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Pokemon Nova game logo on the Pokemon Nova Fangame guide
Poliwhirl front sprite

#0061 · Generation 1

Poliwhirl

The Tadpole Pokémon

Water
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.
Height 1 m
Weight 20 kg
Catch rate 120
Base EXP 135

Battle profile

Base stats

HP 65
Attack 65
Defense 65
Sp. Attack 50
Sp. Defense 50
Speed 90
Base stat total 385

Traits

Abilities

Water Absorb

Being hit by a Water-type move restores the Pokémon's HP instead.

Damp

The Pokémon dampens its surroundings, which makes all explosive moves fail.

Swift Swim

Hidden

The Pokémon's Speed stat is doubled in rain.

Battle matchups

Type effectiveness

Damage matchups for Poliwhirl based on its Water typing. Abilities may change some matchups.

Weak against

Takes increased damage

Grass ×2 Electric ×2

Resists

Takes reduced damage

Steel ×½ Fire ×½ Water ×½ Ice ×½

Immune to

Takes no damage

None

Learnset

Level-up moves

Moves Poliwhirl learns by gaining levels in Pokemon Nova.

11 moves
Level Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
1 Water Gun The target is blasted with a forceful shot of water. Water Special 40 100 25
1 Hypnosis The user employs hypnotic suggestion to make the target fall asleep. Psychic Status — 60 20
1 Pound The target is physically pounded with a long tail, a foreleg or the like. Normal Physical 40 100 35
1 Mud Shot The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat. Ground Special 55 95 15
18 Bubble Beam A spray of bubbles is forcefully ejected at the target. This may also lower the target's Speed stat. Water Special 65 100 20
24 Rain Dance The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks and lowering the power of Fire-type attacks. Water Status — — 5
32 Body Slam The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may leave the target with paralysis. Normal Physical 85 100 15
40 Earth Power The user makes the ground under the target erupt with power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat. Ground Special 90 100 10
48 Hydro Pump The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure. Water Special 110 80 5
56 Belly Drum The user maximizes its Attack stat but loses HP equal to half its max HP. Normal Status — — 10
66 Double-Edge A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot. Normal Physical 120 100 15

Breeding learnset

Egg moves

0 moves available

No egg moves are available for Poliwhirl.

Extended learnset

Compatible moves

68 moves available

  • Amnesia Status
    Psychic
  • Attract Status
    Normal
  • Blizzard Special
    Ice
  • Body Slam Physical
    Normal
  • Brick Break Physical
    Fighting
  • Bulldoze Physical
    Ground
  • Captivate Status
    Normal
  • Chilling Water Special
    Water
  • Confide Status
    Normal
  • Counter Physical
    Fighting
  • Defense Curl Status
    Normal
  • Dig Physical
    Ground
  • Dive Physical
    Water
  • Double-Edge Physical
    Normal
  • Double Team Status
    Normal
  • Earth Power Special
    Ground
  • Earthquake Physical
    Ground
  • Encore Status
    Normal
  • Endeavor Physical
    Normal
  • Endure Status
    Normal
  • Facade Physical
    Normal
  • Fling Physical
    Dark
  • Focus Punch Physical
    Fighting
  • Frustration Physical
    Normal
  • Haze Status
    Ice
  • Headbutt Physical
    Normal
  • Helping Hand Status
    Normal
  • Hidden Power Special
    Normal
  • Hydro Pump Special
    Water
  • Ice Beam Special
    Ice
  • Ice Punch Physical
    Ice
  • Icy Wind Special
    Ice
  • Liquidation Physical
    Water
  • Low Kick Physical
    Fighting
  • Low Sweep Physical
    Fighting
  • Mega Kick Physical
    Normal
  • Mega Punch Physical
    Normal
  • Metronome Status
    Normal
  • Mimic Status
    Normal
  • Muddy Water Special
    Water
  • Mud Shot Special
    Ground
  • Mud-Slap Special
    Ground
  • Natural Gift Physical
    Normal
  • Power-Up Punch Physical
    Fighting
  • Protect Status
    Normal
  • Psychic Special
    Psychic
  • Psych Up Status
    Normal
  • Rain Dance Status
    Water
  • Rest Status
    Psychic
  • Return Physical
    Normal
  • Rock Smash Physical
    Fighting
  • Round Special
    Normal
  • Secret Power Physical
    Normal
  • Seismic Toss Physical
    Fighting
  • Sleep Talk Status
    Normal
  • Snore Special
    Normal
  • Strength Physical
    Normal
  • Substitute Status
    Normal
  • Surf Special
    Water
  • Swagger Status
    Normal
  • Swift Special
    Normal
  • Take Down Physical
    Normal
  • Tera Blast Special
    Normal
  • Thief Physical
    Dark
  • Waterfall Physical
    Water
  • Water Pulse Special
    Water
  • Weather Ball Special
    Normal
  • Whirlpool Special
    Water

Species information

Training and breeding

Growth rate
Parabolic
Gender ratio
Female50Percent
Egg groups
Water1
Hatch steps
5,120
Base happiness
50
Color
Blue
Shape
Bipedal
Habitat
Waters Edge