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'''Polibo''' (Japanese: '''ニョたろう''' ''Nyotaro''), known as '''Poltaro''' in [[Chuang Yi]]'s translations, is one of the [[Pokémon]] owned by {{adv|Gold}} in the [[Pokémon Adventures]] {{pkmn|manga}}. As of ''[[PS456|VS Arceus V]]'', he is level 80.
'''Polibo''' (Japanese: '''ニョたろう''' ''Nyotaro''), known as '''Poltaro''' in [[Chuang Yi]]'s translations, is one of the [[Pokémon]] owned by {{adv|Gold}} in the [[Pokémon Adventures]] {{pkmn|manga}}. As of ''[[PS456|All About Arceus V]]'', he is level 80.


==History==
==History==
==={{chap|Gold, Silver & Crystal}}===
[[File:Polibo Poliwag.png|thumb|100px|left|As a Poliwag]]
[[File:Polibo Poliwag.png|thumb|100px|left|As a Poliwag]]
As a Poliwag, he was one of the family Pokémon at Gold's home that he grew up with. When the Team Rocket grunts stole Gold's [[bag|backpack]], containing the [[Poké Ball]]s of his family Pokémon, Polibo's Poké Ball was washed away by the stream and ended up with a wild Granbull, who Gold defeated and got back. After he saw a commemoration picture of {{adv|Red}}'s party after his victory over the [[Indigo League]], he had hopes to evolving into a {{p|Poliwrath}}, just like how [[Poli]] turned out.  
Politoed first appeared as a {{p|Poliwag}} in ''[[PS091|Murkrow Row]]'', as one of the family Pokémon at Gold's home that he grew up with. When the Team Rocket grunts stole Gold's [[bag|backpack]], containing the [[Poké Ball]]s of his family Pokémon, Polibo's Poké Ball was washed away by the stream and ended up with a wild {{p|Granbull}}. In ''[[PS101|Teddiursa's Picnic]]'', Gold found and defeated the Granbull and regained Polibo.  


In ''[[PS103|You Ain't Nothin' but a Houndour]]'', Gold had his first encounter with the [[Masked Man]]. His attempts to avoid him were ruined by Polibo being curious about his {{p|Gastly}}, resulting in Gold fighting him. Soon after the fight started Polibo was hit by Gastly's {{m|Shadow Ball}}, forcing Gold to run and hide.
In ''[[PS107|Gligar Glide]]'', Polibo was seen training inside the Pokémon [[Day Care]], defeating a {{p|Donphan}}. While he was there he saw a commemoration picture of {{adv|Red}}'s party after his victory over the [[Indigo League]], he had hopes to evolving into a {{p|Poliwrath}}, just like how [[Poli]] turned out. After the training was over the Day Care Lady gave Gold and Polibo a [[King's Rock]] as a gift.
[[File:Polibo Poliwhirl.png|thumb|125px|left|As a Poliwhirl]]
[[File:Polibo Poliwhirl.png|thumb|125px|left|As a Poliwhirl]]
After much training at the [[Pokémon Day Care|Day-Care Center]] (including fights against a {{p|Donphan}}), when Gold was at the [[Bell Tower|Tin Tower]], he evolved into a {{p|Poliwhirl}} when the tower was collapsing due to a [[Team Rocket|Rocket]]-induced {{m|Earthquake}} and then into a {{p|Politoed}} when he was traded to {{adv|Silver}} while holding the [[King's Rock]] just before the tower had collapsed entirely. Due to the fact that he was now under Silver's ownership, he followed his commands and loafed around when Gold ordered him, trapping the Rocket-owned {{p|Piloswine}} in a {{m|Whirlpool}}. After the two boys healed their Pokémon, he attempted to attack Silver's {{p|Tyranitar}} with his advantageous water attacks, but is thwarted by {{DL|Silver (Adventures)|Honchkrow|Murkrow}} and is beaten.
In ''[[PS109|Ampharos Amore]]'', Gold and {{adv|Silver}} become trapped under the collapsed [[Tin Tower]]. Silver tells Gold to send out his Water-type Pokémon, because water will pull up underground water, which will let them escape. Gold sends out Polibo but the maximum amount of water that Polibo can use is too small. Polibo then evolves into Poliwhirl and Silver tells Gold to trade using the [[Pokédex]]. Gold does so just as the tower is completely filled with mud. Then, water shoots out of the tower, along with Silver, Gold, [[Silver's Croconaw|Croconaw]], and Gold's evolved Politoed. [[PS110|After]] they escape [[Team Rocket]] appears and attacks the group. After a brief fight Gold tells Polibo to use Water Gun, but Polibo ignores him. Silver takes over and commands Polibo to attack their {{p|Piloswine}}, and with the power of liquefaction and Polibo's Whirlpool, Piloswine is defeated.
[[File:Gold and Polibo.png|thumb|left|150px|left|Gold and Polibo]]
In ''[[PS111|Tyranitar War]]'' Polibo is sent out to battle against Silver's {{p|Tyranitar}}, and attempts to attack with his advantageous water attacks, but is thwarted by {{TP|Silver|Murkrow}} and is beaten. Polibo is later used in ''[[PS113|Delibird Delivery - 1]]'' to battle against the Masked Man again. Gold has Polibo use Dynamic Punch, but Polibo's hand becomes frozen.


