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Misty's Politoed カスミのニョロトノ Kasumi's Nyorotono

Misty's Politoed

Debuts in The Stun Spore Detour Caught at An island between Kumquat Island and Pummelo Island Evolves in The Totodile Duel Outrageous Fortunes Gender Unknown Ability Unknown Current location Cerulean Gym

→ → This Pokémon spent 41 episodes as Poliwag and 96 episodes as Poliwhirl.

Voice actor Japanese English As Poliwag Shin'ichirō Miki Rachael Lillis As Poliwhirl Shin'ichirō Miki Eric Stuart As Politoed Shin'ichirō Miki Eric Stuart

Misty's Politoed (Japanese: カスミのニョロトノ Kasumi's Nyorotono) was the only Pokémon that Misty caught in the Orange Archipelago, and her seventh overall.

In the anime

History

Original series

Orange Islands

As a Poliwag

As a Poliwhirl

In The Stun Spore Detour, Ash and Tracey were paralyzed by a Vileplume's Stun Spore attack. Misty was left to fetch the cure, Salveyo weed, a special type of aquatic plant found at the bottom of lakes on which Poliwag feed. A friendly wild Poliwag helped her gather the special plant. Poliwag obviously liked Misty because it insisted on coming along with her, and Misty added it to her team. As a Poliwag, it was rarely used because of how clumsy it was on land.

Johto

In The Totodile Duel, Ash and Misty both used Lure Balls on a wild Totodile. The Balls caught the Pokémon out of sight, so Ash and Misty had a tournament to see who got the Water-type. During a battle against Bulbasaur, Misty's Poliwag evolved into Poliwhirl. Although Misty still lost, she concluded that she preferred the Poliwhirl who was willing to evolve to help her rather than the Totodile that essentially did whatever it wanted.

In Hook, Line, and Stinker, Misty used Poliwhirl in the Seaking Catching Competition. During the competition, Misty and Poliwhirl formed a rivalry with Andreas and his Poliwrath. Poliwhirl and Misty managed to hook a Seaking just as time ran out for the competition. Both Andreas and Misty had a 55 kilogram Seaking, meaning they had to battle each other to decide the winner. The battle started with Poliwhirl getting overwhelmed due to battling its evolved form. It lost its confidence and hid behind Misty. Misty's Psyduck, Staryu, and Goldeen then popped out of their Balls to encourage Poliwhirl and it decided to resume the match. Poliwhirl then beat Poliwrath, winning the competition for Misty.

Misty used Poliwhirl in the second and third rounds of the Whirl Cup in The Perfect Match!. In the second round Poliwhirl went up against Ash's Totodile. Ash started the battle by having Totodile use Water Gun, but Poliwhirl dove underwater to evade it. Poliwhirl jumped out of the water and attacked with Bubble, dazing Totodile for a while. Poliwhirl attempted to use Double Slap, but Totodile dodged and headbutted it back into a pillar. However, Poliwhirl kicked off the pillar and dove towards Totodile, using Double Slap again, and knocking Totodile out. Ash recalled Totodile and sent out Kingler. Misty again commanded Poliwhirl to unleash another Bubble, but Kingler used Crabhammer first. An energy sphere was sent across the arena causing whirlpools to form. The attack knocked Poliwhirl into the whirlpools, and another Crabhammer attack knocked Poliwhirl out.

Misty again started with Poliwhirl in the third round against Trinity and her Gyarados. Misty told Poliwhirl to use Bubble, but Trinity responded with Gyarados's Hyper Beam. Gyarados quickly charged up and fired the Hyper Beam, knocking the Bubble away and defeating Poliwhirl.

In Outrageous Fortunes, on the way to Blackthorn City, Misty fought a Trainer with a Poliwrath and lost. Misty started to consider evolving Poliwhirl. Misty took Poliwhirl to the local Pokémon Center to be healed, with Poliwhirl picking up the King's Rock that Ash had won in a tournament on the way. Misty did not notice this, and simply gave Poliwhirl to Nurse Joy for treatment. Shortly afterward, in a battle against Team Rocket, Misty recovered her Poliwhirl via transfer machine from another Pokémon Center and let it out. It was summoned wearing the King's Rock, surprising Misty when it evolved into Politoed before her eyes. Misty was thrilled with her newly-evolved Pokémon.

In Gotta Catch Ya Later!, Politoed defeated Kim's Hitmonchan with Bubble, while Ash's Pikachu and Brock's Forretress handled the other brothers' Pokémon.

