How to evolve Poliwhirl in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: The Teal Mask

Poliwhirl evolves into two Pokémon depending on what you use on it. The Pokemon can turn into Poliwrath, a water- and fighting-type Pokémon, or Politoed, a water-type Pokémon. Now, the Poli-family has been added. Pokémon Scarlet You can also find out more about the following: Violet:Teal Mask DLC.

If you’re looking to evolve your beloved swirly frog, you’ve come to the right place. We’ll explain where you can find Poliwhirl, and then how to transform it to its two possible forms.

Where to find Poliwhirl in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Kitakami has a lot of water where you can find Poliwhirl:

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You’ll more easily find Poliwag around the water, which will evolve into Poliwhirl at level 25.

What is the difference between Poliwhirl and Poliwrath?

Use a Water StoneOn it.

Delibird Presents sells Water Stones to those who have earned at least 3 gym badges.

What is the difference between Poliwhirl and Politoed?

To evolve Poliwhirl into the water-type Politoed, you’ll need to give it a King’s Rock to hold and trade it.

You can buy King’s Rock from the Mesagoza Delibird Presents shop after earning at least four gym badges.

To trade a Poliwhirl with a King’s Rock and get your Politoed easily, you can use the trade code “00610061” to only get matched up online with people who are also trading Poliwhirl with King’s Rocks. You will need a Nintendo Switch Online subscription in order to trade online, although you can always ask a local friend to trade with you if you don’t have the subscription!

Looking for new Pokémon from Teal Mask? You can learn how to transform Poltchageist in Sinistcha or Applin into Dipplin.