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Politoed's Type

WATER

Politoed's Pokédex #s

National #: 186

Galar #: --

Armor #: 145

Crown #: --

Politoed's Base Stats

HP:: 90

Attack:: 75

Defense:: 75

Sp. Atk:: 90

Sp. Def:: 100

Speed:: 70

Total:: 500

Misc. Info

Height:: 3'7" (1.1m)

Weight:: 74.7 lbs. (33.9 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Water 1

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,059,680

EV Yield:: 3 Sp. Def

Base EXP:: 225

Catch Rate:: 45

Base Happiness:: 70

Politoed's Abilities

Here are what abilities Politoed can possibly have, along with their effects.

Water Absorb: Water-type moves targeting Politoed do no damage, lose their effect, and heal Politoed by 25% of its max HP instead.

Damp: Prevents all effects of Self-Destruct, Explosion, and Aftermath while Politoed is on the field.

Drizzle: Changes the weather to Rainy for five turns when Politoed is sent out in battle.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Politoed's weakness and resistance is to various types.

2×: ELECTRIC

GRASS

½: FIRE

WATER

ICE

STEEL

Politoed's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Politoed evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Poliwag: starting form

Poliwhirl: at level 25

Poliwrath: use Water Stone

Politoed: trade while holding

Politoed's Alternate Forms

Gender Differences

Male ♂

Female ♀

Politoed's Moves in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

SwSh Mode BDSP Mode

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Politoed can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Politoed learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
Evo.	Bounce Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn. Has a 30% chance of paralyzing the target.	FLYING	85	85%	5	One Target
1	Bounce Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn. Has a 30% chance of paralyzing the target.	FLYING	85	85%	5	One Target
1	Swagger Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.	NORMAL	--	85%	15	One Target
1	Hyper Voice Damages all nearby enemies.	NORMAL	90	100%	10	Nearby Enemies
1	Perish Song All Pokémon on the field are knocked out after 3 turns unless they switch out.	NORMAL	--	--	5	All Pokémon
1	Bubble Beam 10% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	WATER	65	100%	20	One Target
1	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
1	Body Slam Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	NORMAL	85	100%	15	One Target
1	Earth Power 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GROUND	90	100%	10	One Target
1	Hydro Pump Damages the target.	WATER	110	80%	5	One Target
1	Belly Drum Uses 50% of Politoed's max HP to raise its Attack modifier to +6.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
1	Double-Edge Politoed takes 33% of Double-Edge's damage as recoil damage.	NORMAL	120	100%	15	One Target
1	Water Gun Damages the target.	WATER	40	100%	25	One Target
1	Hypnosis Puts the target to sleep.	PSYCHIC	--	60%	20	One Target
1	Pound Damages the target.	NORMAL	40	100%	35	One Target
1	Mud Shot 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	55	95%	15	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Politoed can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM00	Mega Punch Damages the target.	NORMAL	80	85%	20	One Target
TM01	Mega Kick Damages the target.	NORMAL	120	75%	5	One Target
TM04	Ice Punch Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.	ICE	75	100%	15	One Target
TM08	Hyper Beam Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM09	Giga Impact Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM15	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
TM16	Screech Lowers the target's Defense by two stages.	NORMAL	--	85%	40	One Target
TM21	Rest Politoed restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM23	Thief Damages the target and steals its held item.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Politoed from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM27	Icy Wind 100% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Speed by one stage.	ICE	55	95%	15	Nearby Enemies
TM31	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM33	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM35	Hail Changes the weather to hail for 5 turns.	ICE	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM36	Whirlpool Traps the target for 2–5 turns; does 1/16 max HP per turn. Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.	WATER	35	85%	15	One Target
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Politoed is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM41	Helping Hand Increases the power of ally Pokémon's moves for the rest of the turn.	NORMAL	--	--	20	Ally
TM43	Brick Break Breaks the opponent's Light Screen or Reflect.	FIGHTING	75	100%	15	One Target
TM45	Dive Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	WATER	80	100%	10	One Target
TM46	Weather Ball Doubles its power and changes its type based on the weather condition.	NORMAL	50	100%	10	One Target
TM52	Bounce Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn. Has a 30% chance of paralyzing the target.	FLYING	85	85%	5	One Target
TM53	Mud Shot 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	55	95%	15	One Target
TM57	Payback Does double damage if Politoed attacks after the target.	DARK	50	100%	10	One Target
TM59	Fling Throws Politoed's held item. Type and power depend on the item.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
TM76	Round Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.	NORMAL	60	100%	15	One Target
TM81	Bulldoze 100% chance of lowering all nearby Pokémon's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	60	100%	20	All But Self

