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Politoed

996 appearances (Regulation M-A)
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Unranked
Politoed
Water
HP 90
Atk 75
Def 75
Sp.Atk 90
Sp.Def 100
Speed 70
Total 500
Weight 74.7 lbs.
Water Absorb
Water-type moves do not work on the Pokémon. Instead, they restore 1/4 of its max HP.
Damp
All Pokémon become unable to use explosive moves. Explosive Abilities also fail to trigger.
Drizzle
Summons rain for 5 turns when the Pokémon enters a battle.

Type effectiveness

Weakness · 2×
Electric Grass
Resistance · ½×
Fire Water Ice Steel

Meta Builds

Meta Popular

Builds ranked by competitive performance — higher placement at larger events scores more.

#1
Drizzle Sitrus Berry
100.0 60.6% WR · 13 teams
Ice Beam Muddy Water Protect Weather Ball
Team
Politoed
Politoed
Drizzle · Sitrus Berry
100%
Kingambit
Kingambit
Defiant · Black Glasses
92%
Sneasler
Sneasler
Unburden · White Herb
92%
Meganium
Meganium
Leaf Guard · Meganiumite
85%
Aerodactyl
Aerodactyl
Unnerve · Focus Sash
85%
Basculegion
Basculegion
Swift Swim · Mystic Water
85%
Devils Den Tournaments #76 - $100 For First · Fluffy_m1n (#1) · 10–2
Meganium
Meganium
Leaf Guard Meganiumite
Solar Beam Dazzling Gleam Weather Ball Protect
Aerodactyl
Aerodactyl
Unnerve Focus Sash
Dual Wingbeat Rock Slide Tailwind Protect
Politoed
Politoed
Drizzle Sitrus Berry
Weather Ball Ice Beam Muddy Water Protect
Basculegion
Basculegion
Swift Swim Mystic Water
Wave Crash Last Respects Aqua Jet Protect
Kingambit
Kingambit
Defiant Black Glasses
Kowtow Cleave Sucker Punch Iron Head Protect
Sneasler
Sneasler
Unburden White Herb
Dire Claw Close Combat Fake Out Protect
#2
Drizzle Mystic Water
99.6 57.1% WR · 29 teams
Ice Beam Muddy Water Protect Weather Ball
Stat Alignment: 100% Modest
Team
Politoed
Politoed
Drizzle · Mystic Water
100%
Sneasler
Sneasler
Unburden · Focus Sash
97%
Dragonite
Dragonite
Multiscale · Dragoninite
93%
Espathra
Espathra
Speed Boost · Sitrus Berry
86%
Archaludon
Archaludon
Stamina · Leftovers
86%
Scovillain
Scovillain
Moody · Scovillainite
83%
SpearPillar Champions Tour #6 | Reg M-A $100 Prize · Foghorn (#2) · 10–3
Sneasler
Sneasler
Poison Touch Focus Sash
Fake Out Close Combat Dire Claw Protect
Espathra
Espathra
Speed Boost Sitrus Berry
Calm Mind Lumina Crash Protect Baton Pass
Politoed
Politoed
Drizzle Mystic Water
Weather Ball Muddy Water Ice Beam Protect
Archaludon
Archaludon
Stamina Leftovers
Electro Shot Flash Cannon Aura Sphere Protect
Dragonite
Dragonite
Multiscale Dragoninite
Dragon Pulse Hurricane Protect Extreme Speed
Scovillain
Scovillain
Moody Scovillainite
Rage Powder Protect Giga Drain Flamethrower
#3
Drizzle Sitrus Berry
98.7 61.5% WR · 10 teams
Hypnosis Perish Song Protect Weather Ball
Team
Politoed
Politoed
Drizzle · Sitrus Berry
100%
Gengar
Gengar
Cursed Body · Gengarite
100%
Sinistcha
Sinistcha
Hospitality · Colbur Berry
