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Poliwrath, a Water and Fighting type Pokémon, official artwork

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Poliwrath: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Poliwrath is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Attack (95) and Defense (95), with a base stat total of 510. Competitively it is a lower-tier option.

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What is Poliwrath weak to?

How much damage Poliwrath takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toElectricFairyFlyingGrassPsychic
0.5×ResistsDarkBugFireIceRockSteelWater

With Water Absorb, Water attacks do nothing instead of half damage.

Poliwrath takes super-effective damage from Electric, Fairy, Flying, Grass, Psychic. It resists Dark, Bug, Fire, Ice, Rock, Steel, Water. That is by type alone: with Water Absorb, Water attacks do nothing instead of half damage.

Best moveset for Poliwrath

Poliwrath has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Focus PunchFighting150
  • Giga ImpactNormal150
  • BlizzardIce110
  • Hydro PumpWater110

Best nature for Poliwrath

Adamant. Poliwrath is a physical attacker (95 Attack vs 70 Special Attack) that won't outspeed much anyway, so Adamant (+Attack, −Sp. Atk) gets the most damage.

Abilities

  • Water AbsorbThis Pokemon heals 1/4 of its max HP when hit by Water moves; Water immunity.
  • DampPrevents Explosion/Mind Blown/Misty Explosion/Self-Destruct/Aftermath while active.
  • Swift SwimIf Rain Dance is active, this Pokemon's Speed is doubled.

Evolution line

Poliwag
Poliwhirl
PoliwrathPolitoed
Full learnset (71 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Focus PunchFighting150100%Physical
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Close CombatFighting120100%Physical
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Focus BlastFighting12070%Special
BlizzardIce11070%Special
Hydro PumpWater11080%Special
Dynamic PunchFighting10050%Physical
EarthquakeGround100100%Physical
High HorsepowerGround9595%Physical
Earth PowerGround90100%Special
Ice BeamIce90100%Special
Muddy WaterWater9085%Special
PsychicPsychic90100%Special
SurfWater90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
LiquidationWater85100%Physical
DigGround80100%Physical
Poison JabPoison80100%Physical
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Throat ChopDark80100%Physical
WaterfallWater80100%Physical
Brick BreakFighting75100%Physical
Drain PunchFighting75100%Physical
Ice PunchIce75100%Physical
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Bubble BeamWater65100%Special
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
Low SweepFighting65100%Physical
Upper HandFighting65100%Physical
BulldozeGround60100%Physical
Circle ThrowFighting6090%Physical
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
SwiftNormal60-Special
ThiefDark60100%Physical
Water PulseWater60100%Special
Icy WindIce5595%Special
Mud ShotGround5595%Special
Chilling WaterWater50100%Special
Weather BallNormal50100%Special
PoundNormal40100%Physical
Vacuum WaveFighting40100%Special
Water GunWater40100%Special
WhirlpoolWater3585%Special
Mud-SlapGround20100%Special
EndeavorNormal?100%Physical
FlingDark?100%Physical
Low KickFighting?100%Physical
ReversalFighting?100%Physical
AmnesiaPsychic--Status
Baton PassNormal--Status
Belly DrumNormal--Status
Bulk UpFighting--Status
CoachingFighting--Status
EncoreNormal-100%Status
EndureNormal--Status
HazeIce--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
HypnosisPsychic-60%Status
MetronomeNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
TauntDark-100%Status