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Poliwrath
Tadpole Pokémon
Poliwrath is skilled at both swimming and martial arts. It uses its well-trained arms to dish out powerful punches.
Details
Height1.3 m
Weight54.0 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate45
Base friendship70
Growth ratemedium slow
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
90
Attack
95
Defense
95
Sp. Atk
70
Sp. Def
90
Speed
70
Total
510
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Bulk Up
- Item
- Leftovers / Heavy-Duty Boots
- Nature
- Careful
- EVs
- 248 HP / 164 SpD / 96 Spe
- Tera
- DarkPoison
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Poliwrath can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
25 sprites & renders for Poliwrath.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Dynamic Punch | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 50 | 5 |
| 0 | Submission | Fighting | Physical | 80 | 80 | 20 |
| 1 | Belly Drum | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Bubble | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Bubble Beam | Water | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Bulk Up | Fighting | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Circle Throw | Fighting | Physical | 60 | 90 | 10 |
| 1 | Double Slap | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 10 |
| 1 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Earth Power | Ground | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Haze | Ice | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Hydro Pump | Water | Special | 110 | 80 | 5 |
| 1 | Hypnosis | Psychic | Status | — | 60 | 20 |
| 1 | Mind Reader | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 1 | Mist | Ice | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Mud Shot | Ground | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| 1 | Pound | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 1 | Water Gun | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 57 | Superpower | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100 | 5 |
Breeding & egg moves
Poliwrath can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
