Poliwag
Water
Base stats
HP40
Atk50
Def40
SpA40
SpD40
Spe90
BST300
Abilities
- Primary
- Water Absorb
- Secondary
- Damp
- Hidden
- Swift Swim
Singles analysis
What this movepool and ability set qualify for under the Singles on Gen 9 role checks used by league synergy and the roster builder.
Base 90 Speed sits in the middle tier: neither a natural revenge killer nor a slow pivot.
Recovery
- Rest (near-universal; pairs with Sleep Talk)
- Rest
Setup
- Offensive setup
- Belly Drum
Anti-setup
- Haze / Clear Smog
- Haze
- Encore
Stallbreak / utility
- Substitute (near-universal)
- Substitute
Defense abilities
- Defensive ability
- Water Absorb
Moves — Gen 9
45 of 45 moves
| Details | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amnesia | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | Raises the user's Sp. Def by 2. | |
| Belly Drum | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | User loses 50% max HP. Maximizes Attack. | |
| Blizzard | Ice | Special | 110 | 70 | 5 | 10% chance to freeze foe(s). Can't miss in Snow. | |
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | 30% chance to paralyze the target. | |
| Bubble Beam | Water | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 | 10% chance to lower the target's Speed by 1. | |
| Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | 100% chance lower adjacent Pkmn Speed by 1. | |
| Chilling Water | Water | Special | 50 | 100 | 20 | 100% chance to lower the target's Attack by 1. | |
| Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | Digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2. | |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Has 33% recoil. | |
| Earth Power | Ground | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | 10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1. | |
| Encore | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 5 | Target repeats its last move for its next 3 turns. | |
| Endeavor | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 5 | Lowers the target's HP to the user's HP. | |
| Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | User survives attacks this turn with at least 1 HP. | |
| Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | Power doubles if user is burn/poison/paralyzed. | |
| Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 | Fails if the user takes damage before it hits. | |
| Haze | Ice | Status | — | — | 30 | Eliminates all stat changes. | |
| Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | One adjacent ally's move power is 1.5x this turn. | |
| Hydro Pump | Water | Special | 110 | 80 | 5 | No additional effect. | |
| Hypnosis | Psychic | Status | — | 60 | 20 | Causes the target to fall asleep. | |
| Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | 10% chance to freeze the target. | |
| Icy Wind | Ice | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 | 100% chance to lower the foe(s) Speed by 1. | |
| Liquidation | Water | Physical | 85 | 100 | 10 | 20% chance to lower the target's Defense by 1. | |
| Low Kick | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | More power the heavier the target. | |
| Mist | Ice | Status | — | — | 30 | For 5 turns, protects user's party from stat drops. | |
| Mud Shot | Ground | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 | 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by 1. |