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Gengar’s Pokédex · Johto · Generation II
#186 Politoed
Water
- SpeciesFrog Pokémon
- Japanese nameNyorotono
- PronunciationPOL-EE-TOED
- Height3′ 7″ 1.09 m
- Weight75.0 lb 33.75 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
POLIWOG (meaning “tadpole”) and TOAD. It also gains TOES, therefore it is “toed.” POLY- means “many”, so Politoed is “poly-toed”.
Evolution
Pokédex entries
| GoldStadium 2 | If POLIWAG and POLIWHIRL hear its echoing cry, they respond by gathering from far and wide. |
|---|---|
| Silver | Whenever three or more of these guys 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. |
Where to find Politoed
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Must Evolve by trading a Poliwhirl with King’s Rock attached | Any | Evolve |
| Silver | Any | Evolve | |
| Crystal | Any | Evolve |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G/S | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×1
- Fire×0.5
- Water×0.5
- Electric×2
- Grass×2
- Ice×0.5
- Fighting×1
- Poison×1
- Ground×1
- ×1
- Psychic×1
- Bug×1
- Rock×1
- Ghost×1
- Dragon×1
- Dark×1
- Steel×0.5
- 2 weaknesses and 4 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 2 (50%).
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- NormalNormal
- FireGood
- WaterBad
- ElectricNormal
- GrassBad
- IceNormal
- FightingNormal
- PoisonNormal
- GroundGood
- Normal
- PsychicNormal
- BugNormal
- RockGood
- GhostNormal
- DragonBad
- DarkNormal
- SteelNormal
- 3 advantages and 3 disadvantages out of 17 types. Offensive ratio 1:1 (100%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Bubble | Water | Special |
| Start | Hypnosis | Psychic | Status |
| — | Water Gun | Water | Special |
| — | Double Slap | Normal | Physical |
| — | Rain Dance | Water | Status |
| — | Body Slam | Normal | Physical |
| 35 | Perish Song | Normal | Status |
| — | Belly Drum | Normal | Status |
| — | Hydro Pump | Water | Special |
| 51 | Swagger | Normal | Status |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
- Ice Beam
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM01Dynamicpunch
- TM02Headbutt
- TM03Curse
- TM06Toxic
- TM08Rock Smash
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM13Snore
- TM14Blizzard
- TM15Hyper Beam
- TM16Icy Wind
- TM17Protect
- TM18Rain Dance
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM26Earthquake
- TM27Return
- TM29Psychic
- TM31Mud-Slap
- TM32Double Team
- TM33Ice Punch
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM40Defense Curl
- TM43Detect
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
- TM46Thief
- HM03Surf
- HM04Strength
- HM06Whirlpool
- HM07Waterfall
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Water 1 Pokémon group 8 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- Corsola
- Delibird
- Dratini Family
- Horsea Family
- Kabuto Family
- Lapras
- Mantine
- Marill Family
- Omanyte Family
- Poliwag Family
- Psyduck Family
- Remoraid Family
- Seel Family
- Slowpoke Family
- Squirtle Family
- Totodile Family
- Wooper Family
Egg moves
| Move | How to pass it down |
|---|---|
| Bubblebeam | Mate with a male from Corsola, Mantine, Marill, or Remoraid Family. |
| Haze | Mate with a male Wooper/Quagsire. |
| Mind Reader | Mate with a male Poliwrath. |
| Mist | Mate with a male Lapras or Wooper/Quagsire. |
| Splash | (What a great move to have! j/k ~_^) Breed a male Magikarp with a female from Horsea Family and then mate the male offspring to a female from Poliwag Family. |
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 90 | 353-383 | 14/4577.31% |
| Attack | 75 | 218-248 | 19/4955.96% |
| Defense | 75 | 218-248 | 22/5557.93% |
| Speed | 70 | 208-238 | 23/4755.96% |
| Special Attack | 90 | 248-278 | 12/4680.20% |
| Special Defense | 100 | 268-298 | 11/4187.46% |
| Total | 500 | 1513-1693 | 14/8781.59% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
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