Poliwrath | Pokémon guide

Don’t mess with Pokémon’s Poliwrath, as this tadpole can pack a punch. As the final evolution of Poliwag, it gains a secondary type, unlocking plenty more moves and possibilities for battle. This guide goes through everything you need to know about the spiral-bellied amphibian.

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Here’s everything in our Poliwrath guide:

Here’s the key information you need to know about Poliwrath:

Poliwrath’s evolution

Poliwrath evolves from Poliwhirl when it’s exposed to a Water Stone, regardless of its level. You can learn more about how to evolve Poliwag into Poliwhirl in their guides.

Poliwrath’s locations

Here are all the locations you can find Poliwrath in each Pokémon game:

Gen 1 locations

Gen 2 locations

Gen 3 locations

Gen 4 locations

Gen 5 locations

Gen 6 locations

Gen 7 locations

Gen 8 locations

Gen 9 locations

How do I get Poliwrath in Pokémon Pokopia?

To get Poliwrath in Pokopia, you need to create a sewer hole inspection habitat or a dojo training Pokopia habitat. The sewer hole inspection habitat requires iron pipes, a sewer-hole cover, excavation tools, and a traffic cone, and could attract Tinkatink or Corviknight instead of Poliwrath. The dojo training habitat only attracts Poliwrath or Gallade, and it requires two hanging scrolls and two strength rocks.

Poliwrath’s base stats

Poliwrath’s base stats changed between generations five and six, so below you can find both sets of stats, depending on which game you’re playing.

Poliwrath’s gen one to five base stats:

• HP – 90
• Attack – 85
• Defense – 95
• Sp. Atk – 70
• Sp. Def – 90
• Speed – 70

Poliwrath’s base stats from gen six onwards:

• HP – 90
• Attack – 95
• Defense – 95
• Sp. Atk – 70
• Sp. Def – 90
• Speed – 70

Poliwrath’s type strengths and weaknesses

Thanks to Poliwrath’s dual typing, it gains more resistances than its prior evolutions, but it also gains more weaknesses. Out of 18 types, having five weaknesses definitely isn’t the worst, but take these into consideration when preparing for battle. As an extra tip, if your Poliwrath’s ability is Water Absorb, it becomes immune to water-type moves, rather than just resisting them.

Poliwrath’s moveset

In the latest generation of Pokémon games, Poliwrath can learn the following moves:

Level up moves

Learnable TMs

Egg moves

That’s everything you need to know about Poliwrath, so go out and grab one for yourself.