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Poliwag
Oracle Text
Attack Call for Family: Put 1 random Poliwag from your deck onto your Bench.
Card Details
Character Background
Poliwag from Base Set is a simple-looking Basic Water Pokémon that quietly supports a tempo-oriented Water deck, where early pressure matters and every Energy attachment is meant to keep options open. Water Gun starts at 10 damage and scales with extra Energy beyond the cost, so Poliwag rewards you for accelerating attachment or using it as a flexible early attacker rather than a passive bench filler. In practical terms, it fits best in decks that want to curve into stronger Water Evolutions while still threatening chip damage; pairing it with Energy acceleration, retrieval, or efficient switch effects helps keep its damage relevant. A useful deckbuilding tip is to include enough Water Energy and early-game draw so Poliwag can attack as soon as it hits the field, since it punishes opponents who assume Basics are harmless. Flavor-wise, it feels like a small, adaptable swimmer that gains bite as conditions improve.
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Character Background
Poliwag from Base Set is a simple-looking Basic Water Pokémon that quietly supports a tempo-oriented Water deck, where early pressure matters and every Energy attachment is meant to keep options open. Water Gun starts at 10 damage and scales with extra Energy beyond the cost, so Poliwag rewards you for accelerating attachment or using it as a flexible early attacker rather than a passive bench filler. In practical terms, it fits best in decks that want to curve into stronger Water Evolutions while still threatening chip damage; pairing it with Energy acceleration, retrieval, or efficient switch effects helps keep its damage relevant. A useful deckbuilding tip is to include enough Water Energy and early-game draw so Poliwag can attack as soon as it hits the field, since it punishes opponents who assume Basics are harmless. Flavor-wise, it feels like a small, adaptable swimmer that gains bite as conditions improve.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-09 09:20:42 UTC