Poliwag

() is a -type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.
==Biology==
===Physiology===
It is so soft its organs are actually visible. It also has trouble walking on its feet due to its lack of arms which causes it to be unbalanced. The swirl on its belly is its internal organs showing through. If the swirl is tinged, that means it's affected by some disease. 
===Behavior===
===Natural abilities===
Poliwag will have one of two abilities; either Damp where the foe is unable to use Self-Destruct or Explosion, or Water Absorb where attacks heal 1/4 of Poliwag's health. With its light blue tail, it can swim very fast. It learns attacks such Bubble and Bubble Beam, and that was presumably why it has a small mouth. The mouth actually acts like a Suction cup to cling onto rocks with fats flowing water, much like the Lileep line's roots.
==Evolution==
Poliwag evolves into Poliwhirl at level 25, which can then either evolve into Poliwrath by Water Stone, or Politoed by trade while holding a King's Rock.
==Game info==
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===Learnset===
====Leveling====
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===Sprites===
==Appearances==
===Anime===
Misty Poliwag.png|Misty's Poliwag.
Goh Poliwag.png|Goh's Poliwag.
* Misty caught a Poliwag in the Orange Islands.
* Lola's Poliwag
* Hiroshi's Poliwag
* Goh's Poliwag
==Petting Spots==
* Favored Spot: Top of head
* Disfavored Spot: Stomach swirls
==Trivia==
*Poliwag is Satoshi Tajiri's favorite Pokémon, as confirmed in an interview on the TV show GameCenter CX in 2004.
*Poliwag shares the same in-game cry/sound with Ditto's. This was fixed in Generation VI.
*Poliwag shares the same species name with Tympole, they're both known has the Tadpole Pokémon.
*Poliwag's base EXP yield was changed from 77 to 60 in Generation V.
**This reflects its National Pokédex number.
*Poliwag's skin is said to be black in FireRed. This only applies to its original Generation I sprite for Red and Blue, however, as starting from yellow it has blue skin (probably due to a similar situation to Jynx or due to technical limitations).
===Origin===
Poliwag is based on a tadpole. Its spiral stomach pattern is based off the transparent underbellies of tadpoles where their winding intestines are visible.
===Etymology===
Poliwag may come from polliwog and wag (referring to its long tail). The word "polliwog" means "head wiggle", so the name can be interpreted as Poliwag wiggling around both its head and tail.
==Gallery==
0060Poliwag Red and Blue.png
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Sunflora, Heracross, Chimecho & Poliwag by hyogonosuke.jpg
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