PvP rankings

The best Pokemon for the Go Battle League, ranked by our own turn-by-turn PvP simulator.

Great League · 1500 CP cap · 1,141 Pokemon simulated against each other · all 1,141 ranked, 100 per page

Every Great League-legal Pokemon simulated against the whole field in five shield and energy scenarios, combined with PvPoke's weighted geometric mean and then blended with the community editors' viability rating, exactly as PvPoke's published Overall list is built. Rows with an editors' rating show our own simulator score underneath.

#	Pokemon	Recommended moveset	CP / level	Atk / Def / HP	Score
1	steel	Thunder Shock Double Iron Bash + Dynamic Punch CP 1500 · L15.5 · 4/10/14	1500 L15.5 4/10/14 rank 1: L15.5 1/15/14	120.9 / 105.1 / 146 product 1858	94.0 sim 91.2 · editors 95
2	fire	Ember Weather Ball (Fire) + Energy Ball CP 1496 · L24.5 · 4/15/14	1496 L24.5 4/15/14 rank 1: L25 0/15/15	114.3 / 135.5 / 126 product 1954	92.8 sim 86.4 · editors 95
3	flyingwater	Peck Dive + Fly CP 1498 · L26 · 5/15/13	1498 L26 5/15/13 rank 1: L27 0/14/11	121.2 / 121.2 / 126 product 1852	92.6 sim 94.4 · editors 92
4	dragonflying	Dragon Breath Moonblast + Flamethrower CP 1499 · L28.5 · 4/12/13	1499 L28.5 4/12/13 rank 1: L29 0/14/15	103.4 / 151.9 / 138 product 2168	92.6 sim 85.5 · editors 95
5	ghostfairy	Shadow Claw Shadow Sneak + Play Rough CP 1495 · L25 · 4/14/15	1495 L25 4/14/15 rank 1: L25.5 1/14/15	120.8 / 142.2 / 107 product 1840	92.0 sim 98.1 · editors 90
6	fairysteel	Fairy Wind Gigaton Hammer + Bulldoze CP 1500 · L25 · 4/15/14	1500 L25 4/15/14 rank 1: L25.5 1/14/14	106.2 / 140.9 / 141 product 2110	92.0 sim 92.2 · editors 92
7	ghost	Astonish Night Shade + Power Gem CP 1500 · L47.5 · 4/15/14	1500 L47.5 4/15/14 rank 1: L50 0/15/14	99.3 / 163.0 / 139 product 2252	91.4 sim 89.9 · editors 92
8	flyingsteel	Sand Attack Air Cutter + Iron Head CP 1500 · L23 · 4/12/14	1500 L23 4/12/14 rank 1: L23.5 0/13/14	106.9 / 130.6 / 150 product 2097	91.4 sim 89.6 · editors 92
9	fire	Ember Weather Ball (Fire) + Energy Ball CP 1496 · L24.5 · 4/15/14	1496 L24.5 4/15/14 rank 1: L25 0/15/15	114.3 / 135.5 / 126 product 1954	91.2 sim 89.0 · editors 92
10	waterground	Mud Shot Aqua Tail + Stone Edge CP 1499 · L28.5 · 4/15/10	1499 L28.5 4/15/10 rank 1: L29 0/15/14	111.2 / 112.6 / 161 product 2018	91.2 sim 85.8 · editors 93
11	dragonflying	Dragon Breath Moonblast + Flamethrower CP 1499 · L28.5 · 4/12/13	1499 L28.5 4/12/13 rank 1: L29 0/14/15	103.4 / 151.9 / 138 product 2168	91.2 sim 82.8 · editors 94
12	fairy	Fairy Wind Chilling Water + Moonblast CP 1499 · L17 · 6/13/14	1499 L17 6/13/14 rank 1: L17.5 0/14/13	120.0 / 141.5 / 110 product 1870	91.0 sim 82.1 · editors 94
