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Poliwrath ニョロボン Nyorobon #062
Artwork from FR/LG
Type Water Fighting 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 #062 Johto #074 Hoenn #249 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 4'3" Imperial 1.3 m Metric 4'3"/1.3 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 44.1 lbs. Imperial 20 kg Metric 44.1 lbs./20 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Blue	Catch rate 45 (5.9%)
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.: 185 Battle Exp.: 1851*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

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

Biology

Physiology

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Behavior

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Poliwrath's first non-cameo appearance was in EP105. An expert trainer had one and it encased Ash's Charizard when Ash challenged him. Charizard managed to defeat the Poliwrath in a rematch.

In EP168, Andre in a Seaking Catching contest owned a Poliwrath.

Chuck used a Poliwrath against Ash in his Gym Battle in EP209.

In EP247, Misty challenged another trainer whose main Pokémon was Poliwrath. After seeing it in action, Team Rocket tricked this trainer into giving his Poliwrath to them.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Red and Blue / Pokémon LeafGreen

A swimmer adept at both the front crawl and breaststroke. Easily overtakes the best human swimmers.

Pokémon Yellow

Swims powerfully using all the muscles in its body. It can even overtake champion swimmers.

Pokémon Gold

This strong and skilled swimmer is even capable of crossing the Pacific Ocean just by kicking.

Pokémon Silver

Although an energetic, skilled swimmer that uses all of its muscles, it lives on dry land.

Pokémon Crystal

It can use its well-developed arms and legs to run on the surface of the water for a split second.

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

Poliwrath's highly developed, brawny muscles never grow fatigued, however much it exercises. It is so tirelessly strong, this Pokémon can swim back and forth across the Pacific Ocean without effort.

Pokémon Emerald

Its highly developed muscles never grow fatigued, however much it exercises. This Pokémon can swim back and forth across the Pacific Ocean without effort.

Pokémon FireRed

An adept swimmer, it knows the front crawl, butterfly, and more. It is faster than the best human swimmers.

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

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Note: if Poliwrath has Water Absorb, the effectiveness of Water attacks will be 0.

Learnset

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By leveling up

By TM/HM

Special moves

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Poliwrath knows Shadow Rush, Shadow Sky and Shadow Storm as a Shadow Pokémon, and learns Helping Hand after being purified.

Evolution

Trivia

Origin

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.

In other languages

• German: Quappo
• French: Tartard - could come from tartarin meaning braggart, as well as têtard for tadpole
• Korean: 강챙이 Gangchaengi

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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