Pokémon · XY
Politoed
Furious Fists · #18 · Rare · 2014
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Market reference
$0.90
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 18 / 114
- Release year
- 2014
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Poliwhirl
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Atsuko Nishida
- Pokédex #
- 186
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 70 damage
- 23.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Strategy & play
How Politoed plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Hyper Voice) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥65 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Poliwhirl first).
How to beat Politoed
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
More by Atsuko Nishida
This card was illustrated by Atsuko Nishida.
Building around Politoed?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Whenever three or more of these get together, they sing in a loud voice that sounds like bellowing."
Ability: King's Song
Ignore all Colorless Energy in the attack cost of each of your Poliwag, Poliwhirl, and Poliwrath's attacks.
WCCHyper Voice — 70
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Politoed or Furious Fists.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Politoed was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.56 | $1.00 | $19.98 | $0.90 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.88 | $5.74 | $41.43 | $6.00 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/25| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.88 |
| 7-day average | €3.54 |
| 30-day average | €1.98 |
| Low | €0.20 |
| Trend price | €2.18 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.22 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.95 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €4.95 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.21 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.22 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.23 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.92 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.77 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Politoed is real?
Politoed is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Politoed worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Politoed is $0.90; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Politoed from?
Politoed is from the Pokémon set "Furious Fists" in the XY series, released in 2014.
What rarity is Politoed?
Politoed is a Rare card in the Furious Fists set.
Other Politoed printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
