Base stats

This article is about the fixed stat element of a species of Pokémon. For the variable stat element of an individual Pokémon that was officially called "base stats", see Effort values.

It has been suggested that this article be moved to Species strengths. Please discuss whether or not to move it on its talk page.

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Species strengths, commonly referred to by fans as base stats (Japanese: 種族値 species values), are the inherent values of a species or form of a species that are used to the stats of a Pokémon. While the remainder of this article refers to these stats as base stats, this should not be confused with the official use of base stats, which are what fans refer to as effort values (EVs).

In the core series

A species' base stats range from values of 1 to 255, and are often the prime representation of the potential a Pokémon species has in battle. As an example, the base stats for Umbreon make them mainly defensive Pokémon, meaning that Umbreon will generally have relatively low Attack and Special Attack scores in comparison to their Defense and Special Defense scores. When considering an individual Umbreon, however, these differences may be mitigated or emphasized by other factors such as its Nature, individual values, and effort values.

Patterns

Pokémon of a higher evolutionary stage will usually have higher base stats (both individually and in total) than their unevolved counterparts. The only exceptions to this pattern are Scizor and Kleavor, whose base stat totals are the same as Scyther's. Evolved Pokémon also often have similar distributions to their base stats as their unevolved relatives, such as Abra, Kadabra, and Alakazam, who gain 15 points in each base stat upon evolving (except for Alakazam's Special Defense from Generation VI onward, which gains 25 points).

Species from different branches of Pokémon with a split evolutionary line will often have similar base stats to each other, but in different distributions. For example, while Gardevoir's base stats for Attack and Special Attack are 65 and 125, respectively, its counterpart Gallade's Attack and Special Attack stats are reversed (125 and 65, respectively). Pokémon species that are exclusive to specific games but not explicitly related by evolution (such as Caterpie and Weedle) may also have base stats that are similar overall but have different distributions. Many alternate forms, particularly regional forms, likewise differ in distribution but not base stat total.

Mega Evolution and Primal Reversion result in a Pokémon's base stat total increasing by 100, except Mega Alakazam in Generation VI which has a base stat total increase of 90.

Pokémon with very high base stat totals are often banned from battle facilities, since they are considered too powerful.

Changes

Between generations

Before Generation VI, these values did not generally change from one game generation to the next, with one exception. In Generation II, the Special stat from the Generation I games was separated into two stats: Special Attack and Special Defense, and most Pokémon have different Special Attack and Special Defense stats, which do not match the combined Special stat of the previous generation.

If a Pokémon with a base stat change is transferred between generations (e.g. transferring a Noctowl from a Generation VI game to a Generation VII game), the affected stats are recalculated, upon entering the new game, to reflect the new base stat. For example, a Level 100 Noctowl with a neutral Special Attack stat (0 IV, 0 EV, and a neutral Nature) will gain 20 points in Special Attack (from 157 to 177) when transferred from Generation VI to Generation VII.

Generation VI

#		Pokémon	Type 1	Type 2	HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Attack	Sp. Defense	Speed
0012		Butterfree	Bug	Flying	60	45	50	80 → 90	80	70
0015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison	65	80 → 90	40	45	80	75
0018		Pidgeot	Normal	Flying	83	80	75	70	70	91 → 101
0025		Pikachu	Electric		35	55	30 → 40	50	40 → 50	90
0026		Raichu	Electric		60	90	55	90	80	100 → 110
0031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground	90	82 → 92	87	75	85	76
0034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground	81	92 → 102	77	85	75	85
0036		Clefable	Fairy		95	70	73	85 → 95	90	60
0040		Wigglytuff	Normal	Fairy	140	70	45	75 → 85	50	45
0045		Vileplume	Grass	Poison	75	80	85	100 → 110	90	50
0062		Poliwrath	Water	Fighting	90	85 → 95	95	70	90	70
0065		Alakazam	Psychic		55	50	45	135	85 → 95	120
0071		Victreebel	Grass	Poison	80	105	65	100	60 → 70	70
0076		Golem	Rock	Ground	80	110 → 120	130	55	65	45
0181		Ampharos	Electric		90	75	75 → 85	115	90	55
0182		Bellossom	Grass		75	80	85 → 95	90	100	50
0184		Azumarill	Water	Fairy	100	50	80	50 → 60	80	50
0189		Jumpluff	Grass	Flying	75	55	70	55	85 → 95	110
0267		Beautifly	Bug	Flying	60	70	50	90 → 100	50	65
0295		Exploud	Normal		104	91	63	91	63 → 73	68
0398		Staraptor	Normal	Flying	85	120	70	50	50 → 60	100
0407		Roserade	Grass	Poison	60	70	55 → 65	125	105	90
0508		Stoutland	Normal		85	100 → 110	90	45	90	80
0521		Unfezant	Normal	Flying	80	105 → 115	80	65	55	93
0526		Gigalith	Rock		85	135	130	60	70 → 80	25
0537		Seismitoad	Water	Ground	105	85 → 95	75	85	75	74
0542		Leavanny	Bug	Grass	75	103	80	70	70 → 80	92
0545		Scolipede	Bug	Poison	60	90 → 100	89	55	69	112
0553		Krookodile	Ground	Dark	95	117	70 → 80	65	70	92

