Competitive Information for Politoed [Sun/Moon]
Water
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Water Absorb ability are immune to Water attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Politoed? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
KingdraSwampert-MegaPelipperJolteonJirachiScizorGoodraConkeldurrKabutopsLudicolo
Politoed is a phenomenal Water-typed Pokemon. Politoed are common Pokemon to see in the SM metagame. Politoed's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Item: Damp Rock / Leftovers
Ability: Drizzle
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Ice Beam
- Surf / Scald
- Rain Dance
- Toxic
Special Sweeper Politoed (Popular/Trending)
Politoed is a sensational Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Politoed last longer regaining it's it's HP 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.
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Rain Dance is a status move (for 5 turns, heavy rain powers water moves).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
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Item: Damp Rock / Normalium Z
Ability: Drizzle
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Waterfall / Dive
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Ice Punch / Ice Ball
Physical Sweeper Politoed (Drizzle)
Politoed is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. 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.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Dive is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (dives underwater turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Ice Ball is a physical 30-base power Ice-type move (power doubles with each hit. repeats for 5 turns).
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Item: Damp Rock / Waterium Z
Ability: Drizzle
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Psychic / Psywave
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
Special Sweeper Politoed (Drizzle)
Politoed is a fabulous Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. 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.
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psywave is a special 0-base power Psychic-type move (random damage equal to 0.5x-1.5x Politoed's level).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Politoed cannot move next turn).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Drizzle
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
EVs: 5 Hp / 252 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Scald
- Focus Blast
- Ice Beam
- Surf
Politoed Special Tank (Atrocities And Scars)
Politoed is an awesome Special Tank. It is meant to take a nice amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. 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.
♦ Focus Blast is a special 120-base power Fighting-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
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Item: Power Lens
Ability: Damp
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 213 Hp / 246 Atk / 51 SpD
Moveset:
- Encore
- Belly Drum
- Waterfall
- Ice Punch
Politoed Physical Tank (A Different Politoed)
Politoed is an outstanding Physical Tank. It's purpose 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.
♦ Belly Drum is a status move (Politoed loses 50% max hp; This also maximizes Politoed's attack stat).
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Politoed? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
KingdraSwampert-MegaPelipperJolteonJirachiScizorGoodraConkeldurrKabutopsLudicolo
Item: Damp Rock / Groundium Z
Ability: Drizzle
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Ice Punch / Double-Edge
- Waterfall / Dive
- Brick Break / Wake-Up Slap
Doubles Physical Sweeper Politoed (Drizzle)
Politoed is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. 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. Ice Punch was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Dive is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (dives underwater turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Wake-Up Slap is a physical 70-base power Fighting-type move (power doubles if target is asleep, and wakes it).
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Item: Damp Rock / Waterium Z
Ability: Drizzle
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Bubble
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Psychic / Psywave
Doubles Special Sweeper Politoed (Drizzle)
Politoed is a marvelous Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. 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.
♦ Bubble is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Water-type move (10% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Politoed cannot move next turn).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psywave is a special 0-base power Psychic-type move (random damage equal to 0.5x-1.5x Politoed's level).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Politoed learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Politoed can perform in Sun/Moon. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SM Move and Ability Combos for Politoed
- Moves: Defense curl + Ice ball
- Moves: Belly drum + Rest
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Perish song + Protect
- Moves: Whirlpool + Perish song
- Ability: Drizzle + Item: Damp rock
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- OHKO Combo - Moves: Mind Reader + Fissure
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Bide, Detect, Endure, Protect, Helping Hand
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Hypnosis, Scald
Moves that boost Politoed's stats
- Amnesia
- Belly Drum
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Power-Up Punch
- Rage
- Skull Bash
Most notable and possible best moves for Politoed
- Earthquake
- Encore
- Focus Blast
- Hidden Power Grass
- Hydro Pump
- Hydro Pump
- Hypnosis
- Ice Beam
- Perish Song
- Protect
- Psychic
- Rain Dance
- Rest
- Scald
- Surf
- Toxic
- Whirlpool
Common Effort Values for Politoed in Sun and Moon
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252/ )
- Bold Nature ( 248/0/252/0/8/0/ )
- Optimize Politoed's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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