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:''For a list of all Pokémon by their base stats, see [[List of Pokémon by base stats (Generation VI-present)|List of Pokémon by base stats]].''

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The '''base stat values''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|種族値|しゅぞくち}}''' ''values of the species' attributes''), when referring to a {{OBP|Pokémon|species|Pokémon species}} as a whole, are the inherent [[Stats|stat]] values which allows it to be distinguished from other Pokémon species. It should not be confused with the '''[[Effort values|individual base stats]]''' of a Pokémon from a given species.

For example, {{p|Umbreon}} is mainly a defensive Pokémon, therefore all Umbreon will have low {{stat|Attack}} and {{stat|Special Attack}} scores compared to their higher {{stat|Defense}} and {{stat|Special Defense}} scores (regardless of the individual's [[Nature]], [[individual values]], or [[effort values|its own base stats]]).

A species's base stats range from 1 to 255, and are most often the prime representation a Pokémon species has in battle. For example, {{p|Blissey}} has the highest possible {{stat|Hit Points|HP}} base stat (255), but also has one of the lowest Attack and Defense base stats (of just 10).

Commonly, related Pokémon species (especially [[List of Pokémon with branched evolutions|Pokémon with a split evolutionary line]]) will have similar base stats but with different distribution: For example, while {{p|Gardevoir}}'s base stats for Attack and Special Attack are 65 and 125, respectively, its counterpart {{p|Gallade}}'s Attack and Special Attack stats are reversed (125 and 65, respectively). Pokémon of a higher [[evolution|evolutionary]] stage will also usually have higher base stats (both individually and in total) than their unevolved counterparts; the only exceptions are {{p|Shedinja}} (whose base stat total is lower than its pre-evolved form, {{p|Nincada}}, by 30), and {{p|Scizor}} (whose base stat total is the same as its pre-evolved form, {{p|Scyther}}).  Coincidentally, Pokémon species that are [[Version-exclusive Pokémon|exclusive to specific games]], even when not related by evolution (such as {{p|Caterpie}} and {{p|Weedle}}), may also have base stats that are similar in total but with different distributions between each stat.

Pokémon with very high base stat totals are often banned from tournaments, as they are considered too powerful.

While these values generally do not change from one game generation to the next, the change from [[Generation I]] to [[Generation II]] saw the introduction of separate Special Attack and Special Defense scores (they were previously a single shared stat, {{stat|Special}}), and [[Generation VI]] saw some Pokémon given a slight boost in stats, such as {{p|Pidgeot}} whose base Speed was increased from 91 to 101.