Poliwag

WaterWater Absorb, Unaware (hidden)

Petalburg Woods · Lv 20-35 Petalburg Woods · Lv 5-10 Route 102 Open in the guide Compare

In Exceeded: First found in Petalburg Woods (Good Rod, Lv 20-35), and in 2 more areas. Its type (Water) and base stats (total 300) are the same as in the official games. 10 of its 18 level-up moves are new compared with Pokémon Emerald, including Water Sport and Pound.

Level-up moves 21

Lv	Move	Type	Cat	Pow	Acc	PP
1	Bubble An attack using bubbles. May lower the foe's Speed.	Water	Spec	40	100	30
1	Hypnosis A hypnotizing move that may induce sleep.	Psychic	Stat	—	60	20
1	Water Gun Squirts water to attack the foe.	Water	Spec	40	100	25
1	Water Sport The user becomes soaked to raise resistance to fire.	Water	Stat	—	100	15
5	Pound Pounds the foe with forelegs or tail.	Normal	Phys	40	100	35
8	Bubble An attack using bubbles. May lower the foe's Speed.	Water	Spec	40	100	30
8	Hypnosis A hypnotizing move that may induce sleep.	Psychic	Stat	—	60	20
9	Water Gun Squirts water to attack the foe.	Water	Spec	40	100	25
16	DoubleSlap Repeatedly slaps the foe 2 to 5 times.	Fairy	Phys	25	90	10
20	Rain Dance Summons a rain for 5 turns.	Water	Stat	—	—	5
23	BubbleBeam Forcefully sprays bubbles that lowers Speed.	Water	Spec	75	100	10
24	Mud Shot Can hit Flying foes. Reduces Speed.	Ground	Spec	55	95	15
25	Body Slam A full-body slam that may cause paralysis.	Normal	Phys	85	100	15
26	Low Kick A kick that inflicts more damage on heavier foes.	Fighting	Phys	1	100	20
35	Belly Drum Maximizes Attack while sacrificing HP.	Normal	Stat	—	—	10
35	Wake Up Slap Powerful against sleeping foes, but also heals them.	Fighting	Phys	70	100	10
36	Earth Power Makes the ground erupt with power. May lower Sp. Def.	Ground	Spec	90	100	10
38	Amnesia Forgets about something and sharply raises Sp. Def.	Psychic	Stat	—	—	20
39	Hydro Pump Blasts water at high power to strike the foe.	Water	Spec	110	80	5
41	Mud Bomb Can hit Flying foes. Lowers foe accuracy.	Ground	Spec	65	100	10
54	Double-Edge A life-risking tackle that also hurts the user.	Normal	Phys	120	100	15

* a legal move, just moved to level-up · ** new to this game

TMs & HMs 25

#	Move · where to get it	Type	Pow
TM03	Water Pulse Sootopolis City Gym — Gym 1F	Water	60
TM06	Toxic Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data	Poison	—
TM07	Hail Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data	Ice	—
TM10	Hidden Power Slateport City	Normal	60
TM13	Ice Beam Mauville City — Game Corner	Ice	95
TM14	Blizzard Lilycove City — Department Store 4F	Ice	110
TM17	Protect Lilycove City — Department Store 4F	Normal	—
TM18	Rain Dance Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data	Water	—
TM21	Frustration Pacifidlog Town — House 2	Normal	1
TM27	Return Fallarbor Town — Cozmo's House	Normal	1
TM28	Dig Route 114 — Fossil Maniac's House	Ground	80
TM29	Psychic Mauville City — Game Corner	Psychic	90
TM32	Double Team Mauville City — Game Corner	Normal	—
TM42	Facade Petalburg City Gym	Normal	70
TM43	Secret Power Slateport City	Normal	70
TM44	Rest Lilycove City — House 2	Psychic	—
TM45	Attract Verdanturf Town — Battle Tent Lobby	Normal	—
TM46	Thief Slateport City — Oceanic Museum 1F	Dark	60
TM59	Natural Gift Slateport City	Normal	1
TM64	Swamp Terrain Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data	Water	—
TM66	Headbutt Petalburg Woods	Normal	70
TM68	Chilling Water Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data	Water	50
HM03	Surf Petalburg City — Wally's House	Water	90
HM07	Waterfall Sootopolis City	Water	80
HM08	Dive Mossdeep City — Steven's House	Water	80

Where to find Poliwag

Area	Method	Level
Petalburg Woods	Good Rod	20-35
Petalburg Woods	Old Rod	5-10
Route 102	Surf
Route 117	Good Rod	10-30
Route 117	Old Rod	5-10
Route 117	Surf

Other changes in this game

Has 3 abilities at once: whichever of its 2 ordinary abilities it was born with, plus 2 innates always on
Innates (always active): Damp, Swift Swim
What the innates do: Damp — Prevents self-destruction. · Swift Swim — Raises Speed on swamp terrain.
Abilities you pick one of: Water Absorb — Changes water into HP. · Unaware — Ignores stat changes.
Hidden ability: Unaware
How its abilities arrive: Unaware, Water Absorb from the start; Damp at Lv 10; Swift Swim at Lv 12
Evolves into Poliwhirl at level 25
Tutor moves: Body Slam, Defense Curl, Double-Edge, Endure, Icy Wind, Mimic, Sleep Talk, Snore, Substitute, Swagger, Water Ball
Egg moves: BubbleBeam, Encore, Endeavor, Endure, Haze, Ice Ball, Mind Reader, Mist, Mud Shot, Refresh, Splash, Water Pulse, Water Sport
Egg groups: Water 1
Catch rate 255