Poliwag
#182 in the Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Pokédex • Tadpole Pokémon
Ultra Sun
Despite the danger, it wants to come up on land. So it does its best to waddle along, but when an enemy finds it, it rushes back to the water.
Ultra Moon
The direction of the swirl on their stomachs differs depending on where they live. Poliwag aficionados can tell them apart at a glance.
Pokédexes
Egg Group
Steps to Hatch
Effort Values Yielded
Gender Ratio
Capture Rate
Base Experience
| Pokémon | Requires | Evolution |
|---|---|---|
 Poliwag #182 | Level 25 |  Poliwhirl #183 |
Poliwhirl #183 |  Use Water Stone |  Poliwrath #184 |
Poliwhirl #183 |  Trade holding King’s Rock |  Politoed #185 |
Ultra Moon
| Location | Method | Level | Chance | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Brooklet Hill Brooklet Hill North | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 14-17 | 20% | - |
Brooklet Hill Brooklet Hill North | Surfing | 14-17 | 40% | - |
Brooklet Hill Brooklet Hill South | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 14-17 | 20% | - |
Brooklet Hill Brooklet Hill South | Surfing | 14-17 | 40% | - |
Ultra Sun
| Location | Method | Level | Chance | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Brooklet Hill Brooklet Hill North | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 14-17 | 20% | - |
Brooklet Hill Brooklet Hill North | Surfing | 14-17 | 40% | - |
Brooklet Hill Brooklet Hill South | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 14-17 | 20% | - |
Brooklet Hill Brooklet Hill South | Surfing | 14-17 | 40% | - |
Normal
Shiny
Poliwag
Tadpole Pokémon
HP
40
Attack
50
Defense
40
Sp. Atk
40
Sp. Def
40
Speed
90
Total
300
Type Chart
Weaknesses
Takes 2× from
Resistances
Takes 0.5× from
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Water Sport | |  Status | - | - | 15 | The user soaks the battlefield with water. This weakens Fire-type moves for five turns. |
| 5 | Water Gun | |  Special | 40 | 100 | 25 | The target is blasted with a forceful shot of water. |
| 8 | Hypnosis |  | Status | - | 60 | 20 | The user employs hypnotic suggestion to make the target fall into a deep sleep. |
| 11 | Bubble | | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 | A spray of countless bubbles is jetted at the opposing Pokémon. This may also lower their Speed stat. |
| 15 | Double Slap |  |  Physical | 15 | 85 | 10 | The target is slapped repeatedly, back and forth, two to five times in a row. |
| 18 | Rain Dance | | Status | - | - | 5 | The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type moves. It lowers the power of Fire-type moves. |
| 21 | Body Slam | | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | The user drops onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis. |
| 25 | Bubble Beam | | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 | A spray of bubbles is forcefully ejected at the target. This may also lower its Speed stat. |
| 28 | Mud Shot |  | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 | The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target’s Speed stat. |
| 31 | Belly Drum | | Status | - | - | 10 | The user maximizes its Attack stat in exchange for HP equal to half its max HP. |
| 35 | Wake-Up Slap |  | Physical | 70 | 100 | 10 | This attack inflicts big damage on a sleeping target. This also wakes the target up, however. |
| 38 | Hydro Pump | | Special | 110 | 80 | 5 | The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure. |
| 41 | Mud Bomb | | Special | 65 | 85 | 10 | The user launches a hard-packed mud ball to attack. This may also lower the target’s accuracy. |
| Class | Description | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubble Beam | | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 | A spray of bubbles is forcefully ejected at the target. This may also lower its Speed stat. |
| Encore | | Status | - | 100 | 5 | The user compels the target to keep using the move it encored for three turns. |
| Endeavor | | Physical | - | 100 | 5 | This attack move cuts down the target’s HP to equal the user’s HP. |
| Endure | | Status | - | - | 10 | The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. |
| Haze | | Status | - | - | 30 | The user creates a haze that eliminates every stat change among all the Pokémon engaged in battle. |
| Ice Ball | | Physical | 30 | 90 | 20 | The user attacks the target for five turns. The move’s power increases each time it hits. |
| Mind Reader | | Status | - | - | 5 | The user senses the target’s movements with its mind to ensure its next attack does not miss the target. |
| Mist | | Status | - | - | 30 | The user cloaks itself and its allies in a white mist that prevents any of their stats from being lowered for five turns. |
| Mud Shot | | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 | The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target’s Speed stat. |
| Refresh | | Status | - | - | 20 | The user rests to cure itself of poisoning, a burn, or paralysis. |
| Splash | | Status | - | - | 40 | The user just flops and splashes around to no effect at all... |
