Poliwhirl

WaterWater Absorb, Damp, Swift Swim (hidden)

Route 30 · Lv 10-32 Route 31 · Lv 10-32 Violet City · Lv 10-25 Open in the guide Compare

In HeartGold Generations: First found in Route 30 (Surf, Lv 10-32), and in 9 more areas. Its type (Water), base stats (total 385) 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 19

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	Pound The foe is physically pounded with a long tail or a foreleg, etc.	Normal	Phys	40	100	35
1	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
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
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
21	Rain Dance The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water- type moves.	Water	Stat	—	—	5
22	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
26	Body Slam The user drops onto the foe with its full body weight. It may leave the foe paralyzed.	Normal	Phys	85	100	15
32	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
40	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
43	Wake-Up Slap This attack inflicts high damage on a sleeping foe. It also wakes the foe up, however.	Fighting	Phys	70	100	10
47	Belly Drum The user maximizes its Attack stat in exchange for HP equal to half its max HP.	Normal	Stat	—	—	10
48	Hydro Pump The foe is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.	Water	Spec	110	80	5
53	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
66	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 34

#	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	—
TM26	Earthquake	Ground	100
TM27	Return	Normal	—
TM28	Dig	Ground	80
TM29	Psychic	Psychic	90
TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	75
TM32	Double Team	Normal	—
TM42	Facade	Normal	70
TM43	Secret Power	Normal	70
TM44	Rest	Psychic	—
TM45	Attract	Normal	—
TM46	Thief	Dark	60
TM56	Fling	Dark	—
TM58	Endure	Normal	—
TM77	Psych Up	Normal	—
TM78	Captivate	Normal	—
TM82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—
TM83	Natural Gift	Normal	—
TM87	Swagger	Normal	—
TM90	Substitute	Normal	—
HM03	Surf	Water	90
HM04	Strength	Normal	80
HM05	Whirlpool	Water	35
HM06	Rock Smash	Fighting	40
HM07	Waterfall	Water	80

Where to find Poliwhirl

Area	Method	Level
Route 30	Surf	10-32
Route 31	Surf	10-32
Violet City	Surf	10-25
Ecruteak City	Surf	10-25
Route 44	Surf	15-30
Mt. Silver	Surf (Outside, by the Pokémon Center)	30-48
Mt. Silver	Surf (Outside, by the Pokémon Center, swarm)	30-40
Viridian City	Surf	5-10
Route 28	Surf	35-40
Route 22	Surf	5-10
Cerulean Cave	Super Rod	40

Other changes in this game

Evolves into Poliwrath — with Water Stone
Evolves into Politoed — with King’s Rock
Tutor moves: Dive, Mud-Slap, Icy Wind, Ice Punch, Snore, Helping Hand, Headbutt