Major appearances
Misty had a Poliwhirl in The Totodile Duel that she caught as a Poliwag; it eventually evolved into a Politoed during Outrageous Fortunes.
Other
A Poliwhirl appeared in Tie One On!, under the ownership of Vincent. It was used in a battle against Macy, where it was defeated by her Quilava despite having the type advantage.
Minor appearances
Poliwhirl debuted in Primeape Goes Bananas.
A Poliwhirl appeared in The Battling Eevee Brothers, where it evolved into a Poliwrath during the evolution party in Stone Town.
A Poliwhirl appeared in A Chansey Operation.
A Poliwhirl appeared as an image in the Japanese version of The Ultimate Test.
A Poliwhirl appeared in Riddle Me This as one of the Fighting-type Pokémon in an exercise Gym that were targeted by Team Rocket.
Multiple Poliwhirl appeared in Showdown at the Po-ké Corral, where they were among the Pokémon living at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
A Trainer's Poliwhirl appeared in Mewtwo Strikes Back as one of the Pokémon Mewtwo defeated while serving for Giovanni.
A Poliwhirl appeared in Pikachu's Vacation as one of the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Theme Park.
A Trainer's Poliwhirl appeared in Friends to the End, during the closing ceremonies of the Indigo League.
A Poliwhirl appeared in Poké Ball Peril.
A pink Poliwhirl appeared in Team Rocket's fantasy in In the Pink.
Multiple Poliwhirl appeared in The Power of One.
A wild Poliwhirl appeared in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.
Two Poliwhirl appeared in Flower Power as parts of Florando's annual Pokémon Exhibition.
Five Poliwhirl appeared in The Fire-ing Squad!, where they were among the Pokémon competing in the Fire and Rescue Grand Prix.
A Poliwhirl appeared in Beauty and the Breeder, under the ownership of a Pokémon Breeder participating in a Pokémon breeding competition.
A Poliwhirl briefly appeared in Pokémon Double Trouble and Dueling Heroes.
A Poliwhirl appeared in Around the Whirlpool as one of the Pokémon stolen from the Pokémon Center of Blue Point Isle.
A Trainer's Poliwhirl appeared in Octillery The Outcast and Dueling Heroes as one of the Pokémon participating in the Whirl Cup.
Multiple Poliwhirl appeared in Bulbasaur... the Ambassador!, where they were among the feuding Pokémon at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
A Poliwhirl appeared in Team Rocket's fantasy in Nice Pryce Baby.
A Trainer's Poliwhirl appeared in Pop Goes The Sneasel.
A Poliwhirl appeared in Journey to the Starting Line! as one of the Pokémon seen at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
A Poliwhirl appeared in Gonna Rule The School!, under the ownership of the Pokémon Trainers' School. It was temporarily loaned to one of the school's underage students for use.
A Poliwhirl appeared in Hokey Poké Balls!, where it was one of the Pokémon seen at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
A Poliwhirl appeared in PK13.
A Poliwhirl appeared in Pokéblock, Stock, and Berry.
A Coordinator's Poliwhirl appeared in Deceit and Assist.
A Poliwhirl appeared in Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, under the ownership of Lizabeth and her family. It was among the Water-type Pokémon used for their Marina Underwater Pokémon Show.
A Poliwhirl appeared in Not on MY Watch Ya Don't!.
A Poliwhirl appeared in A Faux Oak Finish!, where Professor Oak spotted it shortly before he was captured by a wild Quagsire.
A Poliwhirl appeared in Bagged Then Tagged!.
A Poliwhirl appeared in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!.
A Poliwhirl appeared in A Battle of Aerial Mobility!.
A Trainer's Poliwhirl appeared in a fantasy in Battling Into the Hall of Fame!.
A Poliwhirl appeared in The Legend of the Ninja Hero! as a resident of the Ninja Village.
A Poliwhirl appeared in Alola to New Adventure!.
A Trainer's Poliwhirl appeared in Racing to a Big Event!, where it participated in the Pokémon Pancake Race.
A Trainer's Poliwhirl appeared in Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!.
Two Poliwhirl appeared in Alola, Kanto!, with one belonging to a Trainer and the other appearing in a lake.
A Trainer's Poliwhirl appeared in Smashing with Sketch!, where it participated in the Pokémon Ping-Pong tournament.
Two Trainers' Poliwhirl appeared in I Choose Paradise!, where they were among the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Paradise Resort.
A Poliwhirl appeared in Securing the Future!, where it joined the rest of Alola in showering Necrozma with light so it could return to its normal form.
A Trainer's Poliwhirl appeared in Turning the Other Mask!.
A Poliwhirl appeared in Pikachu's Exciting Adventure!.
Two Poliwhirl appeared in a flashback in SS001.
Pokédex entries
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Pokémon
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Entry
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EP151
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Poliwhirl
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Ash's Pokédex
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Poliwhirl, the Tadpole Pokémon. Its highly developed muscles allow Poliwhirl to move efficiently on land, but it is even more agile in water.
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In the Ash & Pikachu manga
- Main article: Misty's Politoed
Misty's Poliwhirl appeared in The Grand Rhydon Plan.
A Poliwhirl appeared in Do Your Best Bulbasaur!!, where it was seen at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
- Main article: Misty's Politoed
Misty's Poliwhirl made a cameo in To Evolve or Not to Evolve, That is the Question!. Misty wished she could evolve her Poliwhirl into a Poliwrath, but she was unable to because evolutionary stones were too expensive.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
- Main article: Poli
- Main article: Polibo
A Poliwhirl nicknamed Poli was Red's first Pokémon. He debuted in A Glimpse of the Glow, but was caught before the start of the chapter as a Poliwag. He gained more importance in Lt. Surge's story arc, and evolved in Buzz Off, Electabuzz! while saving Red from drowning in the sea due to the presence of an underwater Water Stone.
A Poliwhirl appeared in Red's explanation of Pokémon to the children of Pallet Town in A Glimps of the Glow.
A Poliwhirl appeared as a silhouette when Green talks about Mew in The Jynx Jinx.
Gold's Poliwag, Polibo, evolved into Poliwhirl in Ampharos Amore when Gold and Silver were trapped inside the Tin Tower. With Silver's knowledge of Pokémon trading, Gold temporarily traded Poliwhirl to Silver via their Pokédexes, prompting Poliwhirl to evolve into Politoed when the effects of his King's Rock activated from the trade, triggering the evolution.
A Poliwhirl appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.
A Poliwhirl appeared as a Battle Factory Pokémon in Pinsir Me, I Must Be Dreaming.
The Battle Factory rented a Poliwhirl, which was stolen by Guile Hideout in Skirting Around Surskit I.
A Poliwhirl appeared in Scizor Defends and Charizard Transforms as a resident of the Pokémon Village.
A Poliwhirl appeared in Chesnaught Protects.
A Poliwhirl appeared in a flashback in Yveltal Steals.
A Poliwhirl appeared in Xerneas Gives.
In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga
A Poliwhirl appeared in Let's Aim For The Goal!.
In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga
A Poliwhirl appeared in The Raining Crystal Ball.
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
A Poliwhirl appeared in Which One is the Real Clefairy!?.
A Poliwhirl appeared in Fierce Competition at the Pokémon Baseball Tournament!, where it was one of the Pokémon that took part in a baseball match. It was seen with Green during the game.
A Poliwhirl appeared in Curry Showdown! Which is the Most Delicious? as one of the participants of a curry cooking competition.
Lt. Surge also owns a Poliwhirl.
Giovanni's first Poliwhirl appeared in The Thrill of a Perfect Score, Big Rampage at the Amusement Park! where it evolved into a Poliwrath in order to get rid of Red, Red's Clefairy and Pikachu when they went to the Amusement Park that he built. Giovanni has another Poliwhirl that appeared in Get The Last Badge!! where it was used in the Gym battle against Red.