Poliwhirl Poliwag – Poliwhirl (#61) | |
| General | |
|---|---|
| Name | Poliwhirl |
| Japanese name | Nyorozo |
| Number | 61 |
| Stage | Stage 1 |
| Name pronunciation | |
| Evolves to | Poliwrath (waterstone) or Politoed (Sunstone) |
| Video game base stats² | |
| Hit points | 45 |
| Attack | 49 |
| Defense | 49 |
| Speed | 45 |
| Special attack³ | 65 |
| Special defense³ | 65 |
| Special4 | 65 |
| Biological | |
| Species | Seed |
| Types | Water |
| Height | 3 ft 3 in |
| Weight | 44.0 |
| Abilities | Damp , Water Absorb |
| Signature Attacks | Hypnosis , Doubleslap |
| Pokédex Color | Blue |
| Shiny color | The blue part of Poliwhirl's body usually lightens |
| Gender distribution | 87.5% male, 12.5% female |
Poliwhirl 'Poliwhirl' (Japanese: ニョロゾ, Hepburn: Nyorozo) is a Water Type Pokémon. Poliwag evolves into Poliwhirl. When a Poliwag evolves, the spiral on its stomach reverses direction. Poliwhirl has two choices of evolution - it can evolve into a Poliwrath via a Water Stone, or it can be evolved into a Politoed by trading it with the Kings Rock item attached. Poliwhirl is a large, amphibious froglet-like Pokémon. It is capable of living in or out of water; in order to live out of water, it must sweat to keep its body slimy. It prefers to live underwater in ponds where there is less danger. In battle, it uses the spiral shape on its belly to put the foe to sleep. It does this by subtly undulating the spiral, causing drowsiness and eventually sleep. It is also capably of easily escaping the grasp of foes due to its greasy skin.
Videogame
Poliwhirl is obtainable in most of the Pokémon RPGs by surfing or fishing. Alternatively, Poliwhirl can be obtained by evolving Poliwag at level 25.
In Pokémon Red and Blue, Poliwhirl can be found by fishing (using the Super Rod) at Celadon City and at routes 9 and 10. In Pokémon Yellow, this is routes 22 and 23.
In Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal, it is found by surfing on Ecruteak City, Mt. Silver, Violet City, Viridian City and routes 22, 28, 30, 31 and 44.
It is unobtainable in the wild in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald but there are lots of them in Pokémon Fire Red and Leaf Green, more specifically in Cape Brink, Four Island, Icefall Cave, Ruin Valley, Route 22, Route 23, Viridian City, Route 6, Route 24, Route 25 and Cerulean Cave (by fishing).
Anime
Misty had a Poliwhirl in the Johto series, after it evolved from the Poliwag she caught in season 2. It later evolved into Politoed.
Card Game
Poliwhirl appears several times in the Pokémon Trading Card Game. More specifically, it appears in the Base Set, Base Set 2, Gym Heroes (as Misty's Poliwhirl), Neo Discovery, Expedition, Skyridge, EX Fire Red & Leaf Green and EX Unseen Forces.
In the manga
Red starts his journey with a Poliwhirl and a Bulbasaur, the former being his friend for a long time, and had evolved into Poliwhirl from Poliwag to save him from drowning. It later evolves into Poliwrath to save Red from drowning a second time. Poliwhirl was the only Pokémon of Red's that fought against Lt. Surge to free all of the captured Pokémon.