Poliwhirl (Base Set 38)

Poliwhirl LV.28
ニョロゾ Nyorozo

Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolution stage

Stage 1 Pokémon
Evolves from Poliwag

Card name

Poliwhirl

Type

Water

HP

60

weakness ×2	resistance None	retreat cost

English expansion	Base Set
Rarity
English card no.	38/102
Japanese expansion	Expansion Pack
Japanese rarity

Expansion	Base Set 2
Rarity
English card no.	57/130

Card GB set	Laboratory
Card GB ID	D17
Card GB 2 set	Sky Flying Pokémon
Card GB 2 ID	F13

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Poliwhirl.

Poliwhirl (Japanese: ニョロゾ Nyorozo) is a Water-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Base Set.

Card text

	Amnesia ドわすれ

Choose 1 of the Defending Pokémon's attacks. That Pokémon can't use that attack during your opponent's next turn.

	Doubleslap おうふくびんた	30×

Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads.

Pokédex data

Poliwhirl - Tadpole Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
061	3'4" (1 m)	44 lbs. (20 kg)
Pokédex entry
Capable of living in or out of water. When out of water, it sweats to keep its body slimy.
２本の足は発達しており地上で暮らせるのに、なぜか水中生活が好き。

Release information

This card was included in the Base Set, first released in the Japanese Expansion Pack. It was reprinted in the Base Set 2 expansion.

Gallery

GB1 Laboratory sprite

GB2 Sky Flying Pokémon sprite

Trivia

Origin

Amnesia is a move in the Pokémon games that Poliwhirl can learn. Double Slap, formatted on this card as Doubleslap, is also a move in the games that Poliwhirl can learn. The Japanese name uses the Hiragana びんた rather than the Katakana ビンタ used in the video games. This card's English Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, though it is slightly reworded. The Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green.

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