Poliwag
#72 in the Gold and Silver Pokédex • Tadpole Pokémon
Pokémon Gold
Because it is in ept at walking on its newly grown legs, it always swims around in water.
Pokémon Silver
The direction of its belly spiral differs by area. The equator is thought to have an effect on this.
Pokédexes
Egg Group
Steps to Hatch
Effort Values Yielded
Gender Ratio
Capture Rate
Base Experience
| Pokémon | Requires | Evolution |
|---|---|---|
 Poliwag #72 | Level 25 |  Poliwhirl #73 |
Poliwhirl #73 |  Use Water Stone |  Poliwrath #74 |
Poliwhirl #73 |  Trade holding King’s Rock |  Politoed #75 |
Pokémon Gold
| Location | Method | Level | Chance | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Route 30 Road 30 | Fishing with an Old Rod | 10 | 15% | - |
Route 30 Road 30 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | - |
Route 30 Road 30 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | - |
Route 30 Road 30 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 10% | - |
Route 30 Road 30 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | - |
Route 30 Road 30 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 30% | - |
Route 30 Road 30 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 10% | - |
Route 30 Road 30 | Surfing | 20-24 | 60% | - |
Route 30 Road 30 | Surfing | 15-19 | 30% | - |
Route 31 Road 31 | Fishing with an Old Rod | 10 | 15% | - |
Route 31 Road 31 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | - |
Route 31 Road 31 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | - |
Route 31 Road 31 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 10% | - |
Route 31 Road 31 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | - |
Route 31 Road 31 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 30% | - |
Route 31 Road 31 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 10% | - |
Route 31 Road 31 | Surfing | 20-24 | 60% | - |
Route 31 Road 31 | Surfing | 15-19 | 30% | - |
Violet City | Fishing with an Old Rod | 10 | 15% | - |
Violet City | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | - |
Violet City | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | - |
Violet City | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 10% | - |
Violet City | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | - |
Violet City | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 30% | - |
Violet City | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 10% | - |
Violet City | Surfing | 20-24 | 60% | - |
Violet City | Surfing | 15-19 | 30% | - |
Ruins of Alph Ruins of Alph (outside) | Fishing with an Old Rod | 10 | 15% | - |
Ruins of Alph Ruins of Alph (outside) | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | - |
Ruins of Alph Ruins of Alph (outside) | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | - |
Ruins of Alph Ruins of Alph (outside) | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 10% | - |
Ruins of Alph Ruins of Alph (outside) | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | - |
Ruins of Alph Ruins of Alph (outside) | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 30% | - |
Ruins of Alph Ruins of Alph (outside) | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 10% | - |
Ilex Forest | Fishing with an Old Rod | 10 | 15% | - |
Ilex Forest | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | - |
Ilex Forest | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | - |
Ilex Forest | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 10% | - |
Ilex Forest | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | - |
Ilex Forest | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 30% | - |
Ilex Forest | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 10% | - |
Route 35 Road 35 | Fishing with an Old Rod | 10 | 15% | - |
Route 35 Road 35 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | - |
Route 35 Road 35 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | - |
Route 35 Road 35 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 10% | - |
Route 35 Road 35 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | - |
Route 35 Road 35 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 30% | - |
Route 35 Road 35 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 10% | - |
Ecruteak City | Fishing with an Old Rod | 10 | 15% | - |
Ecruteak City | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | - |
Ecruteak City | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | - |
Ecruteak City | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 10% | - |
Ecruteak City | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | - |
Ecruteak City | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 30% | - |
Ecruteak City | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 10% | - |
Ecruteak City | Surfing | 20-24 | 60% | - |
Ecruteak City | Surfing | 15-19 | 30% | - |
Route 43 Road 43 | Fishing with an Old Rod | 10 | 15% | - |
Route 43 Road 43 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | - |
Route 43 Road 43 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | - |
Route 43 Road 43 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 10% | - |
Route 43 Road 43 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | - |
Route 43 Road 43 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 30% | - |