He was then used in the [[Lake of Rage]] to fight back against the rampaging wild {{p|Gyarados}} there, and used his {{m|DynamicPunch}} to fight the [[Masked Man]], but failed as he simply froze his fist.
In ''[[PS164|Slick Slowking]]'', Polibo is used to battle against [[Sham]] and [[Carl]]. Polibo attacks with Hypnosis and manages to put his opponents to sleep, but is stopped when their {{p|Magcargo}} and {{p|Slowking}} continue to attack through {{m|Snore}} and {{m|Sleep Talk}}. Magcargo attacks with a powerful Fire attack and overwhelms Polibo, forcing Gold to recall him.  


However, the next time he was used, Gold was able to exploit the fact that the only Pokémon the villain carried outside of the ones left at the [[Pokémon League]] was his {{p|Delibird}}, and with a {{m|Perish Song}}, Polibo was able to defeat it at the cost of its own health.
In ''[[PS172|The Last Battle VI]]'', Polibo is used in Gold's last battle against the Masked Man. Knowing that {{p|Delibird}} was key to the Masked Man's strategy he had Polibo defeat it with a Perish Song, though this also took him out of the fight.


In the {{chap|Emerald}}, he was seen again in ''[[PS336|The Final Battle IX]]'' where he had teamed up with Poli to destroy [[Guile Hideout]]'s armor with clever combination that befuddled him.
==={{chap|Emerald}}===
[[File:Poli and Polibo.png|thumb|right|150px|Polibo and Poli]]
In ''[[PS335|The Final Battle VIII]]'', Polibo joined forces with {{adv|Red}}'s [[Poli]] while battling against [[Guile Hideout]]. After saving {{adv|Emerald}} and his [[Emerald's Dusclops|Dusclops]] from {{p|Jirachi}}'s {{m|Doom Desire}} attack, Poli used {{m|Double Team}} to confuse Guile Hideout so that Polibo could get a chance to sneak closer and attack. Although Guile Hideout tried to send his {{p|Walrein}} and {{p|Masquerain}} to attack the Tadpole and Frog Pokémon, they simply threw them away and attacked Guile Hideout directly, breaking his armor.
 
==={{chap|HeartGold & SoulSilver}}===
In ''[[PS442|Out-Odding Oddish]]'', Polibo is used in the [[Pokéathlon]] alongside [[Aibo]] and [[Exbo]]. They start with the Skill Course, which ends with the round Snow Throw. The team throws snowballs at their opponents, but Gold commands Aibo to create a gigantic one. Aibo throws it, giving Gold enough points to win the Skill Course. The same three are later entered into the Stamina Course and manage to win that one as well. In the [[PS443|next chapter]] the three enter the Power Course and go up against [[Koga]], [[Bruno]], and [[Will]], members of the [[Elite Four]]. When the match starts Gold is shocked to see his team being defeated by his opponents. At Circle Push, Koga's {{p|Muk}} easily pushes Polibo, Aibo, and Exbo away from it. In Goal Roll, Will's {{p|Exeggutor}} kicks several balls into a goal while Polibo, Aibo, and Exbo fail to block them. In Block Smash, Gold faces Bruno and his {{p|Machamp}} as his final opponents. Machamp does a powerful blow that destroys a whole row of blocks instantly while on Gold's side, Aibo attacks the cracked area in the center, but doesn't do much to the block. He switches to Polibo, but he only manages to destroy one. Gold switches to Exbo next, who manages to break more blocks and is the closest to matching Machamp, but not by much. Gold soon reveals that Aibo is attacking for critical hits on the blocks. By doing so, it sends Gold's team into High Tension mode, allowing him to quickly catch up with Bruno. Bruno tries to fight back, but Machamp's arms have become too injured to be used again. Gold has Aibo leap into the air and send a powerful strike in the dead center of the block, destroying them all and giving Gold the win.
 
In ''[[PS459|All About Arceus VIII]]'', Polibo is used to fight against {{p|Arceus}}. He attacks with a powerful Bounce, but fails to do any real damage.
 
==Personality and characteristics==
As a Poliwag Polibo was an innocent and absent minded individual, often getting into trouble by wandering away due to his curiosity. Polibo is also very high spirited and gets excited when he accomplishes something. Despite being with Gold since childhood Polibo had no hesitancy in ignoring Gold when he was under Silver's command, showing a strong sense of commitment. After evolving Polibo became a very confident and powerful battler, being one of Gold's most trusted Pokémon.


