Poliwrath
waterfighting
It can use its well-developed arms and legs to run on the surface of the water for a split second.
Front
Normal
Shiny
Animated
Shiny Animated
Back
Normal
Shiny
Type
WaterFighting
Dex
#079
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
45
Base Exp
185
EV Yield
3 Defense
Wild Held Items
Weak To
electric ×2grass ×2psychic ×2fairy ×2
Resists
fire ×0.5water ×0.5ice ×0.5bug ×0.5rock ×0.5dark ×0.5steel ×0.5
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.
How to Obtain
You can catch Poliwrath common in Silver Cave Outside while surfing, and in Route 28 while surfing (rare). Wild ones range from level 65 to 79.
Wild Encounters (2)
Evolution Moves (1)
Moves learned upon evolving into Poliwrath.
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close Combat | |||||
| fighting |  | 120 | 100 | 5 | |
| Lowers the user's Def and Sp.Def. | |||||
Level Up Moves (6)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubble BeamLevel: 1 | ||||||
| water |  | 65 | 100 | 20 | ||
| An attack that may lower Speed. | ||||||
| HypnosisLevel: 1 | ||||||
| psychic |  | 0 | 60 | 20 | ||
| May cause the foe to fall asleep. | ||||||
| Double SlapLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal | | 15 | 85 | 10 | ||
| Repeatedly slaps 2-5 times. | ||||||
| DynamicpunchLevel: 32 | ||||||
| fighting | | 100 | 50 | 5 | ||
| An attack that confuses the foe. | ||||||
| Earth PowerLevel: 43 | ||||||
| ground | | 90 | 100 | 10 | ||
| An attack that may lower Sp.Def. | ||||||
| Cross ChopLevel: 53 | ||||||
| fighting | | 100 | 80 | 5 | ||
| Has a high critical hit ratio. | ||||||
Related Guides
Egg Moves (5)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Encore | |||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 5 | |
| Makes the foe repeat 2-6 times. | |||||
| Haze | |||||
| ice | | 0 | 100 | 30 | |
| Eliminates all stat changes. | |||||
| Splash | |||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 40 | |
| Has no effect whatsoever. | |||||
| Bubble Beam | |||||
| water | | 65 | 100 | 20 | |
| An attack that may lower Speed. | |||||
| Water Pulse | |||||
| water | | 60 | 100 | 20 | |
| An attack that may confuse the foe. | |||||
TM/HM Moves (34)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamicpunch | ||||||
| fighting | | 100 | 50 | 5 | TM01 | |
| An attack that confuses the foe. | ||||||
| Curse | ||||||
| ghost | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM03 | |
| Works differently for Ghost-types. | ||||||
| Toxic | ||||||
| poison | | 0 | 90 | 10 | TM06 | |
| A Poison move with increasing damage. | ||||||
| Hail | ||||||
| ice | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM07 | |
| Inflicts damage every turn. | ||||||
| Bulk Up | ||||||
| fighting | | 0 | 100 | 20 | TM08 | |
| Raises the user's Atk and Def. | ||||||
| Hidden Power | ||||||
| The type varies with the Pokémon. | ||||||
| Ice Beam | ||||||
| ice | | 90 | 100 | 10 | TM13 | |
| An attack that may freeze the foe. | ||||||
| Blizzard | ||||||
| ice | | 110 | 70 | 5 | TM14 | |
| An attack that may freeze the foe. | ||||||
| Hyper Beam | ||||||
| normal | | 150 | 90 | 5 | TM15 | |
| 1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest | ||||||
| Protect | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM17 | |
| Foils attack that turn. It may fail. | ||||||
| Rain Dance | ||||||
| water | | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM18 | |
| Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Bulldoze | ||||||
| ground | | 60 | 100 | 20 | TM21 | |
| A Ground attack that lowers Speed. | ||||||
| Earthquake | ||||||
| ground | | 100 | 100 | 10 | TM26 | |
| Tough but useless vs. flying foes. | ||||||
| Return | ||||||
| normal | | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM27 | |
| An attack that is based on loyalty. | ||||||
| Dig | ||||||
| ground | | 90 | 100 | 10 | TM28 | |
| 1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack | ||||||
| Psychic | ||||||
