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Politoed
Champions-legal
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Politoed

Water

Legal in the current Regulation Set M-B (Jun 17 – Sep 2, 2026).

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Contents

Base stats

HP
90
Atk
75
Def
75
SpA
90
SpD
100
Spe
70
Total500

Abilities

Water Absorb

Absorbs Water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.

Damp

Prevents Self-Destruct, Explosion, and Aftermath from working while the Pokémon is in battle.

DrizzleHidden

Summons rain that lasts indefinitely upon entering battle.

Competitive usage

M-BJun 2026M-AJun 2026
#42·2.5% usageof 199 ranked

Ladder snapshot Jun 2026 · 1,163,315 battles·Win rate: not published by this source

Moves

  • Protect22.6%
  • Weather Ball21.7%
  • Perish Song15.4%
  • Encore10.5%
  • Ice Beam8.1%
  • Muddy Water6.8%
  • Icy Wind3.1%
  • Helping Hand2.9%
  • Hypnosis2.5%
  • Earth Power1.4%

Items

  • Sitrus Berry63.4%
  • Mystic Water11.0%
  • Leftovers8.5%
  • Damp Rock6.0%
  • Choice Scarf2.8%
  • Wide Lens2.4%
  • Rindo Berry1.2%
  • Life Orb1.1%

Abilities

  • Drizzle99.6%
  • Water Absorb0.3%
  • Damp0.0%

Natures

  • Calm43.2%
  • Modest22.1%
  • Bold17.5%
  • Sassy7.6%
  • Quiet4.0%

Common teammates

Stat-Point spreads

  • Calm · 31/0/23/0/12/0 SP8.9%
  • Bold · 32/0/25/0/6/3 SP5.7%
  • Modest · 23/0/12/30/0/1 SP4.6%
  • Calm · 32/0/11/0/20/3 SP4.5%
  • Calm · 32/0/24/0/10/0 SP4.5%
  • Calm · 32/0/0/2/32/0 SP3.3%

Ladder spreads in Champions Stat Points (stat order HP/Atk/Def/SpA/SpD/Spe) — the ladder's Champions formats use SP natively.

Source: Smogon / Pokémon Showdown usage statistics (Champions ladder) — Showdown ladder, not the official in-game ranked ladder. 1,163,315 battles, snapshot 2026-06. Methodology

Notable moves

Its hardest-hitting attacks, one per type — from a movepool of 92 legal moves.

Focus Punch150Giga Impact150Blizzard110Hydro Pump110Earthquake100Psychic90Bounce85Thief60