Route 43 Road 43 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 10% | - |
Route 44 Road 44 | Fishing with an Old Rod | 10 | 15% | Not during a swarm |
Route 44 Road 44 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | Not during a swarm |
Route 44 Road 44 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | Not during a swarm |
Route 44 Road 44 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 10% | Not during a swarm |
Route 44 Road 44 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | Not during a swarm |
Route 44 Road 44 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 30% | Not during a swarm |
Route 44 Road 44 | Surfing | 25-29 | 60% | - |
Route 44 Road 44 | Surfing | 20-24 | 30% | - |
Blackthorn City | Fishing with an Old Rod | 10 | 15% | - |
Blackthorn City | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | - |
Blackthorn City | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | - |
Blackthorn City | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 10% | - |
Blackthorn City | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | - |
Blackthorn City | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 30% | - |
Blackthorn City | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 10% | - |
Mt. Silver Mount Silver (outside) | Fishing with an Old Rod | 10 | 15% | - |
Mt. Silver Mount Silver (outside) | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | - |
Mt. Silver Mount Silver (outside) | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | - |
Mt. Silver Mount Silver (outside) | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 10% | - |
Mt. Silver Mount Silver (outside) | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | - |
Mt. Silver Mount Silver (outside) | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 30% | - |
Mt. Silver Mount Silver (outside) | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 10% | - |
Mt. Silver Mount Silver (outside) | Surfing | 35-39 | 10% | - |
Viridian City | Surfing | 10-14 | 60% | - |
Viridian City | Surfing | 5-9 | 30% | - |
Route 28 Road 28 | Fishing with an Old Rod | 10 | 15% | - |
Route 28 Road 28 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | - |
Route 28 Road 28 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | - |
Route 28 Road 28 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 10% | - |
Route 28 Road 28 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | - |
Route 28 Road 28 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 30% | - |
Route 28 Road 28 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 10% | - |
Route 28 Road 28 | Surfing | 40-44 | 60% | - |
Route 28 Road 28 | Surfing | 35-39 | 30% | - |
Route 6 Road 6 | Fishing with an Old Rod | 10 | 15% | - |
Route 6 Road 6 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | - |
Route 6 Road 6 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | - |
Route 6 Road 6 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 10% | - |
Route 6 Road 6 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | - |
Route 6 Road 6 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 30% | - |
Route 6 Road 6 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 10% | - |
Route 22 Road 22 | Fishing with an Old Rod | 10 | 15% | - |
Route 22 Road 22 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | - |
Route 22 Road 22 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | - |
Route 22 Road 22 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 10% | - |
Route 22 Road 22 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | - |
Route 22 Road 22 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 30% | - |
Route 22 Road 22 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 10% | - |
Route 22 Road 22 | Surfing | 10-14 | 60% | - |
Route 22 Road 22 | Surfing | 4-9 | 30% | - |
Pokémon Silver
| Location | Method | Level | Chance | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Route 30 Road 30 | Fishing with an Old Rod | 10 | 15% | - |
Route 30 Road 30 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | - |
Route 30 Road 30 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | - |
Route 30 Road 30 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 10% | - |
Route 30 Road 30 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | - |
Route 30 Road 30 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 30% | - |
Route 30 Road 30 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 10% | - |
Route 30 Road 30 | Surfing | 20-24 | 60% | - |
Route 30 Road 30 | Surfing | 15-19 | 30% | - |
Route 31 Road 31 | Fishing with an Old Rod | 10 | 15% | - |
Route 31 Road 31 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | - |
Route 31 Road 31 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | - |
Route 31 Road 31 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 10% | - |
Route 31 Road 31 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | - |
Route 31 Road 31 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 30% | - |
Route 31 Road 31 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 10% | - |
Route 31 Road 31 | Surfing | 20-24 | 60% | - |
Route 31 Road 31 | Surfing | 15-19 | 30% | - |
Violet City | Fishing with an Old Rod | 10 | 15% | - |
