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Politoed
Frog Pokémon
The cry of a male is louder than that of a female. Male Politoed with deep, menacing voices find more popularity with the opposite gender.
Politoed Profile
- Height
- 1.1 m
- Weight
- 33.9 kg
- Abilities
- Water Absorb, Damp, Drizzle (hidden)
- Egg groups
- Water 1
- Habitat
- Waters Edge
- Growth rate
- Medium slow
- Catch rate
- 45 / 255 (18%)
- Gender
- 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
- Introduced
- Generation II
Politoed Base Stats
Base stats are the starting point — a real Politoed's stats also depend on its Nature, EVs and IVs.
Attacking Politoed?
See the full Politoed weakness guide — best counters included →
Politoed Evolutions
Lv. 25
Water Stone
Where to Catch Politoed
In Black, Politoed can be found at 1 location — highlighted on the Unova map. Hover or tap a glowing spot for details.
Politoed Moves
Star up to 4 moves to build a battle set, then open the Party battle planner to see which Pokémon and move beats any opponent.
| ★ | Move | Type | Category | Learn | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bounce | Flying | Physical | Lv. 0 | 85 | 85% | 5 | |
| Belly Drum | Normal | Status | Lv. 1 | — | — | 10 | |
| Hydro Pump | Water | Special | Lv. 1 | 110 | 80% | 5 | |
| Pound | Normal | Physical | Lv. 1 | 40 | 100% | 35 | |
| Rain Dance | Water | Status | Lv. 1 | — | — | 5 | |
| Amnesia | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 20 | |
| Blizzard | Ice | Special | TM / HM | 110 | 70% | 5 | |
| Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | TM / HM | 75 | 100% | 15 | |
| Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | TM / HM | 60 | 100% | 20 | |
| Chilling Water | Water | Special | TM / HM | 50 | 100% | 20 | |
| Dig | Ground | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Earthquake | Ground | Physical | TM / HM | 100 | 100% | 10 | |
| Encore | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 5 | |
| Endure | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Facade | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 20 | |
| Fling | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Focus Blast | Fighting | Special | TM / HM | 120 | 70% | 5 | |
| Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical | TM / HM | 150 | 100% | 20 | |
| Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 150 | 90% | 5 | |
| Haze | Ice | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 30 | |
| Helping Hand | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 20 | |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 150 | 90% | 5 | |
| Ice Beam | Ice | Special | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Ice Punch | Ice | Physical | TM / HM | 75 | 100% | 15 | |
| Icy Wind | Ice | Special | TM / HM | 55 | 95% | 15 | |
| Liquidation | Water | Physical | TM / HM | 85 | 100% | 10 | |
| Low Kick | Fighting | Physical | TM / HM | — | 100% | 20 | |
| Low Sweep | Fighting | Physical | TM / HM | 65 | 100% | 20 | |
| Metronome | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | TM / HM | 20 | 100% | 10 | |
| Protect | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Psych Up | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Psychic | Psychic | Special | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Rest | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Substitute | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Surf | Water | Special | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 15 | |
| Swift | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 60 | — | 20 | |
| Take Down | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 90 | 85% | 20 | |
| Tera Blast | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Thief | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 60 | 100% | 25 | |
| Waterfall | Water | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Weather Ball | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 50 | 100% | 10 | |
| Whirlpool | Water | Special | TM / HM | 35 | 85% | 15 | |
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | Egg | 85 | 100% | 15 | |
| Bubble Beam | Water | Special | Egg | 65 | 100% | 20 | |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | Egg | 120 | 100% | 15 | |
| Earth Power | Ground | Special | Egg | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Endeavor | Normal | Physical | Egg | — | 100% | 5 | |
| Hyper Voice | Normal | Special | Egg | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Hypnosis | Psychic | Status | Egg | — | 60% | 20 | |
| Mist | Ice | Status | Egg | — | — | 30 | |
| Mud Shot | Ground | Special | Egg | 55 | 95% | 15 | |
| Muddy Water | Water | Special | Egg | 90 | 85% | 10 | |
| Perish Song | Normal | Status | Egg | — | — | 5 | |
| Splash | Normal | Status | Egg | — | — | 40 | |
| Swagger | Normal | Status | Egg | — | 85% | 15 | |
| Water Gun | Water | Special | Egg | 40 | 100% | 25 | |
| Water Pulse | Water | Special | Egg | 60 | 100% | 20 |
Politoed Questions & Answers
- What is Politoed weak to?
- Politoed takes extra damage from Grass (2×) and Electric (2×) type attacks.
- What is Politoed resistant to?
- Politoed takes reduced damage from Steel (½×), Fire (½×), Water (½×), and Ice (½×) type attacks.
- What is Politoed strong against?
- Politoed's Water type attacks are super effective against Ground, Rock, and Fire Pokémon.
- What type is Politoed?
- Politoed is a Water-type Pokémon.
- What are Politoed's base stats?
- Politoed has a base stat total of 500 — HP 90, Attack 75, Defense 75, Sp. Atk 90, Sp. Def 100, Speed 70.