Where can I find Poliwag in Polished Crystal?

Poliwag can be found in 18 areas, including Ecruteak Shrine Outside in Polished Crystal.

What type is Poliwag?

Poliwag is a water-type Pokémon in Polished Crystal.

What moves can Poliwag learn in Polished Crystal?

Poliwag can learn 14+ moves through level up, TM/HM, breeding, and move tutors in Polished Crystal.

What abilities does Poliwag have?

Poliwag's abilities in Polished Crystal are: Water Absorb, Damp, Swift Swim.

Poliwag - Stats, Moves, Evolution & Location | Polished Crystal

The swirl on its belly is its insides showing through the skin. It looks clearer after it eats.

Strategy & Usage Tips

Front

Normal

Shiny

Animated

Shiny Animated

Back

Normal

Shiny

Type

Water

Dex

#077

Abilities

Water Absorb(Primary)

Restores HP if hit by Water moves. Nullifies Water-type damage.

Damp(Secondary)

Prevents selfdestructing moves.

Swift Swim(Hidden)

Boosts its Speed in rain.

Growth Rate

Medium Slow

Gender Ratio

50% Male, 50% Female

Egg Groups

water1

Hatch Rate

Medium Fast (20 cycles)

Catch Rate

255

Poké Ball19.4%

Great Ball26.7%

Ultra Ball33.0%

Base Exp

EV Yield

1 Speed

Wild Held Items

None

Weak To

electric ×2grass ×2

Resists

fire ×0.5water ×0.5ice ×0.5steel ×0.5

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Evolution Chain

Note, you can always call Professor Elm with the Pokemon you are trying to evolve as first in your party. This was a feature that was added specifically to Polished Crystal. If the information on this page seems incorrect, please try calling Professor Elm.

Poliwag

Base form

→

Poliwhirl

Level up Poliwag to Lv. 25

→

Politoed

Level up Poliwhirl holding Kings Rock

→

Poliwrath

Use Water Stone on Poliwhirl

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How to Obtain

Poliwag appears very common in Ecruteak Shrine Outside while surfing, fishing with Old Rod, fishing with Good Rod or fishing with Super Rod, very common in Route 30 while walking, surfing, fishing with Old Rod, fishing with Good Rod or fishing with Super Rod, and very common in Route 31 while walking, surfing, fishing with Old Rod, fishing with Good Rod or fishing with Super Rod, among 15 other areas. Wild ones range from level four to 56, unless in a badge-dependent area.

Wild Encounters (63)


Route 30	any	good rod	Lv. 20	65%
Route 30	night	Field	Lv. 4	20%
Route 30	any	old rod	Lv. 10	15%
Route 30	any	super rod	Lv. 40	80%
Route 30	any	surfing	Lv. 15-20	90%
Route 31	any	good rod	Lv. 20	65%
Route 31	night	Field	Lv. 4	30%
Route 31	any	old rod	Lv. 10	15%
Route 31	any	super rod	Lv. 40	80%
Route 31	any	surfing	Lv. 15-20	90%
Violet City	any	good rod	Lv. 20	65%
Violet City	any	old rod	Lv. 10	15%
Violet City	any	super rod	Lv. 40	80%
Violet City	any	surfing	Lv. 15-20	90%
Ruins Of Alph Outside	any	good rod	Lv. 20	65%
Ruins Of Alph Outside	any	old rod	Lv. 10	15%
Ruins Of Alph Outside	any	super rod	Lv. 40	80%
Slowpoke Well Entrance	morning	Field	Lv. 6	10%
Slowpoke Well Entrance	day	Field	Lv. 6	10%
Ilex Forest	any	good rod	Lv. 20	65%

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Level Up Moves (14)