==Moves used==
==Moves used==
{{anmov/h|water||Polibo {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 6}}|0=Water Gun|1=Whirlpool|2=DoubleSlap|3=DynamicPunch|4=Perish Song|5=Hypnosis}}.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 6}}|0=Water Gun|1=Whirlpool|2=DoubleSlap|3=DynamicPunch|4=Perish Song|5=Hypnosis}}}}
{{anmov/h|Water||Polibo {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 4}}|0=Water Gun|1=Whirlpool|2=DoubleSlap|3=Poliwag Water Gun}}.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 4}}|0=Water Gun|1=Whirlpool|2=DoubleSlap|3=Water Gun as a Poliwag}} |image2=Polibo {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=DynamicPunch|1=Perish Song|2=Hypnosis}}.png|caption2=Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=DynamicPunch|1=Perish Song|2=Hypnosis}}}}
{{anmov|Water|Water Gun|PS106|How Do You Do, Sudowoodo?}}
{{anmov|Water|Water Gun|PS106|How Do You Do, Sudowoodo?|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|Water|Whirlpool|PS109|Ampharos Amore}}
{{anmov|Water|Whirlpool|PS109|Ampharos Amore}}
{{anmov|Normal|DoubleSlap|PS112|Raise the Red Gyarados}}
{{anmov|Normal|Double Slap|PS112|Raise the Red Gyarados}}
{{anmov|Fighting|DynamicPunch|PS113|Delibird Delivery - 1}}
{{anmov|Fighting|Dynamic Punch|PS113|Delibird Delivery - 1}}
{{anmov|Psychic|Hypnosis|PS164|Slick Slowking}}
{{anmov|Psychic|Hypnosis|PS164|Slick Slowking}}
{{anmov|Normal|Perish Song|PS172|The Last Battle VI}}
{{anmov|Normal|Perish Song|PS172|The Last Battle VI}}
{{anmov|Flying|Bounce|PS459|VS Arceus VIII|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|Flying|Bounce|PS459|All About Arceus VIII{{tt|*|mentioned and used off-panel}}|rec=yes}}
{{anmov/f|water}}
{{anmov/f|water}}
==Names==
{| class="roundy" style="float:left; background: #{{water color light}}; border: 3px solid #{{water color}}"
|-
! Language
! Name
! Origin
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Japanese
|ニョたろう ''Nyotaro''
|From {{tt|ニョロ～ ''Nyoro~''|common prefix among Politoed's evolution line}} and {{tt|～たろう ''-tarō''|common suffix among the nicknames of Gold's Pokémon}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
|rowspan=2 | English
|Polibo{{tt|*|VIZ Media}}
|From ''{{tt|Poli~|common prefix among Politoed's evolution line}}'' and  ''{{tt|-bo|common suffix among the nicknames of Gold's Pokémon}}''
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Poltaro{{tt|*|Chuang Yi}}
|From ''{{tt|Poli~|common prefix among Politoed's evolution line}}'' and  ''{{tt|-taro|common suffix among the nicknames of Gold's Pokémon}}''
|- style="background:#FFF"
|French
|Ptiti
|From ''{{tt|Ptitard|Poliwag}}''
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Korean
|왕돌이 ''Wangdor-i''
|From {{tt|왕구리 ''Wangguri''|Politoed}} and {{tt|～돌이 ''-dor-i''|common suffix among the nicknames of Gold's Pokémon}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
|rowspan="4" |Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and Mainland China}})
|蛙太郎 ''Wātàiláng''{{tt|*|Ching Win}}
|From {{tt|牛蛙君 ''Niúwājūn''|Politoed}} and {{tt|～太郎 ''-tàiláng''|common suffix among the nicknames of Gold's Pokémon}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
|蚊香太郎 ''Wénxiāngtàiláng''{{tt|*|Jilin Publishing (Reprint)}}
|From {{tt|蚊香蝌蚪 ''Wénxiāngkēdǒu''|Poliwag}} and {{tt|～太郎 ''-tàiláng''|common suffix among the nicknames of Gold's Pokémon}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
|蚊太郎 ''Wéntàiláng''{{tt|*|Jilin Publishing (First Edition)}}
|From {{tt|蚊香蝌蚪 ''Wénxiāngkēdǒu''|Poliwag}} and {{tt|～太郎 ''-tàiláng''|common suffix among the nicknames of Gold's Pokémon}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
|牛蛙太郎 ''Niúwātàiláng''{{tt|*|Jilin Publishing (First Edition Volume 15 Index)}}
|From {{tt|牛蛙君 ''Niúwājūn''|Politoed}} and {{tt|～太郎 ''-tàiláng''|common suffix among the nicknames of Gold's Pokémon}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})
|蛙太郎 ''Wātaailòhng''
|From {{tt|牛蛙君 ''Ngàuhwāgwān''|Politoed}} and {{tt|～太郎 ''-taailòhng''|common suffix among the nicknames of Gold's Pokémon}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Vietnamese
|Nyotarou
|Transliteration of his Japanese name
|}{{-}}


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