#186 · Pokémon Valiant · unchanged from the official games
Politoed
WaterWater Absorb, Damp, Drizzle (hidden)
In Valiant: Not in the wild: evolve Poliwhirl when traded. Its type (Water), base stats (total 500) and abilities are the same as in the official games. 11 of its 15 level-up moves are new compared with Pokémon Emerald, including Bounce and Body Slam.
Level-up moves 15
| Lv | Move | Type | Cat | Pow | Acc | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evo | Bounce Bounces up, then down the next turn. May paralyze. | Flying | Phys | 85 | 85 | 5 |
| 1 | Body Slam A full-body slam that may cause paralysis. | Normal | Phys | 85 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Double-Edge A life-risking tackle that also hurts the user. | Normal | Phys | 100 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Water Gun Squirts water to attack the foe. | Water | Spec | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Bubble Beam Forcefully sprays bubbles that may lower Speed. | Water | Spec | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Hypnosis A hypnotizing move that may induce sleep. | Psychic | Stat | 0 | 60 | 20 |
| 1 | Perish Song Any Pokémon hearing this song faints in 3 turns. | Normal | Stat | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | Swagger Confuses the foe, but also sharply raises its Attack. | Normal | Stat | 0 | 90 | 15 |
| 1 | Hyper Voice A loud attack that uses sound waves to injure. | Normal | Spec | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Mud Shot Hurls mud at the foe and reduces Speed. | Ground | Spec | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| 1 | Earth Power Makes the ground erupt with power. May lower Sp. Def. | Ground | Spec | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Pound Pounds the foe with forelegs or tail. | Normal | Phys | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Hydro Pump Blasts water at high power to strike the foe. | Water | Spec | 120 | 80 | 5 |
| 1 | Belly Drum Maximizes Attack while sacrificing half of max HP. | Normal | Stat | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1 | Rain Dance Boosts the power of Water- type moves for 5 turns. | Water | Stat | 0 | 0 | 5 |
* a legal move, just moved to level-up · ** new to this game
TMs & HMs 27
| # | Move · where to get it | Type | Pow |
|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Focus Punch Route 115; Route D | Fighting | 150 |
| TM03 | Water Pulse Ptolemais City Gym 1F (from a person); Sootopolis City Gym 1F (from a person) | Water | 60 |
| TM06 | Toxic Fiery Path | Poison | — |
| TM07 | Hail Manara Cave Deep; Shoal Cave Low Tide Ice Room | Ice | — |
| TM10 | Hidden Power Slateport City (shop); Fortree City House 2 (from a person); Route B | Normal | 60 |
| TM13 | Ice Beam Kenkoria City Game Corner (from a person); Mauville City Game Corner (from a person); Pinpoint City Gym (from a person); Abandoned Ship Room B1F | Ice | 95 |
| TM14 | Blizzard Harutel City Department Store 4F (shop); Lilycove City Department Store 4F (shop) | Ice | 120 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam Harutel City Department Store 4F (shop); Lilycove City Department Store 4F (shop) | Normal | 150 |
| TM17 | Protect Harutel City Department Store 4F (shop); Lilycove City Department Store 4F (shop) | Normal | — |
| TM18 | Rain Dance Abandoned Ship Hidden Floor Rooms | Water | — |
| TM21 | Frustration Pacifidlog Town House 2 (from a person) | Normal | — |
| TM26 | Earthquake Shesh Besh City Gym (from a person); Seafloor Cavern Room 9 | Ground | 100 |
| TM27 | Return Fallarbor Town Cozmos House (from a person); Pacifidlog Town House 2 (from a person) | Normal | — |
| TM28 | Dig Route 114 Fossil Maniacs House (from a person) | Ground | 100 |
| TM29 | Psychic Kenkoria City Game Corner (from a person); Mauville City Game Corner (from a person); Victory Road B1F; Victory Road North | Psychic | 90 |
| TM31 | Brick Break Route E (from a person); Sootopolis City House 1 (from a person) | Fighting | 75 |
| TM32 | Double Team Kenkoria City Game Corner (from a person); Mauville City Game Corner (from a person); Route 113 (hidden) | Normal | — |
| TM42 | Facade Petalburg City Gym (from a person) | Normal | 70 |
| TM43 | Secret Power Slateport City (shop) | Normal | 70 |
| TM44 | Rest Harutel City Houses (from a person); Lilycove City House 2 (from a person) | Psychic | — |
| TM45 | Attract Verdanturf Town Battle Tent Lobby (from a person) | Normal | — |
| TM46 | Thief Slateport City Oceanic Museum 1F (from a person) | Dark | 40 |
| HM03 | Surf Petalburg City Wally's House (from a person); Route H (from a person) | Water | 95 |
| HM04 | Strength Manara Cave (from a person); Rusturf Tunnel (from a person) | Normal | 80 |
| HM06 | Rock Smash Kenkoria City Houses (from a person); Mauville City House 1 (from a person) | Fighting | 20 |
| HM07 | Waterfall Sootopolis City (from a person); Tamarix City Houses (from a person) | Water | 80 |
| HM08 | Dive Mossdeep City Steven's House (from a person); Shesh Besh City Houses (from a person) | Water | 60 |
Where to find Politoed
Not found in the wild — evolve or trade for it.
Other changes in this game
- Category: Frog
- Grows at the medium slow rate
- Egg groups: Water 1
- Egg moves: Mist, Splash, Bubble Beam, Haze, Mind Reader, Water Sport, Ice Ball, Mud Shot, Refresh, Endeavor, Encore, Endure, Water Pulse
- Tutor moves: Body Slam, Counter, Defense Curl, Double-Edge, Dynamic Punch, Endure, Ice Punch, Icy Wind, Mega Kick, Mega Punch, Metronome, Mimic, Mud-Slap, Psych Up, Seismic Toss, Sleep Talk, Snore, Substitute, Swagger, Swift