What is a good competitive moveset for Poliwag? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Red/Blue Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Red/Blue generation metagame.
Poliwag is pretty popular Water-typed Pokemon. Poliwag is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Poliwag can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). There were no known abilities or equippable items back in the Red/Blue Pokemon games. Poliwag's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Ground.
Species: Poliwag Moveset: - Double-Edge / Body Slam - Toxic - Hypnosis - Substitute
Physical Sweeper Poliwag (Retro)
Poliwag is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper in single battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Gen1 meta was a totally different monster. Keep in mind back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 100-base power Normal-type move (has 1/4 recoil). ♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target). ♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target). ♦ Hypnosis is a status move (causes the target to fall asleep). ♦ Substitute is a status move (Poliwag takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
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Poliwag is a stupendous Special Sweeper in single battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Things definately worked differently in the first generation. Before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Water-type move that deals a nice amount of damage. ♦ Bubble Beam is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Water-type move (33% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage). ♦ Blizzard is a special 120-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target). ♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target). ♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (33% chance to lower the target's special by 1 stage). ♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Poliwag learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation. Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Poliwag can perform in Red/Blue. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive RB Move and Ability Combos for Poliwag
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