Poliwrath Weaknesses and Strengths

Poliwrath is a dual-type Pokemon of types Water and Fighting. When dealing damage with moves of those types, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Grass	160%
Electric	160%
Flying	160%
Psychic	160%
Fairy	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Steel	62.5%
Fire	62.5%
Water	62.5%
Ice	62.5%
Rock	62.5%
Bug	62.5%
Dark	62.5%

Best Moves for Poliwrath in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Poliwrath.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Bubble	Dynamic Punch	52.00	411.56
Bubble	Hydro Pump	59.27	401.29
Rock Smash	Dynamic Punch	53.85	388.34
Rock Smash	Hydro Pump	61.12	373.60
Mud Shot	Dynamic Punch	48.33	370.06
Bubble	Return	62.00	355.40
Bubble	Power Up Punch	42.00	353.69
Mud Shot	Hydro Pump	55.60	352.16
Bubble	Submission	44.73	348.66
Rock Smash	Power Up Punch	43.85	348.49

All Moves for Poliwrath

Below are all the moves that Poliwrath can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Scald	Charged	80	25.95	3700ms	-50
Submission EliteTM	Charged	60	27.27	2200ms	-50
Frustration	Charged	10	5	2000ms	-33
Return	Charged	35	50	700ms	-33
Hydro Pump	Charged	130	47.27	3300ms	-100
Dynamic Punch	Charged	90	33.33	2700ms	-50
Ice Punch	Charged	50	26.32	1900ms	-33
Power Up Punch	Charged	50	25	2000ms	-33
Bubble	Quick	12	12	1200ms	14
Rock Smash	Quick	15	11.54	1300ms	10
Mud Shot	Quick	5	8.33	600ms	7

Poliwrath Evolution

Poliwag	Requires 25x Candy	Poliwhirl
Poliwhirl	Requires 100x Candy	Poliwrath
Poliwhirl	Requires 100x Candy Use a King's Rock	Politoed

Best Poliwrath Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Poliwrath Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Poliwrath in a raid.

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