Best Pokémon in PokéVersus, ranked by the game's own numbers

PokéVersus doesn't publish win rates, so a classic “tier list” would be a guess. These lists are different: each one ranks all 491 fighters by a number read from the game files, and says what the number is good for.

Ask the Coach Name your three Pokémon, the enemy team and the mode: it says who to pick and how to play it.

Tankiest

Highest health once fully evolved (base health × the final-stage multiplier). These hold a lane, a zone or a Snorlax, and give your healers time.

#	Pokémon	Role	Final-form health	Speed
1	Rookidee	Tank	7,875	150
2	Chansey	Tank	7,860	148
3	Meltan	Tank	7,860	145
4	Aron	Tank	7,813	147
5	Fuecoco	Tank	7,813	150
6	Lickitung	Tank	7,800	147
7	Dratini	Tank	7,750	153
8	Teddiursa	Tank	7,750	141
9	Makuhita	Tank	7,740	147
10	Skwovet	Tank	7,740	145

Fastest

Highest move speed. They win the race to the Poké Balls, the Voltorb and the crates.

#	Pokémon	Role	Speed	Final-form health
1	Meowth	Assassin	196	4,320
2	Aipom	Assassin	196	4,500
3	Sneasel	Assassin	196	4,560
4	Glameow	Assassin	196	4,380
5	Venipede	Assassin	196	4,688
6	Fletchling	Assassin	196	4,813
7	Hawlucha	Assassin	196	4,446
8	Rockruff	Assassin	196	4,500
9	Zeraora	Assassin	196	4,739
10	Scorbunny	Assassin	196	4,875

Longest attack range

Hit from the safest spot. Range is how far a basic attack travels.

#	Pokémon	Attack	Range	Damage per attack
1	Dedenne	Dazzling Gleam	456	1,110
2	Milcery	Dazzling Gleam	456	1,050
3	Staryu	Water Shuriken	402	1,140
4	Yanma	Air Slash	402	1,130
5	Misdreavus	Shadow Sneak	402	1,160
6	Wingull	Air Slash	402	1,140
7	Surskit	Water Shuriken	402	1,150
8	Spoink	Psycho Cut	402	1,060
9	Rotom	Shadow Sneak	402	1,200
10	Vanillite	Icicle Spear	402	1,110

Hardest-hitting attack

Most damage in a single basic attack if every shot lands (shots × damage per shot).

#	Pokémon	Attack	Damage per attack	Reload
1	Tyrogue	Karate Chop	1,780	1.35 s
2	Shuppet	Shadow Claw	1,780	1.35 s
3	Sawk	Karate Chop	1,690	1.35 s
4	Carvanha	Bite	1,670	0.85 s
5	Croagunk	Karate Chop	1,660	1.35 s
6	Arrokuda	Aqua Tail	1,660	0.85 s
7	Charmander	Ember	1,650	1.15 s
8	Zangoose	Rapid Spin	1,620	1.35 s
9	Nidoran♂	Poison Jab	1,610	1.35 s
10	Goldeen	Aqua Tail	1,610	1.35 s

Highest damage per second

Damage per attack divided by reload. Real damage is lower because shots miss, but it shows who wins a straight fight at point-blank.

#	Pokémon	Attack	Damage per second	Role
1	Carvanha	Bite	1,965	Assassin
2	Arrokuda	Aqua Tail	1,953	Assassin
3	Mienfoo	Karate Chop	1,894	Assassin
4	Archen	Wing Attack	1,800	Assassin
5	Pawmi	Thunder Punch	1,800	Assassin
6	Yamper	Thunder Punch	1,788	Assassin
7	Rockruff	Head Smash	1,776	Assassin
8	Sneasel	Ice Fang	1,765	Assassin
9	Ponyta	Fire Punch	1,753	Assassin
10	Venipede	Poison Jab	1,753	Assassin

Healers and team support

22 Pokémon have a super that heals teammates. Sorted by final-form health, because a healer that dies first heals nobody.

Pokémon	Super	What it does	Final-form health
Registeel	Iron Defense	A steel shield for its nearby team: they take much less damage	7,663
Mantyke	Aqua Ring	A ring of water that heals your team a lot and hurts rivals a bit	7,500
Feebas	Aqua Ring	A ring of water that heals your team a lot and hurts rivals a bit	7,200
Piplup	Aqua Ring	A ring of water that heals your team a lot and hurts rivals a bit	7,188
Tangela	Leech Seed	An area that damages enemies and heals your team	7,020
Mesprit	Healing Wish	A pillar of light that heals and powers up its nearby team	6,845
Dracovish	Aqua Ring	A ring of water that heals your team a lot and hurts rivals a bit	6,728
Calyrex	Giga Drain	A pillar of light that heals and powers up its nearby team	6,728
Manaphy	Aqua Ring	A pillar of light that heals and powers up its nearby team	5,148
Quaxly	Aqua Ring	A ring of water that heals your team a lot and hurts rivals a bit	5,063
Cresselia	Lunar Dance	A pillar of light that heals and powers up its nearby team	4,973
Tapu Fini	Misty Terrain	A mist that heals a bit and protects its team: they take much less damage	4,797
Seel	Aqua Ring	A ring of water that heals your team a lot and hurts rivals a bit	4,680
Xerneas	Geomancy	A pillar of light that heals and powers up its nearby team	4,622
Tapu Bulu	Grassy Terrain	A pillar of light that heals and powers up its nearby team	4,563
Krabby	Aqua Ring	A ring of water that heals your team a lot and hurts rivals a bit	4,560
Hoppip	Leech Seed	An area that damages enemies and heals your team	4,313
Fidough	Wish	Instantly heals its nearby team and removes stuns	4,140
Wishiwashi	Aqua Ring	A ring of water that heals your team a lot and hurts rivals a bit	3,686
Clauncher	Aqua Ring	A ring of water that heals your team a lot and hurts rivals a bit	3,360
Staryu	Aqua Ring	A ring of water that heals your team a lot and hurts rivals a bit	3,240
Roselia	Leech Seed	An area that damages enemies and heals your team	3,240

Shields and damage reduction

12 Pokémon can cut the damage their team takes with a barrier or a protective aura.

Pokémon	Super	What it does	Final-form health
Registeel	Iron Defense	A steel shield for its nearby team: they take much less damage	7,663
Iron Hands	Bulk Up	A shield that greatly reduces damage for it and nearby allies	7,254
Celesteela	Iron Defense	A shield that greatly reduces damage for it and nearby allies	7,079
Machop	Bulk Up	A shield that greatly reduces damage for it and nearby allies	5,500
Clobbopus	Bulk Up	A shield that greatly reduces damage for it and nearby allies	5,160
Sawk	Bulk Up	A shield that greatly reduces damage for it and nearby allies	4,856
Tapu Fini	Misty Terrain	A mist that heals a bit and protects its team: they take much less damage	4,797
Tyrogue	Bulk Up	A shield that greatly reduces damage for it and nearby allies	4,680
Mawile	Iron Defense	A shield that greatly reduces damage for it and nearby allies	4,154
Gothita	Barrier	A shield that greatly reduces damage for it and nearby allies	3,688
Hatenna	Barrier	A shield that greatly reduces damage for it and nearby allies	3,500
Spoink	Barrier	A shield that greatly reduces damage for it and nearby allies	3,480

How to read these lists

The game builds every fighter from its role plus a small adjustment from the real Pokémon's stats (±10 % health). Roles are balanced against each other on purpose, so a high number in one column usually costs something in another: the fastest are fragile, the tankiest are slow. Combine a list with the mode you're playing, and ask the coach for a team.