Generation VII

#		Pokémon	Type 1	Type 2	HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Attack	Sp. Defense	Speed
0024		Arbok	Poison		60	85 → 95	69	65	79	80
0051		Dugtrio	Ground		35	80 → 100	50	50	70	120
0065		Mega Alakazam	Psychic		55	50	65	175	95 → 105	150
0083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying	52	65 → 90	55	58	62	60
0085		Dodrio	Normal	Flying	60	110	70	60	60	100 → 110
0101		Electrode	Electric		60	50	70	80	80	140 → 150
0103		Exeggutor	Grass	Psychic	95	95	85	125	65 → 75	55
0164		Noctowl	Normal	Flying	100	50	50	76 → 86	96	70
0168		Ariados	Bug	Poison	70	90	70	60	60 → 70	40
0211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison	65	95	75 → 85	55	55	85
0219		Magcargo	Fire	Rock	50 → 60	50	120	80 → 90	80	30
0222		Corsola	Water	Rock	55 → 65	55	85 → 95	65	85 → 95	35
0226		Mantine	Water	Flying	65 → 85	40	70	80	140	70
0277		Swellow	Normal	Flying	60	85	60	50 → 75	50	125
0279		Pelipper	Water	Flying	60	50	100	85 → 95	70	65
0284		Masquerain	Bug	Flying	70	60	62	80 → 100	82	60 → 80
0301		Delcatty	Normal		70	65	65	55	55	70 → 90
0313		Volbeat	Bug		65	73	55 → 75	47	75 → 85	85
0314		Illumise	Bug		65	47	55 → 75	73	75 → 85	85
0337		Lunatone	Rock	Psychic	70 → 90	55	65	95	85	70
0338		Solrock	Rock	Psychic	70 → 90	95	85	55	65	70
0358		Chimecho	Psychic		65 → 75	50	70 → 80	95	80 → 90	65
0527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying	55 → 65	45	43	55	43	72
0558		Crustle	Bug	Rock	70	95 → 105	125	65	75	45
0614		Beartic	Ice		95	110 → 130	80	70	80	50
0615		Cryogonal	Ice		70 → 80	50	30 → 50	95	135	105

Generation VIII

#		Pokémon	Type 1	Type 2	HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Attack	Sp. Defense	Speed
0681		Aegislash Shield Forme	Steel	Ghost	60	50	150 → 140	50	150 → 140	60
0681		Aegislash Blade Forme	Steel	Ghost	60	150 → 140	50	150 → 140	50	60

Generation IX

Hisuian Zorua and Zoroark had the same stats as their regular counterparts before Version 1.2.0; however, they were not available legitimately in Generation IX at that point. Similarly, Kleavor's stats were readjusted back to how they were in Pokémon Legends: Arceus in this version.

#		Pokémon	Type 1	Type 2	HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Attack	Sp. Defense	Speed
0488		Cresselia	Psychic		120	70	120 → 110	75	130 → 120	85
0570		Hisuian Zorua	Normal	Ghost	35 → 40 40 → 35	60 → 65 65 → 60	40	85 → 80 80 → 85	40	70 → 65 65 → 70
0571		Hisuian Zoroark	Normal	Ghost	55 → 60 60 → 55	100 → 105 105 → 100	60	125 → 120 120 → 125	60	110 → 105 105 → 110
0888		Zacian Hero of Many Battles	Fairy		92	130 → 120	115	80	115	138
0888		Zacian Crowned Sword	Fairy	Steel	92	170 → 150	115	80	115	148
0889		Zamazenta Hero of Many Battles	Fighting		92	130 → 120	115	80	115	138
0889		Zamazenta Crowned Shield	Fighting	Steel	92	130 → 120	145 → 140	80	145 → 140	128
0900		Kleavor	Bug	Rock	70	135 → 130 130 → 135	95	45	70 → 75 75 → 70	85

Within a generation

In Generation IX, the treasures of ruin had their stats adjusted in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's 1.0.1 version patch.

#		Pokémon	Type 1	Type 2	HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Attack	Sp. Defense	Speed
1001		Wo-Chien	Dark	Grass	85	90 → 85	100	100 → 95	135	70
1002		Chien-Pao	Dark	Ice	80	130 → 120	80	90	65	135
1003		Ting-Lu	Dark	Ground	165 → 155	110	130 → 125	50 → 55	80	45
1004		Chi-Yu	Dark	Fire	55	80	80	145 → 135	120	100

In spin-off games

Pokémon GO

Main article: Stat → Pokémon GO

Each species of Pokémon has three base stats: base Stamina, base Attack, and base Defense. Along with an individual Pokémon's IVs, the three base stats are used to determine a Pokémon HP, Attack, and Defense stats.

Related articles

• List of Pokémon by base stats in Generation I
• List of Pokémon by base stats in Generations II-V
• List of Pokémon by base stats in Generation VI
• List of Pokémon by base stats in Generation VII
• List of Pokémon by base stats in Generation VIII
• List of Pokémon by base stats in Generation IX
• List of Pokémon by base stats in Pokémon GO

In other languages

Base Stats Language Title Danish Basisstatistik Dutch Basisstatistieken Finnish Perusominaisuudet European French Stats de base German Basiswerte Italian Statistiche base Norwegian Basisstatistikk Brazilian Portuguese Status base Russian Параметры Parametry Базовые статы Bazovyye staty European Spanish Puntos de base Swedish Basstatistik

Species strengths Language Title Dutch Sterke punten van een soort French Stats de l'espèce German Artenbedingten Stärken Italian Potenziale della specie European Portuguese Pontos fortes de uma espécie Spanish Puntos de base de una especie

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