Poliwhirl (Pokémon GO)

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Poliwag

Poliwrath

#61

811

1013

Attacker Rank

F Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

6/15/15 · L49.5 · CP 1496

F Tier

#797

Ultra LeagueUltra

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1604

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1604

Normal

Shiny

Poliwhirl

#61

Water

Attack

130

Top 73.9%

Defense

123

Top 67.8%

Stamina

163

Top 53.4%

Total

416

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Raids

Lv. 20

757 -811 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

947 -1013 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Eggs

Lv. 20

757 -811 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

568 -608 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

1604 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Poliwhirl takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Electric

160%

Grass

160%

Resists

Fire

62.5%

Water

62.5%

Ice

62.5%

Steel

62.5%

Best Moves

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Every fast and charged move combo Poliwhirl can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Bubble
Bubble Beam
6.10
47.3
2458.2s
4.63
2
Bubble
Mud Bomb
5.89
45.6
2547.7s
4.46
3
Bubble
Scald
5.86
45.5
2557.8s
4.43
4
Bubble
Water Pulse
5.78
44.8
2596.7s
4.38
5
Mud Shot
Bubble Beam
5.71
44.2
2629.2s
4.32
6
Mud Shot
Mud Bomb
5.52
42.8
2715.0s
4.18
7
Mud Shot
Scald
5.46
42.3
2747.5s
4.13
8
Mud Shot
Water Pulse
5.34
41.4
2807.6s
4.04

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Poliwhirl in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Raichu Y
Thunder Shock
Zap Cannon+
80.69
4462.0
0.1
7.4s
80.69
2
Mega Raichu X
Thunder Shock
Volt Tackle+
70.02
4906.2
0.1
8.6s
70.02
3
Regieleki
Lock On
Thunder Cage
65.62
3569.8
0.2
9.1s
65.62
4
Mega Sceptile
Fury Cutter
Frenzy Plant
63.29
11478.0
0.1
9.5s
63.29
5
Mega Chesnaught
Vine Whip
Seed Bomb+
62.71
14755.0
0.0
9.6s
62.71
6
Mega Mewtwo Y
Psycho Cut
Future Sight+
61.60
8054.4
0.1
9.7s
61.60
7
Thundurus Therian
Volt Switch
Wildbolt Storm
59.40
5729.3
0.1
10.1s
59.40
8
Shadow Electivire
Thunder Shock
Wild Charge
59.13
3238.2
0.2
10.1s
59.13
9
Shadow Regigigas
Hidden Power Electric
Crush Grip
58.89
5877.2
0.1
10.2s
58.89
10
Zeraora
Volt Switch
Plasma Fists
58.40
4649.7
0.1
10.3s
58.40

Go Battle League

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Poliwhirl in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Bubble

