#186 Politoed

water

ATTACK (LV 100)

134

CATCH CHANCE

17% (Poké Ball)

EGG STEPS

1,800

BASE EXP

225

GROWTH RATE

Medium Slow

CARD RARITY

rare

HOME REGION

Johto

Where to find it

You can only get a Johto Pokémon once you have reached Johto. It fights at full strength at home and at part of it elsewhere (see regional attack).

Evolves from Poliwhirl King's Rock

Evolution

From	To	How
Poliwag	Poliwhirl	Lv 25
Poliwhirl	Poliwrath	Water Stone
Poliwhirl	Politoed	King's Rock

Level evolutions happen by themselves when the Pokémon reaches the level: you get the evolved Pokémon and keep the one you had. Stones and other evolution items are used from the bag on a Pokémon you own.

Base stats

Its attack in the game is worked out from all six stats (see Game mechanics).

Type matchups

How much damage Politoed takes from each attacking type (only the ones that aren't ×1).

Takes ×2: electricgrass

Takes ×½: firewatericesteel

Trading card

Its card in Johto Set 1 is rare. Owning the card raises Politoed's attack: +2% (normal), +5% (gold), +10% (animated), +20% (shiny), and up to +40% once graded by TAPMARK.

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