Politoed (Pokémon)

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Politoed ニョロトノ Nyorotono #186
Artwork from GSC
Type Water ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Frog Pokémon
Abilities Water Absorb or Damp Damp Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,059,860
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto #075 Hoenn #331 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 0'0" Imperial 0.0 m Metric 0'0"/0.0 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 0.0 lbs. Imperial 0.0 kg Metric 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Unknown	Catch rate 45 (5.9%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Water 1 group 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 185 Battle Exp.: 1851*
External links {{Links/{{{generation}}}|pokefordex=politoed|ndex=186|name=Politoed }}

Politoed (Japanese: ニョロトノ Nyorotono; German: Quaxo; French: Tarpaud) is a Water-type Pokémon. It evolves from Poliwhirl.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Crystal

When it expands its throat to croak out a tune, nearby Poliwag and Poliwhirl gather immediately.

Pokémon Ruby and 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.

Pokémon 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.

Name origin

Politoed is a combination of the word polliwog and a misspelling of the word toad. It may also refer to having multiple toes upon evolution.

This Pokémon appears to be based on a tree frog.

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 90		150 - 197	290 - 384
Attack: 75		72 - 139	139 - 273
Defense: 75		72 - 139	139 - 273
Sp. Atk: 90		85 - 156	166 - 306
Sp. Def: 100		94 - 167	184 - 328
Speed: 70		67 - 134	130 - 262
Total: 500	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire × Water × Grass 1½× Electric 1½× Psychic × Ice × Dragon × Dark × None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire × Water × Grass 1½× Electric 1½× Psychic × Ice × Dragon × Dark × None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire × Water × Grass 1½× Electric 1½× Psychic × Ice × Dragon × Dark × None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire × Water × Grass 1½× Electric 1½× Psychic × Ice × Dragon × Dark × None

In the anime

Misty's Poliwhirl evolved into a Politoed in EP247. Misty's Politoed is very cheerful up to the point where it would occasionally lose focus in a battle and start clapping. On a side note, this is better behavior then that of Ash's Charmeleon/Charizard up to EP105; where it would spit fire in Ash's face.

A girl who used Pokémon for cheerleading mistook Misty's Politoed for her own in EP249.

Evolution

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