Politoed
Gold

If POLIWAG and POLIWHIRL hear its echoing cry, they respond by gather­ ing from far and wide.

Silver

Whenever three or more of these get together, they sing in a loud voice that sounds like bellowing.

Crystal

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

Evolution Chain

poliwag
Poliwag
Level 25
poliwhirl
Poliwhirl
water-stone water stone
poliwrath
Poliwrath
🔄
Trade
holding kings rock
politoed
Politoed

Pokédex Data

Classification Frog Pokémon
Height 1.1 m (3'07")
Weight 33.9 kg (74.7 lbs)
Abilities N/A in Gen II

Held Items

None in this generation.

Training

EV Yield +3 Sp. Def
Catch Rate 45
Base Friendship 70
Growth Rate medium slow
Gender Ratio
Egg Groups Water1

Learned Moves

Level Up Moves

Gold/Silver
Lvl Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
1 Double Slap
15 85% 10 Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
1 Water Gun
40 100% 25 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
1 Hypnosis
60% 20 Puts the target to sleep.
1 Perish Song
5 User and target both faint after three turns.
35 Perish Song
5 User and target both faint after three turns.
51 Swagger
85% 15 Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses the target.
Crystal
Lvl Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
1 Double Slap
15 85% 10 Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
1 Water Gun
40 100% 25 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
1 Hypnosis
60% 20 Puts the target to sleep.
1 Perish Song
5 User and target both faint after three turns.
35 Perish Song
5 User and target both faint after three turns.
51 Swagger
85% 15 Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses the target.

TM/HM Moves

Gold/SilverCrystal
Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
HM03 Surf
90 100% 15 Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dive users.
HM04 Strength
80 100% 15 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
HM06 Whirlpool
35 85% 15 Prevents the target from leaving battle and inflicts 1/16 its max HP in damage for 2-5 turns.
HM07 Waterfall
80 100% 15 Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.
TM01 Dynamic Punch
100 50% 5 Has a 100% chance to confuse the target.
TM02 Headbutt
70 100% 15 Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
TM03 Curse
10 Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.
TM06 Toxic
90% 10 Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
TM08 Rock Smash
40 100% 15 Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.
TM10 Hidden Power
60 100% 15 Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
TM13 Snore
50 100% 15 Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping.
TM14 Blizzard
110 70% 5 Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.
TM15 Hyper Beam
150 90% 5 User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
TM16 Icy Wind
55 95% 15 Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage.
TM17 Protect
10 Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
TM18 Rain Dance
5 Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
TM20 Endure
10 Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
TM21 Frustration
100% 20 Power increases as happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
TM26 Earthquake
100 100% 10 Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dig users.
TM27 Return
100% 20 Power increases with happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
TM29 Psychic
90 100% 10 Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one stage.
TM31 Mud Slap
20 100% 10 Has a 100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by one stage.
TM32 Double Team
15 Raises the user's evasion by one stage.
TM33 Ice Punch
75 100% 15 Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.
TM34 Swagger
85% 15 Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses the target.
TM35 Sleep Talk
10 Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.
TM40 Defense Curl
40 Raises user's Defense by one stage.
TM43 Detect
5 Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
TM44 Rest
5 User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.
TM45 Attract
100% 15 Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
TM46 Thief
60 100% 25 Takes the target's item.

Tutor Moves

Crystal
Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
Ice Beam
90 100% 10 Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.

Base Stats

Hp 90
Attack 75
Defense 75
Sp. Atk 90
Sp. Def 100
Speed 70
Total 500

Type Defenses

(vs. Gen 6+ rules)

0.5x
0.5x
2x
2x
0.5x
0.5x