Politoed

WaterAmphibious, Drizzle (hidden)

In Exceeded: It is not in any of this guide's encounter tables. Its type (Water) and base stats (total 500) are the same as in the official games. 11 of its 16 level-up moves are new compared with Pokémon Emerald, including Bounce and Belly Drum.

Level-up moves 21

Lv	Move	Type	Cat	Pow	Acc	PP
0	Bounce Bounces up, then down the next turn. May paralyze.	Flying	Phys	85	95	5
1	Belly Drum Maximizes Attack while sacrificing HP.	Normal	Stat	—	—	10
1	Body Slam A full-body slam that may cause paralysis.	Normal	Phys	85	100	15
1	Bounce Bounces up, then down the next turn. May paralyze.	Flying	Phys	85	95	5
1	BubbleBeam Forcefully sprays bubbles that lowers Speed.	Water	Spec	75	100	10
1	Double-Edge A life-risking tackle that also hurts the user.	Normal	Phys	120	100	15
1	DoubleSlap Repeatedly slaps the foe 2 to 5 times.	Fairy	Phys	25	90	10
1	Earth Power Makes the ground erupt with power. May lower Sp. Def.	Ground	Spec	90	100	10
1	Hydro Pump Blasts water at high power to strike the foe.	Water	Spec	110	80	5
1	Hyper Voice A loud attack that uses sound waves to injure.	Normal	Spec	90	100	10
1	Hypnosis A hypnotizing move that may induce sleep.	Psychic	Stat	—	60	20
1	Mud Shot Can hit Flying foes. Reduces Speed.	Ground	Spec	55	95	15
1	Perish Song Any Pokémon hearing this song faints in 3 turns.	Normal	Stat	—	—	5
1	Pound Pounds the foe with forelegs or tail.	Normal	Phys	40	100	35
1	Rain Dance Summons a rain for 5 turns.	Water	Stat	—	—	5
1	Swagger Confuses the foe, but also sharply raises Attack.	Normal	Stat	—	90	15
1	Water Gun Squirts water to attack the foe.	Water	Spec	40	100	25
32	Swagger Confuses the foe, but also sharply raises Attack.	Normal	Stat	—	90	15
35	Perish Song Any Pokémon hearing this song faints in 3 turns.	Normal	Stat	—	—	5
37	Bounce Bounces up, then down the next turn. May paralyze.	Flying	Phys	85	95	5
48	Hyper Voice A loud attack that uses sound waves to injure.	Normal	Spec	90	100	10

* a legal move, just moved to level-up · ** new to this game

TMs & HMs 30

#	Move · where to get it	Type	Pow
TM01	Focus Punch Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data	Fighting	150
TM03	Water Pulse Sootopolis City Gym — Gym 1F	Water	60
TM06	Toxic Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data	Poison	—
TM07	Hail Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data	Ice	—
TM10	Hidden Power Slateport City	Normal	60
TM13	Ice Beam Mauville City — Game Corner	Ice	95
TM14	Blizzard Lilycove City — Department Store 4F	Ice	110
TM15	Hyper Beam Lilycove City — Department Store 4F	Normal	150
TM17	Protect Lilycove City — Department Store 4F	Normal	—
TM18	Rain Dance Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data	Water	—
TM21	Frustration Pacifidlog Town — House 2	Normal	1
TM26	Earthquake Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data	Ground	100
TM27	Return Fallarbor Town — Cozmo's House	Normal	1
TM28	Dig Route 114 — Fossil Maniac's House	Ground	80
TM29	Psychic Mauville City — Game Corner	Psychic	90
TM31	Brick Break Sootopolis City — House 1	Fighting	75
TM32	Double Team Mauville City — Game Corner	Normal	—
TM42	Facade Petalburg City Gym	Normal	70
TM43	Secret Power Slateport City	Normal	70
TM44	Rest Lilycove City — House 2	Psychic	—
TM45	Attract Verdanturf Town — Battle Tent Lobby	Normal	—
TM46	Thief Slateport City — Oceanic Museum 1F	Dark	60
TM59	Natural Gift Slateport City	Normal	1
TM64	Swamp Terrain Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data	Water	—
TM66	Headbutt Petalburg Woods	Normal	70
HM03	Surf Petalburg City — Wally's House	Water	90
HM04	Strength Route 112	Fighting	80
HM06	Rock Smash Mauville City — House 1	Fighting	40
HM07	Waterfall Sootopolis City	Water	80
HM08	Dive Mossdeep City — Steven's House	Water	80

Where to find Politoed

Not found in the wild — evolve or trade for it.

Other changes in this game

Has 4 abilities at once: whichever of its 2 ordinary abilities it was born with, plus 3 innates always on
Innates (always active): Damp, Swift Swim, Water Absorb
What the innates do: Damp — Prevents self-destruction. · Swift Swim — Raises Speed on swamp terrain. · Water Absorb — Changes water into HP.
Abilities you pick one of: Amphibious — Ups Water-, Poison- & Ground. · Drizzle — Summons rain in battle.
Hidden ability: Drizzle
How its abilities arrive: Amphibious, Unaware, Water Absorb from the start; Damp at Lv 10; Swift Swim at Lv 12; Drizzle at Lv 36; Psychic Mind at Lv 40
Tutor moves: Body Slam, Counter, Defense Curl, Double-Edge, DynamicPunch, Endure, Ice Punch, Icy Wind, Mega Kick, Mega Punch, Metronome, Mimic, Mud-Slap, Seismic Toss, Sleep Talk, Snore, Substitute, Swagger, Water Ball
Egg groups: Water 1
Catch rate 45