Where to find Poliwag in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet DLC

Noelle Corbett
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Poliwag

Poliwag and its evolutions are back in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s Teal Mask DLC. Here’s how to get Poliwag, Polywhirl, Poliwrath, and Politoed.

The first half of Scarlet and Violet‘s DLC, The Teal Mask, reintroduces a variety of older Pokemon that were not available in the base game.

Among them is the Poliwag family. Poliwag, Poliwhirl, and Poliwrath were introduced in the first generation, and the following gen added Politoed as an alternate evolution for Poliwhirl.

Here’s how to catch and evolve Poliwag.

Where to find Poliwag in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet

Poliwag can be found in and around the water in certain areas. These include the river behind Mossui Town, Fellhorn Gorge, and the river on the southeast side of Kitakami.

Poliwag habitat

Where to find Poliwhirl in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet

Poliwhirl can also be found in and around water, though it’s much rarer. It’s mainly found around Fellhorn Gorge and the river south of it.

Poliwhirl habitat

Can you catch Poliwrath and Politoed in Scarlet & Violet?

Poliwrath and Politoed cannot be found in the wild in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. You’ll have to evolve Poliwhirl to obtain them.

Poliwrath Pokedex art

How to evolve Poliwag into Poliwhirl, Poliwrath & Politoed

Poliwag evolves into Poliwhirl at level 25.

After that, you have the option of evolving Poliwhirl into either Poliwrath or Politoed.

To evolve Poliwhirl into Poliwrath, give it a Water Stone. If you need one, we have a  how to find all evolution items in Scarlet and Violet, including stones.

To evolve Poliwhirl into Politoed, give Poliwhirl a King’s Rock and trade it.

Politoed Pokedex art

That’s all you need to know about evolving Poliwag. If you found that helpful, check out our other Pokemon Scarlet & Violet guides below:

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Noelle is a Senior Games Writer for Dexerto who can usually be found playing an RPG. Her favorites include Persona, Pokemon, and DnD. When she isn't writing or gaming, Noelle is probably making silly noises at her dog. She can be reached at noelle.corbett@dexerto.com.