Politoed

Contents
Info
Base stats
Evolution chart
Pokédex entries
Moves learned
Sprites
Locations
Language

Politoed is a Water type Pokémon introduced in Generation 2. It is known as the Frog Pokémon.

Pokédex data

National №	186
Type	Water
Species	Frog Pokémon
Height	1.1 m (3′07″)
Weight	33.9 kg (74.7 lbs)
Abilities	1. Water Absorb 2. Damp Drizzle (hidden ability)
Local №	075 (Gold/Silver/Crystal) 075 (HeartGold/SoulSilver) 036 (X/Y — Mountain Kalos) 152 (Sun/Moon — Alola dex) 185 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex) 145 (The Isle of Armor)

Training

EV yield	3 Special Defense
Catch rate	45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	50 (normal)
Base Exp.	225
Growth Rate	Medium Slow

Breeding

Egg Groups	Water 1
Gender	50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles	20 (4,884–5,140 steps)

Base stats

HP	90	290	384
Attack	75	139	273
Defense	75	139	273
Sp. Atk	90	166	306
Sp. Def	100	184	328
Speed	70	130	262
Total	500	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Politoed.

Water Absorb ability Damp ability Drizzle ability

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
	½	0	2	2	½

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
							½

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
	½	½	2	2	½

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
							½

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
	½	½	2	2	½

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
							½

Evolution chart

#060
Poliwag
Water

(Level 25)

#061
Poliwhirl
Water

(use Water Stone)

#062
Poliwrath
Water · Fighting

(trade holding Kings Rock)

#186
Politoed
Water

Politoed changes

In Generations 2-4, Politoed has a base experience yield of 185.
In Generations 2-7, Politoed has a base Friendship value of 70.

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Black White Black 2 White 2	It gathers groups of others as their leader. Its cries make Poliwag obey.
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.
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.
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.

Moves learned by Politoed

In other generations
2
3
4
5
6
7

Sword/Shield Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon

Moves learnt by level up

Politoed learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Belly Drum	Normal	—	—
1	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
1	Bounce	Flying	85	85
1	Bubble Beam	Water	65	100
1	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
1	Earth Power	Ground	90	100
1	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
1	Hyper Voice	Normal	90	100
1	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
1	Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
1	Perish Song	Normal	—	—
1	Pound	Normal	40	100
1	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
1	Swagger	Normal	—	85
1	Water Gun	Water	40	100

Moves learnt on evolution

Politoed learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Sword & Shield (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Bounce	Flying		85	85

Egg moves

Politoed learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Politoed egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Endeavor	Normal	—	100
Haze	Ice	—	—
Mind Reader	Normal	—	—
Mist	Ice	—	—
Splash	Normal	—	—
Water Pulse	Water	60	100

Moves learnt by TM

Politoed is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
00	Mega Punch	Normal	80	85
01	Mega Kick	Normal	120	75
04	Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
08	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
09	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
15	Dig	Ground	80	100
16	Screech	Normal	—	85
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
23	Thief	Dark	60	100
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
27	Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
35	Hail	Ice	—	—
36	Whirlpool	Water	35	85
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
41	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
43	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
45	Dive	Water	80	100
46	Weather Ball	Normal	50	100
52	Bounce	Flying	85	85
53	Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
57	Payback	Dark	50	100
59	Fling	Dark	—	100
76	Round	Normal	60	100
81	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100

Moves learnt by TR

Politoed is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
03	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
04	Surf	Water	90	100
05	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
06	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
10	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
11	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
14	Metronome	Normal	—	—
16	Waterfall	Water	80	100
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
30	Encore	Normal	—	100
35	Uproar	Normal	90	100
42	Hyper Voice	Normal	90	100
45	Muddy Water	Water	90	85
64	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
67	Earth Power	Ground	90	100
84	Scald	Water	80	100
98	Liquidation	Water	85	100

Moves learnt by level up

Politoed learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bubble Beam	Water	65	100
1	Double Slap	Normal	15	85
1	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
1	Perish Song	Normal	—	—
27	Swagger	Normal	—	85
37	Bounce	Flying	85	85
48	Hyper Voice	Normal	90	100

Egg moves

Politoed learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Politoed egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bubble Beam	Water	65	100
Encore	Normal	—	100
Endeavor	Normal	—	100
Endure	Normal	—	—
Haze	Ice	—	—
Ice Ball	Ice	30	90
Mind Reader	Normal	—	—
Mist	Ice	—	—
Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
Refresh	Normal	—	—
Splash	Normal	—	—
Water Pulse	Water	60	100
Water Sport	Water	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Politoed can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bounce	Flying	85	85
Endeavor	Normal	—	100
Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
Hyper Voice	Normal	90	100
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Snore	Normal	50	100
Water Pulse	Water	60	100

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon by a previous evolution of Politoed. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Belly Drum	Normal	—	—	Level up
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Level up
Bubble	Water	40	100	Level up
Hydro Pump	Water	110	80	Level up
Mud Bomb	Ground	65	85	Level up
Mud Shot	Ground	55	95	Level up
Rain Dance	Water	—	—	Level up
Wake-Up Slap	Fighting	70	100	Level up
Water Gun	Water	40	100	Level up
Water Sport	Water	—	—	Level up

Moves learnt by TM

Politoed is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
49	Echoed Voice	Normal	40	100
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
55	Scald	Water	80	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
78	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
94	Surf	Water	90	100
98	Waterfall	Water	80	100
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Politoed can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.
Note: Generation 1 and 2 refer to the 3DS Virtual Console titles, not the physical cartridges.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Curse	Ghost	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
Detect	Fighting	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
Counter	Fighting	—	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Defense Curl	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Dynamic Punch	Fighting	100	50	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Kick	Normal	120	75	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Punch	Normal	80	85	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Metronome	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Whirlpool	Water	35	85	Generation 4 — HM
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Dig	Ground	80	100	Generation 6 — TM
Power-Up Punch	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Dive	Water	80	100	Generation 6 — HM
Strength	Normal	80	100	Generation 6 — HM

In other generations
2
3
4
5
6
7

Politoed sprites

Type	Generation 2	Generation 3	Generation 4	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7	Generation 8
Normal
Shiny							—

See all Politoed sprites

Where to find Politoed

Gold Silver Crystal	Evolve Poliwag/Poliwhirl
Ruby Sapphire	Trade/migrate from another game
FireRed LeafGreen	Evolve Poliwag/Poliwhirl
Emerald	Trade/migrate from another game
Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver	Evolve Poliwag/Poliwhirl
Black White	Route 6
Black 2 White 2	Route 6, 19, 20, Lostlorn Forest, Victory Road, Floccesy Ranch
X Y	Route 19
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire	Trade/migrate from another game
Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon	Malie Garden
Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee	Not available in this game
Sword Shield	Evolve Poliwag/Poliwhirl

Answers to Politoed questions

Other languages

English, Spanish, Italian	Politoed
Japanese	ニョロトノ (Nyorotono)
German	Quaxo
French	Tarpaud

Name origin

poliwog: tadpole
toad: a species of amphibian