The monsters in Pokémon GO are of varying strengths and there are many applications. A player now summarizes which are the most useful Pokémon in the game overall.
What makes a useful Pokémon? There are different factors to consider in Pokémon GO.
The type of a monster plays an important role. A strong fire monster can be very good against plant types, but loses in battle against water.
This brings up questions like the speed of attacks, the strength of the moves, endurance in terms of defensive values and hit points.
Some monsters are particularly strong in raids, others in PvP, some are good arena defenders, and some are only suitable as entries for the Pokédex.
A trainer on reddit has now summarized these factors and created a list of the most useful monsters in Pokémon GO.
Which are the most useful Pokémon in Pokémon GO overall?
This is the list: The user iSporE had already written a first post on reddit at the end of August 2022, summarizing the overall “most useful” Pokémon. This list has received two updates over time – the latest was on December 30, 2022.
iSporE awards points in his calculation for factors like type effectiveness, the strength of monsters in raids, in the PvP league, and as arena defenders, and summarizes these.
The user refers to data from the databases of Pokebattler for raids, PvPoke for PvP, and the stats in the game for arena defenders. It assumes level 50 of the monsters.
In the end, according to the current status, the following list emerges. According to the user’s calculations, the most useful monsters in Pokémon GO at the moment are:
- Crypto-Mewtwo
- Crypto-Mamoswine
- Crypto-Articuno
- Crypto-Tyranitar
- Crypto-Sneasel
- Mamoswine
- Crypto-Dragonite
- Hydreigon
- Garchomp
- Rhyperior
If you look at the most useful monsters by type, according to iSporE, they are:
- Psychic: Crypto-Mewtwo
- Fighting: Crypto-Machamp
- Ground: Crypto-Mamoswine
- Fire: Crypto-Articuno
- Electric: Crypto-Zapdos
- Rock: Crypto-Tyranitar
- Bug: Volcarona
- Grass: Kartana
- Steel: Crypto-Metagross
- Normal: Slaking
- Fairy: Crypto-Gardevoir
- Poison: Mega-Gengar
- Ghost: Chandelure
- Dark: Crypto-Tyranitar
- Dragon: Crypto-Dragonite
- Flying: Crypto-Articuno
- Water: Crypto-Swampert
- Ice: Crypto-Mamoswine
You can see: The enhanced attack value of Crypto-Pokémon should not be neglected.
Aren’t there a few monsters missing? It is noticeable that not always the strongest attackers by type are represented. Some legendary Pokémon that one might expect are also missing.
iSporE explains in his post that this happens due to the summarization of categories. Some legendary, crypto, or mega monsters lose points because they cannot be used in arenas or are just too weak defensively there.
What are the most useful monsters in raids?
Most useful monsters in raids: The user has also looked more closely at raids. If you only look at the general utility in raids, the top 10 according to iSporE looks different:
- Mega-Gengar
- Crypto-Mewtwo
- Crypto-Mamoswine
- Mega-Blaziken
- Crypto-Tyranitar
- Mega-Charizard Y
- Terrakion
- Crypto-Sneasel
- Mega-Omastar
- Mega-Banette
Additionally, the user has also created more specific lists. In his post on reddit, he shows lists of various type effectiveness, PvP monsters, and arena defenders, and you can also view the basic Excel table. You can find the complete post by iSporE here (via reddit).
However, what is currently missing in the calculations according to the user is the inclusion of effectiveness against Team Rocket.
What should you consider with these lists?
Obviously, the monsters shown are always very useful and good monsters. However, one should note that in the special case it is important to rely on the right monster and to take the type into account in raids.
If you are assembling your raid teams for specific bosses, you should rely more on the most powerful attackers of the respective types. The list of best attackers in Pokémon GO can help you with that.
Still, it is interesting to see which monsters are the most useful across categories. What do you think of the list? Can you relate to the assessments? Let us know in the comments!