13	flyingsteel	Sand Attack Air Cutter + Iron Head CP 1500 · L23 · 4/12/14	1500 L23 4/12/14 rank 1: L23.5 0/13/14	106.9 / 130.6 / 150 product 2097	90.9 sim 87.7 · editors 92
14	waterground	Mud Shot Aqua Tail + Stone Edge CP 1499 · L28.5 · 4/15/10	1499 L28.5 4/15/10 rank 1: L29 0/15/14	111.2 / 112.6 / 161 product 2018	90.8 sim 84.4 · editors 93
15	poisonground	Poison Sting Earthquake + Stone Edge CP 1500 · L29.5 · 4/14/10	1500 L29.5 4/14/10 rank 1: L30.5 0/14/13	95.0 / 119.7 / 208 product 2367	90.7 sim 89.9 · editors 91
16	dark	Sucker Punch Night Slash + Icy Wind CP 1494 · L26 · 4/15/15	1494 L26 4/15/15 rank 1: L27 0/15/11	119.8 / 121.9 / 127 product 1856	90.7 sim 86.9 · editors 92
17	waterbug	Infestation Water Pulse + Mirror Coat CP 1499 · L32 · 5/15/14	1499 L32 5/15/14 rank 1: L35 0/10/15	97.4 / 174.0 / 136 product 2306	90.4 sim 88.8 · editors 91
18	ground	Mud-Slap Bone Club + Rock Slide CP 1496 · L31.5 · 4/15/14	1496 L31.5 4/15/14 rank 1: L33.5 0/14/14	109.6 / 148.8 / 125 product 2041	90.3 sim 85.5 · editors 92
19	darkdragon	Dragon Breath Brutal Swing + Fly CP 1500 · L15 · 7/14/14	1500 L15 7/14/14 rank 1: L15.5 0/15/10	136.0 / 104.5 / 116 product 1650	90.3 sim 85.3 · editors 92
20	normal	Scratch Body Slam + Bulldoze CP 1497 · L28.5 · 4/15/14	1497 L28.5 4/15/14 rank 1: L29 1/15/15	116.2 / 114.1 / 145 product 1923	90.2 sim 88.1 · editors 91
21	darkghost	Shadow Claw Foul Play + Drain Punch CP 1496 · L47 · 4/15/15	1496 L47 4/15/15 rank 1: L49.5 0/15/15	119.6 / 124.6 / 125 product 1864	90.2 sim 88.1 · editors 91
22	groundelectric	Thunder Shock Mud Bomb + Discharge CP 1499 · L26 · 5/15/13	1499 L26 5/15/13 rank 1: L27 0/12/15	101.4 / 126.6 / 172 product 2212	90.2 sim 88.1 · editors 91
23	dark	Snarl Dark Pulse + Last Resort CP 1500 · L27 · 4/15/9	1500 L27 4/15/9 rank 1: L27.5 0/15/14	90.2 / 177.0 / 156 product 2492	90.1 sim 87.5 · editors 91
24	normalflying	Peck Drill Peck + Drill Run CP 1500 · L28 · 4/15/13	1500 L28 4/15/13 rank 1: L28.5 0/15/14	131.4 / 104.6 / 124 product 1706	90.1 sim 84.6 · editors 92
25	electricgrass	Thunder Shock Wild Charge + Energy Ball CP 1500 · L26 · 5/13/14	1500 L26 5/13/14 rank 1: L26.5 1/14/14	123.2 / 128.7 / 115 product 1825	90.1 sim 84.6 · editors 92
26	waterghost	Hex Surf + Shadow Ball CP 1499 · L24 · 4/15/14	1499 L24 4/15/14 rank 1: L24.5 1/14/14	106.6 / 126.3 / 156 product 2102	90.1 sim 84.6 · editors 92
27	normal	Psywave Body Slam + Earthquake CP 1500 · L17.5 · 4/14/5	1500 L17.5 4/14/5 rank 1: L17.5 1/15/14	108.4 / 102.2 / 187 product 2073	90.0 sim 90.3 · editors 90
28	watersteel	Metal Sound Hydro Cannon + Drill Peck CP 1497 · L19 · 5/15/13	1497 L19 5/15/13 rank 1: L19.5 0/13/15	125.1 / 117.0 / 122 product 1788	90.0 sim 87.2 · editors 91
