Poliwhirlin Pokémon Sour Crystal

water

Pokédex Entry

Tadpole Pokémon

Though it is skilled at walking, it prefers to live underwater where there is less danger.

Front

Normal

Shiny

Animated

Shiny Animated

Back

Normal

Shiny

Type

Water

Dex

#073 Johto Dex · #061 National

Growth Rate

Medium Slow

Gender Ratio

50% Male, 50% Female

Egg Groups

water1

Hatch Rate

Medium Fast (20 cycles)

Catch Rate

120

Poké Ball10.9%

Great Ball14.9%

Ultra Ball19.0%

Base Exp

131

EV Yield

None

Wild Held Items

Kingsrock(5%)

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

Related Guides

How to Obtain

You can catch Poliwhirl very common in Silver Cave Outside while walking or surfing, in Ecruteak City while surfing (rare), and in Route 22 while surfing (rare), among six other areas. Wild ones range from level 10 to 52.

Wild Encounters (12)

Level Up Moves (11)

Level	Move	Type	Power	Acc.	PP
1	BubbleLevel: 1Bubble	water	PWR20	ACC100	PP30
1	BubbleLevel: 1Bubble	An attack that may reduce SPEED.
1	HypnosisLevel: 1Hypnosis	psychic	PWR0	ACC60	PP20
1	HypnosisLevel: 1Hypnosis	May put the foe to sleep.
11	Water GunLevel: 11Water Gun	water	PWR40	ACC100	PP25
11	Water GunLevel: 11Water Gun	Squirts water to attack.
14	DoubleslapLevel: 14Doubleslap	normal	PWR15	ACC85	PP10
14	DoubleslapLevel: 14Doubleslap	Repeatedly slaps 2-5 times.
19	Rain DanceLevel: 19Rain Dance	water	PWR0	ACC100	PP5
19	Rain DanceLevel: 19Rain Dance	Boosts water-type moves for 5 turns.
24	BubblebeamLevel: 24Bubblebeam	water	PWR65	ACC100	PP20
24	BubblebeamLevel: 24Bubblebeam	An attack that may lower SPEED.
30	Body SlamLevel: 30Body Slam	normal	PWR85	ACC100	PP15
30	Body SlamLevel: 30Body Slam	An attack that may cause paralysis.
36	Belly DrumLevel: 36Belly Drum	normal	PWR0	ACC100	PP10
36	Belly DrumLevel: 36Belly Drum	Reduces own HP to maximize ATTACK.
42	Low KickLevel: 42Low Kick	fighting	PWR0	ACC100	PP20
42	Low KickLevel: 42Low Kick	More powerful on heavier foes.
48	Hydro PumpLevel: 48Hydro Pump	water	PWR120	ACC80	PP5
48	Hydro PumpLevel: 48Hydro Pump	A powerful watertype attack.
54	Double EdgeLevel: 54Double Edge	normal	PWR120	ACC100	PP15
54	Double EdgeLevel: 54Double Edge	A tackle that also hurts the user.