| psychic | | 90 | 100 | 10 | TM29 | |
| An attack that may lower Sp.Def. | ||||||
| Brick Break | ||||||
| fighting | | 75 | 100 | 15 | TM31 | |
| Removes Reflect and Light Screen. | ||||||
| Double Team | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM32 | |
| Raises the user's evasiveness. | ||||||
| Substitute | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM41 | |
| Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP. | ||||||
| Facade | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM42 | |
| Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz. | ||||||
| Rest | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM44 | |
| Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover. | ||||||
| Attract | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM45 | |
| Makes the opposite gender infatuated. | ||||||
| Thief | ||||||
| dark | | 60 | 100 | 25 | TM46 | |
| An attack that may steal a held item. | ||||||
| Rock Slide | ||||||
| rock | | 75 | 90 | 10 | TM48 | |
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| Focus Blast | ||||||
| fighting | | 120 | 70 | 5 | TM52 | |
| An attack that may lower Sp.Def. | ||||||
| Scald | ||||||
| water | | 70 | 100 | 15 | TM55 | |
| An attack that may inflict a burn. | ||||||
| Drain Punch | ||||||
| fighting | | 75 | 100 | 10 | TM60 | |
| Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted. | ||||||
| Water Pulse | ||||||
| water | | 60 | 100 | 20 | TM63 | |
| An attack that may confuse the foe. | ||||||
| Poison Jab | ||||||
| poison | | 80 | 100 | 20 | TM66 | |
| An attack that may poison the foe. | ||||||
| Giga Impact | ||||||
| normal | | 150 | 90 | 5 | TM68 | |
| 1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest | ||||||
| Surf | ||||||
| water | | 90 | 100 | 15 | HM03 | |
| A strong Watertype attack. | ||||||
| Strength | ||||||
| fighting | | 80 | 100 | 15 | HM04 | |
| A powerful physical attack. | ||||||
| Whirlpool | ||||||
| water | | 40 | 90 | 15 | HM05 | |
| Traps the foe for 2-5 turns. | ||||||
| Waterfall | ||||||
| water | | 80 | 100 | 15 | HM06 | |
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
Move Tutor Moves (13)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baton Pass | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 40 | MT03 | |
| Switches while keeping effects. | ||||||
| Body Slam | ||||||
| normal | | 85 | 100 | 15 | MT04 | |
| An attack that may cause paralysis. | ||||||
| Counter | ||||||
| fighting | | 1 | 100 | 20 | MT06 | |
| Returns a physical attack double. | ||||||
| Defense Curl | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 40 | MT07 | |
| Raises the user's Defense. | ||||||
| Double Edge | ||||||
| normal | | 120 | 100 | 15 | MT08 | |
| A tackle that also hurts the user. | ||||||
| Earth Power | ||||||
| ground | | 90 | 100 | 10 | MT10 | |
| An attack that may lower Sp.Def. | ||||||
| Endure | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | MT11 | |
| Endures any hit with at least 1HP. | ||||||
| Headbutt | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 15 | MT13 | |
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| Ice Punch | ||||||
| ice | | 75 | 100 | 15 | MT15 | |
| An icy punch. May cause freezing. | ||||||
| Icy Wind | ||||||
| ice | | 55 | 95 | 15 | MT16 | |
| An icy attack that lowers Speed. | ||||||
| Seismic Toss | ||||||
| fighting | | 1 | 100 | 20 | MT22 | |
| Damage equals the user's level. | ||||||
| Sleep Talk | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | MT24 | |
| Randomly attacks while asleep. | ||||||
| Swagger | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 85 | 15 | MT26 | |
| Causes confusion but raises Attack. | ||||||
Poliwrath in Pokémon Polished Crystal
Poliwrath is #79 in the PolishedDex for Pokémon Polished Crystal. This page covers its water/fighting typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 2 encounter locations. Use the moves and counters links below to plan a team around this Poliwrath form.