29	grass	Scratch Drum Beating + Earth Power CP 1499 · L16.5 · 5/15/13	1499 L16.5 5/15/13 rank 1: L17 0/12/13	132.4 / 99.3 / 129 product 1696	90.0 sim 87.2 · editors 91
30	waterice	Psywave Sparkling Aria + Ice Beam CP 1499 · L21.5 · 4/11/12	1499 L21.5 4/11/12 rank 1: L22 0/10/14	104.6 / 114.5 / 179 product 2147	89.9 sim 89.8 · editors 90
31	water	Shadow Claw Hydro Cannon + Ice Beam CP 1500 · L19.5 · 5/11/14	1500 L19.5 5/11/14 rank 1: L20 0/11/13	123.8 / 117.3 / 125 product 1818	89.9 sim 86.9 · editors 91
32	bugelectric	Volt Switch X-Scissor + Discharge CP 1497 · L36.5 · 4/14/15	1497 L36.5 4/14/15 rank 1: L38.5 0/13/15	114.7 / 134.8 / 126 product 1949	89.9 sim 86.9 · editors 91
33	watersteel	Metal Sound Hydro Cannon + Drill Peck CP 1497 · L19 · 5/15/13	1497 L19 5/15/13 rank 1: L19.5 0/13/15	125.1 / 117.0 / 122 product 1788	89.9 sim 86.7 · editors 91
34	waterflying	Wing Attack Twister + Water Pulse CP 1500 · L27 · 4/14/12	1500 L27 4/14/12 rank 1: L27.5 0/15/13	105.5 / 166.5 / 121 product 2127	89.8 sim 86.5 · editors 91
35	waterbug	Infestation Water Pulse + Mirror Coat CP 1499 · L32 · 5/15/14	1499 L32 5/15/14 rank 1: L35 0/10/15	97.4 / 174.0 / 136 product 2306	89.8 sim 86.2 · editors 91
36	normal	Scratch Brick Break + Rock Slide CP 1497 · L28.5 · 4/15/14	1497 L28.5 4/15/14 rank 1: L29 1/15/15	116.2 / 114.1 / 145 product 1923	89.7 sim 85.9 · editors 91
37	bugelectric	Volt Switch X-Scissor + Discharge CP 1497 · L36.5 · 4/14/15	1497 L36.5 4/14/15 rank 1: L38.5 0/13/15	114.7 / 134.8 / 126 product 1949	89.6 sim 85.6 · editors 91
38	normal	Psywave Body Slam + Superpower CP 1500 · L17.5 · 4/14/5	1500 L17.5 4/14/5 rank 1: L17.5 1/15/14	108.4 / 102.2 / 187 product 2073	89.6 sim 85.5 · editors 91
39	waterfairy	Bubble Ice Beam + Play Rough CP 1499 · L43 · 4/15/13	1499 L43 4/15/13 rank 1: L45.5 0/15/15	93.4 / 134.4 / 191 product 2400	89.6 sim 85.4 · editors 91
40	fightingghost	Low Kick Rage Fist + Ice Punch CP 1499 · L17 · 4/13/13	1499 L17 4/13/13 rank 1: L17 2/15/14	123.3 / 105.2 / 140 product 1817	89.6 sim 85.4 · editors 91
41	normal	Sucker Punch Swift + Trailblaze CP 1498 · L34.5 · 4/14/13	1498 L34.5 4/14/13 rank 1: L35.5 1/15/14	115.3 / 105.4 / 160 product 1946	89.5 sim 85.3 · editors 91
42	darkghost	Shadow Claw Foul Play + Power Gem CP 1496 · L47 · 4/15/15	1496 L47 4/15/15 rank 1: L49.5 0/15/15	119.6 / 124.6 / 125 product 1864	89.5 sim 85.2 · editors 91
43	psychic	Low Kick Psycho Boost + Thunderbolt CP 1491 · L23.5 · 12/12/15	1491 L23.5 12/12/15 rank 1: L25.5 1/14/13	101.0 / 221.4 / 98 product 2193	89.5 sim 82.2 · editors 92
44	fightingghost	Low Kick Rage Fist + Ice Punch CP 1499 · L17 · 4/13/13	1499 L17 4/13/13 rank 1: L17 2/15/14	123.3 / 105.2 / 140 product 1817	89.4 sim 84.9 · editors 91
