What is a good competitive moveset for Poliwhirl? 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.
Poliwhirl is a sensational Water-typed Pokemon. Poliwhirl is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. There were no known abilities or equippable items back in the Red/Blue Pokemon games. Poliwhirl's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Ground.
Species: Poliwhirl Moveset: - Double-Edge / Body Slam - Earthquake - Seismic Toss / Counter - Toxic
Physical Sweeper Poliwhirl (Retro)
Poliwhirl is a spectacular Physical Sweeper in single battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. In gen one, Poliwhirl played quite differently. In the dark days prior to 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). ♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move that deals a notable amount of damage. ♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 1-base power Fighting-type move (damage = Poliwhirl's level. Can hit ghost types). ♦ Counter is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (if hit by physical attack, returns double damage). ♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Poliwhirl is a spectacular Special Sweeper in single battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. The game was competely different back in Generation 1. Don't forget back 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 great 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).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Poliwhirl 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 Poliwhirl 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 Poliwhirl
Moves that inflict status: Hypnosis, Toxic
Moves that boost Poliwhirl's stats
Amnesia
Rage
Skull Bash
Most notable and possible best moves for Poliwhirl
Earthquake
Hydro Pump
Ice Beam
Rest
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Poliwhirl in Red and Blue
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