No.0060 · Tadpole Pokémon
Poliwag
ニョロモ
Absorbs water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.
Prevents self destruct, explosion, and aftermath from working while the Pokémon is in battle.
Doubles Speed during rain.
02 //Base stats
Ranges assume 0 IV/0 EV with a hindering nature (min) up to 31 IV/252 EV with a boosting nature (max).
- HPtop 94%
- Attacktop 83%
- Defensetop 92%
- Sp. Atktop 88%
- Sp. Deftop 91%
- Speedtop 25%
03 //Type matchups
04 //Evolution
05 //Easily confused with
Ranked by a DINOv2 vision model comparing silhouette shapes — these are the options Who's That Pokémon? hard mode will try to trip you up with. Tap to reveal.
06 //Where to find it
| Games | Location | Method |
|---|---|---|
SV | Fellhorn GorgeAtlas The Teal Mask | Wild |
SV | Kitakami RoadAtlas The Teal Mask | Wild |
SV | Mossfell Confluence The Teal Mask | Wild |
SV | Reveler's RoadAtlas The Teal Mask | Static |
SV | Reveler's RoadAtlas The Teal Mask | Wild |
SV | Tera Raid Battles The Teal Mask · 1★ | Tera Raid |
ZA | Not in this game | |
Gens 1–7 from PokéAPI checked against Serebii (places PokéAPI lacks come from Serebii), Let's Go and Gens 8–9 from Serebii. Rates are the chance per encounter in that spot; Gen 8–9 raids and overview-only spots list no levels or rates. Tap a place for its page, or Atlas to find it on the map.
07 //Moves
08 //Pokédex entries
In rivers with fast-flowing water, this Pokémon will cling to a rock by using its thick lips, which act like a suction cup.
For Poliwag, swimming is easier than walking. The swirl pattern on its belly is actually part of the Pokémon’s innards showing through the skin.
The direction of the swirl on their stomachs differs depending on where they live. Poliwag aficionados can tell them apart at a glance.
Despite the danger, it wants to come up on land. So it does its best to waddle along, but when an enemy finds it, it rushes back to the water.
It’s still not very good at walking. Its Trainers should train this Pokémon to walk every day.
The swirl on its belly is its internal organs showing through. If the swirl is tinged white, that means it’s affected by some disease.
09 //Names in other languages
- Japanese
- ニョロモ
- Rōmaji
- Nyoromo
- Korean
- 발챙이
- Chinese (Simplified)
- 蚊香蝌蚪
- Chinese (Traditional)
- 蚊香蝌蚪
- French
- Ptitard
- German
- Quapsel
- Spanish
- Poliwag
- Italian
- Poliwag
10 //Training & breeding
Training
Breeding
Other names
Regional Pokédex numbers
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