This article is about the fixed stat element of a species of Pokémon. For the variable stat element of an individual Pokémon that was officially called "base stats", seeEffort values.

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Species strengths (Japanese:種族値species values), commonly referred to by fans asbase stats, are the inherent values of a species or form of a species that are used to determine thestats of a Pokémon. While the remainder of this article refers to these stats asbase stats, this should not be confused with the official use ofbase stats, which are what fans refer to aseffort values (EVs).

In the core series

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 forUmbreon make them mainly defensive Pokémon, meaning that Umbreon will generally have relatively lowAttack andSpecial Attack scores in comparison to theirDefense andSpecial Defense scores. When considering an individual Umbreon, however, these differences may be mitigated or emphasized by other factors such as itsNature,individual values, andeffort values.

Patterns

Pokémon of a higherevolutionary stage will usually have higher base stats (both individually and in total) than their unevolved counterparts. The only exceptions to this pattern areScizor andKleavor, whose base stat totals are the same asScyther's, andShedinja, whose base stat total is lower thanNincada's. Evolved Pokémon also often have similar distributions to their base stats as their unevolved relatives, such asAbra,Kadabra, andAlakazam, who gain 15 points in each base stat upon evolving (except for Alakazam's Special Defense fromGeneration VI onward, which gains 25 points).

Species from different branches ofPokémon with a split evolutionary line will often have similar base stats to each other, but in different distributions. For example, whileGardevoir's base stats for Attack and Special Attack are 65 and 125, respectively, its counterpartGallade's Attack and Special Attack stats are reversed (125 and 65, respectively). Pokémon species that areexclusive to specific games but not explicitly related byEvolution (such asCaterpie andWeedle) may also have base stats that are similar overall but have different distributions. Many alternateforms, particularlyregional forms, likewise differ in distribution but not base stat total.

Mega Evolution andPrimal Reversion result in a Pokémon's base stat total increasing by 100, exceptMegaAlakazam inGeneration VI, which has a base stat total increase of 90, andMegaZygarde, which has a base stat total increase of 70.

Pokémon withvery high base stat totals are often banned frombattle facilities, since they are considered too powerful.

Changes

Between generations

BeforeGeneration VI, these values did not generally change from one game generation to the next, with one exception. InGeneration II, theSpecial stat from theGeneration I games was separated into two stats:Special Attack andSpecial Defense, and most Pokémon have different Special Attack and Special Defense stats, which do not match the combined Special stat of the previous generation.

If a Pokémon with a base stat change is transferred between generations (e.g. transferring a Noctowl from a Generation VI game to a Generation VII game), the affected stats are recalculated, upon entering the new game, to reflect the new base stat. For example, a Level 100 Noctowl with a neutral Special Attack stat (0 IV, 0 EV, and a neutral Nature) will gain 20 points in Special Attack (from 157 to 177) when transferred from Generation VI to Generation VII.

