Is Poliwrath Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Water/Fighting gives Poliwrath a rare dual typing in Kanto. Giovanni's Ground-types go down to Water, and the Fighting side hits Lorelei's Lapras super-effectively. Decent bulk on both sides keeps it useful from evolution through the Elite Four.
Not available yet. You cannot get Poliwhirl before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Poliwhirl before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Poliwhirl before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Poliwhirl 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.
Catch Poliwhirl
Catch Poliwhirl 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
- 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 Poliwrath in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
Finding Poliwrath at low spawn rates takes patience. 1 spot is available in endgame water routes, but the rate difference between them matters. Lock in the top one from the sorted list below.
1 location to catch Poliwrath4 locations to catch Poliwhirl
Encountered via Surfing
Encountered via Surfing
Badge 8Catch Poliwhirl at any of the 4 locations below, then use water stone, and it evolves into Poliwrath.
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Poliwag is your first catch on the way to Poliwrath. You'll find surfing encounters from Lv. 3+ across 24 total spots in the chain.
- Step 3Poliwrath ✓or evolve from Poliwhirl (Step 2)
How to Get Shiny Poliwrath in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the strongest route to a Shiny Poliwrath 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 Poliwrath odds across every game
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Poliwrath 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.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Poliwrath in the Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
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.
| 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
 Farfetch'd Normal | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poliwrath View Farfetch'd builds →Sky Attack 2x130-153%KO Razor Leaf 2x25-29% | ||
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
 Mewtwo Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodCerulean Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poliwrath View Mewtwo builds →Psychic 2x97-115%KO Thunder Punch 2x39-46% | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poliwrath View Exeggutor builds →Power Whip 2x83-98% Confusion 2x46-54% | ||
 Dragonite Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poliwrath View Dragonite builds →Wing Attack 2x56-66% Thunder Punch 2x46-55% | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodVictory Road Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poliwrath View Moltres builds →Solar Beam 2x120-141%KO Air Slash 2x68-81% | ||
 Fearow Normal | C | |
 Pidgeot Normal | C | |
 Zapdos Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poliwrath View Zapdos builds →Thunderbolt 2x82-96% Drill Peck 2x52-62% | ||
 Dodrio Normal | C | |
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poliwrath View Hypno builds →Dream Eater 2x58-69% Thunder Punch 2x28-33% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Poliwrath Evolutions
Poliwrath evolved from Poliwag's chain using an evolution item. It's a non-standard trigger, so check the details below. The evolution from Poliwag pushed Poliwrath to 510 total stats. Defense saw the largest single gain at +55. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Let's Go Poliwrath Best Moveset
95 Attack at 90/95 bulk on Water/Fighting. Without AbilitySwift Swim doubling Speed in rain or AbilityWater Absorb healing on Water hits, the moveset is slow at 70 Speed and steady. Dual TermStab coverage from the move slots is broad but the pace makes it predictable.
Best Build
Poliwag Candy
Tough Candy+DEFAdamant raises Attack and lowers Sp. Atk. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Red, then Blue. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.
Candy for Poliwrath
- Poliwag Candy
- Tough Candy
Tough Candy L
Tough Candy XL
Poliwag Candy raises every stat, but only Poliwag, Poliwhirl and Poliwrath can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Poliwrath is Tough Candy (Defense), and any Pokemon can eat it; Tough Candy L needs level 30 and Tough Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.
Master Trainer
Yuen battles with one level 75 Poliwrath that knows Brick Break, Bulk Up and Psychic. It takes extra damage from Electric, Grass, Flying, Psychic and Fairy moves. Win to earn the Poliwrath Master title. Find Yuen in Cerulean City.
Moves List
Most of Poliwrath's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Superpower and Surf, but Normal and Ice and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.
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 23 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Swims powerfully using all the muscles in its body. It can even overtake world-class swimmers.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Poliwrath appears in 20 games spanning 9 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 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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