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Sweet Kiss	fairy		0	75	10
1	Sweet Kiss	A move that may confuse the foe.
Sweet KissLevel: 1
fairy		0	75	10
A move that may confuse the foe.
1	Water Gun	water		40	100	25
1	Water Gun	Squirts water to attack.
Water GunLevel: 1
water		40	100	25
Squirts water to attack.
5	Hypnosis	psychic		0	60	20
5	Hypnosis	May cause the foe to fall asleep.
HypnosisLevel: 5
psychic		0	60	20
May cause the foe to fall asleep.
8	Double Slap	normal		15	85	10
8	Double Slap	Repeatedly slaps 2-5 times.
Double SlapLevel: 8
normal		15	85	10
Repeatedly slaps 2-5 times.
11	Aqua Jet	water		40	100	20
11	Aqua Jet	A speedy lunge. Always goes first.
Aqua JetLevel: 11
water		40	100	20
A speedy lunge. Always goes first.
15	Mud Slap	ground		20	100	10
15	Mud Slap	An attack that lowers accuracy.
Mud SlapLevel: 15
ground		20	100	10
An attack that lowers accuracy.
18	Rain Dance	water		0	100	5
18	Rain Dance	Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
Rain DanceLevel: 18
water		0	100	5
Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
21	Body Slam	normal		85	100	15
21	Body Slam	An attack that may cause paralysis.
Body SlamLevel: 21
normal		85	100	15
An attack that may cause paralysis.
25	Bubble Beam	water		65	100	20
25	Bubble Beam	An attack that may lower Speed.
Bubble BeamLevel: 25
water		65	100	20
An attack that may lower Speed.
28	Low Kick	fighting		1	100	20
28	Low Kick	Deals more damage to heavier foes.
Low KickLevel: 28
fighting		1	100	20
Deals more damage to heavier foes.
31	Belly Drum	normal		0	100	10
31	Belly Drum	Sacrifices HP to maximize Attack.
Belly DrumLevel: 31
normal		0	100	10
Sacrifices HP to maximize Attack.
35	Growth	normal		0	100	20
35	Growth	Raises the user's Atk and Sp.Atk.
GrowthLevel: 35
normal		0	100	20
Raises the user's Atk and Sp.Atk.
38	Hydro Pump	water		110	80	5
38	Hydro Pump	A powerful Watertype attack.
Hydro PumpLevel: 38
water		110	80	5
A powerful Watertype attack.
41	Earth Power	ground		90	100	10
41	Earth Power	An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Earth PowerLevel: 41
ground		90	100	10
An attack that may lower Sp.Def.

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Egg Moves (5)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Encore	normal		0	100	5
Encore	Makes the foe repeat 2-6 times.
Encore
normal		0	100	5
Makes the foe repeat 2-6 times.
Haze	ice		0	100	30
Haze	Eliminates all stat changes.
Haze
ice		0	100	30
Eliminates all stat changes.
Splash	normal		0	100	40
Splash	Has no effect whatsoever.
Splash
normal		0	100	40
Has no effect whatsoever.
Bubble Beam	water		65	100	20
Bubble Beam	An attack that may lower Speed.
Bubble Beam
water		65	100	20
An attack that may lower Speed.
Water Pulse	water		60	100	20
Water Pulse	An attack that may confuse the foe.
Water Pulse
water		60	100	20
An attack that may confuse the foe.

