Poliwrath is a blue, bipedal Pokémon with a round body and muscular arms.

It
has bulbous eyes that protrude from the top of its head and its belly is covered
by a white and black swirl. There appear to be white gloves on its hands, and it
has rounded, digit-less feet. Poliwrath's body is almost entirely muscle, and the
muscles in its arms and legs never tire. When it swims, it uses all the muscles in
its body and is able to swim vast distances with minimal breathing. It is even
capable of briefly running on the water's surface.

Being the result of an evolution via Evolution stone, Poliwrath is rarely found in

the wild, but when found, it is usually seen living on dry land near the water's
edge, despite it being an excellent swimmer.

In Charizard Chills, Tad used a Poliwrath in his battle against Ash. It was able to

defeat both Pikachu and Charizard easily. Later, Charizard managed to defeat
Poliwrath in a rematch. It reappeared in a flashback in The Fires of a Red-Hot
Reunion!.
In Hook, Line, and Stinker, Andreas's Poliwrath participated in a Seaking Catching
contest. It later battled Misty's Poliwhirl to decide who would win the contest
and was defeated.
In Machoke, Machoke Man, Chuck used a Poliwrath during his Gym battle
against Ash. It quickly defeated Pikachu with Double Slap, but then lost
to Bayleef's Body Slam.
In Outrageous Fortunes, Delaney's Poliwrath upheld an excelling winning streak,
prompting an impressed Team Rocket to target it.
In A Young Royal Flame Ignites!, the Revengers own a Poliwrath. It
helped Viren during his Battle Royal by distracting Incineroar.
In SS017, James got a Poliwrath from the Rocket Gachat. It was used to battle
Ash and Goh when the latter intruded on Team Rocket's base, but it was soon
defeated.
Minor appearances
In The Punchy Pokémon, a Poliwrath competed in the P1 Grand Prix.
In The Battling Eevee Brothers!, a Poliwrath evolved from a Poliwhirl during the
evolution party in Stone Town.
A Poliwrath appeared as an image in the dubbed version of The Ultimate Test.
A Poliwrath appeared in The Breeding Center Secret.
In Pikachu's Vacation, a Poliwrath was at the Pokémon Theme Park.
In Lights, Camera, Quack-tion, a Poliwrath was part of the cast for the movie
"Pokémon in Love".
A Poliwrath appeared in Marina's fantasy in Bye Bye Psyduck.
In The Power of One, multiple Poliwrath sensed the disturbance caused
by Lawrence III.
In Wired for Battle!, a Poliwrath was in Muramasa's dojo.
In Ring Masters, a Poliwrath competed in Rikishii Town's Sumo Conference.
In Got Miltank?, a Poliwrath lived at a Pokémon-exclusive oasis.
A Poliwrath appeared in Extreme Pokémon!, under the ownership of a participant
in the Extreme Pokémon Race.
In Pop Goes The Sneasel, a Trainer's Poliwrath was knocked out off-screen after
training near the place where the Sacred Fire of Ho-Oh was kept.
A Poliwrath appeared in Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias, under the ownership of a
competitor in the Tour de Alto Mare.
In Journey to the Starting Line!, a Poliwrath was at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
Multiple Poliwrath appeared in A Six Pack Attack!.
In One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!, the Pokémon Summer
Academy temporarily lent a Poliwrath to one of the students for the second leg
of the Pokémon Triathlon.
A Poliwrath appeared in a flashback or a fantasy in The Forest Champion!.
In Battle Royal 151!, a Trainer's Poliwrath competed in the Battle
Royal preliminary round of the Manalo Conference but was defeated by Ash's
Pikachu.
In SS021, a Poliwrath battled a wild Riolu after it attacked it.