POLITOED

Overview
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-Got back the support movepool it dearly missed in VGC 2014
-Now it makes an overall great support Pokemon that also brings the Rain
-Teams still all know to carry some Grass and Electric-type coverage to deal with Politoed and pals

Support
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name: Support
move 1: Scald
move 2: Icy Wind / Ice Beam
move 3: Helping Hand / Encore / Perish Song
move 4: Protect
ability: Drizzle
item: Sitrus Berry
evs: 252 HP / 76 Def / 76 SpA / 100 SpDef / 4 Spe
nature: Calm

Moves
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Scald is Politoed's STAB, does solid damage, and lets you fish for a burn
Icy Wind gives Politoed and its partner Speed control
Ice Beam gives you some power over speed control
Helping Hand lets Politoed gives its partner a boost.
Encore lets Politoed punish Protect and other attacks
Perish Song is useful as a win condition if you can get your opponent down to their last two pokémon

Set Details
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Defense EVs let you live Mega Mawile's Play Rough
Special Attack EVs let you OHKO 4 HP / 0 SpDef Landorus-T with Scald in Rain or Ice Beam outside of Rain
The rest is dumped into Special Defense.
Politoed can use Leftovers over a Sitrus Berry if someone else has the sitrus. Wacan Berry is an option too

Usage Tips
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People who just start playing often think you need Poltioed + a bunch of rain pokemon. Don't do this.
Don't be over dependent on rain. Think of it more like a helpful boost.
You can challenge CharY's sun with Politoed if it's mega evolved already. If it hasn't, Politoed can't challenge it without a partner faster than Mega Charizard Y with Rain Dance

Team Options
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Ludicolo is Politoed's go-to partner in crime as it has more useful offensive typing than other swift swimmers such as Kingdra. Ludicolo's Fake Out is also very helpful.
Kingdra is still useful with Politoed, but the lack of Dragon Gem makes it not as powerful as it was in past years of VGC.
Talonflame complements Politoed + Ludicolo pretty well. The three of them are a great core to build around.
Mega Swampert can also work, but you'll need something for Rotom-W
Strong electric-types such as Mega Manectric, Raikou, and Thundurus-T like abusing Politoed's rain to fire off powerful Thunders.
Steel-types like having Rain to get rid of their Fire-type weaknesses. Metagross, Mawile, and especially Ferrothorn love this.
Politoed can't bust througn water or bulky grass types.
If running Perish Song, Mega Gengar and / or Gothitelle are mandatory partners if you want to make a Perish Trap team.

Choice Scarf
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name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Hydro Pump
move 2: Ice Beam
move 3: Scald / Surf
move 4: Hidden Power Grass / Rain Dance / Encore
ability: Drizzle
item: Choice Scarf
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
nature: Timid

Moves
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Hydro Pump is your hardest hitting attack
Ice Beam for coverage
Scald for a compromise between power and accuracy
Surf gives you spread, so long as your partner can take it
Hidden Power Grass is for Rotom-W
Rain Dace lets you refresh Rain for the team if Mega Charizard Y mega evolves or switches in
Encore is a fast encore

Set Details
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Timid with max speed lets you outspeed and OHKO 0 HP Jolly Mega Salamence.
You can outspeed everything up to Base 130 pokemon like the rare Crobat

Usage Tips
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Don't let this varient of Politoed take too many hits.
Snipe things with Hydro Pump and Ice Beam
Don't make your team overly dependant on Rain

Team Options
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Ludicolo
Talonflame
Kingdra
Mega Swampert
Ferrothorn, other Steel-types
Mega Manectric, Thundurus(-T)


Other Options
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Choice Specs allows Politoed to hit reall hard
Other offensive sets aren't terrible, especially with something with Trick Room. Max Special Attack rain boosted Hydro Pumps hurt, and Politoed also has access to useful coverage moves such as Psychic and Focus Blast.
Hidden Power Grass/Electric gives you coverage against Water-types, but it's weak and only marginally stronger than a resisted rain boosted Scald (120 BP vs 90 BP)
eject button can be used if politoed is only there for rain. helps maintain momentum with free switch ins/can act as a meatsheild.


Checks & Counters
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It's important that for whatever check you have for Politoed, keep in mind that it'll have a rain boosted partner to deal with that.
Rotom-W walls Politoed, but have a plan for Ludicolo
Ludicolo walls Politoed as well and some other rain attackers, but have a plan for Talonflame
Powerful electric attacks from Thundurus-I and the like are great against Politoed, but unless they have a natural resistance to water like Rotom-W or Rotom-C, Politoed's Water-type attacks are going to hurt.