What type is Politoed?

Politoed is a pure Water type Pokémon.

What is Politoed weak to?

Politoed is Water. It takes 2× from Electric and Grass.

No. 0186 · Gen 2

Modest: Hits harder and drops Attack, which it won’t use. Timid: Outspeeds more opponents and drops Attack.

Hit POLITOED with Electric and Grass for 2× damage.

2×Super effective

½×Not very effective

In Pokémon GO: Electric deals 1.6× instead of 2×. GO chart

The table on this page assumes no ability. Check which one it has before you commit.

ModestHits harder and drops Attack, which it won’t use.

TimidOutspeeds more opponents and drops Attack.

Worked out from base stats. Your team may need something else.

Defeating Politoed gives 3 Sp. Def EVs.

Your game

Level 25
PoliwhirlWater
- Use Water Stone
  PoliwrathWaterFighting
- Trade holding King’s Rock
  PolitoedWater

The strongest attacking move it can learn in each type, across all games. Not every game has every move. Same-type moves get a 1.5× bonus.

Type	Move	Kind	Power
Normal	Hyper Beam	Special	150
Fighting	Focus Punch	Physical	150
Ice	Blizzard	Special	110
Water	Hydro Pumpsame type	Special	110
Ground	Earthquake	Physical	100
Psychic	Psychic	Special	90
Flying	Bounce	Physical	85
Dark	Thief	Physical	60

Regular Pokémon whose same-type moves hit it hard and who take little from its same-type moves. Picked from types and base stats only, not movesets.