Advanced Generation series

In Cerulean Blues, Politoed was sent out of its Poké Ball to calm down a rampaging Gyarados.

Personality and characteristics

Politoed and Misty

As a Poliwag it was very friendly, cheerful, and liked to help people as shown when Misty first caught it in The Stun Spore Detour. After its evolution into a Poliwhirl, Misty began to use it in many of her battles, as it developed more stability on land. Poliwhirl, however, also had a bit of a confidence problem, where it tended to hide behind Misty's legs to avoid confrontation. In Hook, Line, and Stinker, Poliwhirl overcame its fears after Misty's other Pokémon offered their support. In its future battles during the Whirl Cup and against Delaney, Poliwhirl leaped into the rounds with visible determination.

After evolving into Politoed, it became particularly cheerful. Its habit of clapping, even at inappropriate moments or when being scolded, often irritated Misty. Though its excellent rhythm proved useful in I Politoed Ya So!, where it took up cheerleading with Tammy's Pokémon cheer squad. Tammy rekindled her interests in entertaining audiences with her cheers rather than winning tournaments, while her own Politoed nicknamed Bean learned Misty's Politoed's clap routine.

Moves used

Using Water Gun as a Poliwag Using Double Slap	Move First Used In Water Gun † The Stun Spore Detour Double Slap † The Stun Spore Detour Bubble † Roll On, Pokémon! Body Slam The Totodile Duel Mega Punch Hook, Line, and Stinker Tackle × Wings 'N' Things Headbutt † The Kecleon Caper Swagger Outrageous Fortunes
An × shows that the move cannot be legitimately known by this Pokémon in the games.
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

In the games

In the Stadium series

Misty uses a Poliwhirl during Pokémon Stadium 2's Round 1, and a Politoed during Round 2.

Pokémon Stadium 2
Round 1	Round 2
Type: Water Unknown Held item: Focus Band Poliwhirl♀ Lv.50-100 Rain Dance Water   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Hydro Pump Water   --       Body Slam Normal   --	Type: Water Unknown Held item: Focus Band Politoed♂ Lv.50-100 Rain Dance Water   --       Surf Water   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Earthquake Ground   --

In the manga

As a Poliwag

Poliwhirl in The Electric Tale of Pikachu

In the Ash & Pikachu manga

Misty's Politoed appears as a Poliwhirl in The Grand Rhydon Plan.

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

Misty was first shown with a Poliwag in Clefairy Tale. Later, in To Evolve or Not to Evolve, That is the Question!, Misty was shown expressing interest in evolving her Poliwhirl into a Poliwrath. However, she was unable to do so, because evolutionary stones were too expensive.

In the TCG

Politoed was featured in the TCG as one of Misty's Pokémon. The following is a list of cards named Misty's Poliwag, Poliwhirl, and Politoed.

Misty's Poliwag Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Misty's Poliwag		Gym Heroes		87/132	Hanada City Gym
Misty's Poliwag		Gym Challenge		89/132	Leaders' Stadium
Misty's Poliwhirl
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Misty's Poliwhirl		Gym Heroes		53/132	Leaders' Stadium
Misty's Politoed
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Misty's Politoed					Theater Limited VS Pack		003/018

Trivia

• Poliwag was the first of Misty's Pokémon to be seen evolving in the anime.
  • Politoed is the only Pokémon owned by Misty in the anime that has evolved twice.
• Poliwag was the last Generation I Pokémon that a main character captured in the original series, excluding those caught and released in the same episode (Ash's Beedrill and James's second Victreebel).

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Poliwag, Poliwhirl, and Politoed.

Misty's Pokémon
In rotation:	Staryu	Starmie	Psyduck	Politoed	Gyarados	Azurill
	Clauncher
At Cerulean Gym:	Goldeen	Horsea	Corsola	Caserin
Released:	Togetic	Seaking
Other:	Dewgong	Seaking	Goldeen (multiple)	Shellder (multiple)	Seel	Luverin
Borrowed:	Pikachu	Vulpix	Bulbasaur	Scyther	Marill
Befriended:	Golduck
Ride Pokémon:	Mantine	Dragonair
Adventures only:	Krabby	Chinchou	Lanturn	Omanyte	Suicune
Electric Tale only:	Shellder	Lapras
Pocket Monsters only:	Blastoise	Jigglypuff
Newspaper Strip only:	Squirtle	Butterfree

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