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
Several Poliwhirl were among the Water-type Pokémon feuding with the Grass types in Bulbasaur...the Ambassador.
In Tie One On!, Vincent used a Poliwhirl in his battle with Macy. It was seen being defeated by her Quilava.
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 in The Ultimate Test.
A Poliwhirl was seen in a Pokémon Lab in Riddle Me This, where it was captured by Team Rocket.
Multiple Poliwhirl were among the Pokémon seen at Professor Oak's Laboratory in Showdown at the Po-ké Corral.
A Poliwhirl appeared in Mewtwo Strikes Back.
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, where it participated in a Pokémon breeding competition.
A Poliwhirl briefly appeared in Pokémon Double Trouble and Dueling Heroes.
A Poliwhirl was among the Pokémon stolen from the Pokémon Center of Blue Point Isle in Around the Whirlpool.
A Poliwhirl appeared in Octillery The Outcast, under the ownership of a Trainer waiting in line to register for the Whirl Cup.
A Poliwhirl appeared in Team Rocket's fantasy in Nice Pryce Baby.
A Poliwhirl was one of the Pokémon seen at Professor Oak's Laboratory in Journey to the Starting Line!.
A Poliwhirl was used by one of the students of the Pokémon Trainer's School in Gonna Rule The School!.
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 was owned by a family of traveling circus performers in Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea.
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 SM090, 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 SM092.
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 Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
- Main article: Misty's Politoed
Misty's Poliwhirl makes a cameo in To Evolve or Not to Evolve, That is the Question!. Misty wishes she could evolve her Poliwhirl into a Poliwrath, however, she is unable to, because evolutionary stones are too expensive.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
- Main article: Poli
- Main article: Polibo
Poli was Red's first Pokémon. He debuted in A Glimpse of the Glow as Poliwhirl, but was captured before the start of the chapter as a Poliwag. He gained more importance in Lt. Surge's story arc, in fact he evolved in Buzz Off, Electabuzz! while saving Red from drowning in the sea due to the specks of Water Stone present in the water.
Another Poliwhirl appeared in Red's explanation of Pokémon to the children of Pallet Town in A Glimps of the Glow.
Another Poliwhirl appeared as a silhouette when Green explains 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.
Another Poliwhirl appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to help the fight in Ilex Forest.
A Poliwhirl appeared as a Battle Factory Pokémon in Pinsir Me, I Must Be Dreaming.
A Poliwhirl appeared in Skirting Around Surskit I as a rental Pokémon that Guile Hideout stole.
A Poliwhirl appeared in Scizor Defends as a Pokémon in the Pokémon Village.
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
A Poliwhirl is seen with Green during the baseball match that took place in Fierce Competition at the Pokémon Baseball Tournament!.
A Poliwhirl is seen with Green during the curry cooking competition that went on in Curry Showdown! Which is the Most Delicious?.
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.