#060 · HeartGold Generations · unchanged from the official games
Poliwag
WaterWater Absorb, Damp, Swift Swim (hidden)
In HeartGold Generations: First found in Route 30 (Surf, Lv 10-32), and in 19 more areas. Its type (Water), base stats (total 300) and abilities are the same as in the official games. 3 of its 16 level-up moves are new compared with Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver, including Pound and Earth Power.
Level-up moves 18
| Lv | Move | Type | Cat | Pow | Acc | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Water Gun The foe is blasted with a forceful shot of water. | Water | Spec | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Hypnosis The user employs hypnotic suggestion to make the target fall into a deep sleep. | Psychic | Stat | — | 60 | 20 |
| 1 | Water Sport The user soaks itself with water. The move weakens Fire-type moves while the user is in the battle. | Water | Stat | — | — | 15 |
| 5 | Water Gun The foe is blasted with a forceful shot of water. | Water | Spec | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 6 | Pound The foe is physically pounded with a long tail or a foreleg, etc. | Normal | Phys | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 8 | Hypnosis The user employs hypnotic suggestion to make the target fall into a deep sleep. | Psychic | Stat | — | 60 | 20 |
| 11 | Bubble A spray of countless bubbles is jetted at the foe. It may also lower the target’s Speed stat. | Water | Spec | 20 | 100 | 30 |
| 15 | Double Slap The foe is slapped repeatedly, back and forth, two to five times in a row. | Normal | Phys | 15 | 85 | 10 |
| 19 | Mud Shot The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the foe. It also reduces the target’s Speed. | Ground | Spec | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| 21 | Bubble Beam A spray of bubbles is forcefully ejected at the foe. It may also lower the target’s Speed stat. | Water | Spec | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 21 | Rain Dance The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water- type moves. | Water | Stat | — | — | 5 |
| 25 | Body Slam The user drops onto the foe with its full body weight. It may leave the foe paralyzed. | Normal | Phys | 85 | 100 | 15 |
| 35 | Wake-Up Slap This attack inflicts high damage on a sleeping foe. It also wakes the foe up, however. | Fighting | Phys | 70 | 100 | 10 |
| 36 | Earth Power The user makes the ground under the foe erupt with power. It may also lower the target’s Sp. Def. | Ground | Spec | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 40 | Hydro Pump The foe is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure. | Water | Spec | 110 | 80 | 5 |
| 40 | Belly Drum The user maximizes its Attack stat in exchange for HP equal to half its max HP. | Normal | Stat | — | — | 10 |
| 41 | Mud Bomb The user launches a hard-packed mud ball to attack. It may also lower the target’s accuracy. | Ground | Spec | 65 | 85 | 10 |
| 54 | Double-Edge A reckless, life- risking tackle. It also damages the user by a fairly large amount, however. | Normal | Phys | 120 | 100 | 15 |
* a legal move, just moved to level-up · ** new to this game
TMs & HMs 28
| # | Move · where to get it | Type | Pow |
|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Focus Punch | Fighting | 150 |
| TM03 | Water Pulse | Water | 60 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | — |
| TM07 | Hail | Ice | — |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | 60 |
| TM13 | Ice Beam | Ice | 90 |
| TM14 | Blizzard | Ice | 110 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | — |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | Water | — |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | — |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | — |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | 80 |
| TM29 | Psychic | Psychic | 90 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | — |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | 70 |
| TM43 | Secret Power | Normal | 70 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | — |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | — |
| TM46 | Thief | Dark | 60 |
| TM58 | Endure | Normal | — |
| TM78 | Captivate | Normal | — |
| TM82 | Sleep Talk | Normal | — |
| TM83 | Natural Gift | Normal | — |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | — |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | — |
