Poliwhirl

() is a -type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.
==Biology==
===Physiology===
Poliwhirl is a large, blue amphibious froglet-like Pokémon. Poliwhirl has large hands and the hands appear to be like gloves. When a Poliwag evolves, the spiral on its belly reverses direction.
===Behavior===
Poliwhirl are amphibious. Though they are not nearly as clumsy on land as Poliwag, they still prefer to remain in the water, where they have fewer predators. Both Poliwhirl and Poliwag are mesmerized and drawn to the cries of Politoed, and will cease whatever they are doing to locate and congregate around the source of such noises. They have been shown to even respond to audio recordings rather than actual Politoed. 
===Natural abilities===
Poliwhirl can have the abilities Damp and Water Absorb. Water Absorb allows Poliwhirl to recover 1/4 of the HP the attack would perform if the attack is a -type. Damp prevents opponents self-destruction. It is capable of living in or out of water; in order to live out of water, it must sweat to keep itself slimy. It prefers to live underwater in ponds where there is less danger. In battle, it uses the spiral shape on its belly to put the foe to sleep. It does this by subtly undulating the spiral, causing drowsiness and eventually sleep. It is also capably of easily escaping the grasp of foes due to its greasy skin.
==Evolution==
Poliwhirl is the evolved form of Poliwag, as of level 25. Poliwhirl has two choices of evolution - it can evolve into a Poliwrath via a Water Stone, or it can be evolved into a Politoed by trading it with the King's Rock item attached.
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===Sprites===
==Appearances==
===Anime===
Misty owned a Poliwhirl that evolved from her Poliwag in GS035: The Totodile Duel during her battle with Ash but it is now a Politoed.
===In the TCG===
Poliwhirl appears several times in the Pokémon Trading Card Game. More specifically, it appears in the Base Set, Base Set 2, Gym Heroes (as Misty's Poliwhirl), Neo Discovery, Expedition, 
Skyridge, EX Fire Red & Leaf Green and EX Unseen Forces.
===Manga===
Red starts his journey with a Poliwhirl and a Bulbasaur, the former being his friend for a long time, and had evolved into Poliwhirl from Poliwag to save him from drowning. It later evolves into Poliwrath to save Red from drowning a second time. Poliwhirl was the only Pokémon of Red's that fought against Lt. Surge to free all of the captured Pokémon.
==Trivia==
*The spiral on its belly changes direction after evolving from Poliwag.
*Strangely, Poliwhirl's hands are sometimes depicted as finger gloves (like in its Generation II sprites) and sometimes depicted as gloves (like in its modern sprites).
===Origin===
Poliwhirl, being the evolution of Poliwag, a tadpole-like Pokémon, is in reference to a tadpole's metamorphosis into a frog. Its spiral stomach pattern references how some tadpoles have transparent underbellies, revealing their innards as a spiral pattern.
==Gallery==
0061Poliwhirl Red and Blue.png
0061Poliwhirl Red and Green.png
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0061Poliwhirl Dream.png
0061Poliwhirl Pokemon Stadium.png
0061Poliwhirl Pokémon HOME.png
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0061Poliwhirl GO Shiny.png
PoliwhirlSprite.png
ShinyPoliwhirlSprite.png
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Category:Stage 1 Pokémon
Category:Small Pokémon
Category:Light Pokémon
Category:Pokémon with branched evolutions
Category:Pokémon with cross-generational evolutions
Category:Amphibian Pokémon