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Politoed can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area and other locations.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TR01	Body Slam Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	NORMAL	85	100%	15	One Target
TR03	Hydro Pump Damages the target.	WATER	110	80%	5	One Target
TR04	Surf Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.	WATER	90	100%	15	All But Self
TR05	Ice Beam Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.	ICE	90	100%	10	One Target
TR06	Blizzard Has a 10% chance to freeze all nearby enemies. 100% accuracy while it is hailing.	ICE	110	70%	5	Nearby Enemies
TR10	Earthquake Does double damage against targets using Dig.	GROUND	100	100%	10	All But Self
TR11	Psychic 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	PSYCHIC	90	100%	10	One Target
TR14	Metronome Uses a random move.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR16	Waterfall Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	WATER	80	100%	15	One Target
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Politoed's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR26	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR27	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Politoed's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR30	Encore Forces the target to use its recent move for a few turns.	NORMAL	--	100%	5	One Target
TR35	Uproar Lose control for up to 5 turns. While the Uproar is active, no Pokémon can be asleep.	NORMAL	90	100%	10	Random Enemy
TR42	Hyper Voice Damages all nearby enemies.	NORMAL	90	100%	10	Nearby Enemies
TR45	Muddy Water 30% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Accuracy by one stage.	WATER	90	85%	10	Nearby Enemies
TR64	Focus Blast 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	70%	5	One Target
TR67	Earth Power 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GROUND	90	100%	10	One Target
TR84	Scald Has a 30% chance to burn the target.	WATER	80	100%	15	One Target
TR98	Liquidation 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	WATER	85	100%	10	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Politoed can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Politoed.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Endeavor Does damage to set the target's HP equal to Politoed's. Fails if Politoed has more HP.	NORMAL	varies	100%	5	One Target
EGG	Haze Resets all stat, accuracy, and evasion modifiers.	ICE	--	--	30	Entire Field
EGG	Mist Prevents stats from being lowered for 5 turns.	ICE	--	--	30	User's Field
EGG	Mind Reader The next move used by Politoed will always hit the target.	NORMAL	--	--	5	One Target
EGG	Splash Does nothing.	NORMAL	--	--	40	User
EGG	Water Pulse Has a 20% chance of confusing the target.	WATER	60	100%	20	One Target

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Politoed learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
Evo.	Bounce Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn. Has a 30% chance of paralyzing the target.	FLYING	85	85%	5	One Target
1	Bounce Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn. Has a 30% chance of paralyzing the target.	FLYING	85	85%	5	One Target
1	Swagger Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.	NORMAL	--	85%	15	One Target
1	Hyper Voice Damages all nearby enemies.	NORMAL	90	100%	10	Nearby Enemies
1	Perish Song All Pokémon on the field are knocked out after 3 turns unless they switch out.	NORMAL	--	--	5	All Pokémon
1	Bubble Beam 10% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	WATER	65	100%	20	One Target
1	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
1	Body Slam Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	NORMAL	85	100%	15	One Target
1	Earth Power 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GROUND	90	100%	10	One Target
1	Hydro Pump Damages the target.	WATER	110	80%	5	One Target
1	Belly Drum Uses 50% of Politoed's max HP to raise its Attack modifier to +6.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
1	Double-Edge Politoed takes 33% of Double-Edge's damage as recoil damage.	NORMAL	120	100%	15	One Target
1	Water Gun Damages the target.	WATER	40	100%	25	One Target
1	Hypnosis Puts the target to sleep.	PSYCHIC	--	60%	20	One Target
1	Pound Damages the target.	NORMAL	40	100%	35	One Target
1	Mud Shot 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	55	95%	15	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Politoed can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught once per use of the TM.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM01	Focus Punch Low priority. Charges for the turn. If hit, lose focus and do nothing for the turn.	FIGHTING	150	100%	20	One Target
TM03	Water Pulse Has a 20% chance of confusing the target.	WATER	60	100%	20	One Target
TM07	Hail Changes the weather to hail for 5 turns.	ICE	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM13	Ice Beam Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.	ICE	90	100%	10	One Target
TM14	Blizzard Has a 10% chance to freeze all nearby enemies. 100% accuracy while it is hailing.	ICE	110	70%	5	Nearby Enemies
TM15	Hyper Beam Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM17	Protect Protects Politoed from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM18	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM26	Earthquake Does double damage against targets using Dig.	GROUND	100	100%	10	All But Self
TM28	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
TM29	Psychic 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	PSYCHIC	90	100%	10	One Target
TM31	Brick Break Breaks the opponent's Light Screen or Reflect.	FIGHTING	75	100%	15	One Target
TM32	Double Team Raises Politoed's Evasion by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	15	User
TM42	Facade Does double damage if Politoed is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM44	Rest Politoed restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM45	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM46	Thief Damages the target and steals its held item.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
TM49	Scald Has a 30% chance to burn the target.	WATER	80	100%	15	One Target
TM52	Focus Blast 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	70%	5	One Target
TM56	Fling Throws Politoed's held item. Type and power depend on the item.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
TM58	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM66	Payback Does double damage if Politoed attacks after the target.	DARK	50	100%	10	One Target
TM68	Giga Impact Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM82	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Politoed's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM83	Bulldoze 100% chance of lowering all nearby Pokémon's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	60	100%	20	All But Self
TM87	Swagger Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.	NORMAL	--	85%	15	One Target
TM90	Substitute Costs 25% of Politoed's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM95	Surf Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.	WATER	90	100%	15	All But Self
TM96	Strength Damages the target.	NORMAL	80	100%	15	One Target
TM98	Rock Smash 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	40	100%	15	One Target
TM99	Waterfall Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	WATER	80	100%	15	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Politoed can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Politoed.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Endeavor Does damage to set the target's HP equal to Politoed's. Fails if Politoed has more HP.	NORMAL	varies	100%	5	One Target
EGG	Haze Resets all stat, accuracy, and evasion modifiers.	ICE	--	--	30	Entire Field
EGG	Mist Prevents stats from being lowered for 5 turns.	ICE	--	--	30	User's Field
EGG	Mind Reader The next move used by Politoed will always hit the target.	NORMAL	--	--	5	One Target
EGG	Splash Does nothing.	NORMAL	--	--	40	User
EGG	Bubble Beam 10% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	WATER	65	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Mud Shot 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	55	95%	15	One Target
EGG	Encore Forces the target to use its recent move for a few turns.	NORMAL	--	100%	5	One Target

