The current pre-season of Go Battle League uses the open format though Niantic has hinted at future seasons bringing restrictions for team creation. This tier list is meant for an open format.
Jolteon retains its excellent utility against Vaporeans and Gyarados coming into Gen 2 and didn't even have its optimal moveset changed.Consider Supporting us with GamePress Boost! Read more. It now hits harder than old tier 2 big hitters like Gengar and Rhydon.
Flareon is another new addition to the list with the release of Gen 2, its stats stayed the same but its optimal moveset jumped greatly in DPS output. Well worth stardust, but a lower priority if you have been lucky with a good Dragonite. Whilst it has superior stamina to Dragonite, vsits attack and defence stats are lower and it suffers from a lot of resistances and weaknesses in comparison to Dragonite, in particular weakness to water and fairy isn't great given current common defenders. Tyranitar can be thought of as the Dragonite of Gen 2, even compared to unreleased Legendary Pokemon, it has some of the highest attack, defence and stamina stats in the game. Note that the moves above are his highest DPS moves in general, but for Dragonite countering, you want it having a double Ice set. It's easy to obtain, keep a strong cloyster to beat any dragonites standing in defence. Cloyster is still the counter for Dragonites everywhere and with the nerfing of Lapras, its position is further cemented. Heracross is currently our top pick recommendation for this spot, but he is doubly weak to flying and Machamp is a solid runner-up.įighting Pokemon in their best moveset and IV form will help greatly against top tier Normal defenders often found on gyms. Combined with the release of Blissey, who like Snorlax, will require a very strong Fighting Pokemon to bring down. After the very large buff to Fighting moves with the roll out of Generation 2, many fighting Pokemon leapt up greatly on the best attacker list. Keep in mind though that once Niantic releases Mewtwo in a Ingress style Anomaly event or quest chain, he will be directly be replaced by Mewtwo, being better in every way. It's only resisted by and weak to Dark, and with the release of Gen 2 and dark Pokemon, you'll have to be a little more careful with him. Again, his best moveset changed coming into Gen 2. Alakazam is still a similar level of no brainer to Dragonite, just no quite as strong. Just don't attempt to use him against Ice type or a strong fairy and he'll be fine. If you can't be bothered checking for the absolute best counter to a pokemon, chances are Dragonite is toward the top of the list anyway. His optimal movesets did change with the release of Gen 2. With a high IV, high level Dragonite, the Pokemon defending rarely matters. It's only resisted slightly by steel and fairy, of which there are few Pokemon and none of them very strong. What follows is an extended discussion on the formula we've used to order Pokemon, a justification of the Pokemon we have included, and reasoning on why we have left some Pokemon out that others include.ĭragonite continues its rein as the dominant attacker in Pokemon Go.
Without any sort of forced gym diversity rule, e. The focus on CP, instead of diversity and the gym's ability to be defended as a whole makes attacking strategy much more simple. This is driving defenders to ignore types and simply place the highest CP Pokemon on a gym in order to push a team mate to the bottom spot and keep themselves safe. Gym strategy is currently limited in densely populated areas by the desire for a defender not to be found in the last position on a gym and at risk of being knocked off. You can learn more about the shrinking benefits of levelling Pokemon up in our Stardust Strategy. The Poke Assistant team would recommend that these Pokemon are the first you raise to level 30 if you have a strong IV version of them.Ĭonsequently, these Pokemon are the only ones we would personally be raising past level 30 for the purpose of attacking. Outside of the top all-round attackers, it would be better to use the Best Counter tool to find the best counter to a specific Pokemon you're having trouble with. Importantly, Pokemon go isn't a one dimensional game, this list is put together to order Pokemon in their ability to attack without taking into account the specific attacker. If you're not lucky enough to have found one of these Pokemon, the list of the top 40 Pokemon is shown below for you to see if you have a good runner up eg. The Pokemon are split into two simple tiers: 1 true all-round allstars and 2 second tier Pokemon that perform well in fewer, but helpful situations. Below you will find the best all-round attackers in Pokemon Go.