Poliwrath is a Tier 3 Raid Boss in Pokémon GO, with a raid boss CP of 16674. It is boosted by Rainy or Cloudy weather being a dual Water and Fighting type. To counter it, you’ll want attackers to target it’s weaknesses to Electric, Fairy, , Grass and Psychic types.
Poliwrath can be caught with the following CP Ranges:
- 1405 CP to 1477 CP at Level 20, no weather boost
- 1757 CP to 1847 CP at Level 25, with Rainy and Cloudy weather boost
Poliwrath Counters
List of counters for the Poliwrath Raid Boss in Pokémon GO, including best Pokémon to defeat it, highest DPS attackers, and moves to use. Learn which Pokémon are the best choice to beat this raid boss.
# | Attacker | Fast Move | Charge Move | Faints | TTW |
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Air Slash | Dragon Ascent | 1 | 74s |
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Confusion Psychic | Psystrike Psychic | 2 | 85s |
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Confusion Psychic | Psychic Psychic | 3 | 93s |
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Air Slash | Dragon Ascent | 3 | 96s |
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Confusion Psychic | Psychic Psychic | 2 | 103s |
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Confusion Psychic | Psystrike Psychic | 2 | 102s |
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Zen Headbutt Psychic | Psychic Psychic | 2 | 105s |
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Bullet Seed Grass | Frenzy Plant Grass | 4 | 99s |
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Zen Headbutt Psychic | Psychic Psychic | 3 | 107s |
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Wing Attack | Sky Attack | 3 | 104s |
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Fairy Wind Fairy | Fly | 3 | 107s |
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Dragon Tail Dragon | Fly | 4 | 105s |
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Confusion Psychic | Psychic Psychic | 3 | 107s |
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Confusion Psychic | Psychic Psychic | 4 | 103s |
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Zen Headbutt Psychic | Psychic Psychic | 2 | 121s |
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Confusion Psychic | Nature’s Madness Fairy | 2 | 116s |
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Dragon Tail Dragon | Fly | 2 | 117s |
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Zen Headbutt Psychic | Psychic Psychic | 3 | 111s |
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Thunder Shock Electric | Wild Charge Electric | 4 | 109s |
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Extrasensory Psychic | Aeroblast | 2 | 125s |
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Thunder Shock Electric | Drill Peck | 3 | 110s |
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Confusion Psychic | Psychic Psychic | 2 | 127s |
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Thunder Shock Electric | Discharge Electric | 4 | 107s |
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Gust | Fly | 5 | 104s |
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Thunder Shock Electric | Wild Charge Electric | 5 | 106s |
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Vine Whip Grass | Frenzy Plant Grass | 2 | 121s |
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Thunder Fang Electric | Wild Charge Electric | 4 | 110s |
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Razor Leaf Grass | Leaf Blade Grass | 5 | 105s |
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Gust | Oblivion Wing | 3 | 116s |
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Confusion Psychic | Psychic Psychic | 3 | 115s |
Poliwrath counters generally fall in two categories / brackets, depending on the moveset that Poliwrath has:
- A fighting moveset Poliwrath is countered by Psychic and Flying Pokemon
- A water moveset Poliwrath is countered by Electric / Grass Pokemon
Mixed movesets are more or less easily countered by all of the Pokémon mentioned above, but this duality of possible movesets makes it super interesting to raid against Poliwrath. A good rule of thumb is to bring a mix of the above mentioned attackers and prioritize the appropriate ones. This is a great opportunity to give your Zapdos and Raikou some play time. Be wary of Ice Punch Poliwrath when using Grass counters.
Poliwrath Stats
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Max CP at lvl 40 2586 / lvl 50 2923 | |||||
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ATK 182 | DEF 184 | HP 207 | |||
Weak to | Resistances | ||||
Fairy Electric Psychic Grass | Bug Dark Fire Grass Rock Ice Steel Water |
Poliwrath Moveset
Poliwrath has access to following moves:
Fast Moves | Charge Moves |
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*denotes a legacy move.
Weather effects
Poliwrath is best fought in Sunny or Windy weather as it only provides boosts to attackers and nothing to Poliwrath, although both Cloudy and Rainy will provide boosts to Fairy and Electric at the costs of buffs to Poliwrath’s own fighting and water moves. The only truly negative weather is if a Ice Punch Poliwrath has a snowy advantage.
Weather | Pro-Attacker | Pro-Poliwrath |
Sunny | Boosts Super Effective Grass attackers | No Benefit |
Partly Cloudy | No Benefit | No Benefit |
Cloudy | Boosts Super Effective Fairy attackers | Boosts Fighting STAB moves Rock Smash and Dynamic Punch |
Windy | Boosts Super Effective Psychic attackers | andNo Benefit |
Rainy | Boosts Super Effective Electric attackers | Boosts Water STAB moves Bubble and Hydro Pump |
Snow | No Benefit | Boosts Charged Ice move Ice Punch |
Fog | No Benefit | No Benefit |