Poliwrath in Pokémon GO

Type	Water / Fighting
Pokédex number	#62
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	182 / 184 / 207
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	2,586 / 2,923 / 2,958
Max HP, level 50	186
Buddy distance	3 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy
Height / weight	1.3 m / 54 kg

Poliwrath 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.

Poliwrath evolves from Poliwhirl for 100 Poliwag Candy.

Poliwrath is the last stage of its family: it does not evolve further.

Family: Poliwag · Poliwhirl · Poliwrath

Poliwrath 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	1,108	1,054	114	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	1,477	1,405	132	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	1,847	1,757	148	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	2,216	2,109	162	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	2,401	2,284	169
40	2,586	2,460	175
45	2,752	2,618	180
50	2,923	2,781	186
51	2,958	2,814	187	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Poliwrath best moveset

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

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Counter	Dynamic Punch	10.2	Elite TM
Bubble	Hydro Pump	10.0
Bubble	Dynamic Punch	10.0
Counter	Hydro Pump	10.0	Elite TM
Rock Smash	Dynamic Punch	9.0

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Bubble	Water	10	12	1 s	10.0	same type, ×1.2
Counter	Fighting	13	9	1 s	13.0	same type, ×1.2, Elite TM
Mud Shot	Ground	4	6	0.5 s	8.0
Rock Smash	Fighting	17	12	1.5 s	11.3	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Dynamic Punch	Fighting	85	50	2.5 s	34.0	same type, ×1.2
Hydro Pump	Water	135	100	3.5 s	38.6	same type, ×1.2
Ice Punch	Ice	50	33	2 s	25.0
Icy Wind	Ice	65	33	3.5 s	18.6
Power Up Punch	Fighting	50	33	2 s	25.0	same type, ×1.2
Scald	Water	75	50	3.5 s	21.4	same type, ×1.2
Submission	Fighting	55	50	2 s	27.5	same type, ×1.2, Elite TM

Poliwrath weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Water / Fighting. 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
Fairy	×1.6
Flying	×1.6
Grass	×1.6
Psychic	×1.6
Bug	×0.625
Dark	×0.625
Fire	×0.625
Ice	×0.625
Rock	×0.625
Steel	×0.625
Water	×0.625

Poliwrath CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 2,586 · HP 175

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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.