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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.
Details
Height1.1 m
Weight33.9 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate45
Base friendship70
Growth ratemedium slow
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
90
Attack
75
Defense
75
Sp. Atk
90
Sp. Def
100
Speed
70
Total
500
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Rain Setter
- Item
- Damp Rock
- Ability
- Drizzle
- Nature
- Calm
- EVs
- 252 HP / 156 SpD / 100 Spe
- Tera
- Grass
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Politoed can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
22 sprites & renders for Politoed.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Bounce | Flying | Physical | 85 | 85 | 5 |
| 1 | Belly Drum | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Bubble Beam | Water | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Double Slap | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 10 |
| 1 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Earth Power | Ground | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Hydro Pump | Water | Special | 110 | 80 | 5 |
| 1 | Hyper Voice | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Hypnosis | Psychic | Status | — | 60 | 20 |
| 1 | Mud Shot | Ground | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| 1 | Perish Song | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 1 | Pound | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 1 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| 1 | Water Gun | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
Breeding & egg moves
Politoed can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
