Poliwrath

Tadpole Pokémon ^#62

Its body is solid muscle. When swimming through cold seas, Poliwrath uses its impressive arms to smash through drift ice and plow forward.

Poliwrath is skilled at both swimming and martial arts. It uses its well-trained arms to dish out powerful punches.

- Water-Absorb
  Whenever a water-type move hits this Pokémon, it heals for 1/4 of its maximum HP, negating any other effect on it. Water moves will ignore this Pokémon's substitute.
- Damp
  While this Pokémon is in battle, self destruct and explosion will fail and aftermath will not take effect.

- Swift-Swim
  This Pokémon's Speed is doubled during rain. This bonus does not count as a stat modifier.

Swims powerfully using all the muscles in its
body. It can even overtake world-class swimmers.