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Shadow Poliwhirl is a Water-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. As a Water-type Pokémon, Shadow Poliwhirl is weak to Electric and Grass-type moves.

Shadow Poliwhirl's maximum Combat Power stat is 1604 CP, and its recommended Pokémon GO moveset is Bubble / Bubble Beam. Shadow Poliwhirl encounters are boosted during Rain weather. Shiny Shadow Poliwhirl is available! ✨

Shadow Poliwhirl Stats and Max CP

Shadow Poliwhirl's Tier Ranking

Raid Attacker

Not ranked

Water-type

F Tier#195

Great League

D Tier#889

Shadow Poliwhirl Type Chart

Shadow Poliwhirl takes increased damage from:

Electric160.0%

Grass160.0%

Shadow Poliwhirl takes reduced damage from:

Fire62.5%

Ice62.5%

Steel62.5%

Water62.5%

Shadow Poliwhirl best moveset

Bubble + Bubble Beam

F

Bubble

Bubble Beam

Shadow Poliwhirl's best Water-type moveset is Bubble / Bubble Beam, with 7.67 DPS and 82.5 TDO. These moves are boosted by Rain weather. Shadow Poliwhirl ranks #195 (F Tier) as a Water attacker with that moveset.

Simulation settings

Weather Selector

Extreme↓

Party Power

Off↓

Opponent

Dummy bossPokémon

A neutral benchmark that ignores type matchups, so all movesets are compared equally.Uses the selected Pokémon's typing and defensive stats.

Selected opponent

◎Dummy boss

Selected opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Bubble	Bubble Beam	7.67	82.5	6.23
2.	Bubble	Scald *	7.44	80.0	6.04
3.	Bubble	Mud Bomb	7.41	79.6	6.01
4.	Bubble	Water Pulse	7.32	78.7	5.94
5.	Mud Shot	Bubble Beam	7.06	75.9	5.73
6.	Mud Shot	Mud Bomb	6.85	73.6	5.56
7.	Mud Shot	Scald *	6.83	73.4	5.54
8.	Mud Shot	Water Pulse	6.67	71.7	5.41

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Fast Attacks

• Mud Shot460.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Poison
    • Rock
    • Steel
    • Fire
    • Electric

  • 62.5%
  • • Bug
    • Grass

  • 39.1%
  • • Flying

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	4
  Energy	6
  Weather boost	Sunny
  Duration	0.5s
  Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	3
  Energy	9

  
  

  Effects

  Mud Shot has no special effects.

  See Mud Shot details page ↗
• Bubble10121.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ground
    • Rock
    • Fire

  • 62.5%
  • • Water
    • Grass
    • Dragon

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	10
  Energy	12
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	1.0s
  Damage window	0.6s - 0.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	8
  Energy	11

  
  

  Effects

  Bubble has no special effects.

  See Bubble details page ↗

Charged Attacks

• Mud Bomb60332.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Poison
    • Rock
    • Steel
    • Fire
    • Electric

  • 62.5%
  • • Bug
    • Grass

  • 39.1%
  • • Flying

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	60
  Energy	33
  Weather boost	Sunny
  Duration	2.5s
  Damage window	1.9s - 2.3s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	65
  Energy	45

  
  

  Effects

  Mud Bomb has no special effects.

  See Mud Bomb details page ↗
• Frustration10332.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 62.5%
  • • Rock
    • Steel

  • 39.1%
  • • Ghost

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	10
  Energy	33
  Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
  Duration	2.0s
  Damage window	1.0s - 1.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	10
  Energy	70

  
  

  Effects

  Frustration has no special effects.

  See Frustration details page ↗
• Water Pulse65503.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ground
    • Rock
    • Fire

  • 62.5%
  • • Water
    • Grass
    • Dragon

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	65
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	3.0s
  Damage window	2.0s - 2.7s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	80
  Energy	50

  
  

  Effects

  Water Pulse has no special effects.

  See Water Pulse details page ↗
• Scald *75503.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ground
    • Rock
    • Fire

  • 62.5%
  • • Water
    • Grass
    • Dragon

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	75
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	3.5s
  Damage window	1.1s - 3.2s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	85
  Energy	50

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Scald has a 30.0% chance to:

  • Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

  See Scald details page ↗
• Bubble Beam45332.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ground
    • Rock
    • Fire

  • 62.5%
  • • Water
    • Grass
    • Dragon

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	45
  Energy	33
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	2.0s
  Damage window	1.6s - 1.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	50
  Energy	50

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Bubble Beam has a 100.0% chance to:

  • Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

  See Bubble Beam details page ↗

More information

The following chart shows Shadow Poliwhirl's DPS and TDO for every fast and charged attack combination. This chart is useful for comparing the relative strength of Shadow Poliwhirl's movesets. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon to see how it affects the rankings.

