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Poliwhirl (Japanese: ニョロゾ Nyorozo) is a Water-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

Biology

Physiology

Poliwhirl is a large, amphibious froglet-like Pokémon. Poliwhirl has large hands and the hands appear to be like gloves. When a Poliwag evolves, the spiral on its belly reverses direction.

Natural abilities

Poliwhirl can have the abilities Damp and Water Absorb. Water Absorb allows Poliwhirl to recover 1/4 of the HP the attack would perform if the attack is a Water-type. Damp prevents opponents self-destruction. It is capable of living in or out of water; in order to live out of water, it must sweat to keep itself slimy. It prefers to live underwater in ponds where there is less danger. In battle, it uses the spiral shape on its belly to put the foe to sleep. It does this by subtly undulating the spiral, causing drowsiness and eventually sleep. It is also capably of easily escaping the grasp of foes due to its greasy skin.

Evolution

Poliwhirl is the evolved form of Poliwag, as of level 25. Poliwhirl has two choices of evolution - it can evolve into a Poliwrath via a Water Stone, or it can be evolved into a Politoed by trading it with the King's Rock item attached.

Game info

Game locations

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
Red and Blue	Route 10 and Celadon City (Super Rod)	Common
Yellow	Route 23 (Super Rod)	Common
Gold and Silver	Routes 22, 28, 30, 31, and 44, Ecruteak City, Violet City, Mt. Silver, and Viridian City (Surf)	Common
Crystal	Routes 22, 28, 30, 31, and 44, Ecruteak City, Violet City, Mt. Silver, and Viridian City (Surf)	Common
Ruby and Sapphire	Trade	None
FireRed and LeafGreen	Routes 6, 22, 23, and 25, Four Island, Cape Brink, Cerulean Cave, Icefall Cave, and Ruin Valley (Fishing)	Uncommon
Emerald	Trade	None
Diamond and Pearl	Routes 225, 227, and 228 (Fish with Super Rod or Surf)	Uncommon
Platinum	Routes 227 and 228 (Surf)	Common
HeartGold and SoulSilver	Routes 22, 28, 30, 31, and 44, Ecruteak City, Violet City, Mt. Silver, Viridian City, and Cerulean Cave (Surf)	Uncommon
Black and White	Route 6, Wellspring Cave, Challenger's Cave, Victory Road, Giant Chasm (Fishing)	Rare
X and Y	Route 14, Laverre City, Route 15, Route 16, Frost Cavern, Couriway Town, Route 19, Pokémon Village, Route 21, Victory Road (Good Rod) Frost Cavern, Pokémon Village, Victory Road (Surf)	Common
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire	Trade	None

Side game locations

Locations
Game(s)	Area(s)
Pokémon Trozei!	Secret Storage 11 Mr. Who's Den
Red Rescue Team & Blue Rescue Team	Northwind Field (10F-16F) Waterfall Pond (9F-13F)
Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness	Lake Afar (B1F-B24F)
Pokémon Ranger	Krokka Tunnel Panula Cave Sekra Range
Pokémon Rumble	Bright Beach

Pokédex entries

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Stats

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Learnset

Leveling

LevelingGeneration VI
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
—	Water Sport	—	—%	15	Water	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
5	Bubble	20	100%	30	Water	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
8	Hypnosis	—	60%	20	Psychic	Status		1 ♥	3 ♥
11	Water Gun	40	100%	25	Water	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
15	Double Slap	15	85%	10	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
21	Body Slam	85	100%	15	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	4 ♥
27	Bubble Beam	65	100%	20	Water	Special		2 ♥	3 ♥
32	Mud Shot	55	95%	15	Ground	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
37	Belly Drum	—	—%	10	Water	Special		6 ♥	0 ♥
43	Wake-Up Slap	70	100%	10	Fighting	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
48	Hydro Pump	110	80%	5	Water	Special		1 ♥	0 ♥
53	Mud Bomb	65	85%	10	Ground	Special		2 ♥	3 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration V
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
—	Water Sport	—	—%	15	Water	Status
5	Bubble	20	100%	30	Water	Special
8	Hypnosis	—	60%	20	Psychic	Status
11	Water Gun	40	100%	25	Water	Special
15	Double Slap	15	85%	10	Normal	Physical
18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status
21	Body Slam	85	100%	15	Normal	Physical
27	Bubble Beam	65	100%	20	Water	Special
32	Mud Shot	55	95%	15	Ground	Special
37	Belly Drum	—	—%	10	Water	Special
43	Wake-Up Slap	70	100%	10	Fighting	Physical
48	Hydro Pump	110	80%	5	Water	Special
53	Mud Bomb	65	85%	10	Ground	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration IV
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal
—	Water Sport	—	—%	15	Water	Status		2 ♥
5	Bubble	20	100%	30	Water	Special		2 ♥
8	Hypnosis	—	60%	20	Psychic	Status		2 ♥
11	Water Gun	40	100%	25	Water	Special		3 ♥
15	Double Slap	15	85%	10	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status		2 ♥
21	Body Slam	85	100%	15	Normal	Physical		3 ♥
27	Bubble Beam	65	100%	20	Water	Special		2 ♥
32	Mud Shot	55	95%	15	Ground	Special		2 ♥
37	Belly Drum	—	—%	10	Water	Special		2 ♥
43	Wake-Up Slap	70	100%	10	Fighting	Physical		2 ♥
48	Hydro Pump	110	80%	5	Water	Special		2 ♥
53	Mud Bomb	65	85%	10	Ground	Special		2 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration III
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
—	Bubble	20	100%	30	Water		2 ♥	3 ♥
7	Hypnosis	—	60%	20	Psychic		1 ♥	3 ♥
13	Water Gun	40	100%	25	Water		4 ♥	0 ♥
19	Double Slap	15	85%	10	Normal		2 ♥	1 ♥
27	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water		1 ♥	0 ♥
35	Body Slam	85	100%	15	Normal		1 ♥	4 ♥
43	Belly Drum	—	—%	10	Water		1 ♥	0 ♥
51	Hydro Pump	110	80%	5	Water		4 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration II
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type
—	Bubble	20	100%	30	Water
—	Hypnosis	—	60%	20	Psychic
—	Water Gun	40	100%	25	Water
—	Double Slap	15	85%	10	Normal
27	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water
35	Body Slam	85	100%	15	Normal
43	Belly Drum	—	—%	10	Water
51	Hydro Pump	110	80%	5	Water
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration I
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type
—	Bubble	20	100%	30	Water
—	Hypnosis	—	60%	20	Psychic
—	Water Gun	40	100%	25	Water
26	Double Slap	15	85%	10	Normal
33	Body Slam	85	100%	15	Normal
41	Amnesia	—	—%	20	Psychic
49	Hydro Pump	110	80%	5	Water
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Sprites

