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1. “An adept swimmer at both the front crawl and breaststroke. Easily overtakes the best human swimmers.”

   First printed on Base Set #13 · 1999 · Illus. Ken Sugimori · on 2 cards

   • Base Set #131999 · $35.79
   • Base Set 2 #152000 · $21.57

2. “Although an energetic, skilled swimmer that uses all of its muscles, it lives on dry land.”

   First printed on Neo Discovery #9 · 2001 · Illus. Shin-ichi Yoshida · on 3 cards

   • Neo Discovery #92001 · $35.40
   • Neo Discovery #282001 · $8.05
   • Unleashed #212010 · $5.36

3. “With extremely tough muscles, it can keep swimming in the Pacific Ocean without resting.”

   First printed on Legends Awakened #35 · 2008 · Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita

   • Legends Awakened #352008 · $2.57

4. “With its extremely tough muscles, it can keep swimming in the Pacific Ocean without resting.”

   First printed on Furious Fists #17 · 2014 · Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita

   • Furious Fists #172014 · $1.61

5. “An adept swimmer, it knows the front crawl, butterfly, and more. It is faster than the best human swimmers.”

   First printed on Evolutions #25 · 2016 · Illus. Ken Sugimori

   • Evolutions #252016 · $4.19

6. “Its percentage of body fat is nearly zero. Its body is entirely muscle, which makes it heavy and forces its swimming prowess to develop.”

   First printed on Sun & Moon #32 · 2017 · Illus. Midori Harada

   • Sun & Moon #322017 · $0.71

7. “It's quite a gifted swimmer, even among Water-type Pokémon, but it normally spends its time on land.”

   First printed on Unbroken Bonds #39 · 2019 · Illus. Akira Komayama

   • Unbroken Bonds #392019 · $0.69

8. “Its body is solid muscle. When swimming through cold seas, Poliwrath uses its impressive arms to smash through drift ice and plow forward.”

   First printed on Lost Origin #085 · 2022 · Illus. Teeziro

   • Lost Origin #0852022 · $0.17

9. “Poliwrath is skilled at both swimming and martial arts. It uses its well-trained arms to dish out powerful punches.”

   First printed on 151 #062 · 2023 · Illus. Kurata So

   • 151 #0622023 · $0.24

10. “It can use its well-developed arms and legs to run on the surface of the water for a split second.”

    First printed on Twilight Masquerade #043 · 2024 · Illus. Nisota Niso

    • Twilight Masquerade #0432024 · $0.13

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