Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Politoed
Legends Awakened · #12 · Rare Holo · 2008
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$25.90
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 12 / 146
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Poliwhirl
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Masakazu Fukuda
- Pokédex #
- 186
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 20 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 (Frog Hop) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥60 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 — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Masakazu Fukuda
This card was illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda.
Building around Politoed?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It gathers groups of others as their leader. Its cries make Poliwag obey."
Poké-Body: Enthusiasm
If you have Poliwag, Poliwhirl, and Poliwrath in play, each of these Pokémon's attacks does 60 more damage to the Defending Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).
WCFrog Hop — 40+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 40 damage plus 40 more damage.
Weakness:G+30
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/03| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $10.71 | $21.01 | $216.70 | $25.90 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $29.98 | $74.68 | $380.00 | $27.33 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/30| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €30.00 |
| 7-day average | €13.73 |
| 30-day average | €6.93 |
| Low | €0.50 |
| Trend price | €11.33 |
| Low (excellent+) | €4.95 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €11.77 |
| reverseHoloSell | €8.83 |
| averageSellPrice | €9.27 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €5.44 |
| Reverse holo trend | €8.69 |
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 $25.90; 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 "Legends Awakened" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Politoed?
Politoed is a Rare Holo card in the Legends Awakened set.
Other Politoed printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
