

It later evolves into Poliwrath to save Red from drowning a second time. 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. Ash won the battle, but Misty was too overjoyed about acquiring her new Poliwhirl to be upset at her loss. While fighting Ash's Bulbasaur, her Poliwag evolved. It evolved from the Poliwag she caught in the Orange Islands during a battle with Ash over ownership of a Totodile that they both simultaneously captured while fishing. In the Pokémon anime, Misty had a Poliwhirl in the Johto series. Poliwhirl was also featured as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Via a Water Stone, or it can be evolved into a Politoed by trading it They can be found in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. It is unobtainable in the wild in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald but Alternatively, Poliwhirl can be obtained by evolving Poliwag at level 25.

Poliwhirl is obtainable in most of the Pokémon RPGs by surfing or fishing. Poliwhirl's mouth is no longer visible after evolution, but it is concluded that it moved to the center of its spiral, since it now sprays water from there. Poliwhirl's spiral goes in the opposite direction of Poliwag's.

It is also capable of easily escaping the grasp of foes due to its greasy skin. It does this by subtly undulating the spiral, causing drowsiness and eventually sleep. In battle, it uses the spiral-shape on its belly to put the foe to sleep. It prefers to live underwater in ponds where there is less danger. It is capable of living in or out of water in order to live out of water, it must sweat to keep its body slimy. Its hands make it seem as though it is wearing white boxing gloves. Poliwhirl is a large, amphibious froglet-like Pokémon.
