AbilitySpiral
As long as Poliwrath is your Active Pokémon, your opponent's Confused Pokémon can't retreat.
Poliwrath 11/112 · FireRed & LeafGreen
FireRed & LeafGreen is a set in the EX series. It was released on September 1, 2004. The printed size is 112. This checklist is longer, at 116 cards. Poliwrath is 11/112, in position 11 of 116 on this checklist. Before it is 10 Pidgeot, and after it is 12 Raichu. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.
Poliwrath is a Stage 2 Water Pokémon with 120 HP. In the Pokédex this is Poliwrath (#062), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Poliwhirl. In this catalog that name is Poliwhirl (#061).
Ken Sugimori illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,112 other cards in the catalog.
Poliwrath (#062) has 19 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 16 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2024. The earliest other card is Poliwrath 13/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 18 other cards of Poliwrath list a different HP.
Spiral is listed as Poké-Body. As long as Poliwrath is your Active Pokémon, your opponent's Confused Pokémon can't retreat. The attack Split Spiral Punch lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. The Defending Pokémon is now Confused. Mega Throw is another attack lists 50+ damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless. If the Defending Pokémon is Pokémon-ex, this attack does 50 damage plus 30 more damage. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 2.
I keep a set binder for FireRed & LeafGreen, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the FireRed & LeafGreen set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Poliwrath can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.
Card facts
- Number
- 11/112
- Series
- EX
- Released
- September 1, 2004
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Stage 2
- HP
- 120
- Type
- Water
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex
- Poliwrath (#062)
- Evolves from
- Poliwhirl
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat
- 2
Attacks and card text
AttackSplit Spiral Punch
The Defending Pokémon is now Confused.
AttackMega Throw
If the Defending Pokémon is Pokémon-ex, this attack does 50 damage plus 30 more damage.
Binders this card belongs in
Other printings in the list
Next to it in the set
Questions about this card
Which set is Poliwrath from?
FireRed & LeafGreen, in the EX series. It was released on September 1, 2004. The printed size is 112.
What is the collector number?
11/112. It is entry 11 of 116 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Ken Sugimori. The catalog lists 1,112 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Rare Holo.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Poliwrath #062, generation 1 (Kanto).
Which attacks are printed?
Split Spiral Punch (20) and Mega Throw (50+).