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Poliwhirl, the Tadpole Pokémon — Water-type Pokémon official artwork
water
Poliwhirl
ID:#61Tadpole Pokémon
Height
1.0m
Weight
20.0kg
Catch Rate
120
Exp
135

Poliwhirl Pokémon Moon: Moves, Sprites & Locations

Everything you need to know about Poliwhirl in Pokémon Moon. On this page you'll find its Pokédex entry straight from the game, all sprite variants including shiny forms, the complete moveset of 42 moves grouped by learning method (level-up, TM/HM, egg, tutor), and every wild encounter location with levels, conditions, and catch rates.

Pokémon Moon
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Poliwhirl Pokemon Moon Pokedex Entry

This Pokémon’s sweat is a slimy mucus. When captured, Poliwhirl can slither from its enemies’ grasp and escape.

Pokemon Moon Poliwhirl Sprites

Poliwhirl front-facing sprite from Pokémon MoonPrimary
Poliwhirl back-facing sprite from Pokémon MoonReverse
Poliwhirl shiny front-facing sprite from Pokémon MoonShiny
Poliwhirl shiny back-facing sprite from Pokémon MoonShiny Reverse

Pokémon Moon Poliwhirl Moveset

Complete registry of moves learned by Poliwhirl via various methods in Pokémon Moon.

MoveTypeRequirement
Water GunwaterLv. 1
HypnosispsychicLv. 1
Water SportwaterLv. 1
Water GunwaterLv. 5
HypnosispsychicLv. 8
BubblewaterLv. 11
Double SlapnormalLv. 15
Rain DancewaterLv. 18
Body SlamnormalLv. 21
Bubble BeamwaterLv. 27
Mud ShotgroundLv. 32
Belly DrumnormalLv. 37
Wake Up SlapfightingLv. 43
Hydro PumpwaterLv. 48
Mud BombgroundLv. 53

End of Move Database

Pokémon Moon Poliwhirl Locations

Poliwhirl can be caught in 2 locations across Pokémon Moon, including Konikoni City Area and Malie Garden Area. The most reliable spawn is at Konikoni City Area, where you'll find it at Lv. 22 by npc trade with a 100% encounter rate.

Konikoni City Area

1 encounter
  • npc trade
    Lv. 22
    100%Common

Malie Garden Area

1 encounter
  • sos encounter
    Lv. 24-27
    10%Uncommon