Legacy Elite Fast and Charged Attacks can only be obtained during special events, or by using an Elite Fast TM or an Elite Charged TM. Legacy moves are marked with an asterisk (*). The table above provides information on different moves Shadow Poliwhirl has in Pokémon GO, along with their corresponding DPS (Damage per Second) and TDO (Total Damage Output).

Shadow Poliwhirl in the meta

PvE Analysis

PvP Analysis

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#61
Height	1 m
Weight	20 kg
Region	Generation 1
Can be traded	Allowed
Buddy distance	3 km
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Catch Rate	25%
Base Flee Rate	7.000000000000001%
Catch rewards	5 300
Additional Move Cost	50 50000

Evolution Chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Poliwag	25 Candy	Poliwhirl
Poliwhirl	100 Candy	Poliwrath
Poliwhirl	100 Candy Special Item: King's Rock	Politoed

• Poliwag evolves into Poliwhirl which costs 25 Candy.
• Poliwhirl evolves into Poliwrath which costs 100 Candy.
• Poliwhirl evolves into Politoed which costs 100 Candy. You need to use a King's Rock to evolve.

More information

▾Shadow Poliwhirl family

A list of Pokémon that are somehow related to Shadow Poliwhirl in Pokémon GO. Includes evolutions, regional, and form variations.

Poliwag

Poliwhirl

Poliwrath

Politoed

Shadow Poliwag

Shadow Poliwhirl

Shadow Poliwrath

Shadow Politoed

▾How to purify Shadow Poliwhirl

Purification cost	3 Candy
	3000 Stardust
Shadow Charged Attack	Frustration
Purified Charged Attack	Return

Shadow Poliwhirl CP Chart

Shadow Poliwhirl has 1604 max CP (at Level 50). A Shadow Poliwhirl obtained from Raids can be encountered from 716 CP to 811 CP, or if weather boosted, in the 895 CP to 1013 CP range. In Field and Special Research, Shadow Poliwhirl can be found in the 568 CP to 608 CP range.

Max CP	1604 CP
	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	568 CP - 608 CP
	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	757 CP - 811 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	716 CP - 811 CP
	Level 20, 6/6/6 minimum IVs
	895 CP - 1013 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 6/6/6 minimum IVs

More information

• Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Field Research encounters have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Egg Hatches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Raid Bosses caught without weather boost are always Level 20. IVs range from 6 (min) to 15 (max). Raid Catches have a 6/6/6 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25. IVs range from 6 (min) to 15 (max). Weather boosted Raid Catches have a 6/6/6 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Wild encounters range from Level 1 to Level 30 Pokémon. Their IVs range from 0 (min) to 15 (max) for each stat.
• Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5 Level boost, bringing their Level range to Level 6 to Level 35. In addition, they have a guaranteed minimum IV value of 4 for each stat, resulting in a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Max Combat Power per Level chart

Shadow Poliwhirl Max CP per level chart. This table shows maximum Combat Power values from Level 1 to Level 50.

Mega Pokémon that boost Shadow Poliwhirl

A list of Mega Pokémon that boost Shadow Poliwhirl's Water-type moves, Candy, and Candy XL from catching Shadow Poliwhirl.

Water

More information

Mega and Primal Raid Bonus –Mega Pokémon boost the attack power of all other Pokémon when battling in Raid Battles by 10%. Attacks that share their type with the Mega Pokémon's type(s) receive a 30% boost. However, these bonuses do not stack if there are multiple Mega-Evolved Pokémon battling simultaneously; only the higher boost will be applied.

Mega and Primal Catch Bonus –While a Pokémon is Mega-Evolved, additional XP and Candy is granted when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it, or for any raid boss caught. These do not stack with each other. Additionally, High and Max Level Mega-Evolved Pokémon grant an increased chance to obtain Candy XL when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it.

Note on Primal Kyogre, Primal Groudon, and Mega Rayquaza

• Primal Kyogre boosts Water-, Electric- and Bug-type attacks and Pokémon.
• Primal Groudon boosts Fire-, Grass- and Ground-type attacks and Pokémon.
• Mega Rayquaza boosts Flying-, Dragon- and Psychic-type attacks and Pokémon.

