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Poliwrath

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Poliwrath Weaknesses & Counters

WaterFighting

Poliwrath is weak to Electric, Grass, Flying, Psychic and Fairy. It resists Fire, Water, Ice, Bug, Rock, Dark and Steel.

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Type matchups

2× — weakElectricGrassFlyingPsychicFairy
1× — normal damageNormalFightingPoisonGroundGhostDragon
½× — resistsFireWaterIceBugRockDarkSteel

Abilities that change this

Water Absorb: Water ½× → 0×

Best counters

Popular Pokémon that resist Poliwrath's STAB attacks and hit it super-effectively.

DragoniteDragoniteDragonFlyingLatios-MegaMega LatiosDragonPsychicSlowbroSlowbroWaterPsychicVenusaur-MegaMega VenusaurGrassPoisonTapu FiniTapu FiniWaterFairyLatiosLatiosDragonPsychicVenusaurVenusaurGrassPoisonSinistchaSinistchaGrassGhost

Other Water/Fighting Pokémon

KeldeoKeldeoKeldeo-ResoluteKeldeo-ResoluteQuaquavalQuaquaval

Poliwrath weakness FAQ

What is Poliwrath weak to?

Poliwrath is a Water/Fighting type, so it takes super-effective damage from Electric, Grass, Flying, Psychic and Fairy.

What does Poliwrath resist?

Poliwrath resists Fire, Water, Ice, Bug, Rock, Dark and Steel.

Do Poliwrath's abilities change its weaknesses?

With Water Absorb: Water ½× → 0×.

What are good counters to Poliwrath?

Popular Pokémon that resist Poliwrath's Water and Fighting attacks and hit it super-effectively include Dragonite, Mega Latios, Slowbro, Mega Venusaur and Tapu Fini.