#186
Politoed
Frog Pokémon
Water
They gather on moonlit nights to form a large chorus. Their cries sound angry and not at all pleasant, but they are certainly distinctive.
Base Stats
HP 90
Attack 75
Defense 75
Sp. Atk 90
Sp. Def 100
Speed 70
Total 500
Type Effectiveness
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Evolution Chain
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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
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Front ♀
Back ♀
Front Shiny ♀
Back Shiny ♀
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
Specially Defensive
Strategy Overview
Without Drizzle, Politoed is a generic ho-hum defensive Water-type in the metagame. Politoed is average and does not perform any role exceptionally well. While not necessarily bad, it lacks the practicality and utility of other defensive Water-types such as Jellicent due to its convenient secondary typing, access to moves like Will-O-Wisp and Taunt, and reliable recovery. Politoed fails to keep up with the abundance of threatening wallbreakers such as Stoutland and setup sweepers like Alolan Raichu.
Common Teammates
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc