Politoed

Water. Rank 112 by usage, on 0.9% of teams, leads 20.0% of the time.

Usage, lead rate and teammates from 293 public Showdown replays uploaded 2026-09-10 to 2026-09-16, average rating 1099. Moves, items, abilities and Stat Point spreads from in-game ranked data (championsbattledata.com, M6/16_09_2026); each spread is paired with the most common nature because the game reports them separately.

New this regulation: no previous ladder data for this Pokémon.

Moves

Encore87.5%
Ice Beam81.4%
Surf58.8%
Perish Song45.7%
Endeavor39.3%
Weather Ball37.0%
Protect17.6%
Earth Power6.4%

Items

Eject Button80.5%
Damp Rock9.7%
Sitrus Berry2.0%
Mystic Water1.1%
Life Orb0.8%
Focus Sash0.8%
Leftovers0.7%
Rocky Helmet0.5%

Abilities

Drizzle99.5%
Water Absorb0.4%
Damp0.1%

Spreads

Modest 32/0/2/19/13/034.8%
Modest 32/0/0/32/2/014.3%
Modest 32/0/32/0/2/08.4%
Modest 32/0/2/32/0/05.2%
Modest 32/0/2/0/32/03.1%
Modest 32/0/0/32/0/22.4%

HP / Atk / Def / SpA / SpD / Spe in Stat Points

Partners

Share of this Pokémon's teams that also carry the partner.

Most common set, used for the calcs below

Eject Button, Drizzle, Modest 32/0/2/19/13/0. Encore, Ice Beam, Surf, Perish Song.

Stats 197 / 85 / 97 / 141 / 133 / 90. Weak to Electric, Grass. Resists Fire, Ice, Steel, Water.

Good against, and why

Salamence-Mega 25.8% usage
Ice Beam 102.9–121.6%, guaranteed OHKO
OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (32% of usage)
Cinderace 6.5% usage
Surf 96.8–114.6%, 75% chance to OHKO
On their common spreads: 75% to OHKO (69%), 87.5% to OHKO (7%), 75% to OHKO (4%)
Mamoswine 6.5% usage
Surf 96.3–113.4%, 75% chance to OHKO
On their common spreads: 75% to OHKO (51%), 81.3% to OHKO (15%), 75% to OHKO (6%)
Blaziken-Mega 7.5% usage
Surf 91.7–108.3%, 50% chance to OHKO
On their common spreads: 50% to OHKO (53%), 56.3% to OHKO (5%), 2HKO (3%)
Glimmora 8.5% usage
Surf 90.6–106.9%, 37.5% chance to OHKO
On their common spreads: 37.5% to OHKO (34%), 37.5% to OHKO (18%), 25% to OHKO (8%)
Meowscarada 14.3% usage
Ice Beam 70.6–83.7%, guaranteed 2HKO
2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (82% of usage)
Charizard-Mega-Y 13.8% usage
Surf 69.7–82.6%, guaranteed 2HKO
2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (47% of usage)
Absol-Mega-Z 6.5% usage
Surf 63.4–74.6%, guaranteed 2HKO
2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (65% of usage)
Pawmot 7.8% usage
Surf 61.2–72.1%, guaranteed 2HKO
2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (86% of usage)
Volcarona 8.0% usage
Surf 60.4–71.9%, guaranteed 2HKO
2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (30% of usage)
Lucario-Mega-Z 17.8% usage
Surf 55.1–65.3%, guaranteed 2HKO
2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (63% of usage)
Hippowdon 9.6% usage
Surf 54–65.1%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (50% of usage)
Raichu-Mega-Y 6.0% usage
Surf 52.6–62%, guaranteed 2HKO
On their common spreads: 2HKO (50%), 3HKO (8%), 2HKO (4%)
Rillaboom 10.1% usage
Ice Beam 52.2–61.8%, guaranteed 2HKO
2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (52% of usage)

Threatened by, and why

Pawmot 7.8% usage
Double Shock 143.1–168.5%, guaranteed OHKO, and they move first
OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (57% of usage)
Raichu-Mega-Y 6.0% usage
Zap Cannon 110.7–131%, guaranteed OHKO, and they move first
OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (57% of usage)
Meowscarada 14.3% usage
Flower Trick 101.5–119.8%, guaranteed OHKO, and they move first
On its common spreads: OHKO (35%), OHKO (14%), 2HKO (8%)
Gyarados 6.5% usage
Power Whip 91.4–108.6%, 50% chance to OHKO, and they move first
On its common spreads: 50% to OHKO (35%), 62.5% to OHKO (14%), 2HKO (8%)
Baxcalibur-Mega 16.2% usage
Glaive Rush 88.3–104.1%, 25% chance to OHKO, and they move first
On its common spreads: 25% to OHKO (35%), 37.5% to OHKO (14%), 2HKO (8%)
Rillaboom 10.1% usage
Grassy Glide 83.2–99%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
On its common spreads: 2HKO (35%), 6.3% to OHKO (14%), 2HKO (8%)
Blaziken-Mega 7.5% usage
Close Combat 82.2–97.5%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (57% of usage)
Cinderace 6.5% usage
High Jump Kick 70.6–83.8%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (57% of usage)
Aegislash 8.0% usage
Poltergeist 68.5–81.2%, guaranteed 2HKO
2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (57% of usage)
Golisopod-Mega 24.6% usage
First Impression 65.5–77.7%, guaranteed 2HKO
2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (57% of usage)
Swampert 6.3% usage
Earthquake 65.5–77.7%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (57% of usage)
Kingambit 9.0% usage
Kowtow Cleave 61.4–73.1%, guaranteed 2HKO
On its common spreads: 2HKO (35%), 2HKO (14%), 3HKO (8%)
Dragonite-Mega 6.5% usage
Draco Meteor 59.9–71.6%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (57% of usage)
Mamoswine 6.5% usage
Earthquake 59.4–70.1%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
On its common spreads: 2HKO (35%), 2HKO (14%), 3HKO (8%)
Archaludon 15.4% usage
Draco Meteor 54.8–64.5%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (57% of usage)
Mimikyu 14.5% usage
Play Rough 54.3–64%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
On its common spreads: 2HKO (35%), 2HKO (14%), 3HKO (8%)
Salamence-Mega 25.8% usage
Double-Edge 51.3–60.4%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
On its common spreads: 2HKO (35%), 2HKO (14%), 3HKO (8%)