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Pokemon Gold Version

251 Pokémon, 251 moves, 368 locations, 495 trainers.

Pokemon Gold Version

POLIWHIRL

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POLIWHIRL artwork

Normal

POLIWHIRL sprite

Shiny

Shiny POLIWHIRL sprite
Water

The swirl on its belly subtly undulates. Staring at it may gradually cause drowsiness.

Pokédex #

061

Species

TADPOLE

Height

3'03"

Weight

44.0 lbs

Base Exp

131

Catch Rate

120

Gender

50% male / 50% female

Egg Hatch

About 5,120 steps (20 cycles)

Egg Groups

Water 1

Growth Rate

Medium Slow (1,059,860 total XP)

Base Stats

Total

385

HP 65
Attack 65
Defense 65
Sp. Atk 50
Sp. Def 50
Speed 90

Stats at a Glance

Pick a level to compare a wild catch, a trainer's version, and a fully raised one.

Lv 1 Lv 50 Lv 100
Situation
HP
Attack
Defense
Sp. Atk
Sp. Def
Speed
Wild catch

A newly encountered one at this level.

 125-140 70-85 70-85 55-70 55-70 95-110
Trainer team

What enemy teams usually bring.

 133 79 78 63 63 103
Fully raised

A strong end-of-journey version.

 172 117 117 102 102 142

How To Get It

9 wild locations
0 special ways

Wild

9 places
Wild encounters up to Lv 40
Location
Method
Levels
Slot Odds
Ecruteak City Water Lv 20 10%
Route 22 Water Lv 10 10%
Route 28 Water Lv 40 10%
Route 30 Water Lv 20 10%
Route 31 Water Lv 20 10%
Route 44 Water Lv 25 10%
Silver Cave Outside Water Lv 35-40 90%
Violet City Water Lv 20 10%
Viridian City Water Lv 10 10%

Held by wild Pokémon

Wild encounters can sometimes carry these items.

1 item
KING'S ROCK

Rare wild held item.

2%

Fishing

Odds shown per cast.

This Pokémon is not found by fishing in Pokemon Gold Version.

Special Ways

Trades, gifts, starters, prizes, and one-off encounters.

No special way to get this Pokémon is listed in this game.

Type Matchups

Weaknesses

2

Grass x2
Electric x2

Resistances

4

Fire x0.5
Water x0.5
Ice x0.5
Steel x0.5

Immunities

0

No immunities in Pokemon Gold Version.

Evolution Chain

2 possible paths ending at POLIWRATH and POLITOED.

3 stages
2 paths
Possible path

Ends with POLIWRATH

Path 1

  1. 1
    POLIWAG sprite
    POLIWAG
    #060
  2. 2
    POLIWHIRL sprite
    POLIWHIRL
    #061
    Level 25
  3. 3
    POLIWRATH sprite
    POLIWRATH
    #062
    Use Water Stone

    Use Water Stone on this Pokémon.

Possible path

Ends with POLITOED

Path 2

  1. 1
    POLIWAG sprite
    POLIWAG
    #060
  2. 2
    POLIWHIRL sprite
    POLIWHIRL
    #061
    Level 25
  3. 3
    POLITOED sprite
    POLITOED
    #186
    Trade with King's Rock

    Have it hold King's Rock, then trade it.

Learnset

Move
Type
Category
Power
Accuracy
PP
Slot
BUBBLE
Water
Special 20 100% 30 Slot 1
HYPNOSIS
Psychic
Status 0 60% 20 Slot 2
WATER GUN
Water
Special 40 100% 25 Slot 3
Level
Move
Type
Category
Power
Accuracy
PP
Lv 7 HYPNOSIS
Psychic
Status 0 60% 20
Lv 13 WATER GUN
Water
Special 40 100% 25
Lv 19 DOUBLESLAP
Normal
Physical 15 85% 10
Lv 27 RAIN DANCE
Water
Status 0 90% 5
Lv 35 BODY SLAM
Normal
Physical 85 100% 15
Lv 43 BELLY DRUM
Normal
Status 0 100% 10
Lv 51 HYDRO PUMP
Water
Special 120 80% 5
Move
Type
Category
Power
Accuracy
PP
How to get it
No egg moves are listed for this Pokémon in Pokemon Gold Version.
Move
Type
Category
Power
Accuracy
PP
Machine
HEADBUTT
Normal
Physical 70 100% 15 TM02 (Headbutt)
CURSE
???
Status 0 100% 10 TM03 (Curse)
TOXIC
Poison
Status 0 85% 10 TM06 (Toxic)
ROCK SMASH
Fighting
Physical 20 100% 15 TM08 (Rock Smash)
HIDDEN POWER
Normal
Physical 1 100% 15 TM10 (Hidden Power)
SNORE
Normal
Physical 40 100% 15 TM13 (Snore)
BLIZZARD
Ice
Special 120 70% 5 TM14 (Blizzard)
ICY WIND
Ice
Special 55 95% 15 TM16 (Icy Wind)
PROTECT
Normal
Status 0 100% 10 TM17 (Protect)
RAIN DANCE
Water
Status 0 90% 5 TM18 (Rain Dance)
ENDURE
Normal
Status 0 100% 10 TM20 (Endure)
FRUSTRATION
Normal
Physical 1 100% 20 TM21 (Frustration)
EARTHQUAKE
Ground
Physical 100 100% 10 TM26 (Earthquake)
RETURN
Normal
Physical 1 100% 20 TM27 (Return)
PSYCHIC
Psychic
Special 90 100% 10 TM29 (Psychic)
MUD-SLAP
Ground
Physical 20 100% 10 TM31 (Mud Slap)
DOUBLE TEAM
Normal
Status 0 100% 15 TM32 (Double Team)
ICE PUNCH
Ice
Special 75 100% 15 TM33 (Ice Punch)
SWAGGER
Normal
Status 0 90% 15 TM34 (Swagger)
SLEEP TALK
Normal
Status 0 100% 10 TM35 (Sleep Talk)
DEFENSE CURL
Normal
Status 0 100% 40 TM40 (Defense Curl)
DETECT
Fighting
Status 0 100% 5 TM43 (Detect)
REST
Psychic
Status 0 100% 10 TM44 (Rest)
ATTRACT
Normal
Status 0 100% 15 TM45 (Attract)
THIEF
Dark
Special 40 100% 10 TM46 (Thief)
SURF
Water
Special 95 100% 15 HM03 (Surf)
STRENGTH
Normal
Physical 80 100% 15 HM04 (Strength)
WHIRLPOOL
Water
Special 15 70% 15 HM06 (Whirlpool)
WATERFALL
Water
Special 80 100% 15 HM07 (Waterfall)

