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Poliwhirl Learned Moves, Evolution and Locations

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This is a page about the Pokemon Poliwhirl in the game Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX for Nintendo Switch. Learn Poliwhirl's Moves, Abilities, Rescue Camp, Evolution Chain, and which Dungeons Poliwhirl can be found in.

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Basic Information

Type

Poliwhirl
Poliwhirl Image
Type 1 Type 2
Water -

Ability

Ability Effect
Damp No moves, traps, or items that cause explosions will work on the floor this Pokemon is on.
Water Absorb The Pokemon absorbs Water-type moves to restore its HP.

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Learned Moves

By Level Up

Lv. Move Type Effect
Base Water Sport WaterWater It change the entire floor to the Water Sport condition. Damage caused by Fire-type moves goes down.
Base Water Gun WaterWater It damages an enemy. It reaches up to 2 tiles away.
Base Hypnosis PsychicPsychic It makes an enemy go to Sleep. Using the move again makes the enemy Terrified. But if you or your allies are attacked by this move while you're sleeping, you'll become the enemy's Puppet.
11 Bubble WaterWater It damages a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also lower the target's Travel Speed.
15 Double Slap NormalNormal It damages an enemy 2 to 5 times in a row.
18 Rain Dance WaterWater It changes the floor's weather to Rain. The power of Fire-type moves goes down, and the power of Water-type moves goes up.
21 Body Slam NormalNormal It damages an enemy. It could also cause Paralysis.
27 Bubble Beam WaterWater It damages a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also lower the target's Travel Speed.
32 Mud Shot GroundGround It damages an enemy. It could also lower the enemy's Travel Speed.
37 Belly Drum NormalNormal It makes your Belly emptier, but it boosts your Attack to the max! The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
43 Wake-Up Slap FightingFighting It damages an enemy. It causes more damage if the enemy is in the Sleep, Nightmare, or Napping condition, but it will wake the enemy up.
48 Hydro Pump WaterWater It fires off water with incredible force to damage even faraway Pokemon.
53 Mud Bomb GroundGround It damages an enemy. It could also lower the enemy's accuracy.

By TM

Move Type Effect
Attract NormalNormal It makes an enemy Infatuated, which makes the enemy's moves more likely to fail.
Blizzard IceIce It damages enemies in the same room. It could also make them Frozen. During Hail, the move never misses!
Brick Break FightingFighting It damages an enemy. It also shatters the enemy's Reflect, Light Screen, and Aurora Veil conditions.
Bulldoze GroundGround It damages nearby enemies. It also lowers their Travel Speed.
Confide NormalNormal It lowers the enemy's Sp. Atk.
Double Team NormalNormal It boosts your evasiveness. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Earthquake GroundGround It damages all Pokemon in the same room except for you. It can also damage Pokemon that are underground while using Dig.
Facade NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The damage it causes goes up if you have a bad status. It also prevents your Attack from being lowered when you use this move while you have a Burn.
Fling DarkDark You throw an item in an arc, hitting another Pokemon with it. It causes the same effect as throwing an item at an enemy.
Frustration NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The less you have opened up to your team, the more powerful this move will be.
Hail IceIce It changes the floor's weather to Hail. During the Hail, all Pokemon except Ice types keep taking damage.
Hidden Power NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The move's type changes on each adventure.
Ice Beam IceIce It fires off a cold beam, damaging a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also make the enemy Frozen.
Protect NormalNormal You'll Protect yourself from enemies' moves. But its chance of failure rises if you use it after you've already used a move that blocks enemies' attacks.
Psychic PsychicPsychic It damages an enemy. It could also lower the enemy's Sp. Def.
Rain Dance WaterWater It changes the floor's weather to Rain. The power of Fire-type moves goes down, and the power of Water-type moves goes up.
Rest PsychicPsychic You'll get the Napping condition. With the Napping condition, you'll fall asleep, awakening later with all your HP restored and bad statuses healed.
Return NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The more you've opened up to your team, the more powerful this move will be.
Round NormalNormal It damages an enemy. It causes more damage if your teammate in the same room just used the same move.
Scald WaterWater It damages an enemy. It could also leave the enemy with a Burn. It will thaw a Frozen Pokemon.
Sleep Talk NormalNormal If you're sleeping, a move you know will be used automatically on an enemy near you. But keep in mind that nothing will happen if you use this while you're wide awake.
Substitute NormalNormal You'll create a Substitute if you have more than half your max HP. Every time you use this move, your HP decreases. When you create a Substitute, you won't be targeted by enemies, but you can't use moves or items, and you can't restore your HP naturally.
Surf WaterWater It damages all Pokemon in the same room except you. It can hit a Pokemon with the Dive status.
Swagger NormalNormal It makes an enemy Confused, but it also sharply raises the enemy's Attack.
Thief DarkDark It damages an enemy. You'll also steal an item that the enemy has. If you can't carry any more items, your attempt to steal will fail.
Toxic PoisonPoison It makes the enemy Badly Poisoned. It never misses if used by a Poison-type Pokemon. It will even hit a Pokemon that's used Dig, Fly, or the like.
Waterfall WaterWater It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy Flinch.

By Move Tutor

Tutor Move Type Effect
Endeavor NormalNormal It damages an enemy, cutting the enemy's HP down to equal your HP. If your HP is higher than the enemy's, it has no effect.
Focus Punch FightingFighting You'll get the Focus Punch condition, focusing your mind and damaging your enemy during the next turn.
Helping Hand NormalNormal It boosts the Attack and Sp. Atk of your teammates in the same room. Their stats return to normal when they go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Ice Punch IceIce It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy Frozen.
Icy Wind IceIce It damages a Pokemon, even one far away. It also lowers the target's Travel Speed.
Snore NormalNormal If you're sleeping, it will be used automatically and will damage enemies around you. It could also make them Flinch. Keep in mind that nothing will happen if you use it while you're wide awake.
Water Pulse WaterWater It damages a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also make the enemy Confused.

Evolution

Evolution Chain

Pokemon How to Evolve
PoliwagPoliwag -
PoliwhirlPoliwhirl Evolves from Poliwag at Lv. 25
PoliwrathPoliwrath Evolves from Poliwhirl using Evolution Crystals
PolitoedPolitoed Evolves from Poliwhirl using Evolution Crystals

Can Poliwhirl Mega Evolve?

This Pokemon can not Mega Evolve.

How to Get Poliwhirl

Dungeons Where Poliwhirl is Found

This Pokemon is not found in any Dungeons.

Poliwhirl's Rescue Camp

Rescue Camp Price
Tadpole Pond 900

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