Politoed stands out as pretty popular Special Tank in single battles. This setup is intended to take a hefty amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Drizzle changes the weather to Rain when Politoed is sent out onto the field. This help boosts all water attacks while the Rain remains active. One of the few things stopping Politoed from drowning whatever gets in it's way is Hydro Pump's imperfect accuracy (Like always Surf is the main alternative to this). Scald is a nice option considering the burn it can give Ferrothorn and other stalls. However, Hydro Pump's power is needed for allowing Politoed to 3HKO specially defensive Tyranitar hiding in the sand and 2HKO Ninetales prancing around in sunlight. Ice Beam punishes any Dragons that pop-up and it also deals major damage to Breloom and Latios switching in. Focus Blast is mainly for Ferrothorn who would hate to get switched into that. Plus (as an added Bonus) Tyranitar also fears Focus Blast, suffering a 2HKO even with a defensive set in a sandstorm. The last slot is abit of a toss-up. Personally, I prefer Hypnosis to keep the enemy asleep while goto town but it's accuracy makes this hard to keep going. As for Hidden Power Grass, it seems to be a much more viable pick since both Gastrodon and Rotom-W hate it so much and both are pretty common. With a Water Gem equipped to it, Politoed's first successful water-type attack will have 1.3x power then the Water Gem gets consumed.

When it comes to single battles, Politoed shines as a renowned Special Tank. This moveset design focuses to absorb special attacks and counter with decent force. Life Orb boosts the power of Politoed's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. Drizzle changes the weather to Rain when Politoed is sent out onto the field. This help boosts all water attacks while the Rain remains active.

For those intense single battles, Politoed is a first-rate Physical Tank. The intention of this moveset is to take a hefty amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. With Damp, prevents explosion/mind blown/self-destruct/aftermath while Politoed is active. With a Power Lens equipped to it, Politoed's speed is halved. The klutz ability does not ignore this effect.

Politoed thrives as an awesome Special Sweeper perfect for single battles. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with lethal special attacks. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Politoed last longer regaining it's life every turn. Drizzle changes the weather to Rain when Politoed is sent out onto the field. This help boosts all water attacks while the Rain remains active. Haze is to remove positive stat changes. Drizzle is to power up Scald.