Polibo

Polibo ニョたろう Nyotaro

Gold and Polibo

Debuts in Murkrow Row Caught at Unknown Evolves in Ampharos Amore Ampharos Amore Gender Male Ability Water Absorb Nature Quiet Current location With Gold

→ → This Pokémon spent 18 chapters as Poliwag and less than 1 chapter as Poliwhirl.

Polibo (Japanese: ニョたろう Nyotaro), known as Poltaro in Chuang Yi's translations, is one of the Pokémon owned by Gold in the Pokémon Adventures manga.

History

As a Poliwag

As a Poliwag, he was one of the family Pokémon at Gold's home that he grew up with. When the Team Rocket grunts stole Gold's backpack, containing the Poké Balls of his family Pokémon, Polibo's Poké Ball was washed away by the stream and ended up with a wild Granbull, who Gold defeated and got back. After he saw a commemoration picture of Red's party after his victory over the Indigo League, ihehad hopes to evolving into a Poliwrath, just like how Poli turned out.

As a Poliwhirl

After much training at the Daycare Center (including fights against a Donphan), when Gold was at the Tin Tower, he evolved into a Poliwhirl when the tower was collapsing due to a Rocket-induced Earthquake and then into a Politoed when he was traded to Silver while holding the King's Rock just before the tower had collapsed entirely. Due to the fact that he was now under Silver's ownership, he followed his commands and loafed around when Gold ordered him, trapping the Rocket-owned Piloswine in a Whirlpool. After the two boys healed their Pokémon, he attempted to attack Silver's Tyranitar with his advantageous water attacks, but is thwarted by Murkrow and is beaten.

He was then used in the Lake of Rage to fight back against the rampaging wild Gyarados there, and used his DynamicPunch to fight the Masked Man, but failed as he simply froze his fist.

However, the next time he was used, Gold was able to exploit the fact that the only Pokémon the villain carried outside of the ones left at the Pokémon League was his Delibird, and with a Perish Song, Polibo was able to defeat it at the cost of its own health.

In the Emerald arc, he was seen again in The Final Battle IX where he had teamed up with Poli to destroy Guile Hideout's armor with clever combination that befuddled him.

Moves used

Using Perish Song	Move First Used In Water Gun How Do You Do, Sudowoodo? Whirlpool Ampharos Amore DoubleSlap Raise the Red Gyarados DynamicPunch Delibird Delivery - 1 Hypnosis Stop Snoring, Slowking Perish Song The Last Battle VI Brick Break Unknown
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Poliwag, Poliwhirl, and Politoed.

Gold's Pokémon
In rotation:	Aibo	Polibo	Exbo	Sunbo	Sudobo	Togebo
	Pibu
In box:	Tibo	Remoraid
Given away:	Teddiursa
Traded:	Kingdra
Released:	Chinchou
Status unknown:	Murkrow
Temporary:	Raikou	Dragonite
At home:	Lickitung	Sandshrew	Oddish	Drowzee	Krabby	Chansey
	Weedle	Exeggcute	Kakuna

Silver's Pokémon
On hand:	Weavile	Kingdra	Honchkrow	Feraligatr	Gyarados
With Giovanni:	Ursaring
Traded:	Polibo	Unknown
Returned:	Snubbull	Tyranitar	Rhyperior
Temporary:	Gyarados (multiple)	Entei

This article is part of Project Manga, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each series of Pokémon manga.