Poliwag

#60 (Kanto)

#61 Poliwhirl ›

Pokémon type

Water

Poliwag weaknesses

Poliwag is weak to Grass and Electric-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Poliwag is resistant to Steel, Fire, Water and Ice-type moves.

63%

Best moveset for Poliwag

The best moves for Poliwag are Bubble and Return when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. This combination also deals the most damage per turn in Trainer Battles.

Attacking

Bubble

12DPS

Return Purified

50DPS

Defending

Bubble

12DPS

Mud Bomb

24DPS

Trainer Battles

Bubble

3.7EPT

Return Purified

1.86DPE

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Evolution

There are 4 Pokémon in the Poliwag family. Poliwag evolves into Poliwhirl for 25 Candy, then into Poliwrath or Politoed (King's Rock) for 100 Candy.

Poliwhirl requires King's Rock to evolve into Politoed.

Game images

Poliwag, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Poliwag is a Water Pokémon. It is weak to Grass and Electric moves. Poliwag's best moveset is Bubble & Return and it has a Max CP of 937. Poliwag evolves into Poliwhirl.

About

"Poliwag has a very thin skin. It is possible to see the Pokémon's spiral innards right through the skin. Despite its thinness, however, the skin is also very flexible. Even sharp fangs bounce right off it."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Bubble	10	12	12
Mud Shot	4	12	8

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Mud Bomb	60	3	1.82
Bubble Beam	45	3	1.64
Body Slam	50	3	1.52
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Mud Shot	3	2	1.5	4.5
Bubble	8	3	3.2	3.7

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Body Slam	65	40	1.63
Mud Bomb	65	45	1.44
Bubble Beam ▼ att	50	50	1.2
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Bubble 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	5.1	101%
Bubble 12 DPS	Bubble Beam 27 DPS	5.1	100%
Bubble 12 DPS	Mud Bomb 24 DPS	4.9	96%
Bubble 12 DPS	Body Slam 25 DPS	4.8	96%
Mud Shot 8 DPS	Bubble Beam 27 DPS	4.8	94%
Mud Shot 8 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	4.7	92%
Mud Shot 8 DPS	Mud Bomb 24 DPS	4.6	91%
Mud Shot 8 DPS	Body Slam 25 DPS	4.5	90%
Bubble 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	3.6	70%
Mud Shot 8 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	3	60%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Bubble 12 DPS	Mud Bomb 24 DPS	2	100%
Bubble 12 DPS	Bubble Beam 27 DPS	2	98%
Bubble 12 DPS	Body Slam 25 DPS	1.9	94%
Bubble 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.5	77%
Mud Shot 8 DPS	Mud Bomb 24 DPS	1.3	66%
Mud Shot 8 DPS	Bubble Beam 27 DPS	1.3	64%
Mud Shot 8 DPS	Body Slam 25 DPS	1.2	61%
Bubble 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.1	53%
Mud Shot 8 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	0.9	47%
Mud Shot 8 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	0.6	32%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Bubble 3.7 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	21	10	109%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	16	9.9	108%
Bubble 3.7 EPT	Body Slam 1.63 DPE	12	9.2	100%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Body Slam 1.63 DPE	10	8.8	96%
Bubble 3.7 EPT	Mud Bomb 1.44 DPE	15	8.5	93%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Mud Bomb 1.44 DPE	10	8	87%
Bubble 3.7 EPT	Bubble Beam 1.2 DPE	15	7.6	83%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Bubble Beam 1.2 DPE	12	6.9	75%
Bubble 3.7 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	21	3.7	41%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	16	2.1	23%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Poliwag?

Poliwag is weak to Grass and Electric moves.

The best counter to Poliwag is Mega Raichu Y with Thunder Shock and Zap Cannon+, followed by Regieleki and Mega Sceptile.

The top Poliwag counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Mega Raichu Y	Thunder Shock Zap Cannon+	100%
Regieleki	Lock-On Thunder Cage	98%
Mega Raichu Y	Thunder Shock Wild Charge	97%
Mega Raichu Y	Volt Switch Zap Cannon+	97%
Mega Raichu Y	Volt Switch Wild Charge	96%
Regieleki	Thunder Shock Thunder Cage	95%
Mega Sceptile	Fury Cutter Frenzy Plant	94%
Mega Raichu Y	Spark Zap Cannon+	94%
Mega Sceptile	Bullet Seed Frenzy Plant	93%
Mega Raichu Y	Spark Wild Charge	92%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		101
Defense		82
Stamina		120

Max HP

Level 40

106

Size

Height	0.6 m
Weight	12.4 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	355
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	473
Level 30 Max wild	710
Level 40	829
Level 50	937

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	592
Level 35 (wild)	769