Politoed counters

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

Politoed
#0186 Politoed
Water
USAGE 8.6% #30
ABILITYDrizzle
BASE STATS
HP 90
ATK 75
DEF 75
SPA 90
SPD 100
SPE 70
BST500
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrass
½×
FireWaterIceSteel
Moves
Ice Beam 96.3% Encore 89.9% Surf 56.8% Haze 51.1% Weather Ball 28.0% Perish Song 19.3% Whirlpool 17.3% Rest 15.5%
Items
Damp Rock 93.9% Choice Specs 5.0% Leftovers 0.9% Mystic Water 0.1% Eject Button 0.0% Choice Scarf 0.0% Life Orb 0.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.0%
Abilities
Drizzle99.3%Water Absorb0.7%Damp0.0%
Tera Types
Steel 49.0% Ghost 24.7% Grass 7.5% Water 7.0% Ground 4.7% Dragon 4.0% Fairy 2.6% Poison 0.2%
Common Teammates
Barraskewda91.6%Forretress77.3%Basculegion65.7%Bellibolt47.2%Kingdra43.0%Ludicolo26.8%Basculegion-F19.0%Chansey17.6%
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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 #30 with 8.59% usage. Sorted by reliability score.