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Pokédex / #060 poliwag ← #059 arcanine #061 poliwhirl →
poliwag
water

#060 poliwag

Tadpole Pocket Monster — Its newly grown legs prevent it from running. It appears to prefer swimming than trying to stand.

Base stats

HP 40
Attack 50
Defense 40
Sp. Atk 40
Sp. Def 40
Speed 90
Total 300

Profile

Height
0.6 m
Weight
12.4 kg
Capture rate
255 / 255
Growth
medium-slow
Gender
50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Egg groups
water1
Base EXP
60

Evolution

poliwag → poliwhirl (Lv 25)

How hard is it to catch

Its capture rate of 255 is an input to the formula, not a chance — so here is what that number is actually worth with each ball you can get, thrown the way the game throws: at a wild you have already beaten.

Ball Chance With a type medal Gold per catch
Poké Ball (×0.65) 18.8% 37.7% 956
Great Ball (×1.5) 43.5% 86.9% 1,242
Ultra Ball (×2.0) 57.9% 100.0% 1,864

Every throw is an independent roll, and a miss spends the ball anyway. The medal column is a maxed type medal for this species' type — the one multiplier here you can grow. A shiny is far harder than any of these, and only the Master Ball ignores the roll entirely.

Gold per catch is the ball's shop price divided by its chance — what an average catch costs you. A stronger ball is usually not the cheaper one: what it buys is fewer throws, which on a hunt you leave running is time and bag space rather than money.

Moves

Learned by leveling up

Level Move Type Class Power
1 Bubble Bubble water special Power 40 Accuracy 100% Cooldown 1.8s Range (px) 140 AoE (px) 90 SPE -1 Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. water special 40
16 Hypnosis Hypnosis psychic status Power — Accuracy 60% Cooldown 13.0s Range (px) 140 sleep Cast 1.5s Puts the target to sleep. psychic status —
19 Water Gun Water Gun water special Power 40 Accuracy 100% Cooldown 1.5s Range (px) 180 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. water special 40
25 Double Slap Double Slap normal physical Power 15 Accuracy 85% Cooldown 1.4s Range (px) 90 Hits 2–5 Hits 2-5 times in a single cast. normal physical 15
31 Body Slam Body Slam normal physical Power 85 Accuracy 100% Cooldown 3.5s Range (px) 90 paralysis 30% Has a chance to paralyze the target. Hits a Minimized target without fail, for double damage. normal physical 85
38 Amnesia Amnesia psychic status Power — Accuracy — Cooldown 9.0s Range (px) 140 SpD +2 Raises the user’s Special Defense by two stages. psychic status —
45 Hydro Pump Hydro Pump water special Power 110 Accuracy 80% Cooldown 3.6s Range (px) 180 Cast 1.5s Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. water special 110

Learned by TM / HM

Move Type Class Power
Bide Bide normal physical Power — Accuracy — Cooldown 6.0s Range (px) 140 Bide Stores damage for 2 s, then strikes back for twice the total. normal physical —
Blizzard Blizzard ice special Power 110 Accuracy 70% Cooldown 3.7s Range (px) 140 AoE (px) 90 freeze 10% Cast 1.5s Has a chance to freeze the target. ice special 110
Body Slam Body Slam normal physical Power 85 Accuracy 100% Cooldown 3.5s Range (px) 90 paralysis 30% Has a chance to paralyze the target. Hits a Minimized target without fail, for double damage. normal physical 85
Bubble Beam Bubble Beam water special Power 65 Accuracy 100% Cooldown 2.6s Range (px) 180 SPE -1 Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. water special 65
Double Edge Double Edge normal physical Power 120 Accuracy 100% Cooldown 4.6s Range (px) 90 Recoil 33% Cast 1.5s User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. normal physical 120
Double Team Double Team normal status Power — Accuracy — Cooldown 6.0s Range (px) 140 EVA +1 Raises the user’s evasion by one stage. normal status —
Ice Beam Ice Beam ice special Power 90 Accuracy 100% Cooldown 3.7s Range (px) 180 freeze 10% Has a chance to freeze the target. ice special 90
Mimic Mimic normal status Power — Accuracy — Cooldown 0.0s Range (px) 140 Mimic Borrows the target’s last used move into this slot. Once the borrowed move has been used and finished its cooldown, the slot goes back to Mimic. normal status —
Psychic Psychic psychic special Power 90 Accuracy 100% Cooldown 3.7s Range (px) 180 SpD -1 Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. psychic special 90
Psywave Psywave psychic special Power — Accuracy 100% Cooldown 4.5s Range (px) 180 Fixed dmg Inflicts random damage between half and one and a half times the attacking Pocket Monster’s own level, ignoring the target’s defences. psychic special —
Rage Rage normal physical Power 20 Accuracy 100% Cooldown 1.0s Range (px) 90 Rage For 8 s, the user's Attack rises by one stage each time it is hit. normal physical 20
Rest Rest psychic status Power — Accuracy — Cooldown 25.0s Range (px) 140 Channel 6s Full heal + sleep The user sleeps for 6 s, recovering 100% of its max HP as it sleeps. Waking early keeps only the HP already restored. psychic status —
Skull Bash Skull Bash normal physical Power 130 Accuracy 100% Cooldown 5.0s Range (px) 90 Cast 1.2s Charges for 1.2 s, then strikes. A hit that lands raises the user's Defense by one stage. normal physical 130
Substitute Substitute normal status Power — Accuracy — Cooldown 18.0s Range (px) 140 Substitute Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks. normal status —
Surf Surf water special Power 90 Accuracy 100% Cooldown 4.4s Range (px) 140 AoE (px) 90 Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dive users. water special 90
Take Down Take Down normal physical Power 90 Accuracy 85% Cooldown 2.8s Range (px) 90 Recoil 25% User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. normal physical 90
Toxic Toxic poison status Power — Accuracy 90% Cooldown 18.0s Range (px) 140 poison Poisons the target, draining its HP for 16 s. poison status —
Water Gun Water Gun water special Power 40 Accuracy 100% Cooldown 1.5s Range (px) 180 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. water special 40

Where to catch

Zone Levels Spawn weight
Porto de Vermilion 18–25 100