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.

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.

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, four Pokémon's stats were adjusted during Pokémon Scarlet and Violet 1.01 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.

See also

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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