Generation VI

#		Pokémon	Type 1	Type 2	HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Attack	Sp. Defense	Speed	Total
0012		Butterfree	Bug	Flying	60	45	50	80 → 90	80	70	385 → 395
0015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison	65	80 → 90	40	45	80	75	385 → 395
0018		Pidgeot	Normal	Flying	83	80	75	70	70	91 → 101	469 → 479
0025		Pikachu	Electric		35	55	30 → 40	50	40 → 50	90	300 → 320
0026		Raichu	Electric		60	90	55	90	80	100 → 110	475 → 485
0031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground	90	82 → 92	87	75	85	76	495 → 505
0034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground	81	92 → 102	77	85	75	85	495 → 505
0036		Clefable	Fairy		95	70	73	85 → 95	90	60	473 → 483
0040		Wigglytuff	Normal	Fairy	140	70	45	75 → 85	50	45	425 → 435
0045		Vileplume	Grass	Poison	75	80	85	100 → 110	90	50	480 → 490
0062		Poliwrath	Water	Fighting	90	85 → 95	95	70	90	70	500 → 510
0065		Alakazam	Psychic		55	50	45	135	85 → 95	120	490 → 500
0071		Victreebel	Grass	Poison	80	105	65	100	60 → 70	70	480 → 490
0076		Golem	Rock	Ground	80	110 → 120	130	55	65	45	485 → 495
0181		Ampharos	Electric		90	75	75 → 85	115	90	55	500 → 510
0182		Bellossom	Grass		75	80	85 → 95	90	100	50	480 → 490
0184		Azumarill	Water	Fairy	100	50	80	50 → 60	80	50	410 → 420
0189		Jumpluff	Grass	Flying	75	55	70	55	85 → 95	110	450 → 460
0267		Beautifly	Bug	Flying	60	70	50	90 → 100	50	65	385 → 395
0295		Exploud	Normal		104	91	63	91	63 → 73	68	480 → 490
0398		Staraptor	Normal	Flying	85	120	70	50	50 → 60	100	475 → 485
0407		Roserade	Grass	Poison	60	70	55 → 65	125	105	90	505 → 515
0508		Stoutland	Normal		85	100 → 110	90	45	90	80	490 → 500
0521		Unfezant	Normal	Flying	80	105 → 115	80	65	55	93	478 → 488
0526		Gigalith	Rock		85	135	130	60	70 → 80	25	505 → 515
0537		Seismitoad	Water	Ground	105	85 → 95	75	85	75	74	499 → 509
0542		Leavanny	Bug	Grass	75	103	80	70	70 → 80	92	490 → 500
0545		Scolipede	Bug	Poison	60	90 → 100	89	55	69	112	475 → 485
0553		Krookodile	Ground	Dark	95	117	70 → 80	65	70	92	509 → 519

Generation VII

#		Pokémon	Type 1	Type 2	HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Attack	Sp. Defense	Speed	Total
0024		Arbok	Poison		60	85 → 95	69	65	79	80	438 → 448
0051		Dugtrio	Ground		35	80 → 100	50	50	70	120	405 → 425
0065		Mega Alakazam	Psychic		55	50	65	175	95 → 105	150	590 → 600
0083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying	52	65 → 90	55	58	62	60	352 → 377
0085		Dodrio	Normal	Flying	60	110	70	60	60	100 → 110	460 → 470
0101		Electrode	Electric		60	50	70	80	80	140 → 150	480 → 490
0103		Exeggutor	Grass	Psychic	95	95	85	125	65 → 75	55	520 → 530
0164		Noctowl	Normal	Flying	100	50	50	76 → 86	96	70	442 → 452
0168		Ariados	Bug	Poison	70	90	70	60	60 → 70	40	390 → 400
0211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison	65	95	75 → 85	55	55	85	430 → 440
0219		Magcargo	Fire	Rock	50 → 60	50	120	80 → 90	80	30	410 → 430
0222		Corsola	Water	Rock	55 → 65	55	85 → 95	65	85 → 95	35	380 → 410
0226		Mantine	Water	Flying	65 → 85	40	70	80	140	70	465 → 485
0277		Swellow	Normal	Flying	60	85	60	50 → 75	50	125	430 → 455
0279		Pelipper	Water	Flying	60	50	100	85 → 95	70	65	430 → 440
0284		Masquerain	Bug	Flying	70	60	62	80 → 100	82	60 → 80	414 → 454
0301		Delcatty	Normal		70	65	65	55	55	70 → 90	380 → 400
0313		Volbeat	Bug		65	73	55 → 75	47	75 → 85	85	400 → 430
0314		Illumise	Bug		65	47	55 → 75	73	75 → 85	85	400 → 430
0337		Lunatone	Rock	Psychic	70 → 90	55	65	95	85	70	440 → 460
0338		Solrock	Rock	Psychic	70 → 90	95	85	55	65	70	440 → 460
0358		Chimecho	Psychic		65 → 75	50	70 → 80	95	80 → 90	65	425 → 455
0527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying	55 → 65	45	43	55	43	72	313 → 323
0558		Crustle	Bug	Rock	70	95 → 105	125	65	75	45	475 → 485
0614		Beartic	Ice		95	110 → 130	80	70	80	50	485 → 505
0615		Cryogonal	Ice		70 → 80	50	30 → 50	95	135	105	485 → 515

Generation VIII

In order to compensate forFlower Gift not being present inPokémon Legends: Arceus,Cherrim's Sunshine form had its base stats increased.