Fast Charge

Scald

Debuff

Mud Bomb

General

Rank 1 IVs

1496

6/15/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 49.5

113.94

Attack

115.62

Defense

149

Stat Product · 1,962,858

Attack

Defense

Best Buddy (Level 51): 4/15/15 at CP 1500

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
6/15/15	49.5	1496	100.00%
6/15/14	50	1500	99.92%
6/14/15	50	1499	99.87%
5/15/15	50	1494	99.86%
8/15/15	48.5	1500	99.59%
8/15/13	49	1500	99.51%
7/15/15	49	1498	99.46%
7/15/13	49.5	1498	99.38%
7/14/14	49.5	1497	99.33%
7/15/11	50	1499	99.30%
7/13/15	49.5	1496	99.28%
7/14/12	50	1497	99.25%
6/15/13	50	1496	99.25%
6/15/12	50	1492	99.25%
7/13/14	50	1500	99.20%
6/14/14	50	1495	99.20%
5/15/14	50	1489	99.19%
6/13/15	50	1494	99.14%
7/12/15	50	1499	99.13%
5/14/15	50	1488	99.13%
4/15/15	50	1482	99.12%
8/15/14	48.5	1495	98.92%
8/14/15	48.5	1494	98.87%
9/13/15	48.5	1499	98.86%
8/15/12	49	1496	98.83%
8/14/14	49	1499	98.79%
8/14/13	49	1495	98.79%
7/15/14	49	1493	98.79%
9/13/13	49	1500	98.78%
8/15/11	49.5	1500	98.75%
7/14/15	49	1492	98.74%
8/13/15	49	1498	98.74%
8/14/12	49.5	1499	98.71%
7/15/12	49.5	1494	98.71%
7/14/13	49.5	1493	98.66%
8/13/13	49.5	1498	98.66%
8/14/10	50	1500	98.62%
7/15/10	50	1494	98.62%
8/12/14	49.5	1497	98.60%
11/15/14	47	1500	98.58%
7/14/11	50	1493	98.58%
8/13/11	50	1498	98.57%
6/15/11	50	1488	98.57%
8/11/15	49.5	1495	98.53%
7/13/13	50	1496	98.53%
7/13/12	50	1492	98.53%
6/14/13	50	1491	98.53%
6/14/12	50	1486	98.53%
8/12/12	50	1497	98.52%
5/15/13	50	1485	98.52%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (1)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Poliwhirl can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Bubble
10
12
1.0s
10
Mud Shot
4
6
0.5s
8

Charged Attacks

Bubble Beam
45
-33
2.0s
22.5
Mud Bomb
60
-33
2.5s
24
Scald
75
-50
3.5s
21.43
Water Pulse
65
-50
3.0s
21.67

Evolve

Every form this Pokémon evolves from and into, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Poliwag	25 Candy	Poliwhirl
Poliwhirl	100 Candy	Poliwrath
Poliwhirl	100 Candy King's Rock	Politoed

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Poliwhirl including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Poliwag

#60

Shadow Poliwag

#60

Poliwhirl

#61

Shadow Poliwhirl

#61

Poliwrath

#62

Shadow Poliwrath

#62

Politoed

#186

Shadow Politoed

#186

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Water-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Poliwhirl with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Blastoise #9

Boosts:

Mega Slowbro #80

Boosts:

Mega Starmie #121

Boosts:

Mega Gyarados #130

Boosts:

Mega Swampert #260

Boosts:

Mega Sharpedo #319

Boosts:

Primal Kyogre #382

Boosts:

Mega Greninja #658

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.49 m to 1.75 m tall, averaging 1 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.49 m 1'07"	0.5 m 1'08"
XS	0.5 m 1'08"	0.75 m 2'06"
M	0.75 m 2'06"	1.25 m 4'01"
XL	1.25 m 4'01"	1.5 m 4'11"
XXL	1.5 m 4'11"	1.75 m 5'09"

XXS

0.49 m

1'07"

0.5 m

1'08"

0.5 m

1'08"

0.75 m

2'06"

0.75 m

2'06"

1.25 m

4'01"

1.25 m

4'01"

1.5 m

4'11"

XXL

1.5 m

4'11"

