Politoed counters

Gen 9 Doubles UU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Politoed
#0186 Politoed
Water
USAGE 6.6% #24
ABILITYDrizzle
BASE STATS
HP 90
ATK 75
DEF 75
SPA 90
SPD 100
SPE 70
BST500
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrass
½×
FireWaterIceSteel
Moves
Protect 65.3% Helping Hand 60.3% Weather Ball 55.7% Muddy Water 48.1% Icy Wind 42.7% Encore 35.1% Perish Song 23.6% Ice Beam 18.0%
Items
Damp Rock 63.9% Sitrus Berry 13.1% Leftovers 6.1% Eject Button 5.9% Choice Specs 4.4% Wide Lens 2.5% Assault Vest 2.1% Throat Spray 0.6%
Abilities
Drizzle99.8%Water Absorb0.2%Damp0.0%
Tera Types
Grass 42.2% Steel 20.6% Water 18.5% Dragon 9.9% Poison 3.8% Ground 1.8% Dark 1.0% Ice 1.0%
Common Teammates
Basculegion-F53.6%Kingdra41.6%Thundurus38.7%Metagross36.1%Meowscarada23.6%Iron Jugulis22.7%Ogerpon-Cornerstone18.2%Palafin16.9%
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Ranked #24 with 6.59% usage. Sorted by reliability score.