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Politoed, a Water type Pokémon, official artwork

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Politoed: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Politoed is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Sp. Def (100) and HP (90), with a base stat total of 500. Competitively it is a strong choice in RarelyUsed. In the VGC ladder it sits at 3.9% usage.

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What is Politoed weak to?

How much damage Politoed takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toElectricGrass
0.5×ResistsFireIceSteelWater

With Water Absorb, Water attacks do nothing instead of half damage.

Politoed takes super-effective damage from Electric, Grass. It resists Fire, Ice, Steel, Water. That is by type alone: with Water Absorb, Water attacks do nothing instead of half damage.

Best moveset for Politoed

The most-used moves on Politoed in VGC (official doubles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):

  • ProtectNormal-25%
  • Weather BallNormal5024.5%
  • Perish SongNormal-18.9%
  • EncoreNormal-13.4%
  • Ice BeamIce906.6%
  • Muddy WaterWater905.8%

Best nature for Politoed

Calm. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Calm with 31/0/23/0/12/0 EVs (35.6% of sets).

Abilities

  • Water AbsorbThis Pokemon heals 1/4 of its max HP when hit by Water moves; Water immunity.
  • DampPrevents Explosion/Mind Blown/Misty Explosion/Self-Destruct/Aftermath while active.
  • DrizzleOn switch-in, this Pokemon summons Rain Dance.

Evolution line

Poliwag
Poliwhirl
PoliwrathPolitoed

Best teammates for Politoed

Pokémon most often paired with Politoed on successful VGC (official doubles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:

Full learnset (57 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Focus PunchFighting150100%Physical
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Focus BlastFighting12070%Special
BlizzardIce11070%Special
Hydro PumpWater11080%Special
EarthquakeGround100100%Physical
Earth PowerGround90100%Special
Hyper VoiceNormal90100%Special
Ice BeamIce90100%Special
Muddy WaterWater9085%Special
PsychicPsychic90100%Special
SurfWater90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
BounceFlying8585%Physical
LiquidationWater85100%Physical
DigGround80100%Physical
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
WaterfallWater80100%Physical
Brick BreakFighting75100%Physical
Ice PunchIce75100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Bubble BeamWater65100%Special
Low SweepFighting65100%Physical
BulldozeGround60100%Physical
SwiftNormal60-Special
ThiefDark60100%Physical
Water PulseWater60100%Special
Icy WindIce5595%Special
Mud ShotGround5595%Special
Chilling WaterWater50100%Special
Weather BallNormal50100%Special
PoundNormal40100%Physical
Water GunWater40100%Special
WhirlpoolWater3585%Special
Mud-SlapGround20100%Special
EndeavorNormal?100%Physical
FlingDark?100%Physical
Low KickFighting?100%Physical
AmnesiaPsychic--Status
Belly DrumNormal--Status
EncoreNormal-100%Status
EndureNormal--Status
HazeIce--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
HypnosisPsychic-60%Status
MetronomeNormal--Status
Perish SongNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
SwaggerNormal-85%Status