Pokémon GO receives constant updates as new creatures and attacks are added to the game. Since the release of Shadow Pokemon, a lot has changed regarding the best Pokemon in the game. That's why we've put together a complete list of the 7 best pokemons of each type below.
Attention: the criterion used in this classification was only one: damage. This means that the Pokemon below are the best for playing Raids, but they may not be the best for the GO Battle League. If you're looking for the best Pokemon to use in PVP, check out the links at the end of this article for each of the Leagues.
best normal pokemon
| Pokémon | Attacks | DPS | total damage capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Poryton-Z (Shadow) |
Look Hyper-ray |
21.74 | 755.83 |
|
Regigigas |
secret power |
19.35 | 1001.61 |
|
Poryzon-Z |
Look Tri-attack |
17.34 | 602.91 |
|
Ursaring (Shadow) |
metal claw Hyper-ray |
16.65 | 581.43 |
|
Staraptor (Shadow) |
Fast attack angry bird |
16.09 | 525.17 |
|
Ursaring |
shadowy claw Hyper-ray |
14.95 | 522.03 |
|
Snorlax (Shadow) |
Lick |
14.84 | 934.16 |
best fighter pokemons
| Pokémon | Attacks | DPS | total damage capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Machamp (Shadow) |
Counter dynamic punch |
20.64 | 789.21 |
|
Blaziken |
Counter Explosive Burn |
18.73 | 592.26 |
|
Competition durr |
Counter |
18.71 | 794.92 |
|
Lucario |
Counter |
18.29 | 537.59 |
|
machamp |
Counter |
17.08 | 652.94 |
|
Breeloom |
Counter |
16.50 | 440.55 |
|
|
Counter |
16.27 | 500.01 |
best flying pokemon
| Pokémon | Attacks | DPS | total damage capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Charizard (Mega Y) |
stroke of ar Explosive Burn |
24.16 | 1092.08 |
|
Zapdos (Shadow) |
Lightning Load drill bit |
20.25 | 890.46 |
|
Pidgoet (Mega) |
Cracked angry bird |
20.16 | 796.21 |
|
Dragonite (Shadow) |
dragon tail Hurricane |
20.7 | 948.68 |
|
Moltres (Shadow) |
Attack of Asa |
19.87 | 856.19 |
|
Charizard (Shadow) |
stroke of ar |
19.40 | 725.43 |
|
Moltres (Shadow) |
Attack of Asa Sky Attack |
18.56 | 799.70 |
best venomous pokemons
| Pokémon | Attacks | DPS | total damage capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gengar (Mega) |
shadowy claw Mud bomb |
24.56 | 883.96 |
|
Beedrill (Mega) |
Poisoned Strike Mud bomb |
21.35 | 612.26 |
|
gengar |
shadowy claw |
18.33 | 504.93 |
|
Victreebel (Shadow) |
Acid Mud bomb |
17.60 | 534.83 |
|
roserade |
poisoned blow Mud bomb |
17.42 | 586.02 |
|
Venusaur (Mega) |
Vine Whip Mud bomb |
17.36 | 920.66 |
|
Vileplume (Shadow) |
Acid Mud bomb |
17.06 | 602.19 |
best ground pokemons
| Pokémon | Attacks | DPS | total damage capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
 Swampert (Shadow) |
lama shot Hydro Cannon |
20.62 | 931.36 |
|
mamoswine |
lama shot Avalanche |
17.91 | 733.61 |
|
Landorus |
lama shot power of earth |
17.72 | 760.46 |
|
swampert |
lama shot Hydro Cannon |
17.24 | 778.81 |
|
excadrill |
lama cap |
17.16 | 628.16 |
|
Nidoking (Shadow) |
lama cap |
15.04 | 812.93 |
|
Torterra (Shadow) |
Razor Leaf |
16.33 | 758.87 |
best stone pokemons
| Pokémon | Attacks | DPS | total damage capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ramps |
overthrow |
19.44 | 557.09 |
|
Tyranitar (Shadow) |
overthrow stone edge |
17.96 | 948.84 |
|
Aerodactyl (Shadow) |
