtakes the best human swimmers.

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Base Stats

Atk

Def

SpA

SpD

Spe

BST

510

Evolution Chain

Lv. 25

Move Learnset

Select a generation to see the moves Poliwrath can learn in those games

Learnset for Gen IX games · PWR = base power · ACC = accuracy (%) · Cat = physical/special/status

Move

TypeCategoryPwrAcc

EvoDynamic Punch

Fighting10050%

Lv1Body Slam

Normal85100%

Lv1Bubble Beam

Water65100%

Lv1Hypnosis

Psychic—60%

Pokédex Entries

In-game descriptions of Poliwrath across different games

Pokémon Red: "An adept swimmer at both the front crawl and breast stroke. Easily overtakes the best human swimmers."
Pokémon Yellow: "Swims powerfully using all the muscles in its body. It can even overtake champion swimmers."
Pokémon Gold: "This strong and skilled swimmer is even capable of crossing the Pacific Ocean just by kicking."
Pokémon Silver: "Although an ener getic, skilled swimmer that uses all of its mus cles, it lives on dry land."
Pokémon Crystal: "It can use its well-developed arms and legs to run on the surface of the water for a split second."
Pokémon Ruby: "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 Pacific Ocean without effort."

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About Poliwrath

Poliwrath is the Tadpole Pokémon a Water/Fighting type Pokémon. It has a base stat total of 510 with Water Absorb or Damp as abilities. Use the learnset above to find the best moves for Poliwrath in each generation, and check its type defenses to build a team that covers its weaknesses.