45	ground	Sand Attack Weather Ball (Rock) + Earth Power CP 1500 · L18 · 4/15/13	1500 L18 4/15/13 rank 1: L18.5 0/14/10	116.1 / 116.7 / 142 product 1926	89.4 sim 84.6 · editors 91
46	bugsteel	Volt Switch Sand Tomb + Rock Tomb CP 1499 · L24.5 · 5/15/13	1499 L24.5 5/15/13 rank 1: L25.5 0/9/15	109.7 / 145.4 / 128 product 2044	89.4 sim 81.6 · editors 92
47	darkflying	Snarl Dark Pulse + Shadow Ball CP 1500 · L26.5 · 5/15/13	1500 L26.5 5/15/13 rank 1: L27.5 0/13/15	92.1 / 151.2 / 175 product 2440	89.3 sim 87.5 · editors 90
48	darkpsychic	Psywave Foul Play + Superpower CP 1493 · L23.5 · 4/15/15	1493 L23.5 4/15/15 rank 1: L24.5 0/15/9	117.2 / 116.5 / 139 product 1899	89.3 sim 84.5 · editors 91
49	darkpsychic	Psywave Superpower + Foul Play CP 1493 · L23.5 · 4/15/15	1493 L23.5 4/15/15 rank 1: L24.5 0/15/9	117.2 / 116.5 / 139 product 1899	89.3 sim 84.4 · editors 91
50	darkdragon	Dragon Tail Brutal Swing + Sludge Bomb CP 1499 · L19.5 · 4/13/10	1499 L19.5 4/13/10 rank 1: L19.5 1/15/15	113.2 / 66.0 / 265 product 1983	89.3 sim 84.4 · editors 91
51	water	Waterfall Surf + Outrage CP 1499 · L18.5 · 6/13/14	1499 L18.5 6/13/14 rank 1: L19 0/15/15	104.5 / 109.7 / 187 product 2146	89.3 sim 84.2 · editors 91
52	rockfairy	Rock Throw Rock Slide + Moonblast CP 1497 · L50 · 5/15/13	1497 L50 5/15/13 rank 1: L49.5 5/15/15	84.0 / 252.0 / 126 product 2669	89.2 sim 89.8 · editors 89
53	grassflying	Fairy Wind Energy Ball + Acrobatics CP 1499 · L40.5 · 4/15/12	1499 L40.5 4/15/12 rank 1: L43 0/14/14	96.7 / 156.9 / 153 product 2323	89.1 sim 86.6 · editors 90
54	electricdark	Thunder Shock Aura Wheel (Electric) + Psychic Fangs CP 1499 · L28.5 · 5/14/15	1499 L28.5 5/14/15 rank 1: L29 1/15/15	140.4 / 96.2 / 118 product 1596	89.1 sim 86.5 · editors 90
55	bug	Shadow Claw Lunge + Rock Tomb CP 1497 · L37.5 · 4/13/14	1497 L37.5 4/13/14 rank 1: L39.5 0/13/14	110.9 / 138.9 / 131 product 2020	89.0
56	firedragon	Incinerate Brutal Swing + Dragon Claw CP 1499 · L25 · 5/15/15	1499 L25 5/15/15 rank 1: L26 0/12/14	113.5 / 153.6 / 113 product 1971	89.0 sim 86.3 · editors 90
57	water	Bite Hydro Cannon + Skull Bash CP 1500 · L23 · 4/8/15	1500 L23 4/8/15 rank 1: L23 1/15/15	112.1 / 137.7 / 130 product 2008	89.0 sim 86.2 · editors 90
58	bugsteel	Volt Switch Sand Tomb + Rock Tomb CP 1499 · L24.5 · 5/15/13	1499 L24.5 5/15/13 rank 1: L25.5 0/9/15	109.7 / 145.4 / 128 product 2044	89.0 sim 86.1 · editors 90
59	waterice	Psywave Sparkling Aria + Ice Beam CP 1499 · L21.5 · 4/11/12	1499 L21.5 4/11/12 rank 1: L22 0/10/14	104.6 / 114.5 / 179 product 2147	88.9 sim 85.7 · editors 90
60	fightingpsychic	Psycho Cut Ice Punch + Dynamic Punch CP 1500 · L49 · 7/15/14	1500 L49 7/15/14 rank 1: L50 5/15/14	106.9 / 139.4 / 141 product 2103	88.9 sim 82.7 · editors 91
