Is Poliwag Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Stepping stone to Poliwrath. Catch Poliwag on the water routes and start working through the evolutions.
Not available yet. You cannot get Poliwag before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Poliwag before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Poliwag before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Poliwag before this fight.
Poliwrath trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Sabrina's team hits Poliwrath's weaknesses hard.
Poliwrath has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Poliwrath has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Poliwrath has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Poliwrath has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Poliwrath trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Poliwrath trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Poliwrath trades roughly evenly with Trace's team.
This is the Let's Go Pikachu team. In Let's Go Eevee, Trace brings Raichu Lv 57 in place of Jolteon Lv 57.
Catchable
Catch Poliwag on Route 22 (Surf, Lv 3-4).
Recommended Moves
- After Misty
- TMWaterScaldPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 21WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Lt. Surge
- HMWaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 31NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Erika
- HMWaterSurfPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
- TMPsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 36WaterHydro PumpPower 165Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Sabrina
- TMIceIce BeamPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Poliwag to Poliwhirl
Poliwag evolves into Poliwhirl at Level 25. Your Poliwag should hit Level 25 before you reach Koga, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 25)
- LV 25WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Misty
- TMWaterScaldPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Lt. Surge
- HMWaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Erika
- HMWaterSurfPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
- TMPsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Sabrina
- TMIceIce BeamPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 48WaterHydro PumpPower 165Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Giovanni
- TMGroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Poliwhirl to Poliwrath
Poliwhirl evolves into Poliwrath with a Water Stone. You can pick up the Water Stone in Route 12. 1 other location is also available.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 34)
- LV 34FightingSubmissionPower 120Accuracy 80%PP 20
- After Misty
- TMWaterScaldPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Lt. Surge
- HMWaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- TMFightingBrick BreakPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- TMNormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- After Erika
- HMWaterSurfPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Giovanni
- TMGroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 57FightingSuperpowerPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 5
How to Get Poliwag in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
High spawn rates in early-game water routes across 4 locations. Poliwag is one of the easier catches on the list. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.
4 locations to catch Poliwag
Encountered via Surfing
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Badge 8Where To Catch Poliwag in Let's Go
Poliwag is where the line starts, caught through surfing encounters at Lv. 3+. The chain covers 3 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into PoliwhirlRoute 22Lv.3-4Surfing on waterRate 10%Route 25Lv.9-14Surfing on waterRate 10%Route 23Lv.41-46Surfing on waterRate 10%Cerulean Cave - 1FLv.51-56Surfing on waterRate 9%or evolve from Poliwag (Step 1)
- Step 3Catch or Evolve into Poliwrathor evolve from Poliwhirl (Step 2)
How to Get Shiny Poliwag in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the strongest route to a Shiny Poliwag is Catch Combo, which reaches about 1 in 274 at full boosts. Pick a method and tune your setup below to see live odds. Compare Shiny Poliwag odds across every game
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Poliwag Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Catch Combo at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
Catch Combo: Catch one species back-to-back. A Lure stacks on top of a 31-plus combo.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee shiny odds for Poliwag.
Poliwag Weakness
Poliwag is weak to Electric and Grass. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Only 2 weaknesses makes it relatively easy to build around defensively.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
What is Poliwag Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Poliwag
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
 Exeggcute GrassPsychic | C | |
 Zapdos Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter | ||
 Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
 Electabuzz Electric | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poliwag View Electabuzz builds →Thunderbolt 2x170-201%KO | ||
 Electrode Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poliwag View Electrode builds →Thunderbolt 2x150-177%KO | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Tangela Grass | C | |
Poliwag Evolutions
Poliwag is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Poliwhirl first, then eventually reaches Poliwrath. Evolving adds up to 210 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Let's Go Poliwag Best Moveset
Water pre-evolution at 50 Attack and 90 Speed. Fast for a first stage but the moveset can't back up the pace with any real damage. Evolve through to Poliwrath for the Water/Fighting dual TermStab and defensive bulk.
Best Build
Poliwag Candy
Quick Candy+SPEHasty raises Speed and lowers Defense. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Pink, then Yellow. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.
Candy for Poliwag
- Poliwag Candy
- Quick Candy
Quick Candy L
Quick Candy XL
Poliwag Candy raises every stat, but only Poliwag, Poliwhirl and Poliwrath can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Poliwag is Quick Candy (Speed), and any Pokemon can eat it; Quick Candy L needs level 30 and Quick Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.
Master Trainer
Vicky battles with one level 65 Poliwag that knows Hypnosis, Headbutt and Hydro Pump. It takes extra damage from Electric and Grass moves. Win to earn the Poliwag Master title. Find Vicky on Route 12.
Moves List
TMs define Poliwag's movepool. The natural moves cover basics with Hydro Pump and Bubble Beam, but the real versatility comes from technical machines giving it Normal and Fighting coverage and more. That's where the options open up.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
All 14 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
The direction of the spiral on the belly differs by area. It is more adept at swimming than walking.
Game Availability
Poliwag has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 20 titles across all 9 generations. As a Gen 1 original, it's one of the most consistently available Pokemon in the franchise.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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