Breeding Partners

POLIWHIRL can pair with Pokémon in the Water 1 egg group. Ditto works too. Use a listed Pokémon with a compatible gender at the Day Care.

Water 1
38 partners
DITTO sprite DITTO Ditto partner Ditto can pair with this Pokémon regardless of gender. SQUIRTLE sprite SQUIRTLE Water 1 Shares the Water 1 egg group. WARTORTLE sprite WARTORTLE Water 1 Shares the Water 1 egg group. BLASTOISE sprite BLASTOISE Water 1 Shares the Water 1 egg group. PSYDUCK sprite PSYDUCK Water 1 Shares the Water 1 egg group. GOLDUCK sprite GOLDUCK Water 1 Shares the Water 1 egg group. POLIWAG sprite POLIWAG Water 1 Shares the Water 1 egg group. POLIWHIRL sprite POLIWHIRL Water 1 Another POLIWHIRL works if the pair has opposite genders. POLIWRATH sprite POLIWRATH Water 1 Shares the Water 1 egg group. SLOWPOKE sprite SLOWPOKE Water 1 Shares the Water 1 egg group. SLOWBRO sprite SLOWBRO Water 1 Shares the Water 1 egg group. SEEL sprite SEEL Water 1 Shares the Water 1 egg group. DEWGONG sprite DEWGONG Water 1 Shares the Water 1 egg group. HORSEA sprite HORSEA Water 1 Shares the Water 1 egg group. SEADRA sprite SEADRA Water 1 Shares the Water 1 egg group. LAPRAS sprite LAPRAS Water 1 Shares the Water 1 egg group. OMANYTE sprite OMANYTE Water 1 Shares the Water 1 egg group. OMASTAR sprite OMASTAR Water 1 Shares the Water 1 egg group. KABUTO sprite KABUTO Water 1 Shares the Water 1 egg group. KABUTOPS sprite KABUTOPS Water 1 Shares the Water 1 egg group. DRATINI sprite DRATINI Water 1 Shares the Water 1 egg group. DRAGONAIR sprite DRAGONAIR Water 1 Shares the Water 1 egg group. DRAGONITE sprite DRAGONITE Water 1 Shares the Water 1 egg group. TOTODILE sprite TOTODILE Water 1 Shares the Water 1 egg group. CROCONAW sprite CROCONAW Water 1 Shares the Water 1 egg group. FERALIGATR sprite FERALIGATR Water 1 Shares the Water 1 egg group. MARILL sprite MARILL Water 1 Shares the Water 1 egg group. AZUMARILL sprite AZUMARILL Water 1 Shares the Water 1 egg group. POLITOED sprite POLITOED Water 1 Shares the Water 1 egg group. WOOPER sprite WOOPER Water 1 Shares the Water 1 egg group. QUAGSIRE sprite QUAGSIRE Water 1 Shares the Water 1 egg group. SLOWKING sprite SLOWKING Water 1 Shares the Water 1 egg group. CORSOLA sprite CORSOLA Water 1 Shares the Water 1 egg group. REMORAID sprite REMORAID Water 1 Shares the Water 1 egg group. OCTILLERY sprite OCTILLERY Water 1 Shares the Water 1 egg group. DELIBIRD sprite DELIBIRD Water 1 Shares the Water 1 egg group. MANTINE sprite MANTINE Water 1 Shares the Water 1 egg group. KINGDRA sprite KINGDRA Water 1 Shares the Water 1 egg group.