Catch Rates and Power Up Costs

The base catch rate for Shadow Poliwhirl in Pokémon GO is 20.92%, calculated for catching a Level 20 with no berries. Curved Great throw has a 45.04% chance to catch, and adding a Razz Berry raises that to 59.26%.

Configure

Pokémon level

Pokémon level 20↓

Ball Type

PokéBall↓

Water medal

None↓

Number of throws

1↓

		Normal	Nice	Great	Excellent
No Berry	-	20.92%	23.66%	29.68%	35.23%
	Curve	32.91%	36.81%	45.04%	52.21%
Razz Berry	-	29.68%	33.30%	41.03%	47.87%
	Curve	45.04%	49.76%	59.26%	66.96%
Silver Pinap Berry	-	34.46%	38.49%	46.95%	54.24%
	Curve	51.25%	56.23%	65.96%	73.53%
Golden Razz Berry	-	44.40%	49.08%	58.54%	66.24%
	Curve	63.13%	68.25%	77.61%	84.21%

More information

Catch probability with multiple throws

In order to help Trainers understand their overall odds when catching Shadow Poliwhirl, we enable the functionality to showing the total chance to catch it depending on the number of available throws. We calculate this chance as if you repeated the same throw N-number of times.

To activate this functionality, change the number of Number of throws to a value greater than 1. The Number of throws option is available in the configuration options above the chart

Catch rate formula

Pokémon GO catch rate formula can be expressed as follows:

• CATCH_MULTIPLIERS = ball * curve * berry * throwType * (type1Medal + type2Medal / 2)
• CATCH_RATE = 1 - Math.pow(1 - baseCatchRate / (2 * cpm), CATCH_MULTIPLIERS)

There are different multipliers that come into play when calculating catch rate.

Curved throws are more effective than regular throws, stronger types of Poké Ball have a higher catch rate, and using a Razz Berry or a Golden Razz Berry also improves your chances.

Catch rate multipliers

The following table shows all the different catch rate multipliers in Pokémon GO:

Multiplier	Amount
Razz Berry	1.5
Silver Pinap Berry	1.8
Golden Razz Berry	2.5
Curveball	1.7
Nice Throw	1.15
Great Throw	1.5
Excellent Throw	1.85
PokéBall	1.0
Premier Ball	1.0
Great Ball	1.5
Ultra Ball	2.0
Bronze medal	1.1
Silver medal	1.2
Gold medal	1.3

Shadow Poliwhirl Pokémon GO Power Up Costs

	Stardust	Candy	Candy XL
LVL 50	624,000	406	360
LVL 40	336,000	406	12
LVL 35	228,000	274	-
LVL 30	150,000	185	-
LVL 25	96,000	136	-
LVL 20	57,000	97	-
LVL 15	30,600	67	-
LVL 10	13,200	38	-
LVL 5	3,600	18	-

Shadow Poliwhirl Power Up costs in Pokémon GO. The table shows the total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL required to power up Shadow Poliwhirl from Level 1 to Level 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, and 50. It will cost you 624,000 Stardust, 406 Candy, and 360 Candy XL to fully power up Shadow Poliwhirl in Pokémon GO.

