Politoed (Pokémon)

Politoed (Japanese: ニョロトノ Nyorotono) is a Pokémon.

It evolves from when traded holding a. It is one of 's final forms, the other being.

Physiology
Politoed are very different physically from the rest of their evolutionary family, as they now resemble a frog much more than their previous forms. They are now green with yellow hands, belly, throat, and toes. Their legs have become well developed for jumping and they now sport pink cheek spots similar to those of. Their head is now distinct from the rest of their torso and their mouth is now visible. They also have a long curled hair on top of their head, which is used as a status symbol among their kind. For all these differences, there is one feature that Politoed still posses: the swirl that the rest of their family has, though now in green and yellow. They are also bipedal like the rest of their evolutionary line.

Gender differences
The pink spots on a female's cheeks are smaller.

Special abilities
Politoed have the standard abilities, but also gain impressive vocal abilities which can be used in battle in the forms  and. They have also gained abilities. Politoed has lower and  stats than Poliwrath, however in exchange it has greater  and.

Behavior
Politoed lure other members of their evolution family near to them by croaking. They form a group of Poliwag and Poliwhirl with themselves as the leader. When more than three Politoed assemble, they begin to sing in a chorus. Although rarely displayed, Politoed are capable of stretching out their tongue to some length in a similar manner to actual frogs. It is unknown if they use it to hunt in the wild.

Habitat
Politoed live in small freshwater ponds and lakes, usually ones that have an abundance of lily pads.