Violet City | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | - |
Violet City | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | - |
Violet City | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 10% | - |
Violet City | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | - |
Violet City | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 30% | - |
Violet City | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 10% | - |
Violet City | Surfing | 20-24 | 60% | - |
Violet City | Surfing | 15-19 | 30% | - |
Ruins of Alph Ruins of Alph (outside) | Fishing with an Old Rod | 10 | 15% | - |
Ruins of Alph Ruins of Alph (outside) | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | - |
Ruins of Alph Ruins of Alph (outside) | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | - |
Ruins of Alph Ruins of Alph (outside) | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 10% | - |
Ruins of Alph Ruins of Alph (outside) | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | - |
Ruins of Alph Ruins of Alph (outside) | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 30% | - |
Ruins of Alph Ruins of Alph (outside) | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 10% | - |
Ilex Forest | Fishing with an Old Rod | 10 | 15% | - |
Ilex Forest | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | - |
Ilex Forest | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | - |
Ilex Forest | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 10% | - |
Ilex Forest | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | - |
Ilex Forest | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 30% | - |
Ilex Forest | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 10% | - |
Route 35 Road 35 | Fishing with an Old Rod | 10 | 15% | - |
Route 35 Road 35 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | - |
Route 35 Road 35 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | - |
Route 35 Road 35 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 10% | - |
Route 35 Road 35 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | - |
Route 35 Road 35 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 30% | - |
Route 35 Road 35 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 10% | - |
Ecruteak City | Fishing with an Old Rod | 10 | 15% | - |
Ecruteak City | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | - |
Ecruteak City | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | - |
Ecruteak City | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 10% | - |
Ecruteak City | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | - |
Ecruteak City | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 30% | - |
Ecruteak City | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 10% | - |
Ecruteak City | Surfing | 20-24 | 60% | - |
Ecruteak City | Surfing | 15-19 | 30% | - |
Route 43 Road 43 | Fishing with an Old Rod | 10 | 15% | - |
Route 43 Road 43 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | - |
Route 43 Road 43 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | - |
Route 43 Road 43 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 10% | - |
Route 43 Road 43 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | - |
Route 43 Road 43 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 30% | - |
Route 43 Road 43 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 10% | - |
Route 44 Road 44 | Fishing with an Old Rod | 10 | 15% | Not during a swarm |
Route 44 Road 44 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | Not during a swarm |
Route 44 Road 44 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | Not during a swarm |
Route 44 Road 44 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 10% | Not during a swarm |
Route 44 Road 44 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | - |
Route 44 Road 44 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 30% | - |
Route 44 Road 44 | Surfing | 25-29 | 60% | - |
Route 44 Road 44 | Surfing | 20-24 | 30% | - |
Blackthorn City | Fishing with an Old Rod | 10 | 15% | - |
Blackthorn City | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | - |
Blackthorn City | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | - |
Blackthorn City | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 10% | - |
Blackthorn City | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | - |
Blackthorn City | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 30% | - |
Blackthorn City | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 10% | - |
Mt. Silver Mount Silver (outside) | Fishing with an Old Rod | 10 | 15% | - |
Mt. Silver Mount Silver (outside) | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | - |
Mt. Silver Mount Silver (outside) | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | - |
Mt. Silver Mount Silver (outside) | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 10% | - |
Mt. Silver Mount Silver (outside) | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | - |
Mt. Silver Mount Silver (outside) | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 30% | - |
Mt. Silver Mount Silver (outside) | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 10% | - |
Mt. Silver Mount Silver (outside) | Surfing | 35-39 | 10% | - |
