Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Politoed
Guardians Rising · #25 · Rare Holo · 2017
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$2.27
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 25 / 180
- Release year
- 2017
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Poliwhirl
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Saya Tsuruta
- Pokédex #
- 186
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 100 damage
- 33.33 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
Also does
Strategy & play
How Politoed plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- 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.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Building around Politoed?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"They gather on moonlit nights to form a large chorus. Their cries sound angry and not at all pleasant, but they are certainly distinctive."
WRoll Call
Search your deck for a Poliwag, a Poliwhirl, and a Poliwrath, and put them onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck.
WCCHyper Jump — 100
You may shuffle this Pokémon and all cards attached to it into your deck.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $2.00 | $2.85 | $19.98 | $2.27 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.70 | $3.50 | $19.92 | $3.53 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.00 |
| 7-day average | €0.78 |
| 30-day average | €0.88 |
| Low | €0.05 |
| Trend price | €1.06 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.05 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.72 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.79 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.03 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.76 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.93 |
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 $2.27; 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 "Guardians Rising" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.
What rarity is Politoed?
Politoed is a Rare Holo card in the Guardians Rising set.
Other Politoed printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
