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Poliwrath

FireRed & LeafGreen / #11/112

Poliwrath

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
FireRed & LeafGreen
Rarity (source)
Rare
Illustrator
Ken Sugimori
Source reference
ex6-11

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Poliwrath has muscles developed through vigorous swimming. It crosses cold waters and can even break through ice blocking its path with its arms. Yet the Pokédex says it often stays on land despite its aquatic skills. Its fists also serve in battle and can smash a large stone to pieces. Its daily life therefore combines two abilities its body maintains together: moving through water and striking hard on the riverbank.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Ultra Sun notes that Poliwrath, an excellent swimmer, generally spends time on land. Pokémon Sword credits it with the strength to break sea ice with its arms. This preference for the shore is surprising in a Pokémon so well adapted to water.

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Card details

HP
120
Type (source)
Water
Stage (source)
Stage2
Evolves from (printed name)
Poliwhirl
Pokédex number
62
Retreat cost
2 Energy
Weakness (source)
Lightning ×2

Printed card text — English

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Abilities

Spiral

Poke-BODY

As long as Poliwrath is your Active Pokémon, your opponent's Confused Pokémon can't retreat.

Attacks

Split Spiral Punch

Cost: Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 20

The Defending Pokémon is now Confused.

Mega Throw

Cost: Water · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 50+

If the Defending Pokémon is Pokémon-ex, this attack does 50 damage plus 30 more damage.

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Reverse
  • Holographic
  • holo · standard
  • reverse · energy · standard

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