Pokémon · E-Card
Politoed
Skyridge · #25 · Rare · 2003
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$49.34
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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 / 182
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 110
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Poliwhirl
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Atsuko Nishida
- Pokédex #
- 186
- Series
- E-Card
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Energy Acceleration
- Damage efficiency
- 70 damage
- 14 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 energy acceleration. 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 Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥55 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 Lightning weakness — ≥55 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- 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 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
CSudden Growth
Attach any number of basic Energy cards from your hand to Politoed.
WCCFrog Hop — 30+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 20 more damage.
WWCCCEnergy Splash — 70
Move 2 Water Energy cards attached to Politoed to 1 or 2 of your Benched Pokémon. (You may put both on the same Pokémon or 1 each on 2 different Pokémon.) If you have no Benched Pokémon, ignore this effect.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:CC
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 2026/07/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $49.34 | $49.34 | $49.34 | $49.34 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $64.99 | $184.99 | $914.90 | $90.70 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €18.00 |
| 7-day average | €10.21 |
| 30-day average | €15.60 |
| Low | €2.50 |
| Trend price | €8.95 |
| Low (excellent+) | €9.99 |
| Reverse holo low | €5.89 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €9.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €30.24 |
| reverseHoloSell | €51.99 |
| averageSellPrice | €11.16 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €17.52 |
| Reverse holo trend | €28.96 |
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 $49.34; 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 "Skyridge" in the E-Card series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Politoed?
Politoed is a Rare card in the Skyridge set.
Other Politoed printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
