Politoed

WaterDrizzle, Storm Drain

Cerulean City · Lv 56-60 Ilex Forest · Lv 55-65 Mt. Mortar Room Above Waterfall · Lv 55-60 Open in the guide Compare

In Mirror Gold: First found in Cerulean City (Surf, Lv 56-60), and in 3 more areas. Its type (Water) is the same as in the official games. Base stats total 530, up from 500; 3 of the six changed, most of all HP (90 → 110). Abilities: it gains Storm Drain and loses Water Absorb and Damp. 11 of its 18 level-up moves are new compared with Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver, including Water Gun and Pound.

Level-up moves 19

Lv	Move	Type	Cat	Pow	Acc	PP
1	Bounce User bounces high into the air, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.	Flying	Phys	85	85	5
1	Water Gun Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Water	Spec	40	100	25
1	Pound Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Phys	40	100	35
1	Flip Turn User must switch out after attacking.	Water	Phys	60	100	20
16	DoubleSlap Hits 2-5 times in one turn.	Normal	Phys	15	85	10
19	Bubble Beam Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.	Water	Spec	65	100	20
22	Mud Shot Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.	Ground	Spec	55	95	15
28	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rain for five turns.	Water	Stat	—	—	5
31	Hypnosis Puts the target to sleep.	Psychic	Stat	—	60	20
34	Scald Has a chance to burn the target.	Water	Spec	80	100	15
37	Body Slam Has a chance to paralyze the target.	Normal	Phys	85	100	15
40	Bounce User bounces high into the air, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.	Flying	Phys	85	85	5
43	Swagger Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target.	Normal	Stat	—	85	15
46	Perish Song User and target both faint after three turns.	Normal	Stat	—	—	5
49	Hydro Pump Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Water	Spec	110	80	5
52	Earth Power Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Ground	Spec	90	100	10
55	Hyper Voice Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Spec	90	100	10
58	Belly Drum User pays half its max HP to max out its Attack.	Normal	Stat	—	—	10
64	Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.	Normal	Phys	120	100	15

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

TMs & HMs 54

#	Move · where to get it	Type	Pow
TM00	Mega Punch Goldenrod Department Store 5F	Normal	80
TM001	Focus Punch	Fighting	150
TR02	Toxic Goldenrod Department Store Lower 2F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F)	Poison	—
TR03	Hydro Pump Ruins of Alph, W room (hidden) (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F, Viridian Mart)	Water	110
TR05	Hyper Beam Celadon Department Store Upper 2F (also at Viridian Mart)	Normal	150
TM006	Scald Goldenrod Department Store Upper 2F	Water	80
TR06	Blizzard Goldenrod Department Store Lower 2F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F)	Ice	110
TM007	Hail Mahogany Mart Post-Rocket Hideout	Ice	—
TR08	Giga Impact Goldenrod Department Store Lower 2F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F)	Normal	150
TM010	Hidden Power	Normal	60
TR10	Earthquake Mt. Mortar (hidden) (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F, Viridian Mart)	Ground	100
TM013	Ice Beam	Ice	90
TR14	Water Pulse Blackthorn / Battle Frontier Mart (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F, Indigo Plateau)	Water	60
TM015	Low Kick Goldenrod Department Store 5F	Fighting	—
TM017	Protect Goldenrod Department Store 5F	Normal	—
TR17	Amnesia Celadon Department Store Upper 2F	Psychic	—
TM018	Rain Dance	Water	—
TR20	Endeavor Lavender Mart (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F)	Normal	—
TM021	Frustration Celadon Department Store 3F	Normal	—
TR26	Endure Goldenrod Department Store 4F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F)	Normal	—
TM027	Return Celadon Department Store 3F	Normal	—
TM028	Dig Celadon Department Store 3F	Ground	80
TM029	Psychic	Psychic	90
TM031	Brick Break	Fighting	75
TM032	Body Slam	Normal	85
TR32	Uproar Lavender Mart (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F)	Normal	90
TR33	Hyper Voice Celadon Department Store Upper 2F	Normal	90
TR35	Muddy Water Route 36 (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F, Cerulean Mart)	Water	90
TM038	Helping Hand Goldenrod Department Store 5F	Normal	—
TM042	Facade	Normal	70
TM043	Secret Power	Normal	70
TM044	Rest	Psychic	—
TM045	Attract	Normal	—
TR45	Focus Blast Celadon Department Store Upper 2F (also at Viridian Mart)	Fighting	120
TM046	Thief	Dark	60
TM056	Fling	Dark	—
TM066	Payback	Dark	50
TM077	Psych Up Goldenrod Department Store Upper 2F	Normal	—
TM078	Captivate Celadon Department Store 3F	Normal	—
TM082	Sleep Talk	Normal	—
TM087	Swagger Celadon Department Store 3F	Normal	—
TM090	Substitute	Normal	—
TM105	Earth Power Mahogany Mart Post-Rocket Hideout (also at Celadon Department Store 3F)	Ground	90
TM110	Liquidation Olivine Mart (also at Celadon Department Store 3F)	Water	85
TM114	Curse Olivine Mart (also at Celadon Department Store 3F)	Ghost	—
TM118	Encore Olivine Mart (also at Celadon Department Store 3F)	Normal	—
TM132	Haze Celadon Department Store 3F (also at Viridian Mart)	Ice	—
TM148	Weather Ball Celadon Department Store 3F (also at Viridian Mart)	Normal	50
TM156	Double-Edge Goldenrod Department Store 5F	Normal	120
HM03	Surf	Water	90
HM04	Strength	Normal	80
HM05	Whirlpool	Water	35
HM06	Rock Smash	Fighting	40
HM07	Waterfall	Water	80

Where to find Politoed

Area	Method	Level
Cerulean City	Surf	56-60	5% rare
Ilex Forest	Super Rod	55-65
Mt. Mortar Room Above Waterfall	Super Rod	55-60
Seafoam Islands B2F	Grass (Morning / Day)	70-72

Other changes in this game

Egg moves: Endeavor, Mist, Muddy Water, Splash, Water Pulse
Tutor moves: Body Slam, Bounce, Counter, Defense Curl, Dive, Double-Edge, Dynamic Punch, Endeavor, Endure, Focus Punch, Headbutt, Helping Hand, Hyper Voice, Ice Beam, Ice Punch, Icy Wind, Mega Kick, Mega Punch, Metronome, Mimic, Mud-Slap, Seismic Toss, Sleep Talk, Snore, Substitute, Swagger, Water Pulse
A wild one can rarely hold King’s Rock.