Politoed

#186 (Johto)

#187 Hoppip ›

Pokémon type

Water

Politoed weaknesses

Politoed is weak to Grass and Electric-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Politoed is resistant to Steel, Fire, Water and Ice-type moves.

63%

Best moveset for Politoed

The best moves for Politoed are Bubble and Weather Ball when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Mud Shot and Hydro Pump deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Bubble

12DPS

Weather Ball

44DPS

Defending

Bubble

12DPS

Weather Ball

44DPS

Trainer Battles

Mud Shot

4.5EPT

Hydro Pump

2.08DPE

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Evolution

There are 4 Pokémon in the Poliwag family. Politoed evolves from Poliwhirl for 100 Candy.

Poliwhirl requires King's Rock to evolve into Politoed.

Game images

Politoed, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Politoed is a Water Pokémon which evolves from Poliwhirl. It is weak to Grass and Electric moves. Politoed's best moveset is Bubble & Weather Ball and it has a Max CP of 2,769.

About

"The curled hair on Politoed's head is proof of its status as a king. It is said that the longer and more curled the hair, the more respect this Pokémon earns from its peers."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Bubble	10	12	12
Mud Shot	4	12	8

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Weather Ball	55	3	2
Ice Beam Elite TM	95	2	1.9
Scald	75	2	1.8
Hydro Pump	135	1	1.62
Surf	60	2	1.44
Earthquake Elite TM	140	1	1.4
Blizzard	130	1	1.3
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Mud Shot	3	2	1.5	4.5
Bubble	8	3	3.2	3.7

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Hydro Pump	130	75	2.08
Weather Ball	60	35	2.06
Scald ▼ att	85	50	2.04
Surf	75	45	2
Blizzard	140	75	1.87
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Earthquake Elite TM	120	65	1.85
Ice Beam Elite TM	90	55	1.64
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Bubble 12 DPS	Weather Ball 44 DPS	10.1	100%
Bubble 12 DPS	Hydro Pump 46.3 DPS	9.4	93%
Bubble 12 DPS	Surf 48 DPS	9.4	93%
Mud Shot 8 DPS	Weather Ball 44 DPS	9.4	93%
Bubble 12 DPS	Blizzard 43.3 DPS	8.7	86%
Mud Shot 8 DPS	Hydro Pump 46.3 DPS	8.7	86%
Bubble 12 DPS	Earthquake Elite TM 40 DPS	8.7	86%
Mud Shot 8 DPS	Surf 48 DPS	8.5	84%
Bubble 12 DPS	Ice Beam Elite TM 27.1 DPS	8.2	81%
Bubble 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	8	79%
Mud Shot 8 DPS	Earthquake Elite TM 40 DPS	7.9	78%
Bubble 12 DPS	Scald 25.7 DPS	7.9	78%
Mud Shot 8 DPS	Blizzard 43.3 DPS	7.9	78%
Mud Shot 8 DPS	Ice Beam Elite TM 27.1 DPS	7.6	75%
Mud Shot 8 DPS	Scald 25.7 DPS	7.3	72%
Mud Shot 8 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	7	69%
Bubble 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	5.5	54%
Mud Shot 8 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	4.3	43%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Bubble 12 DPS	Weather Ball 44 DPS	3.6	100%
Bubble 12 DPS	Ice Beam Elite TM 27.1 DPS	3.5	95%
Bubble 12 DPS	Hydro Pump 46.3 DPS	3.5	95%
Bubble 12 DPS	Scald 25.7 DPS	3.4	92%
Bubble 12 DPS	Surf 48 DPS	3.3	91%
Bubble 12 DPS	Earthquake Elite TM 40 DPS	3.2	88%
Bubble 12 DPS	Blizzard 43.3 DPS	3.1	86%
Bubble 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.4	66%
Mud Shot 8 DPS	Weather Ball 44 DPS	2.3	63%
Mud Shot 8 DPS	Ice Beam Elite TM 27.1 DPS	2.2	60%
Mud Shot 8 DPS	Scald 25.7 DPS	2.1	58%
Mud Shot 8 DPS	Hydro Pump 46.3 DPS	2.1	58%
Mud Shot 8 DPS	Surf 48 DPS	2	55%
Mud Shot 8 DPS	Earthquake Elite TM 40 DPS	1.9	53%
Mud Shot 8 DPS	Blizzard 43.3 DPS	1.9	51%
Bubble 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.6	44%
Mud Shot 8 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.4	38%
Mud Shot 8 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	0.9	26%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Hydro Pump 2.08 DPE	18	10.9	100%
Bubble 3.7 EPT	Hydro Pump 2.08 DPE	21	10.8	100%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Weather Ball 2.06 DPE	8	10.8	99%
Bubble 3.7 EPT	Weather Ball 2.06 DPE	12	10.7	99%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Scald 2.04 DPE	12	10.7	98%
Bubble 3.7 EPT	Scald 2.04 DPE	15	10.7	98%
Bubble 3.7 EPT	Surf 2 DPE	15	10.5	97%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Surf 2 DPE	10	10.5	97%
Bubble 3.7 EPT	Blizzard 1.87 DPE	21	10	92%
Bubble 3.7 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	21	10	92%
Bubble 3.7 EPT	Earthquake Elite TM 1.85 DPE	18	10	92%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Blizzard 1.87 DPE	18	9.9	91%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	16	9.9	91%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Earthquake Elite TM 1.85 DPE	16	9.8	90%
Bubble 3.7 EPT	Ice Beam Elite TM 1.64 DPE	15	9.2	85%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Ice Beam Elite TM 1.64 DPE	14	8.9	82%
Bubble 3.7 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	21	3.7	34%
Mud Shot 4.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	16	2.1	20%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Politoed?

Politoed is weak to Grass and Electric moves.

The best counter to Politoed is Mega Raichu Y with Thunder Shock and Zap Cannon+, followed by Regieleki and Mega Sceptile.

The top Politoed counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Mega Raichu Y	Thunder Shock Zap Cannon+	100%
Regieleki	Lock-On Thunder Cage	98%
Mega Raichu Y	Thunder Shock Wild Charge	97%
Mega Raichu Y	Volt Switch Zap Cannon+	97%
Mega Raichu Y	Volt Switch Wild Charge	96%
Regieleki	Thunder Shock Thunder Cage	95%
Mega Sceptile	Fury Cutter Frenzy Plant	94%
Mega Raichu Y	Spark Zap Cannon+	94%
Mega Sceptile	Bullet Seed Frenzy Plant	93%
Mega Raichu Y	Spark Wild Charge	92%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		174
Defense		179
Stamina		207

Max HP

Level 40

175

Size

Height	1.09 m
Weight	33.9 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,049
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,399
Level 30 Max wild	2,099
Level 40	2,449
Level 50	2,769

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,749
Level 35 (wild)	2,274