Politoed counters

Gen 9 Championsvgc2026regmbbo3 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Politoed
#0186 Politoed
Water
USAGE 1.6% #47
ABILITYDrizzle
BASE STATS
HP 90
ATK 75
DEF 75
SPA 90
SPD 100
SPE 70
BST500
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrass
½×
FireWaterIceSteel
Moves
Protect 98.1% Weather Ball 98.0% Perish Song 83.7% Encore 69.5% Ice Beam 17.0% Muddy Water 11.8% Helping Hand 10.5% Icy Wind 5.3%
Items
Sitrus Berry 71.8% Mystic Water 14.0% Leftovers 7.6% Damp Rock 4.7% Choice Scarf 0.7% Life Orb 0.6% Shell Bell 0.2% Rindo Berry 0.1%
Abilities
Drizzle99.6%Water Absorb0.4%Damp0.0%
Common Teammates
Incineroar79.7%Gengar-Mega73.1%Archaludon59.4%Sinistcha50.8%Swampert-Mega40.2%Grimmsnarl23.9%Vivillon17.9%Tinkaton17.0%

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 #47 with 1.58% usage. Sorted by reliability score.