Is Poliwrath Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Water/Fighting with the bulk to absorb hits. Fighting coverage makes Molayne's Steel E4 a strong matchup, Water handles Olivia and Hapu, and the move tutors add MoveIce Punch for Kahili's fliers. Solid choice if you evolve it early enough.
Poliwag has the type edge here and should clean up Ilima's team.
Poliwag trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
The Totem Araquanid's typing presses Poliwag's defenses.
Poliwag has the type edge here and should bring the Totem Alolan Marowak down.
The Totem Lurantis hits Poliwag's weaknesses hard.
Poliwhirl has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Poliwhirl trades roughly evenly with the Totem Togedemaru.
Poliwrath trades roughly evenly with the Totem Mimikyu.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against the Totem Mimikyu:
Poliwrath has the type edge here and should clean up Nanu's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Nanu:
The Totem Kommo-o hits Poliwrath's weaknesses hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against the Totem Kommo-o:
Poliwrath trades roughly evenly with the Totem Ribombee.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against the Totem Ribombee:
Poliwrath has the type edge here and should clean up Hapu's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Hapu:
Poliwrath has the type edge here and should clean up Molayne's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Molayne:
Poliwrath resists most of Olivia's coverage and hits back hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Olivia:
Poliwrath trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Acerola:
Poliwrath trades roughly evenly with Kahili's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Kahili:
Poliwrath trades roughly evenly with Hau's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Hau:
Catch Poliwag
Catch Poliwag on Brooklet Hill (walking, Lv 14-17).
Evolve Poliwag to Poliwhirl
Poliwag evolves into Poliwhirl at Level 25. Your Poliwag should hit Level 25 before you reach Olivia, at typical leveling pace.
Evolve Poliwhirl to Poliwrath
Poliwhirl evolves into Poliwrath with a Water Stone. You can pick up the Water Stone in Paniola Ranch. 1 other location is also available.
Evolve Poliwhirl to Politoed
Poliwhirl evolves into Politoed when traded. Most players are ready to trade before reaching Acerola.
How to Get Poliwrath in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Poliwrath will not be found walking Malie Garden. It surfaces only as an S.O.S. ally, muscling into the battle when a wild Pokemon calls for help while rain pours down, ready to fight at levels 25 to 28.
Where To Catch Poliwrath in USUM
Poliwag is your first catch on the way to Poliwrath. You'll find walking and surfing encounters from Lv. 14-28 across 14 total spots in the chain.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve Poliwhirlor evolve from Poliwag (Step 1)
- Step 3Poliwrath ✓or evolve from Poliwhirl (Step 2)
Bring the right balls: check Poliwrath catch odds in the Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
How to Get Shiny Poliwrath in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Poliwrath appears at Malie Garden during rain; keep its SOS chain alive to grind toward the shiny. Compare Shiny Poliwrath odds across every game
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Shiny Poliwrath Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is SOS Chaining at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
SOS Chaining: Leave one ally fainted and force endless calls. Bonus rolls step up at 11, 21, and 31 calls.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon 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. 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
 Espeon Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poliwrath View Espeon builds →Future Sight 2x116-137%KO | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
 Toucannon Normal | C | |
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poliwrath View Salamence builds →Fly 2x86-102%KO Thunder Fang 2x42-50% | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poliwrath View Gardevoir builds →Psychic 2x84-99% Energy Ball 2x55-66% Draining Kiss 2x47-56% Charge Beam 2x31-38% | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poliwrath View Vikavolt builds →Thunderbolt 2x96-113%KO Energy Ball 2x63-75% Air Slash 2x53-63% | ||
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poliwrath View Slowbro builds →Zen Headbutt 2x47-56% Aerial Ace 2x24-29% | ||
 Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Obtain MethodPoke Pelago Gift | ||
 Mimikyu GhostFairy | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poliwrath View Mimikyu builds →Wood Hammer 2x54-64% Charge Beam 2x16-20% | ||
 Dartrix Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poliwrath View Dartrix builds →Energy Ball 2x54-64% Pluck 2x36-43% | ||
 Fearow Normal | C | |
 Togedemaru ElectricSteel | C | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift | ||
Poliwrath Evolutions
Poliwrath is one of 2 ways Poliwhirl's chain can end. This one takes the Water Stone 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 95 partners from the Water 1 egg group. Notable egg moves include Bubble Beam, Encore, Endeavor and 10 more.
USUM Poliwrath Best Moveset
Water/Fighting at 95 Attack with 90/95/90 bulk across HP, Defense, and Sp. Def. AbilitySwift Swim doubles 70 Speed in rain for a fast physical attacker under weather support. The moveset has the bulk to absorb hits but 70 Speed without rain and limited coverage keep it at D-tier.
Best Build
Poliwrath best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Waterfall
- Brick Break
- Ice Punch
- Poison Jab
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 8 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
Base Stats
It’s quite a gifted swimmer, even among Water-type Pokémon, but it normally spends its time on land.
The muscles it has developed through swimming are thick and powerful. When it lands a square punch, it can turn huge boulders to dust.
Poliwrath Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
Yes. Wild Poliwrath in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon can hold Kings Rock (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Kings Rock.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Swift Swim is the hidden ability. It doubles Speed during rain. Worth hunting for if you want Poliwrath to compete at a higher level.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Poliwrath plays as a balanced. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully. Waterfall is the primary attack.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Poliwrath pairs best with Greninja, Pelipper, and Landorus Therian. Greninja has Good synergy and covers what Poliwrath can't handle on its own.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Adamant is the go-to nature for Poliwrath. That's +Attack / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the balanced role.
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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