Politoedin Pokémon Ambrosia

water

Pokédex Entry

Frog Pokémon

It expands its throat to croak out a tune. Summons rain and Sp.Def boost on switch.

Front

Normal

Shiny

Animated

Shiny Animated

Back

Normal

Shiny

Type

Water

Dex

#075 Hoenn Dex · #186 National

Growth Rate

Medium Slow

Gender Ratio

75% Male, 25% Female

Egg Groups

water1

Hatch Rate

Fastest (5 cycles)

Catch Rate

Poké Ball5.3%

Great Ball7.5%

Ultra Ball8.9%

Base Exp

185

EV Yield

None

Wild Held Items

Kingsrock(5%)

Weak To

electric ×2grass ×2

Resists

fire ×0.5water ×0.5ice ×0.5steel ×0.5

Evolution Chain

Poliwag

Base form

→

Poliwhirl

Level up Poliwag to Lv. 25

→

Politoed

Level up Poliwhirl to Lv. 40

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How to Obtain

Politoed can be found very common in Element Cave while surfing, very common in Route 24 while surfing, and very common in Route 25 while surfing, among five other areas. Wild ones range from level 40 to 70. One-time encounters await in Route 12 at level 43 and Route 43 at level 32, and more.

Location	Level	Method	Form	Held Item	Prerequisite
Route 43	Lv. 32	static	-	-	-
Route 12	Lv. 43	static	-	-	-
Route 12	Lv. 44	static	-	-	-
Silver Cave Outside	Lv. 70	static	-	-	-

Wild Encounters (10)

Level Up Moves (12)

Level	Move	Type	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Rain DanceLevel: 1Rain Dance	water	PWR0	ACC100	PP10
1	Rain DanceLevel: 1Rain Dance	Boosts water-type
1	Water GunLevel: 1Water Gun	water	PWR40	ACC100	PP25
1	Water GunLevel: 1Water Gun	Squirts water to
7	HypnosisLevel: 7Hypnosis	psychic	PWR0	ACC55	PP20
7	HypnosisLevel: 7Hypnosis	May put the foe to
10	Aqua JetLevel: 10Aqua Jet	water	PWR40	ACC100	PP20
10	Aqua JetLevel: 10Aqua Jet	Lets the user get
10	Water GunLevel: 10Water Gun	water	PWR40	ACC100	PP25
10	Water GunLevel: 10Water Gun	Squirts water to
13	DoubleslapLevel: 13Doubleslap	normal	PWR25	ACC90	PP10
13	DoubleslapLevel: 13Doubleslap	Repeatedly slaps
20	BubblebeamLevel: 20Bubblebeam	water	PWR60	ACC100	PP20
20	BubblebeamLevel: 20Bubblebeam	An attack that may
30	Body SlamLevel: 30Body Slam	normal	PWR85	ACC100	PP15
30	Body SlamLevel: 30Body Slam	An attack that may
35	Perish SongLevel: 35Perish Song	normal	PWR0	ACC100	PP5
35	Perish SongLevel: 35Perish Song	Both user and foe
40	ScaldLevel: 40Scald	water	PWR80	ACC100	PP15
40	ScaldLevel: 40Scald	An attack that may
45	ThunderLevel: 45Thunder	electric	PWR120	ACC75	PP10
45	ThunderLevel: 45Thunder	An attack that may
50	Hydro PumpLevel: 50Hydro Pump	water	PWR120	ACC85	PP10
50	Hydro PumpLevel: 50Hydro Pump	A powerful water-

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Pre-evolution-only Moves (3)

These moves must be learned before evolving; Politoed cannot learn them through its own level-up, TM/HM, tutor, egg, wild, or evolution moves.

Level	Move	Type	Power	Acc.	PP	Learned from
25	Flip TurnLevel: 25(Poliwhirl · Level 25)Flip Turn	water	PWR70	ACC100	PP20	Poliwhirl · Level 25
25	Flip TurnLevel: 25(Poliwhirl · Level 25)Flip Turn
42	Bulk UpLevel: 42(Poliwhirl · Level 42)Bulk Up	fighting	PWR0	ACC100	PP15	Poliwhirl · Level 42
42	Bulk UpLevel: 42(Poliwhirl · Level 42)Bulk Up	Increases Atk
50	Belly DrumLevel: 50(Poliwhirl · Level 50)Belly Drum	normal	PWR0	ACC100	PP10	Poliwhirl · Level 50
50	Belly DrumLevel: 50(Poliwhirl · Level 50)Belly Drum	Reduces own HP to

Type Summary

Weaknesses

Resistances

Immunities

Neutral

Weaknesses

Types that deal increased damage to Politoed. Use these types to counter it effectively.

electric2×grass2×

Resistances & Immunities

Types that Politoed resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.

fire0.5×water0.5×ice0.5×steel0.5×

Best Counters

Pokémon that have type advantages against Politoed, either offensively or defensively.

Politoedin Pokémon Ambrosia

Pokédex Entry