Poliwag Team Builder

Poliwag at a glance

Poliwag brings a Water typing and a 300 base stat total to the table. The practical question: which teammates can absorb Electric and Grass hits, and which matchups does this typing already cover for the rest of the team?

Where you can use Poliwag

• Direct version records exist for Poliwag, so the broad game mapping is stronger than a generation-only estimate.
• Planning contexts include FireRed & LeafGreen, HeartGold & SoulSilver, Emerald, Platinum, Black & White.
• 20 source version records are attached to this Pokemon entry.

Best teammates for Poliwag

These suggestions prioritize teammates that cover Poliwag's defensive weak spots, add useful pressure, and fit at least one shared game context.

Sprigatitoresists electric - resists grass - adds grass pressureFloragatoresists electric - resists grass - adds grass pressureMeowscaradaresists electric - resists grass - adds grass pressureSkeledirgeresists grass - adds fire pressure - adds ghost pressureLokixresists grass - adds bug pressure - adds dark pressurePawmoresists electric - adds electric pressure - adds fighting pressure

Team pitfalls when building around Poliwag

• Do not stack too many teammates that are also weak to electric and grass.