| Water Pulse | | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 | The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target. |
| Water Sport | | Status | - | - | 15 | The user soaks the battlefield with water. This weakens Fire-type moves for five turns. |
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM06 | Toxic |  | Status | - | 90 | 10 | A move that leaves the target badly poisoned. Its poison damage worsens every turn. |
| TM07 | Hail | | Status | - | - | 10 | The user summons a hailstorm lasting five turns. It damages all Pokémon except the Ice type. |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | A unique attack that varies in type depending on the Pokémon using it. |
| TM13 | Ice Beam | | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | The target is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. This may also leave the target frozen. |
| TM14 | Blizzard | | Special | 110 | 70 | 5 | A howling blizzard is summoned to strike opposing Pokémon. This may also leave the opposing Pokémon frozen. |
| TM17 | Protect | | Status | - | - | 10 | Enables the user to evade all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | | Status | - | - | 5 | The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type moves. It lowers the power of Fire-type moves. |
| TM21 | Frustration | | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | This full-power attack grows more powerful the less the user likes its Trainer. |
| TM27 | Return | | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | This full-power attack grows more powerful the more the user likes its Trainer. |
| TM29 | Psychic | | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | The target is hit by a strong telekinetic force. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat. |
| TM32 | Double Team | | Status | - | - | 15 | By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness. |
| TM42 | Facade | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | This attack move doubles its power if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed. |
| TM44 | Rest | | Status | - | - | 5 | The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user’s HP and heals any status conditions. |
| TM45 | Attract | | Status | - | 100 | 15 | If it is the opposite gender of the user, the target becomes infatuated and less likely to attack. |
| TM46 | Thief |  | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | The user attacks and steals the target’s held item simultaneously. The user can’t steal anything if it already holds an item. |
| TM48 | Round | | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | The user attacks the target with a song. Others can join in the Round to increase the power of the attack. |
| TM55 | Scald | | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 | The user shoots boiling hot water at its target. This may also leave the target with a burn. |
| TM87 | Swagger | | Status | - | 85 | 15 | The user enrages and confuses the target. However, this also sharply raises the target’s Attack stat. |
| TM88 | Sleep Talk | | Status | - | - | 10 | While it is asleep, the user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. |
| TM90 | Substitute | | Status | - | - | 10 | The user makes a copy of itself using some of its HP. The copy serves as the user’s decoy. |
| TM94 | Surf | | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | The user attacks everything around it by swamping its surroundings with a giant wave. |
| TM98 | Waterfall | | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | The user charges at the target and may make it flinch. |
| TM100 | Confide | | Status | - | - | 20 | The user tells the target a secret, and the target loses its ability to concentrate. This lowers the target’s Sp. Atk stat. |
| Class | Description | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endeavor | | Physical | - | 100 | 5 | This attack move cuts down the target’s HP to equal the user’s HP. |
| Helping Hand | | Status | - | - | 20 | The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally’s attack. |
| Icy Wind | | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 | The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. This also lowers the opposing Pokémon’s Speed stats. |
| Snore | | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 | This attack can be used only if the user is asleep. The harsh noise may also make the target flinch. |
| Water Pulse | | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 | The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target. |
Water Absorb
Ability Slot 1
Restores HP if hit by a Water-type move, instead of taking damage.
Absorbs Water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.
Damp
Ability Slot 2
Prevents the use of explosive moves such as Self-Destruct by dampening its surroundings.
Prevents Self-Destruct, Explosion, and Aftermath from working while the Pokémon is in battle.
Swift Swim
Hidden Ability
Boosts the Pokémon’s Speed stat in rain.
Doubles Speed during rain.