#		Pokémon	Type 1	Type 2	HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Attack	Sp. Defense	Speed	Total
0421		Cherrim Sunshine Form	Grass		70	60 → 90 90 → 60	70	87	78 → 117 117 → 78	85	450 → 519 519 → 450
0681		Aegislash Shield Forme	Steel	Ghost	60	50	150 → 140	50	150 → 140	60	520 → 500
0681		Aegislash Blade Forme	Steel	Ghost	60	150 → 140	50	150 → 140	50	60	520 → 500

Generation IX

HisuianZorua andZoroark had the same stats as their regular counterparts before Version 1.2.0; however, they were not available legitimately in Generation IX at that point. Similarly,Kleavor's stats were readjusted back to how they were inPokémon Legends: Arceus in this version.

#		Pokémon	Type 1	Type 2	HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Attack	Sp. Defense	Speed	Total
0488		Cresselia	Psychic		120	70	120 → 110	75	130 → 120	85	600 → 580
0570		Hisuian Zorua	Normal	Ghost	35 → 40 40 → 35	60 → 65 65 → 60	40	85 → 80 80 → 85	40	70 → 65 65 → 70	330
0571		Hisuian Zoroark	Normal	Ghost	55 → 60 60 → 55	100 → 105 105 → 100	60	125 → 120 120 → 125	60	110 → 105 105 → 110	510
0888		Zacian Hero of Many Battles	Fairy		92	130 → 120	115	80	115	138	670 → 660
0888		Zacian Crowned Sword	Fairy	Steel	92	170 → 150	115	80	115	148	720 → 700
0889		Zamazenta Hero of Many Battles	Fighting		92	130 → 120	115	80	115	138	670 → 660
0889		Zamazenta Crowned Shield	Fighting	Steel	92	130 → 120	145 → 140	80	145 → 140	128	720 → 700
0900		Kleavor	Bug	Rock	70	135 → 130 130 → 135	95	45	70 → 75 75 → 70	85	500

Within a generation

Generation IX

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Thetreasures of ruin had their stats adjusted inPokémon Scarlet and Violet's 1.0.1 version patch.

#		Pokémon	Type 1	Type 2	HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Attack	Sp. Defense	Speed	Total
1001		Wo-Chien	Dark	Grass	85	90 → 85	100	100 → 95	135	70	580 → 570
1002		Chien-Pao	Dark	Ice	80	130 → 120	80	90	65	135	580 → 570
1003		Ting-Lu	Dark	Ground	165 → 155	110	130 → 125	50 → 55	80	45	580 → 570
1004		Chi-Yu	Dark	Fire	55	80	80	145 → 135	120	100	580 → 570

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

In order to compensate forAbilities not being present inPokémon Legends: Z-A, Pokémon that normally haveHuge Power orPure Power as their only Abilities have their Attack stats increased.

#		Pokémon	Type 1	Type 2	HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Attack	Sp. Defense	Speed	Total
0303		Mega Mawile	Steel	Fairy	50	105 → 147	125	55	95	50	480 → 522
0307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic	30	40 → 56	55	40	55	60	280 → 296
0308		Medicham	Fighting	Psychic	60	60 → 84	75	60	75	80	410 → 434
0308		Mega Medicham	Fighting	Psychic	60	100 → 140	85	80	85	100	510 → 550

In spin-off games

Pokémon GO

Main article:Stat (GO)

Each species of Pokémon has three base stats: base Stamina, base Attack, and base Defense. Along with an individual Pokémon'sIVs, the three base stats are used to determine a Pokémon HP, Attack, and Defense stats.

Related articles

• List of Pokémon by base stats in Generation I
• List of Pokémon by base stats in Generations II-V
• List of Pokémon by base stats in Generation VI
• List of Pokémon by base stats in Generation VII
• List of Pokémon by base stats in Generation VIII
• List of Pokémon by base stats in Generation IX
• List of Pokémon by base stats in Pokémon GO

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