Politoed (Pokémon GO)

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Sudowoodo

Hoppip

#186

1399

1749

Attacker Rank

C Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

0/15/11 · L23.5 · CP 1500

C Tier

#170

Ultra LeagueUltra

0/15/14 · L48.5 · CP 2498

B Tier

#113

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 2769

Normal

Shiny

Politoed

#186

Water

Attack

174

Top 49.7%

Defense

179

Top 29.1%

Stamina

207

Top 16.8%

Total

560

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Raids

Lv. 20

1329 -1399 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

1662 -1749 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Eggs

Lv. 20

1329 -1399 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

997 -1049 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

2769 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Politoed takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Electric

160%

Grass

160%

Resists

Fire

62.5%

Water

62.5%

Ice

62.5%

Steel

62.5%

Best Moves

Full move guide →

Every fast and charged move combo Politoed can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Bubble
Weather Ball Water
10.87
148.0
1380.1s
9.23
2
Mud Shot
Weather Ball Water
10.28
140.0
1459.4s
8.72
3
Bubble
Surf
9.83
133.9
1526.0s
8.33
4
Bubble
Hydro Pump
9.26
126.1
1620.5s
7.86
5
Mud Shot
Surf
9.09
123.8
1650.3s
7.69
6
Mud Shot
Hydro Pump
8.58
116.8
1748.8s
7.26
7
Bubble
Blizzard
8.56
116.6
1752.0s
7.25
8
Bubble
Earthquake
8.55
116.4
1755.2s
7.24
9
Bubble
Ice Beam
8.49
115.6
1766.9s
7.19
10
Bubble
Scald
8.19
111.5
1831.9s
6.93

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Politoed in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Raichu Y
Thunder Shock
Zap Cannon+
45.89
1081.5
3.3
78.4s
44.22
2
Mega Raichu X
Thunder Shock
Volt Tackle+
40.41
1205.7
3.0
89.1s
39.35
3
Mega Chesnaught
Vine Whip
Seed Bomb+
37.09
2895.1
1.2
97.1s
36.71
4
Regieleki
Lock On
Thunder Cage
37.54
870.8
4.1
95.9s
36.20
5
Mega Mewtwo Y
Psycho Cut
Future Sight+
36.52
1769.6
2.0
98.6s
35.97
6
Mega Sceptile
Fury Cutter
Frenzy Plant
36.65
2438.4
1.5
98.2s
35.49
7
Zeraora
Volt Switch
Plasma Fists
34.53
1170.5
3.1
104.3s
33.75
8
Shadow Regigigas
Hidden Power Electric
Crush Grip
34.44
1274.6
2.8
104.5s
33.70
9
Shadow Electivire
Thunder Shock
Wild Charge
34.81
812.3
4.4
103.4s
33.52
10
Kartana
Razor Leaf
Leaf Blade
34.19
1251.1
2.9
105.3s
33.37

Go Battle League

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Politoed in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Mud Shot

Fast Charge

Weather Ball Water

Spam/Bait

Ice Beam

High Energy

Rank 1 IVs

1500

0/15/11

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 23.5

112.68

Attack

125.63

Defense

141

Stat Product · 1,995,989

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
0/15/11	23.5	1500	100.00%
0/12/14	23.5	1499	99.85%
2/15/15	23	1499	99.70%
0/13/13	23.5	1499	99.67%
0/14/12	23.5	1500	99.48%
0/14/11	23.5	1496	99.48%
1/10/14	23.5	1499	99.37%
0/11/15	23.5	1498	99.33%
0/11/14	23.5	1495	99.33%
0/15/10	23.5	1497	99.29%
3/13/15	23	1499	99.23%
1/11/13	23.5	1500	99.20%
2/14/15	23	1495	99.18%
0/12/13	23.5	1495	99.15%
1/15/8	23.5	1498	99.15%
1/15/15	23	1490	99.13%
3/14/14	23	1500	99.05%
1/12/12	23.5	1500	99.02%
1/12/11	23.5	1497	99.02%
2/15/14	23	1495	99.00%
0/13/12	23.5	1496	98.97%
0/13/11	23.5	1492	98.97%
0/13/4	24	1499	98.92%
2/8/14	23.5	1500	98.88%
3/15/13	23	1500	98.85%
3/15/12	23	1497	98.85%
1/9/15	23.5	1499	98.85%
1/9/14	23.5	1495	98.85%
1/13/10	23.5	1497	98.83%
0/10/15	23.5	1494	98.80%
0/10/14	23.5	1491	98.80%
0/10/7	24	1498	98.79%
0/14/10	23.5	1493	98.78%
0/6/12	24	1499	98.77%
4/11/15	23	1500	98.75%
0/14/3	24	1500	98.72%
3/12/15	23	1495	98.71%
4/15/10	23	1498	98.70%
2/13/8	23.5	1499	98.69%
1/10/13	23.5	1496	98.68%
2/13/15	23	1491	98.67%
1/14/9	23.5	1498	98.64%
1/14/8	23.5	1494	98.64%
0/11/13	23.5	1491	98.63%
1/14/15	23	1486	98.62%
0/7/11	24	1500	98.61%
0/7/10	24	1497	98.61%
0/11/6	24	1499	98.60%
0/15/9	23.5	1493	98.58%
0/15/8	23.5	1490	98.58%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (3)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Politoed can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Bubble
10
12
1.0s
10
Mud Shot
4
6
0.5s
8

Charged Attacks

Blizzard
130
-100
3.0s
43.33
Earthquake
140
-100
3.5s
40
Hydro Pump
135
-100
3.5s
38.57
Ice Beam
95
-50
3.5s
27.14
Scald
75
-50
3.5s
21.43
Surf
60
-50
1.5s
40
Weather Ball Water
55
-33
1.5s
36.67

Evolve

Every form this Pokémon evolves from and into, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Poliwag	25 Candy	Poliwhirl
Poliwhirl	100 Candy	Poliwrath
Poliwhirl	100 Candy King's Rock	Politoed

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Politoed including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Poliwag

#60

Shadow Poliwag

#60

Poliwhirl

#61

Shadow Poliwhirl

#61

Poliwrath

#62

Shadow Poliwrath

#62

Politoed

#186

Shadow Politoed

#186

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Water-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Politoed with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Blastoise #9

Boosts:

Mega Slowbro #80

Boosts:

Mega Starmie #121

Boosts:

Mega Gyarados #130

Boosts:

Mega Swampert #260

Boosts:

Mega Sharpedo #319

Boosts:

Primal Kyogre #382

Boosts:

Mega Greninja #658

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.534 m to 1.907 m tall, averaging 1.09 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.534 m 1'09"	0.545 m 1'09"
XS	0.545 m 1'09"	0.818 m 2'08"
M	0.818 m 2'08"	1.363 m 4'06"
XL	1.363 m 4'06"	1.635 m 5'04"
XXL	1.635 m 5'04"	1.907 m 6'03"

XXS

0.534 m

1'09"

0.545 m

1'09"

0.545 m

1'09"

0.818 m

2'08"

0.818 m

2'08"

1.363 m

4'06"

1.363 m

4'06"

1.635 m

5'04"

XXL

1.635 m

5'04"

