Poliwrath (Pokémon)

Poliwrath ニョロボン Nyorobon

Artwork from FR/LG

Types Species  Water  Fighting  Tadpole Pokémon Abilities Exp. at 100 Water Absorb or Damp 1,059,860 Pokédex Kanto #062 Johto #074 Hoenn #249* Sinnoh #— Browser Fiore R-054 Almia R— Height Weight 4'03" 119.0 lbs. Pokédex color Footprint Body style Catch rate Blue 45 Gender ratio   50% male   50% female Egg groups Egg cycles Water 1 21 (5355 steps*) EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 3 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Exp. 185 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV On Eevee's Pokédex (Gen. I-IV) On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex (Gen. IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Poliwrath (Japanese: ニョロボン Nyorobon) is a dual-type Water/Fighting Pokémon.

It evolves from Poliwhirl via Water Stone. It is one of the final forms of Poliwag.

Biology

Physiology

Poliwrath looks superficially similar to Poliwhirl. However, it has gained more muscle, especially around its arms, which are now quite thick. Its eyes have changed from having wide pupils to small ones. It also appears to have a scowl.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

In addition to the Water-type abilities it had as Poliwag and Poliwhirl, Poliwrath has now gained the powers of a Fighting-type-type. It can swim for vast distances without tiring, and with its increased arm and leg strength it also has the ability to run on the surface of water for a short amount of time.

Behavior

With its newly-gained fighting abilities, Poliwrath is more aggressive than its pre-evolutions, and is more willing to pick fights with others.

Habitat

Water's-edge Pokémon

Poliwrath, despite being excellent swimmers, usually live on dry land near the water's edge.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Charizard battling Tad's Poliwrath

In the anime

Major Appearances

Poliwrath's first non-cameo appearance was in Charizard Chills. An expert trainer named Tad had one and it defeated Ash's Charizard easily when Ash challenged him. Charizard managed to defeat the Poliwrath in a rematch.

In Outrageous Fortunes, Misty challenged another trainer named Delaney whose main Pokémon was Poliwrath. After seeing it in action, Team Rocket tricked Delaney into giving his Poliwrath to them.

Chuck used a Poliwrath against Ash in his Gym Battle in Machoke, Machoke Man.

Minor Appearances

In Hook, Line and Stinker, Andreas in a Seaking Catching contest owned a Poliwrath.

A Poliwrath is used by a student of Pokémon Summer Academy in the second leg of the Pokémon Triathlon in One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Poliwrath debuts in Buzz Off, Electabuzz! when Red's Poli evolves into one to save its trainer from drowning. It's a muscular Pokémon who sends its enemies flying with Seismic Toss. Gold also sees the same Poliwrath in a "Book of Champions", and then tells his Poliwag that it'll also become a Poliwrath.

In the TCG

Main article: Poliwrath (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Pokéthlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Poliwrath is capable of learning the following moves (from its evolution onwards):
NOTE: Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Special moves

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Shadow moves		Level 42+	Purified moves
Shadow Rush	Shadow		Helping Hand	Normal
Shadow Sky	Shadow		Hydro Pump	Water
Shadow Storm	Shadow		Rain Dance	Water
--			Brick Break	Fighting

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball
	Acquisition: Evolve
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: Evolve	Friend Area: Tadpole Pond
Phrases
51%-100% HP	My swimming is world class!
26%-50% HP	Half my HP's gone. This feels unpleasant.
1%-25% HP	Do something... I don't have the energy left to swim...
Level Up	I leveled up! What a glorious feeling it is!
Pokémon Ranger
Group:  Water	Loops: 11	Minimum Experience: 60
Poké Assist: ( Water )	Field Move: (Soak ×3)	Maximum Experience: 90
"Poliwrath blasts surging jets of water with tremendous force."
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: -4.5%	IQ Group: F

Evolution

Unevolved Poliwag  Water

Level 25 →

First evolution Poliwhirl  Water

Water Stone →

Second evolution Poliwrath  Water  Fighting

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
			File:Spr 3e 062 s.gif
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back

For other sprites and images, please see Poliwrath images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Despite being classified as a tadpole Pokémon, its form resembles a froglet's and is presumably full grown.
• No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Poliwrath.
• The spiral on its abdomen was different in each generation. In Generation II, the spiral ended on the upper half of its abdomen. In Generation III, as shown in Pokémon Emerald, the spiral ends at the rightmost side while in Generation IV, the spiral ends at the lower half of its abdomen.
  • Its spiral in Generation IV ends at almost the same position with Generation I.
• Poliwrath has a lower Speed stat than its pre-evolution.
• Poliwrath, alongside Smeargle and Articuno, is one of the few Pokémon that can learn an accuracy-focusing move and an OHKO move, learning Fissure by TM27 in Generation I and Mind Reader at level 51 in Generation II. It no longer has the ability to learn both moves, however.
• Poliwrath, along with Lucario, are the only Fighting-type Pokémon able to learn Psychic, not counting Meditite, Medicham and Gallade, as they are part Psychic-type.

Origin

Poliwrath seems to be based on some amphibians that can stay as a tadpole their whole life. The spiral pattern on its belly is supposed to represent how the intestines of tadpoles can sometimes be seen through their transparent skin.

Name origin

Poliwrath's name appears to be a combination of polliwog and wrath, meaning anger. Its Japanese name may come in part from ニョロニョロ nyoronyoro, the sound of slithering, and an alternate reading of the Japanese word for deluge or flood, 洪 kō, is hon (in this case, bon).

In other languages

• German: Quappo - From Kaulquappe (tadpole).
• French: Tartard - This name could come from tartarin (braggart), as well as têtard (tadpole).
• Korean: 강챙이 Gangchaengi
• Chinese (Taiwan and Hong Kong):快泳蛙

External links

Notes

This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species.