61	ground	Sand Attack Weather Ball (Rock) + Earth Power CP 1500 · L18 · 4/15/13	1500 L18 4/15/13 rank 1: L18.5 0/14/10	116.1 / 116.7 / 142 product 1926	88.9 sim 82.6 · editors 91
62	electric	Volt Switch Thunderbolt + Thunder Punch CP 1372 · L50 · 15/15/15	1372 L50 15/15/15 rank 1: L50 15/15/14	91.5 / 157.1 / 142 product 2044	88.8 sim 91.2 · editors 88
63	waterdragon	Dragon Breath Surf + Swift CP 1497 · L21 · 5/15/12	1497 L21 5/15/12 rank 1: L21.5 0/15/13	121.8 / 127.9 / 118 product 1839	88.8 sim 85.2 · editors 90
64	water	Shadow Claw Hydro Cannon + Ice Beam CP 1500 · L19.5 · 5/11/14	1500 L19.5 5/11/14 rank 1: L20 0/11/13	123.8 / 117.3 / 125 product 1818	88.8 sim 82.4 · editors 91
65	icefairy	Powder Snow Weather Ball (Ice) + Chilling Water CP 1497 · L24 · 5/15/15	1497 L24 5/15/15 rank 1: L25 0/14/12	114.5 / 136.1 / 125 product 1949	88.7 sim 85.0 · editors 90
66	waterice	Ice Shard Icy Wind + Drill Run CP 1498 · L28.5 · 4/15/14	1498 L28.5 4/15/14 rank 1: L29.5 0/12/15	101.9 / 136.9 / 157 product 2192	88.7 sim 85.0 · editors 90
67	normalground	Mud Shot Fire Punch + Scorching Sands CP 1499 · L47 · 4/15/14	1499 L47 4/15/14 rank 1: L50 0/15/13	95.7 / 140.3 / 174 product 2337	88.7 sim 84.9 · editors 90
68	rockgrass	Acid Rock Tomb + Grass Knot CP 1497 · L25.5 · 4/14/14	1497 L25.5 4/14/14 rank 1: L26 0/15/15	105.2 / 140.3 / 144 product 2126	88.7 sim 84.8 · editors 90
69	darkflying	Sucker Punch Fly + Brave Bird CP 1488 · L17.5 · 4/10/15	1488 L17.5 4/10/15 rank 1: L17.5 4/14/15	115.1 / 134.6 / 124 product 1922	88.6 sim 84.6 · editors 90
70	ghost	Hex Ice Punch + Shadow Punch CP 1497 · L42 · 4/13/15	1497 L42 4/13/15 rank 1: L45 0/11/15	102.4 / 197.6 / 108 product 2187	88.4 sim 86.6 · editors 89
71	waterdragon	Dragon Breath Surf + Swift CP 1497 · L21 · 5/15/12	1497 L21 5/15/12 rank 1: L21.5 0/15/13	121.8 / 127.9 / 118 product 1839	88.4 sim 83.9 · editors 90
72	fireflying	Incinerate Fly + Brave Bird CP 1500 · L25.5 · 4/12/15	1500 L25.5 4/12/15 rank 1: L26 0/13/14	121.4 / 112.6 / 135 product 1847	88.4 sim 83.9 · editors 90
73	icefairy	Powder Snow Weather Ball (Ice) + Chilling Water CP 1497 · L24 · 5/15/15	1497 L24 5/15/15 rank 1: L25 0/14/12	114.5 / 136.1 / 125 product 1949	88.3 sim 83.4 · editors 90
74	dragon	Dragon Breath Wrap + Aqua Tail CP 1499 · L33 · 4/15/14	1499 L33 4/15/14 rank 1: L34 1/15/15	125.2 / 112.4 / 127 product 1788	88.3 sim 83.3 · editors 90
75	waterground	Mud Shot Hydro Cannon + Earthquake CP 1499 · L18.5 · 6/15/12	1499 L18.5 6/15/12 rank 1: L19 0/14/14	122.9 / 109.1 / 136 product 1826	88.2 sim 82.8 · editors 90
76	waterground	Mud Shot Hydro Cannon + Earthquake CP 1499 · L18.5 · 6/15/12	1499 L18.5 6/15/12 rank 1: L19 0/14/14	122.9 / 109.1 / 136 product 1826	88.1 sim 82.5 · editors 90
