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Poliwagin Pokémon Sour Crystal

water

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Pokemon #72

Front

Normal

Shiny

Animated

Shiny Animated

Back

Normal

Shiny

Type

Water

Dex

#072

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

None

Wild Held Items

None

Weak To

electric ×2grass ×2

Resists

fire ×0.5water ×0.5ice ×0.5steel ×0.5

Evolution Chain

Poliwag

Base form

→

Poliwhirl

Level up Poliwag to Lv. 25

→

Poliwrath

Use Water Stone on Poliwhirl

→

Politoed

• Use Kings Rock on Poliwhirl

• Level up Poliwhirl holding Kings Rock

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How to Obtain

Poliwag appears very common in Ecruteak City while surfing, very common in Route 22 while walking or surfing, and very common in Route 28 while surfing, among seven other areas. Wild ones range from level three to 40.

Wild Encounters (14)


Route 22	night	Field	Lv. 3-4	40%
Route 30	night	Field	Lv. 4	20%
Route 31	night	Field	Lv. 4	30%
Route 44	night	Field	Lv. 22	30%
Ecruteak City	any	surfing	Lv. 15-20	90%
Route 22	any	surfing	Lv. 5-10	90%
Route 28	any	surfing	Lv. 35-40	90%
Route 30	any	surfing	Lv. 15-20	90%
Route 31	any	surfing	Lv. 15-20	90%
Route 44	any	surfing	Lv. 20-25	90%
Safari Zone Area3	any	surfing	Lv. 18	60%
Silver Cave Outside	any	surfing	Lv. 35	10%
Violet City	any	surfing	Lv. 15-20	90%
Viridian City	any	surfing	Lv. 5-10	90%

Level Up Moves (11)

Level	Move	Type	Power	Acc.	PP
1	BubbleLevel: 1Bubble	water	20	100	30
1	BubbleLevel: 1Bubble	An attack that may reduce SPEED.
6	HypnosisLevel: 6Hypnosis	psychic	0	60	20
6	HypnosisLevel: 6Hypnosis	May put the foe to sleep.
11	Water GunLevel: 11Water Gun	water	40	100	25
11	Water GunLevel: 11Water Gun	Squirts water to attack.
14	DoubleslapLevel: 14Doubleslap	normal	15	85	10
14	DoubleslapLevel: 14Doubleslap	Repeatedly slaps 2-5 times.
19	Rain DanceLevel: 19Rain Dance	water	0	100	5
19	Rain DanceLevel: 19Rain Dance	Boosts water-type moves for 5 turns.
24	BubblebeamLevel: 24Bubblebeam	water	65	100	20
24	BubblebeamLevel: 24Bubblebeam	An attack that may lower SPEED.
28	Body SlamLevel: 28Body Slam	normal	85	100	15
28	Body SlamLevel: 28Body Slam	An attack that may cause paralysis.
33	Belly DrumLevel: 33Belly Drum	normal	0	100	10
33	Belly DrumLevel: 33Belly Drum	Reduces own HP to maximize ATTACK.
38	Low KickLevel: 38Low Kick	fighting	0	100	20
38	Low KickLevel: 38Low Kick	More powerful on heavier foes.
42	Hydro PumpLevel: 42Hydro Pump	water	120	80	5
42	Hydro PumpLevel: 42Hydro Pump	A powerful watertype attack.
47	Double EdgeLevel: 47Double Edge	normal	120	100	15
47	Double EdgeLevel: 47Double Edge	A tackle that also hurts the user.

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Pokédex Entry

Tadpole Pokémon

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