| HM03 | Surf | Water | 90 |
| HM05 | Whirlpool | Water | 35 |
| HM07 | Waterfall | Water | 80 |
Where to find Poliwag
| Area | Method | Level | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Route 30 | Surf | 10-32 | |
| Route 30 | Surf (swarm) | 15-25 | |
| Route 30 | Old Rod | 10 | |
| Route 30 | Good Rod | 20 | |
| Route 30 | Good Rod (swarm) | 20 | |
| Route 30 | Super Rod | 40 | |
| Route 31 | Surf | 10-32 | |
| Route 31 | Surf (swarm) | 15-25 | |
| Route 31 | Old Rod | 10 | |
| Route 31 | Good Rod | 20 | |
| Route 31 | Good Rod (swarm) | 20 | |
| Route 31 | Super Rod | 40 | |
| Violet City | Surf | 10-25 | |
| Violet City | Surf (swarm) | 15-25 | |
| Violet City | Old Rod | 10 | |
| Violet City | Good Rod | 20 | |
| Violet City | Good Rod (swarm) | 20 | |
| Violet City | Super Rod | 40 | |
| Ruins of Alph | Old Rod | 10 | |
| Ruins of Alph | Good Rod | 20 | |
| Ruins of Alph | Good Rod (swarm) | 20 | |
| Ruins of Alph | Super Rod | 40 | |
| Ilex Forest | Old Rod | 10 | |
| Ilex Forest | Good Rod | 20 | |
| Ilex Forest | Good Rod (swarm) | 20 | |
| Ilex Forest | Super Rod | 40 | |
| Route 35 | Good Rod | 20 | |
| Route 35 | Good Rod (swarm) | 20 | |
| Route 35 | Super Rod | 40 | |
| Ecruteak City | Surf | 10-25 | |
| Ecruteak City | Surf (swarm) | 15-25 | |
| Ecruteak City | Old Rod | 10 | |
| Ecruteak City | Good Rod | 20 | |
| Ecruteak City | Good Rod (swarm) | 20 | |
| Ecruteak City | Super Rod | 40 | |
| Route 38 | Grass (morning / day) | 13-16 | |
| Route 38 | Grass (night) | 16 | |
| Route 38 | Grass (night, Hoenn Sound) | 16 | |
| Route 38 | Grass (night, Sinnoh Sound) | 16 | |
| Route 43 | Old Rod | 10 | |
| Route 43 | Good Rod | 20 | |
| Route 43 | Good Rod (swarm) | 20 | |
| Route 43 | Super Rod | 40 | |
| Route 44 | Surf | 15-30 | |
| Route 44 | Surf (swarm) | 20-30 | |
| Route 44 | Old Rod | 10 | |
| Route 44 | Good Rod | 20 | |
| Route 44 | Good Rod (swarm) | 20 | |
| Route 44 | Super Rod | 40 | |
| Blackthorn City | Old Rod | 10 | |
| Blackthorn City | Good Rod | 20 | |
| Blackthorn City | Good Rod (swarm) | 20 | |
| Blackthorn City | Super Rod | 40 | |
| Route 45 | Old Rod | 10 | |
| Route 45 | Good Rod | 20 | |
| Route 45 | Good Rod (swarm) | 20 | |
| Route 45 | Super Rod | 40 | |
| Mt. Moon | Surf (Outside) | 30-35 | |
| Mt. Moon | Surf (Outside, swarm) | 35 | |
| Mt. Moon | Surf (Outside, while the Clefairy are out) | 30-35 | |
| Mt. Moon | Old Rod (Outside, while the Clefairy are out) | 10 | |
| Mt. Moon | Good Rod (Outside) | 20 | |
| Mt. Moon | Good Rod (Outside, swarm) | 20 | |
| Mt. Moon | Good Rod (Outside, while the Clefairy are out) | 20 | |
| Mt. Moon | Super Rod (Outside) | 40 | |
| Mt. Moon | Super Rod (Outside, while the Clefairy are out) | 40 | |
| Mt. Moon | Super Rod (Outside, while the Clefairy are out, swarm) | 40 | |
| Mt. Silver | Surf (Outside, by the Pokémon Center) | 30-48 | |
| Mt. Silver | Old Rod (Outside, by the Pokémon Center) | 10 | |
| Mt. Silver | Good Rod (Outside, by the Pokémon Center) | 20 | |
| Mt. Silver | Good Rod (Outside, by the Pokémon Center, swarm) | 20 | |
| Mt. Silver | Super Rod (Outside, by the Pokémon Center) | 40 | |
| Cliff Edge Gate | Good Rod | 20 | |
| Cliff Edge Gate | Super Rod | 40 | |
| Viridian City | Surf | 5-10 | |
| Viridian City | Surf (swarm) | 10 | |
| Viridian City | Old Rod | 10 | |
| Viridian City | Good Rod | 20 | |
| Viridian City | Good Rod (swarm) | 20 | |
| Viridian City | Super Rod | 40 | |
| Route 28 | Surf | 35-40 | |
| Route 28 | Surf (swarm) | 40 | |
| Route 28 | Old Rod | 10 | |
| Route 28 | Good Rod | 20 | |
| Route 28 | Good Rod (swarm) | 20 | |
| Route 28 | Super Rod | 40 | |
| Route 6 | Old Rod | 10 | |
| Route 6 | Good Rod | 20 | |
| Route 6 | Good Rod (swarm) | 20 | |
| Route 6 | Super Rod | 40 | |
| Route 22 | Surf | 5-10 | |
| Route 22 | Surf (swarm) | 10 | |
| Route 22 | Old Rod | 10 | |
| Route 22 | Good Rod | 20 | |
| Route 22 | Good Rod (swarm) | 20 | |
| Route 22 | Super Rod | 40 | |
| Cerulean Cave | Surf (swarm) | 40 | |
| Cerulean Cave | Good Rod | 20 | |
| Cerulean Cave | Good Rod (swarm) | 20 | |
| Cerulean Cave | Super Rod | 40 |
Other changes in this game
- Evolves into Poliwhirl — at level 25
- Egg moves: Mist, Splash, Bubble Beam, Haze, Mind Reader, Water Sport, Ice Ball, Mud Shot, Refresh, Endeavor, Encore
- Tutor moves: Dive, Icy Wind, Snore, Helping Hand, Headbutt