100%
Archaludon
Archaludon
Stamina · Leftovers
100%
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate · Chople Berry
100%
Froslass
Froslass
Cursed Body · Froslassite
100%
MMHM X CHAOS LEAGUE QUALIFIER #1 · UsagiFoo (#1) · 8–0
Gengar
Gengar
Cursed Body Gengarite
Shadow Ball Sludge Bomb Perish Song Protect
Sinistcha
Sinistcha
Hospitality Colbur Berry
Matcha Gotcha Trick Room Rage Powder Protect
Archaludon
Archaludon
Stamina Leftovers
Electro Shot Dragon Pulse Flash Cannon Protect
Politoed
Politoed
Drizzle Sitrus Berry
Weather Ball Hypnosis Perish Song Protect
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate Chople Berry
Flare Blitz Fake Out Parting Shot Protect
Froslass
Froslass
Cursed Body Froslassite
Blizzard Aurora Veil Rain Dance Protect
#4
Drizzle Sitrus Berry
98.3 60.3% WR · 10 teams
Helping Hand Ice Beam Protect Weather Ball
Team
Politoed
Politoed
Drizzle · Sitrus Berry
100%
Basculegion
Basculegion
Adaptability · Choice Scarf
70%
Archaludon
Archaludon
Stamina · Leftovers
60%
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate · Shuca Berry
60%
Dragonite
Dragonite
Multiscale · Dragoninite
40%
Scizor
Scizor
Technician · Scizorite
40%
Chaos League Sunday Slam #96 · JoeShoe (#9) · 6–1
Scizor
Scizor
Technician Scizorite
Bug Bite Bullet Punch Swords Dance Protect
Basculegion
Basculegion
Adaptability Choice Scarf
Wave Crash Last Respects Crunch Flip Turn
Politoed
Politoed
Drizzle Sitrus Berry
Weather Ball Ice Beam Helping Hand Protect
Chesnaught
Chesnaught
Bulletproof Chesnaughtite
Body Press Iron Defense Wood Hammer Spiky Shield
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate Chople Berry
Throat Chop Parting Shot Fake Out Roar
Archaludon
Archaludon
Sturdy White Herb
Electro Shot Draco Meteor Flash Cannon Protect
#5
Drizzle Sitrus Berry
94.4 52.9% WR · 42 teams
Helping Hand Icy Wind Protect Weather Ball
Team
Politoed
Politoed
Drizzle · Sitrus Berry
100%
Basculegion
Basculegion
Adaptability · Choice Scarf
71%
Sneasler
Sneasler
Unburden · White Herb
57%
Meganium
Meganium
Overgrow · Meganiumite
55%
Aerodactyl
Aerodactyl
Unnerve · Focus Sash
45%
Archaludon
Archaludon
Sturdy · White Herb
40%
Champions 🇨🇷 tour #1 · Kaige (#1) · 8–1
Meganium
Meganium
Overgrow Meganiumite
Solar Beam Weather Ball Dazzling Gleam Protect
Kingambit
Kingambit
Defiant Black Glasses
Kowtow Cleave Iron Head Sucker Punch Protect
Aerodactyl
Aerodactyl
Unnerve Focus Sash
Rock Slide Dual Wingbeat Tailwind Protect
Sneasler
Sneasler
Unburden White Herb
Dire Claw Close Combat Fake Out Protect
Politoed
Politoed
Drizzle Sitrus Berry
Weather Ball Icy Wind Helping Hand Protect
Basculegion
Basculegion
Swift Swim Mystic Water
Wave Crash Last Respects Aqua Jet Protect

Tournament Stats

Submissions that don't match in-game data (typos, renamed moves or abilities) are discarded during import, so the counts here can differ from the total appearance count above.