77	normal	Bite Drill Run + Rock Slide CP 1499 · L37.5 · 4/15/13	1499 L37.5 4/15/13 rank 1: L40 0/14/12	104.7 / 110.9 / 184 product 2139	88.0
78	ground	Mud-Slap Bone Club + Rock Slide CP 1496 · L31.5 · 4/15/14	1496 L31.5 4/15/14 rank 1: L33.5 0/14/14	109.6 / 148.8 / 125 product 2041	88.0 sim 82.1 · editors 90
79	ghost	Hex Ice Punch + Shadow Punch CP 1497 · L42 · 4/13/15	1497 L42 4/13/15 rank 1: L45 0/11/15	102.4 / 197.6 / 108 product 2187	87.9 sim 87.6 · editors 88
80	darkdragon	Dragon Breath Brutal Swing + Fly CP 1500 · L15 · 7/14/14	1500 L15 7/14/14 rank 1: L15.5 0/15/10	136.0 / 104.5 / 116 product 1650	87.9 sim 81.6 · editors 90
81	steelghost	Shadow Claw Sacred Sword + Iron Head CP 1500 · L22.5 · 6/15/15	1500 L22.5 6/15/15 rank 1: L23.5 0/11/14	122.9 / 140.0 / 106 product 1825	87.8 sim 84.3 · editors 89
82	waterground	Mud Shot Earth Power + Icy Wind CP 1500 · L22 · 4/11/13	1500 L22 4/11/13 rank 1: L22 1/15/15	120.3 / 100.8 / 154 product 1869	87.6 sim 80.7 · editors 90
83	ghost	Astonish Dynamic Punch + Shadow Punch CP 1500 · L23.5 · 5/15/11	1500 L23.5 5/15/11 rank 1: L24 0/14/13	119.8 / 174.1 / 90 product 1878	87.5
84	steelghost	Aegislash Charge: Psycho Cut Shadow Ball + Gyro Ball CP 1498 · L46 · 4/14/15	1498 L46 4/14/15 rank 1: L50 0/12/14	82.8 / 234.6 / 139 product 2702	87.5 sim 86.1 · editors 88
85	steel	Lock-On Flash Cannon + Focus Blast CP 1499 · L22.5 · 8/15/14	1499 L22.5 8/15/14 rank 1: L23.5 2/13/14	95.6 / 190.0 / 129 product 2346	87.4 sim 85.9 · editors 88
86	steelground	Thunder Fang Psychic Fangs + Crunch CP 1497 · L23.5 · 4/11/14	1497 L23.5 4/11/14 rank 1: L24 0/14/15	98.4 / 183.2 / 126 product 2273	87.2 sim 85.1 · editors 88
87	fireflying	Incinerate Flame Charge + Fly CP 1500 · L25.5 · 4/12/15	1500 L25.5 4/12/15 rank 1: L26 0/13/14	121.4 / 112.6 / 135 product 1847	87.2 sim 79.0 · editors 90
88	ghostgrass	Incinerate Shadow Ball + Seed Bomb CP 1500 · L22 · 6/13/14	1500 L22 6/13/14 rank 1: L22.5 1/14/15	115.9 / 137.2 / 122 product 1940	87.2 sim 78.9 · editors 90
89	ghostgrass	Incinerate Shadow Ball + Seed Bomb CP 1500 · L21 · 6/15/13	1500 L21 6/15/13 rank 1: L21.5 1/15/14	115.0 / 131.6 / 129 product 1954	87.2 sim 78.8 · editors 90
90	electric	Thunder Shock Zap Cannon + Parabolic Charge CP 1500 · L21 · 4/15/12	1500 L21 4/15/12 rank 1: L21.5 0/14/12	115.0 / 110.1 / 154 product 1953	87.1
91	dragon	Dragon Breath Aqua Tail + Dragon Pulse CP 1499 · L33 · 4/15/14	1499 L33 4/15/14 rank 1: L34 1/15/15	125.2 / 112.4 / 127 product 1788	87.1 sim 81.6 · editors 89
92	psychic	Psywave Dynamic Punch + Shadow Ball CP 1497 · L23.5 · 4/15/15	1497 L23.5 4/15/15 rank 1: L24 1/14/15	113.3 / 131.4 / 132 product 1967	87.0 sim 84.2 · editors 88
