Poliwhirl
Artwork
Names
- English: Poliwhirl
- Japanese: ニョロゾ (Nyorozo)
- German: Quaputzi
- French: Tetarte
Number(s)
- National: 61
- Hoenn: 248
- Johto: 73
Gender
♂ 50% - ♀ 50%
Egg Group(s)
Water 1
Evolution
| Basic | Stage One | Stage Two |
|---|---|---|
 PoliwagBase form |  PoliwhirlLevel 25 |  PoliwrathWater Stone |
 PolitoedTrade with King's Rock |
Size
- Height: 1 m / 3’03”
- Weight: 20.0 kg / 44.1 lbs.
Damage Taken
- ×½: Steel, Fire, Water, Ice
- ×2: Grass, Electric
Ability effects are not included.
Base Stats
| Stat | Rank | E.P. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sum | 385 | ||
| HP | 35 | 0 | |
| Attack | 32 | 0 | |
| Defense | 30 | 0 | |
| Sp.Atk | 38 | 0 | |
| Sp.Def | 40 | 0 | |
| Speed | 15 | 2 | |
Ability
- Water Absorb
- Game's description
- Changes water into HP.
- Battle effect
- The POKéMON heals up to 1/4 of it's maximum Hit Points when hit with Water-type moves.
- Damp
- Game's description
- Prevents self-destruction.
- Battle effect
- Explosion and Selfdestruct will not work while the POKéMON is on the field.
Wild Item
- Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald
- King's Rock 5%
Habitat
Water's-edge
Miscellaneous
- Species: Tadpole Pokémon
- Steps to hatch: 5,120
- Color: Blue
- Catch Rate: 120
- Base Tameness: 70
- Growth Group: Medium Slow
1,059,860 exp. points to Lv100
Pokédex Flavour (description)
- Red/Blue
- Capable of living in or out of water. When out of water, it sweats to keep its body slimy.
- Yellow
- Under attack, it uses its belly spiral to put the foe to sleep. It then makes its escape.
- Gold
- The swirl on its belly subtly undulates. Staring at it may gradually cause drowsiness.
- Silver
- The skin on most of its body is moist. However, the skin on its belly spiral feels smooth.
- Crystal
- Though it is skilled at walking, it prefers to live underwater where there is less danger.
- Ruby
- The surface of POLIWHIRL's body is always wet and slick with an oily fluid. Because of this greasy covering, it can easily slip and slide out of the clutches of any enemy in battle.
- Sapphire
- The surface of POLIWHIRL's body is always wet and slick with an oily fluid. Because of this greasy covering, it can easily slip and slide out of the clutches of any enemy in battle.
- Emerald
- Its body surface is always wet and slick with an oily fluid. Because of this greasy covering, it can easily slip and slide out of the clutches of any enemy in battle.
- Fire Red
- Its two legs are well developed. Even though it can live on the ground, it prefers living in water.
- Leaf Green
- It can live in or out of water. When out of water, it constantly sweats to keep its body slimy.