Politoed

WaterWater Absorb, Thick Fat

Route 5 Route 6 Route 13 Open in the guide Compare

In FireRed Deluxe: First found in Route 5 (Super Rod), and in 4 more areas. Its type (Water) is the same as in the official games. Base stats total 525, up from 500; 3 of the six changed, most of all Defense (75 → 85). Abilities: it gains Thick Fat and loses Damp and Drizzle. 1 of its 6 level-up moves is new compared with Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen: Whirlpool.

Level-up moves 6

Lv	Move	Type	Cat	Pow	Acc	PP
1	DoubleSlap Hits 2-5 times in one turn.	Normal	Phys	15	85	10
1	Hypnosis Puts the target to sleep.	Psychic	Stat	—	60	20
1	Water Gun Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Water	Spec	40	100	25
1	Whirlpool Prevents the target from leaving battle and inflicts 1/16 its max HP in damage for 2-5 turns.	Water	Spec	55	70	15
35	Perish Song User and target both faint after three turns.	Normal	Stat	—	—	5
51	Swagger Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target.	Normal	Stat	—	90	15

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

TMs & HMs

This game's documentation doesn't publish TM compatibility, so none is listed here.

Where to find Politoed

Area	Method	Level
Route 5	Super Rod
Route 6	Surf		5% rare
Route 13	Surf		5% rare
Bond Bridge	Grass	37-41
Crystaleye Cavern	Surf

Other changes in this game

Base stats against the original game: +5 HP, +10 Def, +10 SpAtk