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Poliwhirl

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Previous Pokémon: PoliwagPoliwag
PoliwrathNext Pokémon: Poliwrath
Poliwhirl

#61

water

811

CP

1013

CP

Attacker Rank

Water
#226

F Tier

Water
#1116

F Tier

Overall

PvP Rank 1 IVs

Great League

L49.5 · CP 1496

6/15/15

ATK/DEF/STA

Ultra League

L50 · CP 1604

15/15/15

ATK/DEF/STA

Master League

L50 · CP 1604

15/15/15

ATK/DEF/STA

Poliwhirl

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Poliwhirl

Shiny

Poliwhirl

#61

Water

Rainy

Attack

130

Top 73.4%

Defense

123

Top 67.2%

Stamina

163

Top 52.5%

Total

416

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Category

Tadpole Pokémon

Height

1 m

Weight

20 kg

Buddy distance

3 km

Second move

Stardust50,000Candy50

Purification

Stardust3,000Candy3

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Transferable

Tradable

Yes

Catch reward

Stardust300Candy5XL Candy1

Raid Meta

How Poliwhirl stacks up as a raid attacker per type, alongside its best raid moveset for each role.

Attacker rank

Water

Water

10.07 DPSTop 70.0%

TIER

F

RANK

#226

Overall

Overall

6.08 DPSTop 70.7%

TIER

F

RANK

#1116

Best raid moveset

water

Bubble

water

Bubble Beam

DPS

10.07

TDO 78

Overall
water

Bubble

ground

Mud Bomb

DPS

6.08

TDO 47

Perfect IVs

Full CP & IV chart
Catch CP at every encounter level for a perfect 15/15/15 IV Poliwhirl.
Raid icon

Raids

Lv. 20

757 -

811 CP

Raid icon

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

947 -

1013 CP

Egg icon

Eggs

Lv. 20

757 -

811 CP

Field research icon

Research

Lv. 15

568 -

608 CP

Max CP icon

Max CP

Lv. 50

1604 CP

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

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

#

Fast Move

Charged Move

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1–8 of 8

Best Counters

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

#

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

Go Battle League

Rank 1 IVs and PvP traits for Poliwhirl in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Rank 1 IVs

Best Buddy (Lv 51)

IV (A/D/S)

6/15/15

Level

49.5

CP

1496

Stat Product

1,962,858

Atk

113.94

Def

115.62

HP

149

Traits (1)

+Bulky

Moves

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

Fast Attacks

Charged Attacks

  • 45

    -33

    2.0s

    22.5

  • 60

    -33

    2.5s

    24

  • 75

    -50

    3.5s

    21.43

  • 65

    -50

    3.0s

    21.67

Evolve

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

Poliwag

Candy25 Candy
Poliwhirl

Poliwhirl

Poliwhirl

Poliwhirl

Candy100 Candy
Poliwrath

Poliwrath

Poliwhirl

Poliwhirl

Candy100 Candy
King's RockKing's Rock
Politoed

Politoed

Family

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

Poliwag

#60

Water
Shadow Poliwag

Shadow Poliwag

#60

Water
Poliwhirl

Poliwhirl

#61

Water
Shadow Poliwhirl

Shadow Poliwhirl

#61

Water
Poliwrath

Poliwrath

#62

WaterFighting
Shadow Poliwrath

Shadow Poliwrath

#62

WaterFighting
Politoed

Politoed

#186

Water
Shadow Politoed

Shadow Politoed

#186

Water

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3x 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

Mega Blastoise #9

Boosts:

Water
Mega Slowbro

Mega Slowbro #80

Boosts:

WaterPsychic
Mega Gyarados

Mega Gyarados #130

Boosts:

WaterDark
Mega Swampert

Mega Swampert #260

Boosts:

GroundWater
Mega Sharpedo

Mega Sharpedo #319

Boosts:

WaterDark
Primal Kyogre

Primal Kyogre #382

Boosts:

BugWaterElectric

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.
LevelMax CPLevelMax CP
120 CP271095 CP
262 CP281135 CP
3105 CP291176 CP
4148 CP301216 CP
5191 CP311236 CP
6234 CP321257 CP
7277 CP331277 CP
8319 CP341297 CP
9362 CP351318 CP
10405 CP361338 CP
11446 CP371358 CP
12486 CP381378 CP
13527 CP391399 CP
14567 CP401419 CP
15608 CP411437 CP
16648 CP421455 CP
17689 CP431473 CP
18729 CP441492 CP
19770 CP451510 CP
20811 CP461529 CP
21851 CP471547 CP
22892 CP481566 CP
23932 CP491585 CP
24973 CP501604 CP
251013 CP511623 CP
261054 CP
LevelMax CPLevelMax CPLevelMax CP
120 CP18729 CP351318 CP
262 CP19770 CP361338 CP
3105 CP20811 CP371358 CP
4148 CP21851 CP381378 CP
5191 CP22892 CP391399 CP
6234 CP23932 CP401419 CP
7277 CP24973 CP411437 CP
8319 CP251013 CP421455 CP
9362 CP261054 CP431473 CP
10405 CP271095 CP441492 CP
11446 CP281135 CP451510 CP
12486 CP291176 CP461529 CP
13527 CP301216 CP471547 CP
14567 CP311236 CP481566 CP
15608 CP321257 CP491585 CP
16648 CP331277 CP501604 CP
17689 CP341297 CP511623 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Poliwhirl up to each level from level 1.
50.0520,000Stardust304Candy296Candy XL
40.0280,000Stardust304Candy10Candy XL
35.0190,000Stardust196Candy-
30.0125,000Stardust126Candy-
25.080,000Stardust87Candy-
20.047,500Stardust58Candy-
15.025,500Stardust38Candy-
10.011,000Stardust19Candy-
5.03,000Stardust9Candy-
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