Politoed

#186 Politoed Politoed
National Dex 186 Species Frog Pokémon
Type Water Abilities Water Absorb, Damp, Drizzle (Hidden), Cacophony (Hidden)
Gender Ratio 50% male Catch Rate 145 EV Yield 3 Sp.Def Egg Group Water 1
Bulbapedia Politoed Designer Game Freak

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Politoed (Japanese: ニョロトノ Nyorotono) is a Water-type Pokémon introduced in Generation II.

It evolves from Poliwhirl when traded holding a King's Rock or leveled up holding a King's Rock. It is one of Poliwag's final forms, the other being Poliwrath.

Locations

Location	Encounter Type	% Chance	Time
Evolve Poliwhirl

Stats

HP	Atk	Def	SpAtk	SpDef	Spd	BST
90	75	75	90	100	70	500

Dex Entries

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.

Movesets

By Level-Up		By TM
Level	Move	TM	Move
1	Bubble Beam	TM17	Protect
1	Hypnosis	TM21	Frustration
1	Double Slap	TM45	Attract
1	Perish Song	TM46	Thief
27	Swagger	TM87	Swagger
37	Bounce	By HM
48	Hyper Voice
STAB bonus applies to all moves noted in italics

Evolutions

Poliwag	Lv 25 ⟶	Poliwhirl	Water Stone ⟶	Poliwrath
			Trade Holding King's Rock ⟶ Level Up Holding King's Rock	Politoed

Sprites

Egg	Normal		Shiny		Metallic		Radiant