Poliwhirl

Poliwhirl is a Water-type mons. Base stats: Attack 130 · Defense 123 · Stamina 163. Maximum CP at level 50 is 1623. The shiny variant is released and can be encountered in the game. Use the IV calculator below to lock the exact stats from your appraisal bars.

The exact CP a perfect 15/15/15 Poliwhirl shows at each encounter type. If the CP matches, it can be a hundo — verify with the IV calculator.

Purify-to-hundo: a shadow Poliwhirl caught at exactly these CPs is 13/13/13 — purification adds +2 to every IV, making it a guaranteed 15/15/15.

Not for raids — with 1623 max CP, Poliwhirl matters more in PvP brackets, where stat product beats raw power. Check its league ranks before investing.

Every stage of Poliwhirl's evolution line with the candy cost between stages. IVs carry through evolution — a high-IV early stage is worth keeping and evolving.

Auto-ranked from the learnable-move pool by DPS scoring — a starting point, not a meta-tier verdict.

• Bubble+Scald
• Bubble+Water Pulse
• Bubble+Mud Bomb

Poliwhirl can still learn these retired moves — via an Elite TM, or free during events that re-feature them (Community Day classics, GO Fest). Often the difference between a bag-filler and a meta pick.

These attacker types deal 1.6× damage to a Water-type mons. Tap a type to see its full weakness chart.

Open the per-type counter pages to see the top picks ranked by raid DPS.