Complete Shadow Poliwhirl Power Up Costs Table

LVL	Power Ups	Stardust	Candy	Candy XL	Total Stardust	Total Candy	Total Candy XL
1	1	240	2	-	240	2	-
1.5	2	240	2	-	480	4	-
2	3	240	2	-	720	6	-
2.5	4	240	2	-	960	8	-
3	5	480	2	-	1,440	10	-
3.5	6	480	2	-	1,920	12	-
4	7	480	2	-	2,400	14	-
4.5	8	480	2	-	2,880	16	-
5	9	720	2	-	3,600	18	-
5.5	10	720	2	-	4,320	20	-
6	11	720	2	-	5,040	22	-
6.5	12	720	2	-	5,760	24	-
7	13	960	2	-	6,720	26	-
7.5	14	960	2	-	7,680	28	-
8	15	960	2	-	8,640	30	-
8.5	16	960	2	-	9,600	32	-
9	17	1,200	2	-	10,800	34	-
9.5	18	1,200	2	-	12,000	36	-
10	19	1,200	2	-	13,200	38	-
10.5	20	1,200	2	-	14,400	40	-
11	21	1,560	3	-	15,960	43	-
11.5	22	1,560	3	-	17,520	46	-
12	23	1,560	3	-	19,080	49	-
12.5	24	1,560	3	-	20,640	52	-
13	25	1,920	3	-	22,560	55	-
13.5	26	1,920	3	-	24,480	58	-
14	27	1,920	3	-	26,400	61	-
14.5	28	1,920	3	-	28,320	64	-
15	29	2,280	3	-	30,600	67	-
15.5	30	2,280	3	-	32,880	70	-
16	31	2,280	3	-	35,160	73	-
16.5	32	2,280	3	-	37,440	76	-
17	33	2,640	3	-	40,080	79	-
17.5	34	2,640	3	-	42,720	82	-
18	35	2,640	3	-	45,360	85	-
18.5	36	2,640	3	-	48,000	88	-
19	37	3,000	3	-	51,000	91	-
19.5	38	3,000	3	-	54,000	94	-
20	39	3,000	3	-	57,000	97	-
20.5	40	3,000	3	-	60,000	100	-
21	41	3,600	4	-	63,600	104	-
21.5	42	3,600	4	-	67,200	108	-
22	43	3,600	4	-	70,800	112	-
22.5	44	3,600	4	-	74,400	116	-
23	45	4,200	4	-	78,600	120	-
23.5	46	4,200	4	-	82,800	124	-
24	47	4,200	4	-	87,000	128	-
24.5	48	4,200	4	-	91,200	132	-
25	49	4,800	4	-	96,000	136	-
25.5	50	4,800	4	-	100,800	140	-
26	51	4,800	5	-	105,600	145	-
26.5	52	4,800	5	-	110,400	150	-
27	53	5,400	5	-	115,800	155	-
27.5	54	5,400	5	-	121,200	160	-
28	55	5,400	5	-	126,600	165	-
28.5	56	5,400	5	-	132,000	170	-
29	57	6,000	5	-	138,000	175	-
29.5	58	6,000	5	-	144,000	180	-
30	59	6,000	5	-	150,000	185	-
30.5	60	6,000	5	-	156,000	190	-
31	61	7,200	8	-	163,200	198	-
31.5	62	7,200	8	-	170,400	206	-
32	63	7,200	8	-	177,600	214	-
32.5	64	7,200	8	-	184,800	222	-
33	65	8,400	10	-	193,200	232	-
33.5	66	8,400	10	-	201,600	242	-
34	67	8,400	10	-	210,000	252	-
34.5	68	8,400	10	-	218,400	262	-
35	69	9,600	12	-	228,000	274	-
35.5	70	9,600	12	-	237,600	286	-
36	71	9,600	12	-	247,200	298	-
36.5	72	9,600	12	-	256,800	310	-
37	73	10,800	15	-	267,600	325	-
37.5	74	10,800	15	-	278,400	340	-
38	75	10,800	15	-	289,200	355	-
38.5	76	10,800	15	-	300,000	370	-
39	77	12,000	18	-	312,000	388	-
39.5	78	12,000	18	-	324,000	406	-
40	79	12,000	-	12	336,000	406	12
40.5	80	12,000	-	12	348,000	406	24
41	81	13,200	-	12	361,200	406	36
41.5	82	13,200	-	12	374,400	406	48
42	83	13,200	-	15	387,600	406	63
42.5	84	13,200	-	15	400,800	406	78
43	85	14,400	-	15	415,200	406	93
43.5	86	14,400	-	15	429,600	406	108
44	87	14,400	-	18	444,000	406	126
44.5	88	14,400	-	18	458,400	406	144
45	89	15,600	-	18	474,000	406	162
45.5	90	15,600	-	18	489,600	406	180
46	91	15,600	-	21	505,200	406	201
46.5	92	15,600	-	21	520,800	406	222
47	93	16,800	-	21	537,600	406	243
47.5	94	16,800	-	21	554,400	406	264
48	95	16,800	-	24	571,200	406	288
48.5	96	16,800	-	24	588,000	406	312
49	97	18,000	-	24	606,000	406	336
49.5	98	18,000	-	24	624,000	406	360

Sprites

Regular and Shiny Shadow Poliwhirl

• Regular Shadow PoliwhirlCopy shortcode
• Shiny Shadow PoliwhirlCopy shortcode

Shadow Poliwhirl high resolution sprites

A list of high resolution Pokémon HOME sprites related to Shadow Poliwhirl. Sprite description is a best guess on what the sprite is related to, use your own judgment. Click to download full 512x512 resolution.

• #61
• #61

Wallpaper