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Appearances

In the TCG

Poliwhirl appears several times in the Pokémon Trading Card Game. More specifically, it appears in the Base Set, Base Set 2, Gym Heroes (as Misty's Poliwhirl), Neo Discovery, Expedition, Skyridge, EX Fire Red & Leaf Green and EX Unseen Forces.

Manga

Red starts his journey with a Poliwhirl and a Bulbasaur, the former being his friend for a long time, and had evolved into Poliwhirl from Poliwag to save him from drowning. It later evolves into Poliwrath to save Red from drowning a second time. Poliwhirl was the only Pokémon of Red's that fought against Lt. Surge to free all of the captured Pokémon.

Trivia

The spiral on its belly changes direction after evolving from Poliwag.
Poliwhirl is Satoshi Tajiri's (creator of Pokémon) favorite Pokémon.
Poliwhirl's Japanese name, Nyorozo, was the name that Satoshi Tajiri had given to his tadpole he found.
The spiral on its stomach is based on of a real tadpole. A tadpole's skin would be see-through, thus allowing someone to see the inner intestines.

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 ==Biology==
 ===Physiology===
-Poliwhirl is a large, amphibious froglet-like Pokémon. Poliwhirl has large hands and the hands appear to be like gloves. When a Poliwag evolves, the spiral on its belly reverses direction.
+Poliwhirl is a large, amphibious froglet-like [[Pokémon]]. Poliwhirl has large hands and the hands appear to be like gloves. When a [[Poliwag]] evolves, the spiral on its belly reverses direction.
-===Special abilities===
+===Natural abilities===
-Poliwhirl can have the abilities [[Damp]] and [[Water Absorb]]. Water Absorb allows Poliwhirl to recover 1/4 of the HP the attack would perform if the attack is a {{type|Water}}-type. Damp prevents opponents [[Self-Destruct|self-destruction]]. It is capable of living in or out of water; in order to live out of water, it must sweat to keep itself slimy. It prefers to live underwater in ponds where there is less danger. In battle, it uses the spiral shape on its belly to put the foe to sleep. It does this by subtly undulating the spiral, causing drowsiness and eventually sleep. It is also capably of easily escaping the grasp of foes due to its greasy skin.
+Poliwhirl can have the abilities [[Damp]] and [[Water Absorb]]. [[Water Absorb]] allows Poliwhirl to recover 1/4 of the HP the attack would perform if the attack is a {{type|Water}}-type. [[Damp]] prevents opponents [[Self-Destruct|self-destruction]]. It is capable of living in or out of water; in order to live out of water, it must sweat to keep itself slimy. It prefers to live underwater in ponds where there is less danger. In battle, it uses the spiral shape on its belly to put the foe to [[sleep]]. It does this by subtly undulating the spiral, causing drowsiness and eventually sleep. It is also capably of easily escaping the grasp of foes due to its greasy skin.
 ==Evolution==
-'''Poliwhirl''' is the evolved form of [[Poliwag]], as of level 25.  Poliwhirl has two choices of evolution - it can evolve into a [[Poliwrath]] via a [[Evolution Stones#Water Stone|Water Stone]], or it can be evolved into a [[Politoed]] by trading it with the [[King's Rock]] item attached.
+'''Poliwhirl''' is the evolved form of [[Poliwag]], as of level 25.  Poliwhirl has two choices of [[evolution]] - it can evolve into a [[Poliwrath]] via a [[Evolution Stones#Water Stone|Water Stone]], or it can be evolved into a [[Politoed]] by trading it with the [[King's Rock]] item attached.
 ==Game info==
@@ Line 76: / Line 76: @@
 |PMD2=[[Lake Afar]] (B1F-B24F)
 |Ranger1=[[Krokka Tunnel]]<br />[[Panula Cave]]<br />[[Sekra Range]]
