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politoed
#186

Politoed

Frog Pokémon

Water

Whenever three or more of these get together, they sing in a loud voice that sounds like bellowing.

Base Stats

HP 90
Attack 75
Defense 75
Sp. Atk 90
Sp. Def 100
Speed 70
Total 500

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Frog Pokémon
Height 1.1 m
Weight 33.9 kg
Base Exp 225
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Waters Edge
Egg Groups Water1

Sprites

politoed Front Front
politoed Back Back
politoed Front Shiny Front Shiny
politoed Back Shiny Back Shiny
politoed Front ♀ Front ♀
politoed Back ♀ Back ♀
politoed Front Shiny ♀ Front Shiny ♀
politoed Back Shiny ♀ Back Shiny ♀
politoed Official Art Official Art
politoed Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Support
Moves
Icy Wind / Ice Beam
Helping Hand / Encore / Perish Song
Item
Sitrus Berry
Ability
Drizzle
Nature
Calm
EVs
HP 252
Def 76
SpA 76
SpD 100
Spe 4
Choice Scarf
Moves
Scald / Surf
Hidden Power Grass / Rain Dance / Encore
Item
Choice Scarf
Ability
Drizzle
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 4
Def 4
SpA 248
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Overall, Politoed makes for a great support Pokemon due to its movepool and ability Drizzle; however, a lot of Battle Spot Doubles players know to bring Grass- and Electric-type coverage to deal with Politoed, which slightly hinders its effectiveness in Battle Spot Doubles.

Most Used Moves

Scald
90.3%
Protect
65.9%
Ice Beam
60.8%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc