Politoed
Artwork
Names
- English: Politoed
- Japanese: ニョロトノ (Nyorotono)
- German: Quaxo
- French: Tarpaud
Number(s)
- National: 186
- Hoenn: 331
- Johto: 75
Gender
♂ 50% - ♀ 50%
Egg Group(s)
Water 1
Evolution
| Basic | Stage One | Stage Two |
|---|---|---|
 PoliwagBase form |  PoliwhirlLevel 25 |  PoliwrathWater Stone |
 PolitoedTrade with King’s Rock |
Size
- Height: 1.1 m / 3’07”
- Weight: 33.9 kg / 74.7 lbs.
Damage Taken
- ×½: Steel, Fire, Water, Ice
- ×2: Grass, Electric
Ability effects are not included.
Base Stats
| Stat | Rank | E.P. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sum | 500 | ||
| HP | 26 | 0 | |
| Attack | 37 | 0 | |
| Defense | 36 | 0 | |
| Sp.Atk | 21 | 0 | |
| Sp.Def | 21 | 3 | |
| Speed | 34 | 0 | |
Ability
- Water Absorb
- Game's description
- Restores HP if hit by a Water-type move.
- Battle effect
- The Pokémon heals up to 1/4 of it’s maximum Hit Points when hit with Water-type moves.
- Damp
- Game's description
- Prevents combatants from self destructing.
- Battle effect
- Explosion and Selfdestruct will not work while the Pokémon is on the field.
Wild Item
- Diamond/Pearl
- King’s Rock (5%)
Pal Park
- Area: Pond
- Points: 80
- Encounter rate: 10
Miscellaneous
- Species: Frog Pokémon
- Steps to hatch: 5,120
- Color: Green
- Catch Rate: 45
- Base Tameness: 70
- Growth Group: Medium Slow
1,059,860 exp. points to Lv100
Location
- Diamond
- Evolve from Poliwhirl [Evolve]
- Pearl
- Evolve from Poliwhirl [Evolve]
Pokédex Flavour (description)
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Fire Red
- Whenever three or more of these get together, they sing in a loud voice that sounds like bellowing.
- Leaf Green
- If POLIWAG and POLIWHIRL hear its echoing cry, they respond by gathering from far and wide.
- Diamond
- It gathers groups of others as their leader. Its cries make POLIWAG obey.
- Pearl
- It gathers groups of others as their leader. Its cries make POLIWAG obey.