Poliwrath (Base Set 13)

Poliwrath LV.48 ニョロボン Nyorobon

Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolution stage Stage 2 Pokémon Evolves from Poliwhirl Card name Poliwrath Type Water HP 90 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Base Set Rarity English card no. 13/102 Japanese expansion Expansion Pack Japanese rarity Expansion Base Set 2 Rarity English card no. 15/130 TCG GB1 set Laboratory TCG GB1 ID D18 TCG GB2 set Sky Flying Pokémon TCG GB2 ID F14 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Poliwrath.

Poliwrath (Japanese: ニョロボン Nyorobon) is a Water-type Stage 2 Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Base Set.

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• Card text
  • Base Set print
  • Base Set 2 print
  • Pokédex data
• Release information
  • Gallery
• Trivia
  • Origin

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Card text

Base Set print

Water Gun

みずでっぽう

30+

Does 30 damage plus 10 more damage for each Energy attached to Poliwrath but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. Extra Energy after the 2nd doesn't count.

Whirlpool

うずしお

40

If the Defending Pokémon has any Energy cards attached to it, choose 1 of them and discard it.

Base Set 2 print

Water Gun

みずでっぽう

30+

Does 30 damage plus 10 more damage for each Energy attached to Poliwrath but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. You can't add more than 20 damage in this way.

Whirlpool

うずしお

40

If the Defending Pokémon has any Energy cards attached to it, choose 1 of them and discard it.

Pokédex data

Poliwrath - Tadpole Pokémon

No.

062

Height

4'3" (1.3 m)

Weight

119 lbs. (54 kg)

Pokédex entry

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

泳ぎが得意でクロールやバタフライができる。オリンピックの選手もかなわないほど速い。

Release information

This card was included in the Base Set, first released in the Japanese Expansion Pack. It was reprinted in the Base Set 2 expansion.

Gallery

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Trivia

Origin

Water Gun is a move in the Pokémon games that Poliwrath can learn. Whirlpool is a move in the Pokémon games introduced in Generation II that Poliwrath can learn. This card's English Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, though it is slightly reworded. The Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green.

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