Politoed counters

Gen 9 Champions VGC 2026 Regulation MA Best of 3 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Politoed
#0186 Politoed
Water
USAGE 3.1% #43
ABILITYDrizzle
BASE STATS
HP 90
ATK 75
DEF 75
SPA 90
SPD 100
SPE 70
BST500
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrass
½×
FireWaterIceSteel
Moves
Protect 96.7% Weather Ball 93.7% Perish Song 63.4% Encore 57.4% Ice Beam 28.1% Muddy Water 25.9% Helping Hand 12.2% Icy Wind 11.9%
Items
Sitrus Berry 61.7% Mystic Water 18.1% Leftovers 17.7% Wacan Berry 0.7% Choice Scarf 0.5% Bright Powder 0.3% Mental Herb 0.2% Lum Berry 0.2%
Abilities
Drizzle99.6%Water Absorb0.4%Damp0.0%
Tera Types
Water 0.0%
Common Teammates
Incineroar68.2%Gengar-Mega59.8%Sinistcha45.3%Archaludon38.7%Basculegion32.4%Kommo-o25.0%Tinkaton22.4%Sneasler17.4%
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Checks & Counters

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Ranked #43 with 3.08% usage. Sorted by reliability score.