Politoed counters

Gen 6 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Politoed
#0186 Politoed
Water
USAGE 1.2% #74
ABILITYDrizzle
BASE STATS
HP 90
ATK 75
DEF 75
SPA 90
SPD 100
SPE 70
BST500
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrass
½×
FireWaterIceSteel
Moves
Scald 99.2% Encore 97.4% Rest 78.8% Toxic 54.1% Hypnosis 49.1% Ice Beam 8.5% Haze 3.5% Protect 3.2%
Items
Damp Rock 99.3% Leftovers 0.4% Choice Scarf 0.1% Choice Specs 0.1% Chesto Berry 0.1% Assault Vest 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0% Splash Plate 0.0%
Abilities
Drizzle100.0%Water Absorb0.0%Damp0.0%
Common Teammates
Kingdra85.4%Manaphy76.3%Thundurus65.6%Scizor-Mega64.2%Seismitoad63.0%Swampert-Mega34.3%Ferrothorn30.0%Tornadus-Therian27.2%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #74 with 1.24% usage. Sorted by reliability score.