Politoed #0186 Shadow

Water
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Pokémon GO Pokédex
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Max CPL402449L502769L51 · Best Buddy2802
Buddy Distance3 km per Candy
ReleasedAug 1, 2019Jan 24, 2022
Purification3,000 Stardust · 3 Candy

Type Effectiveness

Politoed takes 160% from Grass and Electric moves.

Weak ×1.6
GrassElectric
Resists ×0.6
FireWaterIceSteel

Shadow Politoed is a Water-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, weak to Grass and Electric.

It reaches 2769 CP at level 50, or 2802 as a Best Buddy.

Its best raid moveset is Bubble with Weather Ball.

Politoed
Normal
Shiny Politoed
Shiny

Base Stats

Attack174
Defense179
Stamina207

Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.

Best Movesets

#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
WaterBubbleWaterWeather Ball12.2203
2GroundMud ShotWaterWeather Ball11.1184
3WaterBubbleWaterSurf11.0184
4WaterBubbleWaterHydro Pump10.5175
5WaterBubbleIceIce Beam9.7162
6WaterBubbleIceBlizzard9.7162
7WaterBubbleGroundEarthquake9.7162
8GroundMud ShotWaterSurf9.7161
8 More Pairings
#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
9WaterBubbleWaterScald9.3155
10GroundMud ShotWaterHydro Pump9.2154
11GroundMud ShotIceIce Beam8.7146
12GroundMud ShotGroundEarthquake8.4140
13GroundMud ShotIceBlizzard8.3139
14GroundMud ShotWaterScald8.3139
15WaterBubbleNormalFrustrationDon’t Use6.0100
16GroundMud ShotNormalFrustrationDon’t Use4.067

Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.

DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.

Don’t Use means repeating the fast move does at least as much damage as using this charged move, either because the move is weak or because this Pokémon faints before it pays off.

Moves

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
EPS
BubbleWater10121.0s10.012.0
Mud ShotGround460.5s8.012.0

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
DPE
BlizzardIce1301003.0s43.31.30
SurfWater60501.5s40.01.20
EarthquakeEGround1401003.5s40.01.40
Hydro PumpWater1351003.5s38.61.35
Weather BallWater55331.5s36.71.67
Ice BeamEIce95503.5s27.11.90
ScaldWater75503.5s21.41.50
FrustrationNormal10332.0s5.00.30

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Turns
DPT
EPT
BubbleWater81132.73.7
Mud ShotGround3921.54.5

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
DPE
BlizzardIce140751.87
EarthquakeEGround120651.85
Hydro PumpWater130751.73
Weather BallWater60351.71
SurfWater75451.67
Ice BeamEIce90551.64
ScaldWater85501.70
FrustrationNormal10700.14

DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.

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Evolution Family

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Poliwag
#0060
Water
25
22 purified
Poliwhirl
Poliwhirl
#0061
Water
100
90 purified
Poliwrath
Poliwrath
#0062
WaterFighting
100
90 purified
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Top Counters

Full Rankings

As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

  1. 1Mega Raichu YElectricThunder ShockElectricZap Cannon+38.3 eDPS
  2. 2Shadow ZekromElectricCharge BeamElectricFusion BoltE34.3 eDPS
  3. 3RegielekiNormalLock-OnElectricThunder CageE32.9 eDPS
  4. 4Mega SceptileBugFury CutterGrassFrenzy PlantE32.4 eDPS
  5. 5Mega ChesnaughtGrassVine WhipGrassSeed Bomb+31.9 eDPS
  6. 6Mega Mewtwo YPsychicPsycho CutPsychicFuture Sight+31.1 eDPS
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Worth Powering Up?

Not stronger than the everyday pick against any Tier 5 or Mega boss.

The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

CP by Level

Encounter
Level
Guaranteed CP
Max CP
Research1599710/10/10104915/15/15
Raids & Eggs20132910/10/10139915/15/15
Weather-Boosted Raids25166210/10/10174915/15/15
L404020910/0/0244915/15/15
L505023640/0/0276915/15/15
L51 · Best Buddy5123930/0/0280215/15/15
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level
15/15/15
0/0/0
Level 151049896
Level 2013991195
Level 2517491494
Level 3020991793
Level 3522741942
Level 4024492091
Level 4526072226
Level 5027692364
Level 5128022393

Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.

L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.

Dex Details

Second Charged Move50 Candy · 50,000 Stardust
Height / Weight1.09 m · 33.9 kg
Gender Ratio
50.0%50.0%
TradingTradableTransferable

Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Politoed in the RotomLabs Pokédex

PvP IV Spreads

Great League

1500 CP Cap
Best IVs0/15/111500 CP at level 23.5
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#10/15/11150023.5100.00%
#20/12/14149923.599.85%
#32/15/1514992399.69%
#40/13/13149923.599.67%
#50/14/11149623.599.48%
#60/14/12150023.599.48%
#71/10/14149923.599.37%
#80/11/14149523.599.32%
#90/11/15149823.599.32%
#100/15/10149723.599.29%

A 15/15/15 ranks #3503 of 4,096, with 92.93% of the best stat product.

Great League Rankings on PvPoke

Ultra League

2500 CP Cap
Best IVs0/15/142498 CP at level 48.5
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#10/15/14249848.5100.00%
#20/12/1524994999.58%
#30/13/1425004999.56%
#41/13/14250048.599.53%
#51/14/13250048.599.51%
#60/15/1124964999.50%
#70/14/14249248.599.48%
#80/14/15249748.599.48%
#90/15/13249348.599.45%
#101/14/1524974899.45%

A 15/15/15 ranks #1661 of 4,096, with 95.89% of the best stat product.

Ultra League Rankings on PvPoke

Ranked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.

Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.

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