Politoed counters

Gen 9 Championsvgc2026regmb · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Politoed
#0186 Politoed
Water
USAGE 2.5% #45
ABILITYDrizzle
BASE STATS
HP 90
ATK 75
DEF 75
SPA 90
SPD 100
SPE 70
BST500
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrass
½×
FireWaterIceSteel
Moves
Protect 90.3% Weather Ball 86.8% Perish Song 61.5% Encore 42.1% Ice Beam 32.4% Muddy Water 27.2% Icy Wind 12.2% Helping Hand 11.7%
Items
Sitrus Berry 63.4% Mystic Water 11.0% Leftovers 8.5% Damp Rock 6.0% Choice Scarf 2.8% Wide Lens 2.4% Rindo Berry 1.2% Life Orb 1.1%
Abilities
Drizzle99.6%Water Absorb0.3%Damp0.0%
Common Teammates
Incineroar58.8%Sinistcha56.1%Archaludon54.2%Gengar-Mega52.3%Swampert-Mega29.1%Grimmsnarl18.8%Sneasler13.3%Basculegion11.9%
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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 #45 with 2.54% usage. Sorted by reliability score.