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 is officially called "base stats", see Effort values.

Species strengths, commonly referred to by fans as base stats (Japanese: 種族値 values of the species' attributes), 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).

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 Shedinja, whose base stat total is lower than Nincada's by 30 points, and 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 in Generation VI, 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, except Mega Alakazam in Generation VI, result in a Pokémon's base stat total increasing by 100.

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

Differences

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	At	Df	SA	SD	Sp
012	Butterfree	Bug	Flying	60	45	50	80 → 90	80	70
015	Beedrill	Bug	Poison	65	80 → 90	40	45	80	75
018	Pidgeot	Normal	Flying	83	80	75	70	70	91 → 101
025	Pikachu	Electric		35	55	30 → 40	50	40 → 50	90
026	Raichu	Electric		60	90	55	90	80	100 → 110
031	Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground	90	82 → 92	87	75	85	76
034	Nidoking	Poison	Ground	81	92 → 102	77	85	75	85
036	Clefable	Fairy		95	70	73	85 → 95	90	60
040	Wigglytuff	Normal	Fairy	140	70	45	75 → 85	50	45
045	Vileplume	Grass	Poison	75	80	85	100 → 110	90	50
062	Poliwrath	Water	Fighting	90	85 → 95	95	70	90	70
065	Alakazam	Psychic		55	50	45	135	85 → 95	120
071	Victreebel	Grass	Poison	80	105	65	100	60 → 70	70
076	Golem	Rock	Ground	80	110 → 120	130	55	65	45
181	Ampharos	Electric		90	75	75 → 85	115	90	55
182	Bellossom	Grass		75	80	85 → 95	90	100	50
184	Azumarill	Water	Fairy	100	50	80	50 → 60	80	50
189	Jumpluff	Grass	Flying	75	55	70	55	85 → 95	110
267	Beautifly	Bug	Flying	60	70	50	90 → 100	50	65
295	Exploud	Normal		104	91	63	91	63 → 73	68
398	Staraptor	Normal	Flying	85	120	70	50	50 → 60	100
407	Roserade	Grass	Poison	60	70	55 → 65	125	105	90
508	Stoutland	Normal		85	100 → 110	90	45	90	80
521	Male Unfezant	Normal	Flying	80	105 → 115	80	65	55	93
521	Female Unfezant	Normal	Flying	80	105 → 115	80	65	55	93
526	Gigalith	Rock		85	135	130	60	70 → 80	25
537	Seismitoad	Water	Ground	105	85 → 95	75	85	75	74
542	Leavanny	Bug	Grass	75	103	80	70	70 → 80	92
545	Scolipede	Bug	Poison	60	90 → 100	89	55	69	112
553	Krookodile	Ground	Dark	95	117	70 → 80	65	70	92

Generation VII

#	Pokémon	Type #1	Type #2	HP	At	Df	SA	SD	Sp
024	Arbok	Poison		60	85 → 95	69	65	79	80
051	Dugtrio	Ground		35	80 → 100	50	50	70	120
065	Mega Alakazam	Psychic		55	50	65	175	95 → 105	150
083	Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying	52	65 → 90	55	58	62	60
085	Dodrio	Normal	Flying	60	110	70	60	60	100 → 110
101	Electrode	Electric		60	50	70	80	80	140 → 150
103	Exeggutor	Grass	Psychic	95	95	85	125	65 → 75	55
164	Noctowl	Normal	Flying	100	50	50	76 → 86	96	70
168	Ariados	Bug	Poison	70	90	70	60	60 → 70	40
211	Qwilfish	Water	Poison	65	95	75 → 85	55	55	85
219	Magcargo	Fire	Rock	50 → 60	50	120	80 → 90	80	30
222	Corsola	Water	Rock	55 → 65	55	85 → 95	65	85 → 95	35
226	Mantine	Water	Flying	65 → 85	40	70	80	140	70
277	Swellow	Normal	Flying	60	85	60	50 → 75	50	125
279	Pelipper	Water	Flying	60	50	100	85 → 95	70	65
284	Masquerain	Bug	Flying	70	60	62	80 → 100	82	60 → 80
301	Delcatty	Normal		70	65	65	55	55	70 → 90
313	Volbeat	Bug		65	73	55 → 75	47	75 → 85	85
314	Illumise	Bug		65	47	55 → 75	73	75 → 85	85
337	Lunatone	Rock	Psychic	70 → 90	55	65	95	85	70
338	Solrock	Rock	Psychic	70 → 90	95	85	55	65	70
358	Chimecho	Psychic		65 → 75	50	70 → 80	95	80 → 90	65
527	Woobat	Psychic	Flying	55 → 65	45	43	55	43	72
558	Crustle	Bug	Rock	70	95 → 105	125	65	75	45
614	Beartic	Ice		95	110 → 130	80	70	80	50
615	Cryogonal	Ice		70 → 80	50	30 → 50	95	135	105

Generation VIII

#	A-Z	Pokémon	Type #1	Type #2	HP	At	Df	SA	SD	Sp
681		Aegislash Shield Forme	Steel	Ghost	60	50	150 → 140	50	150 → 140	60
681		Aegislash Blade Forme	Steel	Ghost	60	150 → 140	50	150 → 140	50	60

Generation IX

#	Pokémon	Type #1	Type #2	HP	At	Df	SA	SD	Sp
488	Cresselia	Psychic		120	70	120 → 110	75	130 → 120	85
888	Zacian Hero of Many Battles	Fairy		92	130 → 120	115	80	115	138
888	Zacian Crowned Sword	Fairy	Steel	92	170 → 150	115	80	115	148
889	Zamazenta Hero of Many Battles	Fighting		92	130 → 120	115	80	115	138
889	Zamazenta Crowned Shield	Fighting	Steel	92	130 → 120	145 → 140	80	145 → 140	128
900	Kleavor	Bug	Rock	70	135 → 130	95	45	70 → 75	85

Within a generation

In Generation IX, four Pokémon's stats were adjusted during Pokémon Scarlet and Violet 1.01 version patch.

A-Z	Pokémon	Type #1	Type #2	HP	At	Df	SA	SD	Sp
Ting-Lu	Ting-Lu	Dark	Ground	165 → 155	110	130 → 125	50 → 55	80	45
Chien-Pao	Chien-Pao	Dark	Ice	80	130 → 120	80	90	65	135
Wo-Chien	Wo-Chien	Dark	Grass	85	90 → 85	100	100 → 95	135	70
Chi-Yu	Chi-Yu	Dark	Fire	55	80	80	145 → 135	120	100

In 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.

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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