Viridian City | Surfing | 10-14 | 60% | - |
Viridian City | Surfing | 5-9 | 30% | - |
Route 28 Road 28 | Fishing with an Old Rod | 10 | 15% | - |
Route 28 Road 28 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | - |
Route 28 Road 28 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | - |
Route 28 Road 28 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 10% | - |
Route 28 Road 28 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | - |
Route 28 Road 28 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 30% | - |
Route 28 Road 28 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 10% | - |
Route 28 Road 28 | Surfing | 40-44 | 60% | - |
Route 28 Road 28 | Surfing | 35-39 | 30% | - |
Route 6 Road 6 | Fishing with an Old Rod | 10 | 15% | - |
Route 6 Road 6 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | - |
Route 6 Road 6 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | - |
Route 6 Road 6 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 10% | - |
Route 6 Road 6 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | - |
Route 6 Road 6 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 30% | - |
Route 6 Road 6 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 10% | - |
Route 22 Road 22 | Fishing with an Old Rod | 10 | 15% | - |
Route 22 Road 22 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 35% | - |
Route 22 Road 22 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 20% | - |
Route 22 Road 22 | Fishing with a Good Rod | 20 | 10% | - |
Route 22 Road 22 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 40% | - |
Route 22 Road 22 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 30% | - |
Route 22 Road 22 | Fishing with a Super Rod | 40 | 10% | - |
Route 22 Road 22 | Surfing | 10-14 | 60% | - |
Route 22 Road 22 | Surfing | 4-9 | 30% | - |
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Bubble |  |  Special | 20 | 100 | 30 | An attack that may reduce SPEED. |
| 7 | Hypnosis |  |  Status | - | 60 | 20 | May put the foe to sleep. |
| 13 | Water Gun | | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 | Squirts water to attack. |
| 19 | Double Slap |  |  Physical | 15 | 85 | 10 | Repeatedly slaps 2-5 times. |
| 25 | Rain Dance | | Status | - | - | 5 | Boosts water-type moves for 5 turns. |
| 31 | Body Slam | | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | An attack that may cause paralysis. |
| 37 | Belly Drum | | Status | - | - | 10 | Reduces own HP to maximize ATTACK. |
| 43 | Hydro Pump | | Special | 120 | 80 | 5 | A powerful water- type attack. |
| Class | Description | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubble Beam | | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 | An attack that may lower SPEED. |
| Haze |  | Status | - | - | 30 | Eliminates all stat changes. |
| Mind Reader | | Status | - | - | 40 | Ensures the next attack will hit. |
| Mist | | Status | - | - | 30 | Prevents stat reduction. |
| Splash | | Status | - | - | 40 | Has no effect whatsoever. |
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HM03 | Surf | | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 | A strong water- type attack. |
| HM06 | Whirlpool | | Special | 15 | 70 | 15 | Traps the foe for 2-5 turns. |
| HM07 | Waterfall | | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | An aquatic charge attack. |
| TM02 | Headbutt | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 | An attack that may make foe flinch. |
| TM03 | Curse |  | Status | - | - | 10 | Works differently for ghost-types. |
| TM06 | Toxic |  | Status | - | 85 | 10 | A poison move with increasing damage. |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | | Special | 1 | 100 | 15 | The power varies with the Pokémon. |
| TM13 | Snore | | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 | An attack useable only while asleep. |
| TM14 | Blizzard | | Special | 120 | 70 | 5 | An attack that may freeze the foe. |
| TM16 | Icy Wind | | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 | An icy attack that lowers SPEED. |
| TM17 | Protect | | Status | - | - | 10 | Foils attack that turn. It may fail. |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | | Status | - | - | 5 | Boosts water-type moves for 5 turns. |
| TM20 | Endure | | Status | - | - | 10 | Always leaves at least 1HP. |
| TM21 | Frustration | | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | An attack based on lack of loyalty. |
| TM27 | Return | | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | An attack that is based on loyalty. |
| TM29 | Psychic | | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | An attack that may lower SPCL.DEF. |
| TM32 | Double Team | | Status | - | - | 15 | Heightens evasive ness. |
| TM34 | Swagger | | Status | - | 90 | 15 | Causes confusion and raises ATTACK. |
| TM35 | Sleep Talk | | Status | - | - | 10 | Randomly attacks while asleep. |
| TM40 | Defense Curl | | Status | - | - | 40 | Heightens the user's DEFENSE. |
| TM44 | Rest | | Status | - | - | 5 | Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover. |
| TM45 | Attract | | Status | - | 100 | 15 | Makes the opposite gender infatuated. |
| TM46 | Thief |  | Physical | 40 | 100 | 10 | An attack that may steal a held item. |