-|Rumble=Bright Beach
+|Rumble=Bright Beach}}
-}}
 ===Pokédex entries===
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 |white 2=The spiral pattern on its belly subtly undulates. Staring at it gradually causes drowsiness.
 |x=It can live in or out of water. When out of water, it constantly sweats to keep its body slimy.
-|y=Its two legs are well developed. Even though it can live on the ground, it prefers living in water.}}
+|y=Its two legs are well developed. Even though it can live on the ground, it prefers living in water.
+|or=The surface of Poliwhirl's body is always wet and slick with a slimy fluid. Because of this slippery covering, it can easily slip and slide out of the clutches of any enemy in battle.
+|as=The surface of Poliwhirl's body is always wet and slick with a slimy fluid. Because of this slippery covering, it can easily slip and slide out of the clutches of any enemy in battle.}}
+===Stats===
+{{Stats
+|type = water
+|HP = 65
+|Attack = 65
+|Defense = 65
+|SpAtk = 50
+|SpDef = 50
+|Speed = 90}}
 ===Learnset===
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 {{Movessetmid|32|[[Mud Shot]]|55|95|15|Ground|Special|Tough|4|0}}
 {{Movessetmid|37|[[Belly Drum]]|—|—|10|Water|Special|Cute|6|0}}
-{{Movessetmid|43|[[Wake-Up Slap]]|70|100|10|Fighting|Physical|Tough|3|0}}
+{{Movessetmid|43|''[[Wake-Up Slap]]''|70|100|10|Fighting|Physical|Tough|3|0}}
 {{Movessetmid|48|'''[[Hydro Pump]]'''|110|80|5|Water|Special|Beauty|1|0}}
 {{Movessetmid|53|[[Mud Bomb]]|65|85|10|Ground|Special|Cute|2|3}}
@@ Line 137: / Line 148: @@
 {{Movessetmid|32|[[Mud Shot]]|55|95|15|Ground|Special}}
 {{Movessetmid|37|[[Belly Drum]]|—|—|10|Water|Special}}
-{{Movessetmid|43|[[Wake-Up Slap]]|70|100|10|Fighting|Physical}}
+{{Movessetmid|43|''[[Wake-Up Slap]]''|70|100|10|Fighting|Physical}}
 {{Movessetmid|48|'''[[Hydro Pump]]'''|110|80|5|Water|Special}}
 {{Movessetmid|53|[[Mud Bomb]]|65|85|10|Ground|Special}}
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 {{Movessetmid|32|[[Mud Shot]]|55|95|15|Ground|Special|Tough|2}}
 {{Movessetmid|37|[[Belly Drum]]|—|—|10|Water|Special|Cute|2}}
-{{Movessetmid|43|[[Wake-Up Slap]]|70|100|10|Fighting|Physical|Smart|2}}
+{{Movessetmid|43|''[[Wake-Up Slap]]''|70|100|10|Fighting|Physical|Smart|2}}
 {{Movessetmid|48|'''[[Hydro Pump]]'''|110|80|5|Water|Special|Beauty|2}}
 {{Movessetmid|53|[[Mud Bomb]]|65|85|10|Ground|Special|Smart|2}}
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 |type={{Water}}
 |border={{Water}}
+|rbspr       = RB 061 front.png
-|xyspr = Poliwhirl XY.gif
+|yspr        = Y 061 front.png
-|orasspr = Poliwhirl XY.gif}}
+|grnspr      = GR 061 front.png
+|Iback       =
+|gldspr      = G 061 front.png
+|gldsprs     =
+|slvspr      = S 061 front.png
+|slvsprs     =
+|cryspr      = C 061 front.gif
+|crysprs     =
+|IIback      =
+|IIbacks     =
+|rbysapspr   = RS 061 front.png
+|rbysapsprs  =
+|emeraldspr  = E 061 front.gif
+|emeraldsprs =
+|frlgspr     = FRLG 061 front.png
+|frlgsprs    =
+|IIIback     =
+|IIIbacks    =
+|dpspr       = DP 061 front.png
+|dpsprs      =
+|ptspr       = DP 061 front.png
+|ptsprs      =
+|hgssspr     = HGSS 061 front.png
+|hgsssprs    =
+|IVback      =
+|IVbacks     =
+|bwspr       = Poliwhirl BW.gif
+|bwsprs      =
+|Vback       =
+|Vbacks      =
+|xyspr       = Poliwhirl XY.gif
+|xysprs      = Shiny Poliwhirl XY.gif
+|orasspr     = Poliwhirl XY.gif
+|orassprs    = Shiny Poliwhirl XY.gif
+|VIback      =
+|VIbacks     = }}
 ==Appearances==
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 [[Category:Small Pokémon]]
 [[Category:Light Pokémon]]
+[[Category:Friend Safari Pokémon]]

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