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Politoed ニョロトノ Nyorotono #186
Artwork from HG/SS
Type Water ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Frog Pokémon
Abilities Water Absorb or Damp Damp Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,059,860
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto #075 Hoenn #331 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 3'07" Imperial 1.1 m Metric 3'07"/1.1 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 74.7 lbs. Imperial 33.9 kg Metric 74.7 lbs./33.9 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Green	Catch rate 45 (5.9%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown 50% male, 50% female
Breeding Water 1 group 21 cycles (5355 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 3 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 185 Battle Exp.: 1851*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Politoed (Japanese: ニョロトノ Nyorotono) is a Template:Type2 Pokémon.

It evolves from Poliwhirl when traded holding a King's Rock. It is one of the final forms of Poliwag.

Biology

Physiology

Politoed is very different physically from the rest of its evolutionary family as it now resembles a frog much more than previous forms. It is now green with yellow hands, belly, throat, and toes. Its legs have become well developed for jumping and it now sports pink cheek spots similar to those of Pikachu. Its head is now separate from the rest of its body and its mouth is visible again. It also has a long curled hair on top of its head, which is used as a status symbol among its kind. For all these differences, there's one feature that Politoed still possesses: the swirl that the rest of its family has, though now in green and yellow.

Gender differences

The pink spots on a female's cheeks are smaller.

Special abilities

Politoed has the standard Template:Type2 abilities, but it has also gained impressive vocal abilities which it can use in battle in the form of Perish Song and Hyper Voice. It has also gained hopping abilities.

Behavior

Politoed lure other members of its evolution family near to it by croaking.

Habitat

Politoed live in small freshwater ponds and lakes, usually ones that have an abundance of lily pads.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Misty's Poliwhirl evolved into a Politoed in Outrageous Fortunes. Misty's Politoed is very cheerful up to the point where it would occasionally lose focus in a battle and start clapping.

Tammy, a young girl who used Pokémon for cheerleading mistook Misty's Politoed for her own in I Politoed Ya So. She asked Misty to lend it to her for a while since she and her Politoed were angry at each other; later, they make amends and Tammy gives Misty's Politoed back to her.

May battled against a Politoed in the Wisteria Town Contest in Harley Rides Again.

Another Politoed appeared in DP139, where Brock's Croagunk battled it.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Pokémon Special

In the 9th volume of Pokémon Special, Silver "borrowed" Gold's Poliwhirl in exchange for his own Seadra. Due to the effects of the King's Rock Poliwhirl was holding, plus the effects of both Gold and Silver's communication devices, Poliwhirl evolved into Politoed, and Seadra evolved into a Kingdra.

In the TCG

Main article: Politoed (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Template:DP type effectiveness

Learnset

Template:Learnset intro

By leveling up

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By TM/HM

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Special moves

Side game data

Template:Side game

Evolution

Template:Evobox/2

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Politoed images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Politoed's Speed stat is lower than its pre-evolution. This also happens with its counterpart Poliwrath.
• Politoed is the only non-Template:Type2 Pokémon that can learn Hyper Voice.
• Politoed does not learn any moves of the Template:Type2 by level up.

Origin

It is likely based on a tree frog.

Name origin

Politoed is a combination of the word polliwog and a misspelling of the word toad. Its Japanese name may be a combination of ニョロニョロ nyoronyoro, the sound of slithering, and トノサマガエル tonosamagaeru, dark-spotted frog.

In other languages

• German: Quaxo - Probably from Kaulquappe (tadpole).
• French: Tarpaud – From tétard (tadpole) and crapaud (toad).
• Korean: 왕구리 Wangguri

Related articles

• Misty's Politoed

External links

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