Stone Throwing slide of stones |
16.92 | 597.05 |
|
Terracion |
overthrow |
16.81 | 772.07 |
|
Rhyperior |
overthrow |
16.48 | 891.10 |
|
Archeops |
Steel Wing Ancestral Power |
16.26 | 485.12 |
|
Omastar (Shadow) |
Stone Throwing slide of stones |
15.86 | 634.20 |
best bug pokemon
| Pokémon | Attacks | DPS | total damage capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Beedrill (Mega) |
Bug bite X scissors |
19.07 | 546.75 |
|
Pinsir (Shadow) |
Fury Cutter X scissors |
18.04 | 625.71 |
 Scizor (Shadow) |
Fury Cutter X scissors |
16.09 | 583.43 |
|
Beedrill (Shadow) |
Bug bite Mud bomb |
15.15 | 386.18 |
|
pinsir |
Bug bite X scissors |
15.10 | 523.87 |
|
Genesect |
Fury Cutter |
14.96 | 599.16 |
|
Scizor |
Fury Cutter |
14.43 | 523.43 |
best ghost pokemons
| Pokémon | Attacks | DPS | total damage capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gengar (Mega) |
Lick shadow ball |
25.25 | 908.76 |
|
gengar |
shadowy claw shadow ball |
19.07 | 525.26 |
|
Banette (Shadow) |
shadowy claw shadow ball |
18.79 | 462.96 |
 Chandelure |
Spell shadow ball |
17.89 | 592.68 |
|
Giratina (Origin) |
shadowy claw shadow ball |
15.52 | 929.45 |
|
Mismagius (Shadow) |
Spell shadow ball |
16.61 | 564.06 |
|
Banette |
shadowy claw shadow ball |
14.96 | 368.68 |
best steel pokemons
| Pokémon | Attacks | DPS | total damage capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Metagross (Shadow) |
Projectile punch Meteor Crushing |
22.42 | 1106.63 |
|
metagross |
Projectile punch |
18.73 | 924.69 |
|
Lucario |
Projectile punch Spherical Aura |
18.40 | 540.88 |
|
Jirachi |
Confusão |
16.98 | 909.10 |
|
Dialga |
metal claw |
16.25 | 800.50 |
|
Empoleon |
metal claw Hydro Cannon |
16.57 | 699.45 |
|
excadrill |
metal claw Iron Halter |
16.30 | 596.87 |
best fire pokemon
| Pokémon | Attacks | DPS | total damage capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Charizard (Mega Y) |
Flame Flame Explosive Burn |
23.08 | 1043.08 |
|
Moltres (Shadow) |
Flame Flame Overheating |
20.55 | 885.51 |
|
Houndoom (Mega) |
Fang of Fire Flamethrower |
20.32 | 824.02 |
|
Charizad (Mega X) |
Flame Flame Explosive Burn |
20.32 | 922.35 |
|
Charizard (Shadow) |
Flame Flame Explosive Burn |
20.09 | 751.34 |
|
Reshiram |
Fang of Fire Overheating |
19.78 | 974.67 |
|
Entei (Shadow) |
Fang of Fire Overheating |
19.44 | 952.97 |
best water pokemon
| Pokémon | Attacks | DPS | total damage capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Swampert (Shadow) |
water revolver Hydro Cannon |
20.98 | 947.64 |
|
Blastoise (Mega) |
water revolver Hydro Cannon |
20.55 | 1041.82 |
|
Sharpedo (Shadow) |
Cachoeira Water jet |
19.07 | 344.02 |
|
Gyarados (Shadow) |
Cachoeira Water jet |
18.77 | 863.40 |
|
Feraligatr |
water revolver |
17.75 | 760.19 |
|
Palkia |
dragon tail |
17.89 | 831.78 |
|
Kyogre |
Cachoeira |
17.34 | 919.04 |
best plant pokemon
| Pokémon | Attacks | DPS | total damage capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Venusaur (Mega) |
Vine Whip deadly plant |
18.95 | 1004.97 |
|
Cacturne (Shadow) |
Low blow Gram's knot |
18.83 | 451.77 |
|
Venusaur (Shadow) |
Vine Whip |
18.48 | 765.31 |
|
Exeggutor (Shadow) |
Seed Projectile |
18.16 | 680.95 |
|
Torterra (Shadow) |
Razor Leaf deadly plant |
18.15 | 843.02 |
|
Victreebell (Shadow) |
Razor Leaf Leaf Blade |
17.77 | 540.11 |
|