93	groundsteel	Mud Shot Rock Slide + Earthquake CP 1499 · L26 · 5/15/13	1499 L26 5/15/13 rank 1: L27 0/12/15	101.4 / 126.6 / 172 product 2212	86.9
94	fairy	Fairy Wind Moonblast + Meteor Mash CP 1498 · L23 · 4/13/14	1498 L23 4/13/14 rank 1: L23.5 0/13/15	116.5 / 112.1 / 147 product 1922	86.9 sim 83.8 · editors 88
95	ghostgrass	Incinerate Shadow Ball + Seed Bomb CP 1498 · L23.5 · 4/11/15	1498 L23.5 4/11/15 rank 1: L24 0/14/13	115.9 / 145.0 / 115 product 1934	86.9 sim 77.6 · editors 90
96	grassflying	Fairy Wind Energy Ball + Acrobatics CP 1499 · L40.5 · 4/15/12	1499 L40.5 4/15/12 rank 1: L43 0/14/14	96.7 / 156.9 / 153 product 2323	86.8
97	fire	Ember Weather Ball (Fire) + Solar Beam CP 1500 · L39.5 · 4/15/14	1500 L39.5 4/15/14 rank 1: L41.5 0/14/15	112.6 / 121.2 / 146 product 1994	86.8
98	normalpsychic	Confusion Brutal Swing + Trailblaze CP 1498 · L23 · 4/11/15	1498 L23 4/11/15 rank 1: L23.5 0/13/14	110.1 / 130.0 / 142 product 2035	86.8 sim 83.5 · editors 88
99	poisondark	Poison Sting Crunch + Aqua Tail CP 1500 · L22.5 · 6/14/15	1500 L22.5 6/14/15 rank 1: L23 2/15/14	117.8 / 136.8 / 118 product 1903	86.8 sim 83.2 · editors 88
100	icewater	Powder Snow Surf + Body Slam CP 1500 · L36 · 5/15/12	1500 L36 5/15/12 rank 1: L38 0/15/14	108.9 / 112.8 / 168 product 2065	86.6

How these numbers are made

Every Pokemon is built at the IV spread PvPoke's own simulator uses for the league (its defaultIVs for that CP cap, so our ratings and theirs describe the same fight; where PvPoke publishes none, as in Master League, the rank-1 stat-product spread is used instead). Expanding a row shows that spread next to the rank-1 spread worth hunting for. Each is given its community-standard moveset, and is simulated against all 1,141 Pokemon in the field — every league-legal species above the league's minimum stat product, PvPoke's own pool rule (GameMaster.js: 1,370 in Great, 2,800 in Ultra, 4,900 in Master), which stops the ranking being decided by wins over Pokemon nobody brings — in each of five scenarios: Leads (one shield each), Closers (no shields), Switches (one shield, four turns of energy in hand), Chargers (one shield, six turns of energy) and Attackers (no shields against one). Each battle's rating is adjusted for the shields it burned and kept, curved, then averaged with every opponent weighted by how strong that opponent turned out to be and by how much it is actually played. The five scenario scores are normalised to 0–100 and combined with a Consistency score by a weighted geometric mean. That result is the sim score.

