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'''Poli''' (Japanese: '''ニョロ''' ''Nyoro'') was {{ | '''Poli''' (Japanese: '''ニョロ''' ''Nyoro'') was {{adv|Red}}'s first Pokémon in the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
[[Image:Poli(wag).png|thumb|left|200px|As a Poliwag]] | [[Image:Poli(wag).png|thumb|left|200px|As a Poliwag]] | ||
Poli was {{ | Poli was {{adv|Red}}'s first Pokémon. It is unknown when Red received or caught Poli. Flashbacks show Red as a young child with the Pokémon, before the first chapter of [[Pokémon Adventures]]. As a child, Red would have drowned, if it wasn't for Poli [[evolution|evolving]] from a {{p|Poliwag}} to a {{p|Poliwhirl}}, who brought him up to the surface. | ||
Along with [[Pika]] and [[Saur]], it is one of Red's most frequently used Pokémon. | Along with [[Pika]] and [[Saur]], it is one of Red's most frequently used Pokémon. | ||
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During the Gold arc, Red does not carry Poli on his team with him, enabling him to use both [[Blasty|Blue's Blastoise]] and [[Green's Charizard]]. This is a reference to {{ga|Red}}'s team in {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}. | During the Gold arc, Red does not carry Poli on his team with him, enabling him to use both [[Blasty|Blue's Blastoise]] and [[Green's Charizard]]. This is a reference to {{ga|Red}}'s team in {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}. | ||
Poli's {{a|Damp}} [[ability]] combined with Deoxys's use of {{m|Skill Swap}} enabled Red to counter [[Carr]]'s exploding {{p|Forretress}} in the [[FireRed & LeafGreen chapter ( | Poli's {{a|Damp}} [[ability]] combined with Deoxys's use of {{m|Skill Swap}} enabled Red to counter [[Carr]]'s exploding {{p|Forretress}} in the [[FireRed & LeafGreen chapter (Adventures)|FRLG arc]]. | ||
[[Image:Poli(whirl).png|thumb|left|200px|As a Poliwhirl]] | [[Image:Poli(whirl).png|thumb|left|200px|As a Poliwhirl]] | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* Unusually for starter Pokémon of main characters in any kind of Pokémon media, Poli was actually obtained before the beginning of the series. However, this did start a trend with main characters in | * Unusually for starter Pokémon of main characters in any kind of Pokémon media, Poli was actually obtained before the beginning of the series. However, this did start a trend with main characters in Adventures. | ||
==Related articles== | ==Related articles== | ||