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TM/HM Moves (22)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Curse	ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Curse	Works differently for Ghost-types.
Curse
ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Works differently for Ghost-types.
Toxic	poison		0	90	10	TM06
Toxic	A Poison move with increasing damage.
Toxic
poison		0	90	10	TM06
A Poison move with increasing damage.
Hail	ice		0	100	10	TM07
Hail	Inflicts damage every turn.
Hail
ice		0	100	10	TM07
Inflicts damage every turn.
Hidden Power	typeless		70	100	15	TM10
Hidden Power	The type varies with the Pokémon.
Hidden Power
typeless		70	100	15	TM10
The type varies with the Pokémon.
Ice Beam	ice		90	100	10	TM13
Ice Beam	An attack that may freeze the foe.
Ice Beam
ice		90	100	10	TM13
An attack that may freeze the foe.
Blizzard	ice		110	70	5	TM14
Blizzard	An attack that may freeze the foe.
Blizzard
ice		110	70	5	TM14
An attack that may freeze the foe.
Protect	normal		0	100	10	TM17
Protect	Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Protect
normal		0	100	10	TM17
Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Rain Dance	water		0	100	5	TM18
Rain Dance	Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
Rain Dance
water		0	100	5	TM18
Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
Return	normal		1	100	20	TM27
Return	An attack that is based on loyalty.
Return
normal		1	100	20	TM27
An attack that is based on loyalty.
Dig	ground		90	100	10	TM28
Dig	1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
Dig
ground		90	100	10	TM28
1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
Psychic	psychic		90	100	10	TM29
Psychic	An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Psychic
psychic		90	100	10	TM29
An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Double Team	normal		0	100	15	TM32
Double Team	Raises the user's evasiveness.
Double Team
normal		0	100	15	TM32
Raises the user's evasiveness.
Substitute	normal		0	100	10	TM41
Substitute	Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Substitute
normal		0	100	10	TM41
Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Facade	normal		70	100	20	TM42
Facade	Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Facade
normal		70	100	20	TM42
Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Rest	psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Rest	Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Rest
psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Attract	normal		0	100	15	TM45
Attract	Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Attract
normal		0	100	15	TM45
Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Thief	dark		60	100	25	TM46
Thief	An attack that may steal a held item.
Thief
dark		60	100	25	TM46
An attack that may steal a held item.
Scald	water		70	100	15	TM55
Scald	An attack that may inflict a burn.
Scald
water		70	100	15	TM55
An attack that may inflict a burn.
Water Pulse	water		60	100	20	TM63
Water Pulse	An attack that may confuse the foe.
Water Pulse
water		60	100	20	TM63
An attack that may confuse the foe.
Surf	water		90	100	15	HM03
Surf	A strong Watertype attack.
Surf
water		90	100	15	HM03
A strong Watertype attack.
Whirlpool	water		40	90	15	HM05
Whirlpool	Traps the foe for 2-5 turns.
Whirlpool
water		40	90	15	HM05
Traps the foe for 2-5 turns.
Waterfall	water		80	100	15	HM06
Waterfall	An attack that may cause flinching.
Waterfall
water		80	100	15	HM06
An attack that may cause flinching.

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Move Tutor Moves (9)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Body Slam	normal		85	100	15	MT04
Body Slam	An attack that may cause paralysis.
Body Slam
normal		85	100	15	MT04
An attack that may cause paralysis.
Defense Curl	normal		0	100	40	MT07
Defense Curl	Raises the user's Defense.
Defense Curl
normal		0	100	40	MT07
Raises the user's Defense.
Double Edge	normal		120	100	15	MT08
Double Edge	A tackle that also hurts the user.
Double Edge
normal		120	100	15	MT08
A tackle that also hurts the user.
Earth Power	ground		90	100	10	MT10
Earth Power	An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Earth Power
ground		90	100	10	MT10
An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Endure	normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endure	Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Endure
normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Headbutt	normal		70	100	15	MT13
Headbutt	An attack that may cause flinching.
Headbutt
normal		70	100	15	MT13
An attack that may cause flinching.
Icy Wind	ice		55	95	15	MT16
Icy Wind	An icy attack that lowers Speed.
Icy Wind
ice		55	95	15	MT16
An icy attack that lowers Speed.
Sleep Talk	normal		0	100	10	MT24
Sleep Talk	Randomly attacks while asleep.
Sleep Talk
normal		0	100	10	MT24
Randomly attacks while asleep.
Swagger	normal		0	85	15	MT26
Swagger	Causes confusion but raises Attack.
Swagger
normal		0	85	15	MT26
Causes confusion but raises Attack.

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