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Poliwag ニョロモ Nyoromo #060
Artwork from FR/LG
Type Water ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Tadpole Pokémon
Abilities Water Absorb or Damp Damp Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,059,860
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #060 Johto #072 Hoenn #247 Sinnoh Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "?". Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 0'0" Imperial 0.0 m Metric 0'0"/0.0 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 0.0 lbs. Imperial 0.0 kg Metric 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Unknown	Catch rate 255 (33.3%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Water 1 group 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 77 Battle Exp.: 771*
External links {{Links/{{{generation}}}|pokefordex=poliwag|ndex=060|name=Poliwag }}

Poliwag (Japanese: ニョロモ Nyoromo) is a Water-type Pokémon.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Red and Blue / Pokémon LeafGreen

Its newly grown legs prevent it from walking well. It appears to prefer swimming over walking.

Pokémon Yellow

The direction of the spiral on the belly differs by area. It is more adept at swimming than walking.

Pokémon Gold

Because it is inept at walking on its newly grown legs, it always swims around in water.

Pokémon Silver

The direction of its belly spiral differs by area. The equator is thought to have an effect on this.

Pokémon Crystal

The swirl on its belly is its insides showing through the skin. It looks clearer after it eats.

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

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.

Pokémon Emerald

It is possible to see this Pokémon's spiral innards right through its thin skin. However, the skin is also very flexible. Even sharp fangs bounce right off it.

Pokémon FireRed

Its slick black skin is thin and damp. A part of its internal organs can be seen through the skin as a spiral pattern.

Name origin

Poliwag appears to be a misspelling of polliwog, outdated English for tadpole. The wag may refer to its tail, although it is worth noting that polliwog literally means head-wiggle. Its Japanese name may come in part from ニョロニョロ nyoronyoro, the sound of slithering.

Poliwag has the appearance of a tadpole. The spiral pattern on its belly is supposed to represent how the intestines of tadpoles are sometimes seen through their transparent skin.

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

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By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

• Bubblebeam
• Haze
• Ice Ball
• Mind Reader
• Mist
• Splash
• Water Sport

In the anime

Misty had a Poliwag that eventually evolved into a Poliwhirl and then a Politoed.

Evolution

In other languages

• German: Quapsel
• French: Ptitart
• Korean: 발챙이 Balchaengi

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