Shadow 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

#873

Ultra LeagueUltra

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1604

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1604

Normal

Shiny

Shadow Poliwhirl

#61

Water

Attack

130

Top 73.9%

Defense

123

Top 67.8%

Stamina

163

Top 53.4%

Total

416

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Rocket Grunts

Lv. 8

259 -319 CP

0/0/0 - 15/15/15

Rocket Grunts (WB)

Lv. 13

452 -527 CP

4/4/4 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids

Lv. 20

716 -811 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

895 -1013 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

1604 CP

The IV floor for Rocket Grunts is 0/0/0, or 4/4/4 when weather boosted. Shadow Raids use a 6/6/6 IV floor. The hundo CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Shadow 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 Shadow Poliwhirl can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Bubble
Bubble Beam
6.89
44.5
2175.9s
4.97
2
Bubble
Mud Bomb
6.68
43.2
2244.2s
4.83
3
Bubble
Scald
6.59
42.5
2277.0s
4.76
4
Bubble
Water Pulse
6.50
42.0
2307.6s
4.69
5
Mud Shot
Bubble Beam
6.31
40.8
2376.6s
4.56
6
Mud Shot
Mud Bomb
6.14
39.6
2443.8s
4.43
7
Mud Shot
Scald
5.98
38.6
2508.0s
4.32
8
Mud Shot
Water Pulse
5.86
37.9
2559.5s
4.23

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Best Counters

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

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Raichu Y
Thunder Shock
Zap Cannon+
78.50
2202.5
1.6
45.9s
76.31
2
Mega Raichu X
Thunder Shock
Volt Tackle+
68.49
2434.0
1.5
52.6s
67.21
3
Mega Sceptile
Fury Cutter
Frenzy Plant
62.76
5767.7
0.6
57.4s
62.76
4
Regieleki
Lock On
Thunder Cage
64.23
1772.8
2.0
56.0s
62.57
5
Mega Chesnaught
Vine Whip
Seed Bomb+
61.97
7209.3
0.5
58.1s
61.97
6
Mega Mewtwo Y
Psycho Cut
Future Sight+
61.11
3951.6
0.9
58.9s
60.94
7
Thundurus Therian
Volt Switch
Wildbolt Storm
58.39
2749.6
1.3
61.7s
57.61
8
Shadow Regigigas
Hidden Power Electric
Crush Grip
58.35
2879.7
1.3
61.7s
57.42
9
Zeraora
Volt Switch
Plasma Fists
58.32
2353.4
1.5
61.7s
57.39
10
Shadow Electivire
Thunder Shock
Wild Charge
58.93
1636.4
2.2
61.1s
57.37

Go Battle League

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Shadow 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 Shadow 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 22 Candy (purified)	Poliwhirl
Poliwhirl	100 Candy 90 Candy (purified)	Poliwrath
Poliwhirl	100 Candy 90 Candy (purified) 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 Shadow 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 Shadow 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 Shadow Poliwhirl up to each level from level 1.


50.0	624,000	406	360
40.0	324,000	406	-
35.0	218,400	262	-
30.0	144,000	180	-
25.0	91,200	132	-
20.0	54,000	94	-
15.0	28,320	64	-
10.0	12,000	36	-
5.0	2,880	16	-


1.5	240	2	-
2.0	480	4	-
2.5	720	6	-
3.0	960	8	-
3.5	1,440	10	-
4.0	1,920	12	-
4.5	2,400	14	-
5.0	2,880	16	-
5.5	3,600	18	-
6.0	4,320	20	-
6.5	5,040	22	-
7.0	5,760	24	-
7.5	6,720	26	-
8.0	7,680	28	-
8.5	8,640	30	-
9.0	9,600	32	-
9.5	10,800	34	-
10.0	12,000	36	-
10.5	13,200	38	-
11.0	14,400	40	-
11.5	15,960	43	-
12.0	17,520	46	-
12.5	19,080	49	-
13.0	20,640	52	-
13.5	22,560	55	-
14.0	24,480	58	-
14.5	26,400	61	-
15.0	28,320	64	-
15.5	30,600	67	-
16.0	32,880	70	-
16.5	35,160	73	-
17.0	37,440	76	-
17.5	40,080	79	-
18.0	42,720	82	-
18.5	45,360	85	-
19.0	48,000	88	-
19.5	51,000	91	-
20.0	54,000	94	-
20.5	57,000	97	-
21.0	60,000	100	-
21.5	63,600	104	-
22.0	67,200	108	-
22.5	70,800	112	-
23.0	74,400	116	-
23.5	78,600	120	-
24.0	82,800	124	-
24.5	87,000	128	-
25.0	91,200	132	-
25.5	96,000	136	-
26.0	100,800	140	-
26.5	105,600	145	-
27.0	110,400	150	-
27.5	115,800	155	-
28.0	121,200	160	-
28.5	126,600	165	-
29.0	132,000	170	-
29.5	138,000	175	-
30.0	144,000	180	-
30.5	150,000	185	-
31.0	156,000	190	-
31.5	163,200	198	-
32.0	170,400	206	-
32.5	177,600	214	-
33.0	184,800	222	-
33.5	193,200	232	-
34.0	201,600	242	-
34.5	210,000	252	-
35.0	218,400	262	-
35.5	228,000	274	-
36.0	237,600	286	-
36.5	247,200	298	-
37.0	256,800	310	-
37.5	267,600	325	-
38.0	278,400	340	-
38.5	289,200	355	-
39.0	300,000	370	-
39.5	312,000	388	-
40.0	324,000	406	-
40.5	336,000	406	12
41.0	348,000	406	24
41.5	361,200	406	36
42.0	374,400	406	48
42.5	387,600	406	63
43.0	400,800	406	78
43.5	415,200	406	93
44.0	429,600	406	108
44.5	444,000	406	126
45.0	458,400	406	144
45.5	474,000	406	162
46.0	489,600	406	180
46.5	505,200	406	201
47.0	520,800	406	222
47.5	537,600	406	243
48.0	554,400	406	264
48.5	571,200	406	288
49.0	588,000	406	312
49.5	606,000	406	336
50.0	624,000	406	360

Poliwag

Poliwrath