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Pokemon Crystal Version

251 Pokémon, 251 moves, 388 locations, 541 trainers.

Pokemon Crystal Version

POLIWHIRL artwork

Normal

POLIWHIRL sprite

Shiny

Shiny POLIWHIRL sprite
Water

Though it is skilled at walk- ing, it prefers to live underwater where there is less danger.

Pokédex #

061

Species

TADPOLE

Height

3'03"

Weight

44.0 lbs

Base Exp

131

Catch Rate

120

Gender

50% male / 50% female

Egg Hatch

About 5,120 steps (20 cycles)

Egg Groups

Water 1

Growth Rate

Medium Slow (1,059,860 total XP)

Base Stats

Total

385

HP 65
Attack 65
Defense 65
Sp. Atk 50
Sp. Def 50
Speed 90

Stats at a Glance

Pick a level to compare a wild catch, a trainer's version, and a fully raised one.

Lv 1 Lv 50 Lv 100
Situation
HP
Attack
Defense
Sp. Atk
Sp. Def
Speed
Wild catch

A newly encountered one at this level.

125-140 70-85 70-85 55-70 55-70 95-110
Trainer team

What enemy teams usually bring.

133 79 78 63 63 103
Fully raised

A strong end-of-journey version.

172 117 117 102 102 142

How To Get It

9 wild locations
0 special sources

Wild

9 places
Wild encounters up to Lv 44
Location
Method
Levels
Slot Odds
Ecruteak City Water Lv 20 10%
Route 22 Water Lv 10 10%
Route 28 Grass · Night Lv 40 40%
Route 28 Water Lv 40 10%
Route 30 Water Lv 20 10%
Route 31 Water Lv 20 10%
Route 44 Grass · Night Lv 24-26 10%
Route 44 Water Lv 25 10%
Silver Cave Outside Grass · Night Lv 42-44 40%
Silver Cave Outside Water Lv 35-40 90%
Violet City Water Lv 20 10%
Viridian City Water Lv 10 10%

Held by wild Pokémon

Wild encounters can sometimes carry these items.

1 item
KING'S ROCK

Rare wild held item.

2%

Fishing

Odds shown per cast.

This Pokémon is not found by fishing in Pokemon Crystal Version.

Special Sources

Trades, gifts, starters, prizes, and one-off encounters.

No special way to get this Pokémon is listed in this game.

Type Matchups

Weaknesses

2

Grass x2
Electric x2

Resistances

4

Fire x0.5
Water x0.5
Ice x0.5
Steel x0.5

Immunities

0

No immunities in Pokemon Crystal Version.

Evolution Chain

2 possible paths ending at POLIWRATH and POLITOED.

3 stages
2 paths
Possible path

Ends with POLIWRATH

Path 1

  1. 1
    POLIWAG sprite
    POLIWAG
    #060
  2. 2
    POLIWHIRL sprite
    POLIWHIRL
    #061
    Level 25
  3. 3
    POLIWRATH sprite
    POLIWRATH
    #062
    Use Water Stone

    Use Water Stone on this Pokémon.

Possible path

Ends with POLITOED

Path 2

  1. 1
    POLIWAG sprite
    POLIWAG
    #060
  2. 2
    POLIWHIRL sprite
    POLIWHIRL
    #061
    Level 25
  3. 3
    POLITOED sprite
    POLITOED
    #186
    Trade with King's Rock

    Have it hold King's Rock, then trade it.

Learnset

Move
Type
Category
Power
Accuracy
PP
Slot
BUBBLE
Water
Special 20 100% 30 Slot 1
HYPNOSIS
Psychic
Status 0 60% 20 Slot 2
WATER GUN
Water
Special 40 100% 25 Slot 3
Move
Type
Category
Power
Accuracy
PP
Level
HYPNOSIS
Psychic
Status 0 60% 20 Lv 7
WATER GUN
Water
Special 40 100% 25 Lv 13
DOUBLESLAP
Normal
Physical 15 85% 10 Lv 19
RAIN DANCE
Water
Status 0 90% 5 Lv 27
BODY SLAM
Normal
Physical 85 100% 15 Lv 35
BELLY DRUM
Normal
Status 0 100% 10 Lv 43
HYDRO PUMP
Water
Special 120 80% 5 Lv 51
Move
Type
Category
Power
Accuracy
PP
How to get it
No egg moves are listed for this Pokémon in Pokemon Crystal Version.
Move
Type
Category
Power
Accuracy
PP
Machine
HEADBUTT
Normal
Physical 70 100% 15 TM02 (Headbutt)
CURSE
???
Status 0 100% 10 TM03 (Curse)
TOXIC
Poison
Status 0 85% 10 TM06 (Toxic)
ROCK SMASH
Fighting
Physical 20 100% 15 TM08 (Rock Smash)
HIDDEN POWER
Normal
Physical 1 100% 15 TM10 (Hidden Power)
SNORE
Normal
Physical 40 100% 15 TM13 (Snore)
BLIZZARD
Ice
Special 120 70% 5 TM14 (Blizzard)
ICY WIND
Ice
Special 55 95% 15 TM16 (Icy Wind)
PROTECT
Normal
Status 0 100% 10 TM17 (Protect)
RAIN DANCE
Water
Status 0 90% 5 TM18 (Rain Dance)
ENDURE
Normal
Status 0 100% 10 TM20 (Endure)
FRUSTRATION
Normal
Physical 1 100% 20 TM21 (Frustration)
EARTHQUAKE
Ground
Physical 100 100% 10 TM26 (Earthquake)
RETURN
Normal
Physical 1 100% 20 TM27 (Return)
PSYCHIC
Psychic
Special 90 100% 10 TM29 (Psychic)
MUD-SLAP
Ground
Physical 20 100% 10 TM31 (Mud Slap)
DOUBLE TEAM
Normal
Status 0 100% 15 TM32 (Double Team)
ICE PUNCH
Ice
Special 75 100% 15 TM33 (Ice Punch)
SWAGGER
Normal
Status 0 90% 15 TM34 (Swagger)
SLEEP TALK
Normal
Status 0 100% 10 TM35 (Sleep Talk)
DEFENSE CURL
Normal
Status 0 100% 40 TM40 (Defense Curl)
DETECT
Fighting
Status 0 100% 5 TM43 (Detect)
REST
Psychic
Status 0 100% 10 TM44 (Rest)
ATTRACT
Normal
Status 0 100% 15 TM45 (Attract)
THIEF
Dark
Special 40 100% 10 TM46 (Thief)
SURF
Water
Special 95 100% 15 HM03 (Surf)
STRENGTH
Normal
Physical 80 100% 15 HM04 (Strength)
WHIRLPOOL
Water
Special 15 70% 15 HM06 (Whirlpool)
WATERFALL
Water
Special 80 100% 15 HM07 (Waterfall)

Trainer Uses

10 uses
Trainer
Level
Slot
Location
Lv 28 1
Lv 28 2
Lv 34 1
Lv 18 2 Olivine Lighthouse 2F
Lv 20 1 Olivine Lighthouse 3F
Lv 18 3 Olivine Lighthouse 5F
Lv 31 2 Route 12
Lv 27 3 Route 15
Lv 17 1 Route 39
Lv 28 1 Union Cave B2F
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