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Poliwhirlin Pokémon Sour Crystal

water
Pokemon #73
Type
Water
Dex
#073
Growth Rate
Medium Slow
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
water1
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
120
pokeball
Poké Ball10.9%
greatball
Great Ball14.9%
ultraball
Ultra Ball19.0%
Base Exp
131
EV Yield
None
Wild Held Items
Weak To
electric ×2grass ×2
Resists
fire ×0.5water ×0.5ice ×0.5steel ×0.5

Evolution Chain

Base form
Level up Poliwag to Lv. 25
Use Water Stone on Poliwhirl
Use Kings Rock on Poliwhirl
Level up Poliwhirl holding Kings Rock

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)

BubbleLevel: 1water
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An attack that may reduce SPEED.
HypnosisLevel: 1psychic
06020
May put the foe to sleep.
Water GunLevel: 11water
4010025
Squirts water to attack.
DoubleslapLevel: 14normal
158510
Repeatedly slaps 2-5 times.
Rain DanceLevel: 19water
01005
Boosts water-type moves for 5 turns.
BubblebeamLevel: 24water
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An attack that may lower SPEED.
Body SlamLevel: 30normal
8510015
An attack that may cause paralysis.
Belly DrumLevel: 36normal
010010
Reduces own HP to maximize ATTACK.
Low KickLevel: 42fighting
010020
More powerful on heavier foes.
Hydro PumpLevel: 48water
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A powerful watertype attack.
Double EdgeLevel: 54normal
12010015
A tackle that also hurts the user.

Pokédex Entry

Tadpole Pokémon

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

Poliwhirl in Pokémon Sour Crystal

Poliwhirl is #73 in the Pokédex for Pokémon poliwhirl. This page covers its water typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 14 encounter locations.

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