Poliwhirl in Pokémon GO

Type	Water
Pokédex number	#61
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	130 / 123 / 163
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	1,419 / 1,604 / 1,623
Max HP, level 50	149
Buddy distance	3 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy
Height / weight	1 m / 20 kg

Poliwhirl evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Poliwhirl evolves from Poliwag for 25 Poliwag Candy.

Poliwhirl evolves into Poliwrath for 100 Poliwag Candy.

Poliwhirl evolves into Politoed for 100 Poliwag Candy and a King's Rock.

Family: Poliwag · Poliwhirl · Poliwrath · Politoed

Poliwhirl CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	608	568	92	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	811	757	106	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	1,013	947	118	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	1,216	1,136	130	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	1,318	1,231	135
40	1,419	1,326	140
45	1,510	1,411	145
50	1,604	1,499	149
51	1,623	1,517	150	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Poliwhirl best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Poliwhirl at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Poliwhirl gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Bubble	Bubble Beam	6.0
Mud Shot	Bubble Beam	6.0
Mud Shot	Scald	5.9	Elite TM
Bubble	Mud Bomb	5.8
Mud Shot	Mud Bomb	5.8

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Bubble	Water	10	12	1 s	10.0	same type, ×1.2
Mud Shot	Ground	4	6	0.5 s	8.0

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Bubble Beam	Water	45	33	2 s	22.5	same type, ×1.2
Mud Bomb	Ground	60	33	2.5 s	24.0
Scald	Water	75	50	3.5 s	21.4	same type, ×1.2, Elite TM
Water Pulse	Water	65	50	3 s	21.7	same type, ×1.2

Poliwhirl weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Water. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Electric	×1.6
Grass	×1.6
Fire	×0.625
Ice	×0.625
Steel	×0.625
Water	×0.625

Poliwhirl CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 1,419 · HP 140

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.