The last step is PvPoke's own: for the roughly one Pokemon in six that the PvPoke editors have written a viability rating for, the published Overall score is sim × 0.25 + editors' rating × 0.75 (RankerOverall.js lines 216–229). It is what turns a pure simulation into the list players actually read, so we apply it too — and we keep our unblended simulator score visible on every row that has one, next to the editors' rating that moved it. 92 of the 100 Pokemon shown here carry an editors' rating.

The simulator behind them reproduces PvPoke's own battle simulator exactly on known-answer tests: all nine shield scenarios of Azumarill vs. Medicham on two different movesets, and of Wild-Charge Toxtricity vs. Jellicent, come out on the same battle ratings to the point — 27 cells out of 27. Beyond those, it is checked against the roughly 5,300 individual matchup ratings PvPoke publishes for the top 60 of its Leads, Attackers and Closers lists: 94% of Great, 97% of Ultra and 98% of Master League cells land on the identical number. It models the Pokemon that change form mid-battle: Aegislash draws its blade when it fires a Charged Move (with Blade form re-rated to the league's CP cap rather than simply mirrored), Cramorant catches something on Dive and spits it back at the next unshielded Charged Move to land on it, Mimikyu's Disguise takes the first unshielded Charged Move for 1 damage, and Morpeko turns Hangry (Dark Aura Wheel) after its first Charged Move.

Shadow and regular forms are ranked as separate Pokemon and can carry different recommended movesets, exactly as in PvPoke's lists. In Ultra League, Corviknight runs Iron Head and Corviknight (Shadow) runs Payback; Giratina (Altered) runs Shadow Force and its Shadow form runs Shadow Sneak. In Master League, Palkia runs Fire Blast and Palkia (Shadow) runs Draco Meteor. Each row's moveset is the one PvPoke ranks that same form on, and the PvPoke id shown in each expanded row (for example corviknight_shadow) is the row it matches.

Moves are simulated at their live Trainer Battle numbers. The GO Battle League move rebalance went live with the Twilight Trails season on 8 September 2026 and Niantic has not yet published the matching Game Master templates, so 28 moves — Bite, Scratch, Take Down, Infestation, Rage Fist, Bulldoze, Brine, Shadow Ball among them — are simulated at the values the season actually shipped rather than the ones the Game Master still carries. The move table marks every one of them and prints the superseded Game Master value beside it.

All 1,141 Pokemon simulated are ranked and browsable in rank order, 100 per page: page 1 arrives with the page itself, and the others load on demand. Every category tab sorts the whole field, not just the first page. The filter box searches all of them at once. Nothing that was simulated is hidden.

Rankings were precomputed on 2026-10-03. See the PvP move stats the simulator uses.