Most Common Teammates

Incineroar
Incineroar
Fire Dark
59.6% usage · WR 48.4%
Gengar
Gengar
Ghost Poison
52.7% usage · WR 47.6%
Sinistcha
Sinistcha
Grass Ghost
40.7% usage · WR 48.1%
Archaludon
Archaludon
Steel Dragon
40.3% usage · WR 46.1%
Basculegion
Basculegion
Water Ghost
32.6% usage · WR 47.4%
Sneasler
Sneasler
Fighting Poison
24.4% usage · WR 47.5%
Dragonite
Dragonite
Dragon Flying
19.5% usage · WR 47.4%
Kommo-o
Kommo-o
Dragon Fighting
15.7% usage · WR 51.0%

Most Common Moves

Protect
930 (93.4%)
Weather Ball
858 (86.1%)
Perish Song
575 (57.7%)
Encore
440 (44.2%)
Icy Wind
283 (28.4%)
Muddy Water
243 (24.4%)
Helping Hand
226 (22.7%)
Ice Beam
213 (21.4%)
Rain Dance
47 (4.7%)
Earth Power
33 (3.3%)

Most Common Items

Sitrus Berry Sitrus Berry
458 (46.0%)
Leftovers Leftovers
341 (34.2%)
Mystic Water Mystic Water
104 (10.4%)
Wacan Berry Wacan Berry
24 (2.4%)
Quick Claw Quick Claw
16 (1.6%)
Choice Scarf Choice Scarf
12 (1.2%)
Focus Sash Focus Sash
11 (1.1%)
Bright Powder Bright Powder
8 (0.8%)
Lum Berry Lum Berry
5 (0.5%)
Mental Herb Mental Herb
5 (0.5%)

Most Common Abilities

Drizzle
964 (96.8%)
Water Absorb
32 (3.2%)

Learnable Moves

Move Type Cat. Pow Acc PP
Amnesia Psychic Status - 101 20
Attract Normal Status - 100 16
Belly Drum Normal Status - 101 12
Blizzard Ice Special 110 70 8
Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100 16
Bounce Flying Physical 85 85 8
Brick Break Fighting Physical 75 100 16
Bulldoze Ground Physical 60 100 20
Chilling Water Water Special 50 100 20
Dig Ground Physical 80 100 12
Dive Water Physical 80 100 12
Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100 16
Earth Power Ground Special 90 100 12
Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100 12
Encore Normal Status - 100 8
Endeavor Normal Physical 1 100 8
Endure Normal Status - 101 12
Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
Fling Dark Physical 1 100 12
Focus Blast Fighting Special 120 70 8
Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150 100 20
Giga Impact Normal Physical 150 90 8
Haze Ice Status - 101 20
Helping Hand Normal Status - 101 20
Hydro Pump Water Special 110 80 8
Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90 8
Hyper Voice Normal Special 90 100 12
Hypnosis Psychic Status - 60 20
Ice Beam Ice Special 90 100 12
Move Type Cat. Pow Acc PP
Ice Punch Ice Physical 75 100 16
Icy Wind Ice Special 55 95 16
Liquidation Water Physical 85 100 12
Low Kick Fighting Physical 1 100 20
Low Sweep Fighting Physical 65 100 20
Mud Shot Ground Special 55 95 16
Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100 12
Muddy Water Water Special 90 85 12
Perish Song Normal Status - 101 8
Pound Normal Physical 40 100 20
Protect Normal Status - 101 8
Psych Up Normal Status - 101 12
Psychic Psychic Special 90 100 12
Rain Dance Water Status - 101 8
Rest Psychic Status - 101 8
Round Normal Special 60 100 16
Screech Normal Status - 85 20
Sleep Talk Normal Status - 101 12
Snore Normal Special 50 100 16
Substitute Normal Status - 101 12
Surf Water Special 90 100 16
Swagger Normal Status - 85 16
Thief Dark Physical 60 100 20
Uproar Normal Special 90 100 12
Water Pulse Water Special 60 100 20
Waterfall Water Physical 80 100 16
Weather Ball Normal Special 50 100 12
Whirlpool Water Special 35 85 16

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