Politoed

Water. Rank 35 by usage, on 4.0% of teams, leads 14.4% of the time.

Usage, lead rate and teammates from 2099 public Showdown replays uploaded 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-16, average rating 1149. 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.

Before this regulation

Doubles, Reg M-B (older), Smogon ladder 2026-08: rank 38, on 3.5% of teams, now 4.0% unchanged.

Then: Sitrus Berry or Life Orb, Protect, Weather Ball, Perish Song, Encore, Calm 31/0/23/0/12/0.

Moves

Protect92.4%
Weather Ball83.4%
Ice Beam59.7%
Muddy Water50.6%
Perish Song39.0%
Encore19.7%
Helping Hand9.9%
Hypnosis9.7%

Items

Sitrus Berry43.5%
Life Orb27.7%
Mystic Water6.1%
Leftovers4.4%
Eject Button3.4%
Damp Rock3.0%
Choice Scarf2.4%
Bright Powder1.8%

Abilities

Drizzle99.8%
Water Absorb0.1%
Damp0.1%

Spreads

Calm 32/0/2/32/0/026.7%
Calm 31/0/23/0/12/09.4%
Calm 32/0/15/4/10/53.6%
Calm 32/0/32/0/2/02.9%
Calm 32/0/24/0/10/02.5%
Calm 2/0/0/32/0/322.4%

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

Sitrus Berry, Drizzle, Calm 32/0/2/32/0/0. Protect, Weather Ball, Ice Beam, Muddy Water.

Stats 197 / 85 / 97 / 142 / 132 / 90. Weak to Electric, Grass. Resists Fire, Ice, Steel, Water.

Good against, and why

Arcanine-Hisui 12.0% usage
Muddy Water 125.6–148.8%, guaranteed OHKO
OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (81% of usage)
Salamence-Mega 22.8% usage
Ice Beam 104.7–123.3%, guaranteed OHKO
OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (52% of usage)
Whimsicott 13.2% usage
Ice Beam 74.5–89.1%, guaranteed 2HKO
2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (66% of usage)
Excadrill 5.3% usage
Muddy Water 68.4–81.3%, guaranteed 2HKO
2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (87% of usage)
Torkoal 6.1% usage
Muddy Water 65.5–79.1%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (78% of usage)
Armarouge 6.9% usage
Muddy Water 56.3–66.7%, guaranteed 2HKO
2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (41% of usage)
Charizard-Mega-Y 14.4% usage
Muddy Water 51.6–61.9%, guaranteed 2HKO
On their common spreads: 2HKO (25%), 3HKO (7%), 2HKO (4%)
Rillaboom 38.7% usage
Ice Beam 51.2–60.9%, guaranteed 2HKO
2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (25% of usage)

Threatened by, and why

Rillaboom 38.7% usage
Wood Hammer 164.5–194.9%, guaranteed OHKO, and they move first
OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (40% of usage)
Raichu-Mega-Y 10.1% usage
Zap Cannon 110.7–131%, guaranteed OHKO, and they move first
OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (40% of usage)
Baxcalibur-Mega 6.1% usage
Glaive Rush 88.3–104.1%, 25% chance to OHKO, and they move first
On its common spreads: 25% to OHKO (27%), 2HKO (9%), 2HKO (4%)
Sylveon 13.7% usage
Hyper Beam 83.8–99%, guaranteed 2HKO
2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (40% of usage)
Arcanine-Hisui 12.0% usage
Head Smash 73.6–87.3%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (40% of usage)
Sneasler 36.3% usage
Close Combat 70.6–83.8%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (40% of usage)
Tyranitar-Mega 7.5% usage
Knock Off 68.5–80.7%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (40% of usage)
Staraptor-Mega 10.6% usage
Close Combat 62.9–74.6%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (40% of usage)
Excadrill 5.3% usage
High Horsepower 57.9–68.5%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
On its common spreads: 2HKO (27%), 3HKO (9%), 2HKO (4%)
Golisopod-Mega 17.1% usage
Leech Life 52.3–62.4%, guaranteed 2HKO
On its common spreads: 2HKO (27%), 3HKO (9%), 3HKO (4%)
Kingambit 24.1% usage
Kowtow Cleave 51.8–61.4%, guaranteed 2HKO
On its common spreads: 2HKO (27%), 3HKO (9%), 3HKO (4%)