1.907 m

6'03"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Jump
Movement timer	11s
Jump time	1s
Attack probability	10%
Attack timer	20s
Dodge probability	15%
Dodge duration	1s
Dodge distance	1
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Politoed at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	34 CP	27	1889 CP
2	108 CP	28	1959 CP
3	182 CP	29	2029 CP
4	256 CP	30	2099 CP
5	330 CP	31	2134 CP
6	404 CP	32	2169 CP
7	478 CP	33	2204 CP
8	552 CP	34	2239 CP
9	626 CP	35	2274 CP
10	700 CP	36	2309 CP
11	770 CP	37	2344 CP
12	840 CP	38	2379 CP
13	910 CP	39	2414 CP
14	980 CP	40	2449 CP
15	1049 CP	41	2480 CP
16	1119 CP	42	2512 CP
17	1189 CP	43	2543 CP
18	1259 CP	44	2575 CP
19	1329 CP	45	2607 CP
20	1399 CP	46	2639 CP
21	1469 CP	47	2671 CP
22	1539 CP	48	2704 CP
23	1609 CP	49	2736 CP
24	1679 CP	50	2769 CP
25	1749 CP	51	2802 CP
26	1819 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	34 CP	18	1259 CP	35	2274 CP
2	108 CP	19	1329 CP	36	2309 CP
3	182 CP	20	1399 CP	37	2344 CP
4	256 CP	21	1469 CP	38	2379 CP
5	330 CP	22	1539 CP	39	2414 CP
6	404 CP	23	1609 CP	40	2449 CP
7	478 CP	24	1679 CP	41	2480 CP
8	552 CP	25	1749 CP	42	2512 CP
9	626 CP	26	1819 CP	43	2543 CP
10	700 CP	27	1889 CP	44	2575 CP
11	770 CP	28	1959 CP	45	2607 CP
12	840 CP	29	2029 CP	46	2639 CP
13	910 CP	30	2099 CP	47	2671 CP
14	980 CP	31	2134 CP	48	2704 CP
15	1049 CP	32	2169 CP	49	2736 CP
16	1119 CP	33	2204 CP	50	2769 CP
17	1189 CP	34	2239 CP	51	2802 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Politoed up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-


1.5	200	1	-
2.0	400	2	-
2.5	600	3	-
3.0	800	4	-
3.5	1,200	5	-
4.0	1,600	6	-
4.5	2,000	7	-
5.0	2,400	8	-
5.5	3,000	9	-
6.0	3,600	10	-
6.5	4,200	11	-
7.0	4,800	12	-
7.5	5,600	13	-
8.0	6,400	14	-
8.5	7,200	15	-
9.0	8,000	16	-
9.5	9,000	17	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
10.5	11,000	19	-
11.0	12,000	20	-
11.5	13,300	22	-
12.0	14,600	24	-
12.5	15,900	26	-
13.0	17,200	28	-
13.5	18,800	30	-
14.0	20,400	32	-
14.5	22,000	34	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
15.5	25,500	38	-
16.0	27,400	40	-
16.5	29,300	42	-
17.0	31,200	44	-
17.5	33,400	46	-
18.0	35,600	48	-
18.5	37,800	50	-
19.0	40,000	52	-
19.5	42,500	54	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
20.5	47,500	58	-
21.0	50,000	60	-
21.5	53,000	63	-
22.0	56,000	66	-
22.5	59,000	69	-
23.0	62,000	72	-
23.5	65,500	75	-
24.0	69,000	78	-
24.5	72,500	81	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
25.5	80,000	87	-
26.0	84,000	90	-
26.5	88,000	94	-
27.0	92,000	98	-
27.5	96,500	102	-
28.0	101,000	106	-
28.5	105,500	110	-
29.0	110,000	114	-
29.5	115,000	118	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
30.5	125,000	126	-
31.0	130,000	130	-
31.5	136,000	136	-
32.0	142,000	142	-
32.5	148,000	148	-
33.0	154,000	154	-
33.5	161,000	162	-
34.0	168,000	170	-
34.5	175,000	178	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
35.5	190,000	196	-
36.0	198,000	206	-
36.5	206,000	216	-
37.0	214,000	226	-
37.5	223,000	238	-
38.0	232,000	250	-
38.5	241,000	262	-
39.0	250,000	274	-
39.5	260,000	289	-
40.0	270,000	304	-
40.5	280,000	304	10
41.0	290,000	304	20
41.5	301,000	304	30
42.0	312,000	304	40
42.5	323,000	304	52
43.0	334,000	304	64
43.5	346,000	304	76
44.0	358,000	304	88
44.5	370,000	304	103
45.0	382,000	304	118
45.5	395,000	304	133
46.0	408,000	304	148
46.5	421,000	304	165
47.0	434,000	304	182
47.5	448,000	304	199
48.0	462,000	304	216
48.5	476,000	304	236
49.0	490,000	304	256
49.5	505,000	304	276
50.0	520,000	304	296

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Hoppip