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Poliwag Learned Moves, How to Get, and Evolution

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

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Poliwag Basic Information

Poliwag Pokemon No. and Type

Poliwag

Pokemon No.	60
Type	Water

Poliwag Ability

Ability	Effect
Swift Swim	When the Pokemon uses a move in Rain or Heavy Rain, it uses the move 2 times at once but only consumes PP for 1 use.
Water Absorb	The Pokemon absorbs Water-type moves to restore its HP.

Is Recruiting Poliwag Worth It?

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How to Get Poliwag

Dungeons Where Poliwag is Found

Dungeon	# of Floors	Boss	Strong Foe
Oddity Cave	15	-	-
Silent Chasm	10	-
Northwind Field	30		-
Murky Cave	20	-
Waterfall Pond	19	-
Purity Forest	99		-
Fantasy Strait	30	-
Marvelous Sea	20	-
Remains Island	20	-

Poliwag Rescue Camp

Rescue Camp	Price
Tadpole Pond	900

Poliwag Learned Moves

By Level Up

Lv.	Move	Type	Effect
Base	Water Sport	Water	It change the entire floor to the Water Sport condition. Damage caused by Fire-type moves goes down.
5	Water Gun	Water	It damages an enemy. It reaches up to 2 tiles away.
8	Hypnosis	Psychic	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	Water	It damages a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also lower the target's Travel Speed.
15	Double Slap	Normal	It damages an enemy 2 to 5 times in a row.
18	Rain Dance	Water	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	Normal	It damages an enemy. It could also cause Paralysis.
25	Bubble Beam	Water	It damages a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also lower the target's Travel Speed.
28	Mud Shot	Ground	It damages an enemy. It could also lower the enemy's Travel Speed.
31	Belly Drum	Normal	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.
35	Wake-Up Slap	Fighting	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.
38	Hydro Pump	Water	It fires off water with incredible force to damage even faraway Pokemon.
41	Mud Bomb	Ground	It damages an enemy. It could also lower the enemy's accuracy.

By TM

Move	Type	Effect
Attract	Normal	It makes an enemy Infatuated, which makes the enemy's moves more likely to fail.
Blizzard	Ice	It damages enemies in the same room. It could also make them Frozen. During Hail, the move never misses!
Confide	Normal	It lowers the enemy's Sp. Atk.
Double Team	Normal	It boosts your evasiveness. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Facade	Normal	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.
Frustration	Normal	It damages an enemy. The less you have opened up to your team, the more powerful this move will be.
Hail	Ice	It changes the floor's weather to Hail. During the Hail, all Pokemon except Ice types keep taking damage.
Hidden Power	Normal	It damages an enemy. The move's type changes on each adventure.
Ice Beam	Ice	It fires off a cold beam, damaging a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also make the enemy Frozen.
Protect	Normal	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	Psychic	It damages an enemy. It could also lower the enemy's Sp. Def.
Rain Dance	Water	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	Psychic	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	Normal	It damages an enemy. The more you've opened up to your team, the more powerful this move will be.
Round	Normal	It damages an enemy. It causes more damage if your teammate in the same room just used the same move.
Scald	Water	It damages an enemy. It could also leave the enemy with a Burn. It will thaw a Frozen Pokemon.
Sleep Talk	Normal	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	Normal	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	Water	It damages all Pokemon in the same room except you. It can hit a Pokemon with the Dive status.
Swagger	Normal	It makes an enemy Confused, but it also sharply raises the enemy's Attack.
Thief	Dark	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	Poison	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	Water	It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy Flinch.

By Move Tutor

Move	Type Range	Effect
Endeavor	Normal Front	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.
Helping Hand	Normal Entire room	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.
Icy Wind	Ice 4 tiles away	It damages a Pokemon, even one far away. It also lowers the target's Travel Speed.
Snore	Normal 1 tile around user	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	Water 4 tiles away	It damages a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also make the enemy Confused.

Poliwag Evolution

Evolution Chain

Pokemon	How to Evolve
Poliwag	-
Poliwhirl	Evolves from Poliwag at Lv. 25
Poliwrath	Evolves from Poliwhirl using Evolution Crystals
Politoed	Evolves from Poliwhirl using Evolution Crystals

Can Poliwag Mega Evolve?

This Pokemon can not Mega Evolve.

Pokemon by Type
Fire	Water	Grass
Electric	Ice	Fighting
Poison	Ground	Flying
Psychic	Bug	Rock
Ghost	Dragon	Dark
Fairy	Steel	Normal

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