Is Poliwrath Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Water/Fighting import that handles Norman and Roxanne. AbilityWater Absorb gives free switches into Water attacks on Hoenn's ocean routes. Breloom covers Fighting better natively though, and Water options are endless.
Poliwag resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Poliwag has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Poliwag trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Poliwag resists most of Flannery's coverage and hits back hard.
Norman's typing presses Poliwag's defenses.
Poliwag trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Poliwag has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Wallace's typing presses Poliwag's defenses.
Poliwag trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Poliwag trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Poliwag trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Poliwag trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Poliwag has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Poliwrath cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Poliwrath cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Politoed cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Poliwrath in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Poliwrath can't be caught in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Transfer Poliwag from Red & Blue and evolve through the 3-stage chain to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.
How to Obtain Poliwrath in ORAS
Step 1Obtain PoliwagLATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Good rod · Route 12. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Poliwhirl
Step 3Poliwrath ✓
Poliwrath Weakness
Type-wise, Poliwrath takes extra damage from Electric, Grass, Flying, Psychic, and Fairy. It resists 7 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely. Water Absorb grants an additional Water immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass, Flying, Psychic, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Bug, Rock, Dark, Steel |
What is Poliwrath Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Poliwrath
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poliwrath View Aerodactyl builds →Wing Attack 2x48-57% Thunder Fang 2x33-40% | ||
 Leafeon Grass | C | |
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Chatot Normal | C | |
 Bellossom Grass | C | |
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poliwrath View Kadabra builds →Psychic 2x79-93% Charge Beam 2x30-36% | ||
Leafeon Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poliwrath View Leafeon builds →Razor Leaf 2x43-51% Aerial Ace 2x32-38% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poliwrath View Aerodactyl builds →Wing Attack 2x45-54% Thunder Fang 2x34-40% | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poliwrath View Gardevoir builds →Psychic 2x84-99% Thunderbolt 2x56-66% Draining Kiss 2x48-57% Magical Leaf 2x38-45% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Bellossom Grass | C | |
Leafeon Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poliwrath View Leafeon builds →Razor Leaf 2x45-54% Aerial Ace 2x32-38% | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poliwrath View Latios builds →Psychic 2x86-102%KO Thunderbolt 2x57-68% Fly 2x40-48% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poliwrath View Latias builds →Psychic 2x75-88% Thunderbolt 2x50-59% Fly 2x38-45% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Tropius Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poliwrath View Tropius builds →Fly 2x52-62% Magical Leaf 2x38-46% | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poliwrath View Latios builds →Psychic 2x87-103%KO Solar Beam 2x76-90% Thunderbolt 2x58-68% Fly 2x41-48% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poliwrath View Latias builds →Psychic 2x75-89% Solar Beam 2x66-78% Thunderbolt 2x50-59% Fly 2x38-44% | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poliwrath View Vileplume builds →Solar Beam 2x99-117%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x44-52% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poliwrath View Roserade builds →Solar Beam 2x111-131%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x50-59% | ||
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poliwrath View Latios builds →Psychic 2x83-98% Solar Beam 2x73-86% Thunderbolt 2x56-65% Fly 2x40-47% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poliwrath View Latias builds →Psychic 2x73-86% Solar Beam 2x64-76% Thunderbolt 2x48-58% Fly 2x37-43% | ||
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poliwrath View Vileplume builds →Solar Beam 2x96-114%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x43-51% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poliwrath View Roserade builds →Solar Beam 2x108-127%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x48-58% | ||
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poliwrath View Latios builds →Dream Eater 2x94-110%KO Solar Beam 2x74-88% Thunderbolt 2x56-66% Fly 2x40-47% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poliwrath View Latias builds →Dream Eater 2x81-95% Solar Beam 2x64-76% Thunderbolt 2x48-57% Fly 2x36-43% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poliwrath View Rayquaza builds →Fly 2x91-107%KO Solar Beam 2x84-99% Thunderbolt 2x64-75% | ||
 Deoxys Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poliwrath View Deoxys builds →Psycho Boost 2x148-174%KO Solar Beam 2x84-99% Thunderbolt 2x64-75% Aerial Ace 2x41-48% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poliwrath View Salamence builds →Fly 2x83-98% Zen Headbutt 2x49-58% Thunder Fang 2x40-47% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Rotom's Volt Switch hits Poliwrath for 61-72%.
 Talonflame Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityGalewings ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Poliwrath View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz23-27% | ||
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves
Damage vs Poliwrath View Rotom builds →Volt Switch 2x61-72% Shadow Ball35-41% | ||
Poliwrath Evolutions
Poliwrath is one of 2 ways Poliwhirl's chain can end. This one takes the item path, while the siblings go different directions. Breed through Poliwag to get eggs. Poliwrath edges out Politoed by 10 total stats (510 vs 500). Defense is where most of the advantage lives. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Poliwrath to get Poliwag eggs easily using 87 partners from the Water1 egg group. Notable egg moves include Bubble Beam, Encore, Endeavor and 10 more.
ORAS Poliwrath Best Moveset
Water/Fighting at 95 Attack and 95 Defense. AbilitySwift Swim doubles 70 Speed in rain for a balanced offensive option. The moveset fills a rain team slot but competes against Mega Swampert, whose 150 Attack under AbilitySwift Swim overshadows everything Poliwrath offers.
Best Build
Poliwrath best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Waterfall
- Endure
- Belly Drum
- Brick Break
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Bubble Beam and Encore give Poliwrath options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 7 types already covers a decent range on top of Focus Punch and Focus Blast. The egg moves push it further.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- 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. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, 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, Egg, 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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Poliwrath’s highly developed, brawny muscles never grow fatigued, however much it exercises. It is so tirelessly strong, this Pokémon can swim back and forth across the ocean without effort.
Poliwrath Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Poliwrath looks average on paper at 510 BST. But Swift Swim is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier on our tier list. Waterfall with Salacberry is the standard set.
Poliwrath gets Swift Swim, Water Absorb, and Damp. But Swift Swim is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Poliwrath is a physical attacker with base 95 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 70 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many.
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, the core moveset is Waterfall, Endure, Bellydrum, and Brickbreak. Waterfall leads at 0% usage. Waterfall provides reliable STAB damage.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Poliwrath appears in 20 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Poliwrath have the longest track record of availability in the series.
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 7LGPE
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
Winds & Waves