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Height
3'07" Imperial
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1.1 m Metric
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3'07"/1.1 m Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
74.7 lbs. Imperial
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33.9 kg Metric
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74.7 lbs./33.9 kg Red-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP 0
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Atk 0
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Def 0
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Sp.Atk 0
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Sp.Def 3
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Speed 0
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Base Exp.: 185
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Battle Exp.: 1851*
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Politoed (Japanese: ニョロトノ Nyorotono) is a Water-type Pokémon.
It evolves from Poliwhirl when traded holding a King's Rock. It is one of Poliwag's final forms, the other being Poliwrath.
Biology
Politoed is a green, bipedal, frog-like Pokémon with yellow hands, belly, throat, and toes. It has a long, curled hair on top of its head and pink cheek spots that are smaller on the female than on the male. There is a green swirl on its belly. Its legs are well developed and it has bulbous toes and fingers.
Politoed acts as a leader to Poliwag and Poliwhirl, which gather from afar upon hearing its cry. Politoed likes to expand its throat and sing. When three or more assemble, they sing in a chorus with a loud, bellowing voice. The curled hair on Politoed's head is considered proof of its status as a king. The longer and curlier Politoed's hair is, the more it is respected by other Politoed. Politoed lives by the water's edge.
In the anime
Major appearances
Misty's Poliwhirl evolved into a Politoed in Outrageous Fortunes. This Politoed is very cheerful up to the point where it would occasionally lose focus in a battle and start clapping.
Other
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.
A Politoed is owned by a family of traveling circus performers in Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea.
Another Politoed appeared in A Faux Oak Finish!, where Brock's Croagunk battled it.
Minor appearances
A wild Politoed appears in a flashback in Poetry Commotion!.
May battled against a Politoed in the Wisteria Town Contest in Harley Rides Again.
Pokédex entries
Episode
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Pokémon
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Source
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Entry
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EP247
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Politoed
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Ash's Pokédex
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Politoed, the Frog Pokémon. Politoed likes to expand its throat and sing out, drawing in Poliwag and Poliwhirl from all around.
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Episode
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Pokémon
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Source
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Entry
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DP139
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Politoed
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Ash's Pokedéx
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Politoed, the Frog Pokémon. It gathers groups of others as their leader. Its cries make Poliwag obey.
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In the manga
Politoed in Pokémon Adventures
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
- Main article: Polibo
In Ampharos Amore, Silver borrowed Gold's Polibo in exchange for his Seadra. Due to the effects of the King's Rock Polibo was holding along with the trade between Silver and Gold, Polibo evolved into a Politoed. Later, he was returned to his original Trainer.
In the TCG
- Main article: Politoed (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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Generation II
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Gold
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If Poliwag and Poliwhirl hear its echoing cry, they respond by gathering from far and wide.
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Silver
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Whenever three or more of these get together, they sing in a loud voice that sounds like bellowing.
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Crystal
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When it expands its throat to croak out a tune, nearby Poliwag and Poliwhirl gather immediately.
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Stadium 2
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If Poliwag and Poliwhirl hear its echoing cry, they respond by gathering from far and wide.
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Generation III
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Ruby
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The curled hair on Politoed's head is proof of its status as a king. It is said that the longer and more curled the hair, the more respect this Pokémon earns from its peers.
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Sapphire
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Emerald
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The curled hair on its head proves its status as a king. It is said that the longer and curlier the hair, the more respect it earns from its peers.
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FireRed
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Whenever three or more of these get together, they sing in a loud voice that sounds like bellowing.
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LeafGreen
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If Poliwag and Poliwhirl hear its echoing cry, they respond by gathering from far and wide.
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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It gathers groups of others as their leader. Its cries make Poliwag obey.
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Pearl
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Platinum
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HeartGold
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If Poliwag and Poliwhirl hear its echoing cry, they respond by gathering from far and wide.
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SoulSilver
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Whenever three or more of these get together, they sing in a loud voice that sounds like bellowing.
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Generation V
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Black
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It gathers groups of others as their leader. Its cries make Poliwag obey.
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White
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Black 2
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It gathers groups of others as their leader. Its cries make Poliwag obey.
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White 2
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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In side games
In events
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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90
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150 - 197
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290 - 384
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75
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72 - 139
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139 - 273
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75
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72 - 139
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139 - 273
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90
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85 - 156
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166 - 306
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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Total: 500
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Politoed
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Politoed
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Japanese sprites
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Gold and Silver back sprites
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Trivia
- Politoed has the smallest level-up learnset of all Pokémon who evolve by trading.
- In Generation V, Politoed can have the Hidden Ability Drizzle. This makes it the only non-legendary Pokémon to have this Ability. Previously, the only Pokémon to have this Ability was Kyogre.
Origin
Politoed is likely based on a tree frog, possibly the European tree frog.
Name origin
Politoed is a combination of polliwog and a corruption of toad. It may be a play on the phrase 'poly-toed', meaning 'possessing toes' (the feet were digitless as Poliwhirl).
Nyorotono may be a combination of ニョロニョロ nyoronyoro (the sound of slithering) and 殿 tono (lord). This is possibly inspired by the トノサマガエル tonosamagaeru (dark-spotted frog), whose name literally means lord-frog in Japanese.
In other languages
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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ニョロトノ Nyorotono
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From ニョロニョロ nyoronyoro, 殿 tono, and トノサマガエル tonosamagaeru
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French
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Tarpaud
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From têtard and crapaud
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Spanish
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Politoed
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Same as English name
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German
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Quaxo
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From quaken, Qua-, and Ach so!
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Italian
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Politoed
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Same as English name
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Korean
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왕구리 Wangguri
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From 왕 wang and 개구리 gaeguri
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Mandarin Chinese
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牛蛙君 Niúwājūn
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Literally "Bullfrog monarch"
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Cantonese Chinese
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Related articles
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