Poliwrath (Base Set 13)

Poliwrath LV.48
ニョロボン Nyorobon

Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolution stage

Stage 2 Pokémon
Evolves from Poliwhirl

Card name

Poliwrath

Type

Water

HP

90

weakness ×2	resistance None	retreat cost

English expansion	Base Set
Rarity
English card no.	13/102
Japanese expansion	Expansion Pack
Japanese rarity

Expansion	Base Set 2
Rarity
English card no.	15/130

TCG GB1 set	Laboratory
TCG GB1 ID	D18
TCG GB2 set	Sky Flying Pokémon
TCG GB2 ID	F14

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

Poliwrath (Japanese: ニョロボン Nyorobon) is a Water-type Stage 2 Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Base Set.

Card text

Base Set print

	Water Gun みずでっぽう	30+

Does 30 damage plus 10 more damage for each Energy attached to Poliwrath but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. Extra Energy after the 2nd doesn't count.

	Whirlpool うずしお	40

If the Defending Pokémon has any Energy cards attached to it, choose 1 of them and discard it.

Base Set 2 print

	Water Gun みずでっぽう	30+

Does 30 damage plus 10 more damage for each Energy attached to Poliwrath but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. You can't add more than 20 damage in this way.

	Whirlpool うずしお	40

If the Defending Pokémon has any Energy cards attached to it, choose 1 of them and discard it.

Pokédex data

Poliwrath - Tadpole Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
062	4'3" (1.3 m)	119 lbs. (54 kg)
Pokédex entry
An adept swimmer at both the front crawl and breaststroke. Easily overtakes the best human swimmers.
泳ぎが得意でクロールやバタフライができる。オリンピックの選手もかなわないほど速い。

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

TCG GB1 Laboratory sprite

TCG GB2 Sky Flying Pokémon sprite

Trivia

Origin

Water Gun is a move in the Pokémon games that Poliwrath can learn. Whirlpool is a move in the Pokémon games introduced in Generation II that Poliwrath can learn. 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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