Poliwag

WaterWater Absorb

Route 201 / Verity Lakefront Dawn's House Open in the guide Compare

In Platinum Redux: First found in Route 201 / Verity Lakefront (Grass), and in 1 more area. Its type (Water) is the same as in the official games. Base stats total 370, up from 300; all six changed, most of all Speed (90 → 55). Abilities: it loses Damp and Swift Swim. 4 of its 7 level-up moves are new compared with Pokémon Platinum, including Tackle and Tail Whip.

Level-up moves 7

Lv	Move	Type	Cat	Pow	Acc	PP
1	Tackle	Normal	Phys	55	90	35
2	Tail Whip Lowers Def (100%) Makes contact.	Fighting	Phys	35	100	30
3	Bubble Chance to confuse (10%)	Water	Spec	55	100	20
8	Confusion Chance to confuse (20%)	Psychic	Spec	55	100	25
11	Wet Touch Lowers Atk (20%) Makes contact.	Water	Phys	55	100	20
14	Hypnosis Causes Sleep	Psychic	Stat	0	65	2
16	Water Gun Lowers Spe (20%)	Water	Spec	60	100	25

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

TMs & HMs 13

#	Move · where to get it	Type	Pow
TM01	Body Slam Veilstone City, and you need Rock Climb to reach it. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Pokémon League	Normal	75
TM03	Foul Water Small Marsh. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Canalave City	Water	75
TM06	Mud-Slap Route 203. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Floaroma Town	Ground	55
TM11	H2O Absorption Eterna Forest, once you have beaten Gardenia. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Jungle Path	Water	65
TM19	Slack Off Oreburgh Tunnel, and you need Surf to reach it. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Route 222	Normal	—
TM26	Braindrain Eterna City, once you have beaten Gardenia. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Jungle Path	Psychic	65
TM55	Scald Pastoria Gym, once you have beaten Wake. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Route 217	Water	70
TM64	Psychic Mt. Coronet, and you need Surf to reach it. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Route 222	Psychic	80
TM67	Rain Dance Oreburgh Tunnel. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Hearthome City	Water	—
TM79	Focus Blast Route 211, and you need Rock Climb to reach it. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Victory Road	Fighting	100
TM90	Rest Route 207. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Veilstone City	Psychic	—
HM03	Surf Celestic Town	Water	80
HM07	Waterfall Route 223	Water	80

Where to find Poliwag

Area	Method	Level
Route 201 / Verity Lakefront	Grass
Dawn's House	Egg

Other changes in this game

Evolves at Lv. 18. The documentation gives the level but not what it turns into.