1.75 m

5'09"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Jump
Movement timer	8s
Jump time	0.8s
Attack probability	10%
Attack timer	23s
Dodge probability	15%
Dodge duration	1s
Dodge distance	1
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Poliwhirl at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	20 CP	27	1095 CP
2	62 CP	28	1135 CP
3	105 CP	29	1176 CP
4	148 CP	30	1216 CP
5	191 CP	31	1236 CP
6	234 CP	32	1257 CP
7	277 CP	33	1277 CP
8	319 CP	34	1297 CP
9	362 CP	35	1318 CP
10	405 CP	36	1338 CP
11	446 CP	37	1358 CP
12	486 CP	38	1378 CP
13	527 CP	39	1399 CP
14	567 CP	40	1419 CP
15	608 CP	41	1437 CP
16	648 CP	42	1455 CP
17	689 CP	43	1473 CP
18	729 CP	44	1492 CP
19	770 CP	45	1510 CP
20	811 CP	46	1529 CP
21	851 CP	47	1547 CP
22	892 CP	48	1566 CP
23	932 CP	49	1585 CP
24	973 CP	50	1604 CP
25	1013 CP	51	1623 CP
26	1054 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	20 CP	18	729 CP	35	1318 CP
2	62 CP	19	770 CP	36	1338 CP
3	105 CP	20	811 CP	37	1358 CP
4	148 CP	21	851 CP	38	1378 CP
5	191 CP	22	892 CP	39	1399 CP
6	234 CP	23	932 CP	40	1419 CP
7	277 CP	24	973 CP	41	1437 CP
8	319 CP	25	1013 CP	42	1455 CP
9	362 CP	26	1054 CP	43	1473 CP
10	405 CP	27	1095 CP	44	1492 CP
11	446 CP	28	1135 CP	45	1510 CP
12	486 CP	29	1176 CP	46	1529 CP
13	527 CP	30	1216 CP	47	1547 CP
14	567 CP	31	1236 CP	48	1566 CP
15	608 CP	32	1257 CP	49	1585 CP
16	648 CP	33	1277 CP	50	1604 CP
17	689 CP	34	1297 CP	51	1623 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Poliwhirl up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-


1.5	200	1	-
2.0	400	2	-
2.5	600	3	-
3.0	800	4	-
3.5	1,200	5	-
4.0	1,600	6	-
4.5	2,000	7	-
5.0	2,400	8	-
5.5	3,000	9	-
6.0	3,600	10	-
6.5	4,200	11	-
7.0	4,800	12	-
7.5	5,600	13	-
8.0	6,400	14	-
8.5	7,200	15	-
9.0	8,000	16	-
9.5	9,000	17	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
10.5	11,000	19	-
11.0	12,000	20	-
11.5	13,300	22	-
12.0	14,600	24	-
12.5	15,900	26	-
13.0	17,200	28	-
13.5	18,800	30	-
14.0	20,400	32	-
14.5	22,000	34	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
15.5	25,500	38	-
16.0	27,400	40	-
16.5	29,300	42	-
17.0	31,200	44	-
17.5	33,400	46	-
18.0	35,600	48	-
18.5	37,800	50	-
19.0	40,000	52	-
19.5	42,500	54	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
20.5	47,500	58	-
21.0	50,000	60	-
21.5	53,000	63	-
22.0	56,000	66	-
22.5	59,000	69	-
23.0	62,000	72	-
23.5	65,500	75	-
24.0	69,000	78	-
24.5	72,500	81	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
25.5	80,000	87	-
26.0	84,000	90	-
26.5	88,000	94	-
27.0	92,000	98	-
27.5	96,500	102	-
28.0	101,000	106	-
28.5	105,500	110	-
29.0	110,000	114	-
29.5	115,000	118	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
30.5	125,000	126	-
31.0	130,000	130	-
31.5	136,000	136	-
32.0	142,000	142	-
32.5	148,000	148	-
33.0	154,000	154	-
33.5	161,000	162	-
34.0	168,000	170	-
34.5	175,000	178	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
35.5	190,000	196	-
36.0	198,000	206	-
36.5	206,000	216	-
37.0	214,000	226	-
37.5	223,000	238	-
38.0	232,000	250	-
38.5	241,000	262	-
39.0	250,000	274	-
39.5	260,000	289	-
40.0	270,000	304	-
40.5	280,000	304	10
41.0	290,000	304	20
41.5	301,000	304	30
42.0	312,000	304	40
42.5	323,000	304	52
43.0	334,000	304	64
43.5	346,000	304	76
44.0	358,000	304	88
44.5	370,000	304	103
45.0	382,000	304	118
45.5	395,000	304	133
46.0	408,000	304	148
46.5	421,000	304	165
47.0	434,000	304	182
47.5	448,000	304	199
48.0	462,000	304	216
48.5	476,000	304	236
49.0	490,000	304	256
49.5	505,000	304	276
50.0	520,000	304	296

Poliwag

Poliwrath