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Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I
#060 Poliwag
Water
- SpeciesTadpole Pokémon
- Japanese nameNyoromo
- PronunciationPOL-EE-WAG
- Height2′ 0″ 0.61 m
- Weight27.0 lb 12.15 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Combination of POLIWOG (tadpole) and WAG. “tadpole with a long tail to wag”
Evolution
Pokédex entries
| RedBlue | Its newly grown legs prevent it from running. It appears to prefer swimming than trying to stand. |
|---|---|
| Yellow | The direction of the spiral on the belly differs by area. It is more adept at swimming than walking. |
| Stadium | The spiral on its belly is its internal organs seen through its thin skin. It is better at swimming than walking. |
| GoldStadium 2 | Because it is inept at walking on its newly grown legs, it always swims around in water. |
| Silver | The direction of its belly spiral differs by area. The equator is thought to have an effect on this. |
| Crystal | The swirl on its belly is its insides showing through the skin. It looks clearer after it eats. |
Where to find Poliwag
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Fishing (Cerulean City, Vermilion City, Pallet Town, Viridian City, Route 22) | NA | Many |
| Red | NA | Many | |
| Yellow | Fishing (Viridian City, Routes 22 & 23) | NA | Many |
| Gold | Fishing or Surfing (Ruins of Alph, Blackthorn City, Ecruteak City, Ilex Forest, Mt. Silver, Violet City, Viridian City, Routes 6, 22, 28, 30, 31, 35, 43, 44) | Any | Many |
| Silver | Any | Many | |
| Crystal | Any | Many |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R/B | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Yellow | ✓ | ||||||||||
| G/S | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×1
- Fire×0.5
- Water×0.5
- Electric×2
- Grass×2
- Ice×0.5
- Fighting×1
- Poison×1
- Ground×1
- ×1
- Psychic×1
- Bug×1
- Rock×1
- Ghost×1
- Dragon×1
- Dark×1
- Steel×0.5
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 2 weaknesses and 4 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 2 (50%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 2 weaknesses and 3 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 2 : 3 (~67%).
- This Pokémon has more weaknesses in GSC than in RBY. So this Pokémon has a better defense ratio in RBY.
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- NormalNormal
- FireGood
- WaterBad
- ElectricNormal
- GrassBad
- IceNormal
- FightingNormal
- PoisonNormal
- GroundGood
- Normal
- PsychicNormal
- BugNormal
- RockGood
- GhostNormal
- DragonBad
- DarkNormal
- SteelNormal
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 3 advantages and 3 disadvantages out of 17 types. Offensive ratio 1:1 (100%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 1 advantage and 1 disadvantage out of 15 types. Offensive ratio 1:1 (100%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| R/B/Y | G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Start | Bubble | Water | Special |
| 16 | 7 | Hypnosis | Psychic | Status |
| 19 | 13 | Water Gun | Water | Special |
| 25 | 19 | Doubleslap | Normal | Physical |
| — | 25 | Rain Dance | Water | Status |
| 31 | 31 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical |
| — | 37 | Belly Drum | Normal | Status |
| 28 | — | Amnesia | Normal | Status |
| 45 | 43 | Hydro Pump | Water | Special |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
- Ice Beam
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM02Headbutt
- TM03Curse
- TM06Toxic
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM13Snore
- TM14Blizzard
- TM16Icy Wind
- TM17Protect
- TM18Rain Dance
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM27Return
- TM29Psychic
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM40Defense Curl
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
- TM46Thief
- HM03Surf
- HM06Whirlpool
- HM07Waterfall
TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow
- TM06Toxic
- TM08Body Slam
- TM09Take Down
- TM10Double-Edge
- TM11Bubblebeam
- TM12Water Gun
- TM13Ice Beam
- TM14Blizzard
- TM20Rage
- TM29Psychic
- TM31Mimic
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Bide
- TM40Skull Bash
- TM44Rest
- TM46Psywave
- TM50Substitute
- HM03Surf
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Water 1 Pokémon group 8 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- Corsola
- Delibird
- Dratini Family
- Horsea Family
- Kabuto Family
- Lapras
- Mantine
- Marill Family
- Omanyte Family
- Poliwag Family
- Psyduck Family
- Remoraid Family
- Seel Family
- Slowpoke Family
- Squirtle Family
- Totodile Family
- Wooper Family
Egg moves
| Move | How to pass it down |
|---|---|
| Bubblebeam | Mate with a male from Corsola, Mantine, Marill, or Remoraid Family. |
| Haze | Mate with a male Wooper/Quagsire. |
| Mind Reader | Mate with a male Poliwrath. |
| Mist | Mate with a male Lapras or Wooper/Quagsire. |
| Splash | (What a great move to have! j/k ~_^) Breed a male Magikarp with a female from Horsea Family and then mate the male offspring to a female from Poliwag Family. |
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank | R/B/Y rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 40 | 253-283 | 38/4518.41% | 35/4219.80% |
| Attack | 50 | 168-198 | 34/4921.19% | 33/4519.80% |
| Defense | 40 | 148-178 | 44/5515.87% | 38/4414.72% |
| Speed | 90 | 248-278 | 12/4780.20% | 12/4277.31% |
| Special Attack G/S/C | 40 | 148-178 | 37/4615.87% | — |
| Special Defense G/S/C | 40 | 148-178 | 36/4114.72% | — |
| Special R/B/Y | 40 | 148-178 | — | 24/2914.72% |
| Total | 300 G/S/C 260 R/B/Y |
1113-1293 965-1115 |
65/8714.72% | 47/6514.72% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library