Abomasnow (Mega) |
Razor Leaf Climate Sphere |
17.61 | 797.94 |
best electric pokemons
| Pokémon | Attacks | DPS | total damage capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Electivire (Shadow) |
Thunderstorm wild attack |
21.95 | 757.65 |
|
Raikou (Shadow) |
Thunderstorm wild attack |
21.03 | 971.26 |
|
Zapdos (Shadow) |
Thunderstorm Lightning |
20.69 | 909.91 |
|
Magnezone (Shadow) |
Spark wild attack |
19.42 | 790.95 |
|
Zekrom |
Lightning Load |
19.15 | 943.56 |
|
Raikou |
Thunderstorm |
18.04 | 833.07 |
|
elective |
Thunderstorm |
17.36 | 599.10 |
best psychic pokemons
| Pokémon | Attacks | DPS | total damage capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Mewtwo (Shadow) |
Psychic Cut Psychic Strike |
27.69 | 1237.51 |
|
Mewtwo |
Confusão Psychic Beam |
22.39 | 1000.48 |
|
Deoxys (Form of Attack) |
Zen headbutt Zap cannon |
21.05 | 190.74 |
|
Alakazam (Shadow) |
Confusão |
20.95 | 606.85 |
|
Exeggutor (Shadow) |
Confusão Psychic |
20.71 | 776.55 |
|
Metagross (Shadow) |
Zen headbutt |
20.02 | 988.46 |
|
Latios |
Zen headbutt |
19.05 | 878.17 |
best ice pokemon
| Pokémon | Attacks | DPS | total damage capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Darmanitan (Galar Form) |
ice fang Avalanche |
19.44 | 614.57 |
|
Weavile (Shadow) |
ice shard Avalanche |
18.65 | 641.84 |
|
mamoswine |
Powder Snow | 17.48 | 715.81 |
|
Abomasnow (Mega) |
Powder Snow Climate Sphere |
17.16 | 777.40 |
|
Kyurem |
dragon breath |
16.82 | 801.69 |
|
Ice cream |
ice shard |
15.89 | 615.83 |
|
weavile |
ice shard |
15.83 | 544.75 |
best dragon pokemon
| Pokémon | Attacks | DPS | total damage capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Salamence (Shadow) |
dragon tail Dragon's Meteor |
23.20 | 970.98 |
|
Dragonite (Shadow) |
dragon tail Dragon's Meteor |
22.87 | 1081.28 |
|
Rayquaza |
dragon tail |
19.76 | 825.27 |
|
Salamence |
dragon tail |
19.76 | 827.09 |
|
Palkia |
dragon tail Dragon's Meteor |
19.15 | 890.18 |
|
Reshiram |
Dragon breath |
19.07 | 939.57 |
|
Garchomp |
dragon tail Insult |
18.95 | 992.29 |
best dark pokemon
| Pokémon | Attacks | DPS | total damage capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Houndoom (Mega) |
Roar Dirty game |
20.07 | 813.91 |
|
Absol (Shadow) |
Roar dark pulse |
19.65 | 466.07 |
|
Weavile (Shadow) |
Roar Dirty game |
19.03 | 654.74 |
|
Sharpedo (Shadow) |
Bite chewed |
18.73 | 337.94 |
|
Honchkrow |
Roar angry bird |
18.50 | 517.30 |
|
Darkrai |
Roar |
18.46 | 727.98 |
|
Houndoom (Shadow) |
Roar Dirty game |
18.29 | 563.60 |
best fairy pokemons
| Pokémon | Attacks | DPS | total damage capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Shadow |
To charm Dazzling glare |
17.80 | 680.96 |
|
gardevoir |
To charm Dazzling glare |
16.06 | 614.14 |
|
Togekiss |
To charm |
15.27 | 747.66 |
|
Granbull |
To charm |
14.88 | 476.70 |
|
Rapidash (Gallery Form) |
Psychic Cut Tough game |
13.71 | 427.06 |
|
Clefable |
To charm Dazzling glare |
11.58 | 468.58 |
|
Mawile (Shadow) |
ice fang Tough game |
12.21 | 285.81 |
See also:
- The best Pokémon GO calculators and how to use them!
- The best Pokémon for the Great League in Pokémon GO!
- The best pokemons for the Ultra League!
- The best pokemons for the Master League!
- The best Pokemon for Kanto Cup in Pokemon GO!
- Pokémon GO: Advanced Battle League (PvP) Tips