Politoed's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Politoed's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Politoed's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Politoed is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	290	321	353	384	90
Attack	155	186	218	249	75
Defense	155	186	218	249	75
Sp. Atk	185	216	248	279	90
Sp. Def	205	236	268	299	100
Speed	145	176	208	239	70
Total					500

Where to Find Politoed in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

SwSh Mode BDSP Mode

If you're looking for where to find Politoed, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Politoed in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Special Ways to Get Politoed

Catchable (with Hidden Ability) during Dynamax Adventures in Crown Tundra (DLC), level 65.

Getting Politoed By Evolution

Evolves from Poliwhirl when traded while holding a

King's Rock.

Location information on where to find Politoed in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl will be coming to the Marriland Pokédex in a future update! Thank you for your patience!

Pokédex Entries for Politoed

Generation 8 Pokédex Entries

Sword

At nightfall, these Pokémon appear on the shores of lakes. They announce their territorial claims by letting out cries that sound like shouting.

Shield

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.

Generation 7 Pokédex Entries

Sun

They gather on moonlit nights to form a large chorus. Their cries sound angry and not at all pleasant, but they are certainly distinctive.

Moon

It's the leader of Poliwag and Poliwhirl. When Politoed roars, they all cower in fear.

Ultra Sun

Although its cries sound like screams, a composer created a beautiful ballad that was influenced by the sounds.

Ultra Moon

The longer and more luxurious the curled hair on its head, the greater the number of Poliwag and Poliwhirl that will obey it.

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

X

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

Y

If Poliwag and Poliwhirl hear its echoing cry, they respond by gathering from far and wide.

Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire

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.

Generation 5 Pokédex Entries

Black White Black 2 White 2

It gathers groups of others as their leader. Its cries make Poliwag obey.

Generation 4 Pokédex Entries

Diamond Pearl Platinum

It gathers groups of others as their leader. Its cries make POLIWAG obey.

HeartGold

If POLIWAG and POLIWHIRL hear its echoing cry, they respond by gathering from far and wide.

SoulSilver

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

Generation 3 Pokédex Entries

Ruby Sapphire

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.

Emerald

The curled hair on its head proves its status as a king. It is said that the longer and curlier the hair, the more respect it earns from its peers.

FireRed

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

LeafGreen

If POLIWAG and POLIWHIRL hear its echoing cry, they respond by gathering from far and wide.

Generation 2 Pokédex Entries

Gold

If POLIWAG and POLIWHIRL hear its echoing cry, they respond by gathering from far and wide.

Silver

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

Crystal

When it expands its throat to croak out a tune, nearby POLIWAG and POLIWHIRL gather immediately.