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No.061· Kanto, GEN I
Tadpole Pokémon

Poliwhirl

Water
Japaneseニョロゾnyorozo
Chinese (Simplified):蚊香君wén xiāng jūnKorean:슈륙챙이syuryukchaengi9 languages
HEIGHT1.0 m
WEIGHT20.0 kg
CATCH120 / 255
ABILITIESWater Absorb · Damp · Swift Swim*

Evolution

4 forms · branched
PoliwagPoliwagNo.060at Lv. 25PoliwhirlPoliwhirlNo.061
PoliwrathPoliwrathuse Water Stone
PolitoedPolitoedtrade w/ King’s Rock

Base stats

Total385
HP065
ATTACK065
DEFENSE065
SP. ATK050
SP. DEF050
SPEED090
Natures →Stat rankings →

Weaknesses and type matchups

Poliwhirl is weak to Electric and Grass moves.

×2
ELECTRICGRASS
×½
FIREWATERICESTEEL
×1
NORMALFIGHTINGPOISONGROUNDFLYINGPSYCHICBUGROCKGHOSTDRAGONDARKFAIRY
Full type chart →

Pokédex entry

18 versions

Staring at the swirl on its belly causes drowsiness. This trait of Poliwhirl’s has been used in place of lullabies to get children to go to sleep.

Poliwhirl in Japanese, Chinese, Korean and other languages

9 languages
Japanese
ニョロゾnyorozo
Chinese (Simplified)
蚊香君wén xiāng jūn
Korean
슈륙챙이syuryukchaengi
Chinese (Traditional)
蚊香君wén xiāng jūn
French
Têtarte
German
Quaputzi
Spanish
Poliwhirl
Italian
Poliwhirl
English
Poliwhirl
All 1,025 Pokémon names in 9 languages

What Poliwhirl’s name means

tadpole in 4 languages

  1. English

    Poliwhirl

    polliwog

    whirl

  2. Chinese

    蚊香君wén xiāng jūn

    蚊香wénxiāngmosquito coil

    君jūngentleman

  3. Korean

    슈륙챙이syuryukchaengi

    수륙suryukamphibious

    올챙이olchaengitadpole

  1. French

    Têtarte

    têtardtadpole

  2. German

    Quaputzi

    Kaulquappetadpole

    putzigcute

Spanish and Italian use the English name. Pokémon names are never officially explained. These are the readings most widely agreed on.

Where to find Poliwhirl

17 games

Scarlet · Violet

  • Mossfell Confluence In the overworld Lv. 25-68
  • Mossfell Confluence Wild Tera Pokémon Lv. 25-68
  • Fellhorn Gorge In the overworld Lv. 27-73
  • Kitakami Tera Raid Battle Lv. 35

Every Pokémon in Scarlet · Violet →Route map →

Moves Poliwhirl learns

52 moves