Poliwag is a PokeBonk League partner of uncommon rarity and Water type. Its unlock challenge counts from your first run, with no League members needed. During a run it evolves into Poliwhirl (Lv. 30) → Poliwrath (Lv. 42).
- Passive
- Max HP and projectile speed; bonuses in rain.
- How to unlock
- Put 4,000 Pokémon to sleep.
- League members needed
- None
- Evolution
- Poliwag → Poliwhirl (Lv. 30) → Poliwrath (Lv. 42)
Partner data comes from community testing on v0.7.7 (2026-10-20), before Season 2. The game is now on v0.8.28, so some challenges may have changed since, and we re-check them as we play.
Moves and fusions for Poliwag
- Signature fusion: Hypnotic Spiral, from Bubble Beam + Hypnosis at max level in Bill's Machine.
- Two maxed Water moves fuse into Tidal Wave, the Water type fusion, an easy target that fits Poliwag's type.
- Conductive Storm is a reaction fusion from a Water move and a Electric move.
- Boiling Geyser is a reaction fusion from a Fire move and a Water move.
Plan a build with Poliwag All move fusions →
Unlock alongside Poliwag
These partners' challenges count the same thing as Poliwag's (Pokémon put to sleep), so the same runs move all of them forward.
- Jigglypuff: Put 1,500 Pokémon to sleep.
- Slowpoke: Put 8,000 Pokémon to sleep.
- Drowzee: Put 1,500 Pokémon to sleep in a single run.
Other Water partners
Squirtle · Psyduck · Tentacool · Slowpoke · Seel · Shellder · Krabby · Horsea · Goldeen · Staryu · Magikarp · Lapras · Omanyte · Kabuto
How do I unlock Poliwag in PokeBonk?
Put 4,000 Pokémon to sleep.
What type is Poliwag in PokeBonk?
Water. Max HP and projectile speed; bonuses in rain.
When does Poliwag evolve in PokeBonk?
Poliwag → Poliwhirl (Lv. 30) → Poliwrath (Lv. 42).