What Is the Strongest Pokémon? Base Stats, Legendaries and Competitive Picks

What is the strongest Pokémon? By raw stats it’s Eternamax Eternatus, with a base stat total of 1,125, which Guinness World Records names the most powerful Pokémon.

Among Pokémon you can actually catch and battle with, Mega Mewtwo X, Mega Mewtwo Y and Mega Rayquaza tie for first at 780.

A base stat total (BST) is the sum of a Pokémon’s six base stats: HP, Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense and Speed. It’s the most common way to measure raw power, but it isn’t the only one.

What Is the Strongest Pokémon by Base Stats?

Eternamax Eternatus is the strongest Pokémon by stats, with 1,125, according to Guinness World Records (November 2019). You can’t catch that form, so the real top tier is the 780 club.

Highest base stat totals

Totals match Pokémon Database’s stat lists. Mega Evolutions and Primal Reversions only last for a battle, and they need the right held item.

What is the strongest non-legendary Pokémon?

Slaking has the highest BST of any regular Pokémon at 670. Its Truant ability makes it skip every other turn, though, so it’s far weaker than the number suggests.

The pseudo-legendaries, like Dragonite, Tyranitar, Garchomp and Dragapult, all sit at 600. Mega forms of Tyranitar, Salamence, Metagross and Garchomp push that to 700.

Is Arceus the strongest Pokémon?

In lore, yes. Pokédex entries describe Arceus as the Pokémon that shaped the universe, which makes it the strongest by story.

In battle, no. Its 720 BST trails the 780 Megas, and in a large battle simulation it placed only 10th (see below).

Which Pokémon wins the most battles?

Eternamax Eternatus again. YouTuber Astroid Videos simulated 1,810,053 battles between Pokémon using popular competitive sets, per GamesRadar+ (May 2024).

The test used 1v1 battles with Z-Moves, Dynamax and Terastallization banned, and some Pokémon were left out. Treat it as a fun data point, not an official ranking.

What is the strongest Pokémon in competitive play in 2026?

There’s no single strongest pick in competitive play, because teams win by covering each other’s weaknesses. Rillaboom is currently the most used Pokémon in the official format.

Since 2026, official VGC tournaments, including the World Championships, are played in Pokémon Champions instead of the latest mainline game, according to Wikipedia. It launched on Switch on April 8, 2026, and on mobile on June 17.

It’s free to start and brings back mechanics from earlier games, including Mega Evolution, according to Nintendo. That’s why Megas like Mega Charizard show up in the meta again.

Most used Pokémon, Pokémon Champions Regulation M-C (%)

Usage rates come from Pikalytics’ Regulation M-C data, checked November 8, 2026. Usage shows popularity in ranked play, which is a decent sign of strength, but it changes every month.

At the 2026 World Championships in San Francisco, which wrapped up on August 30, Takuma Yamazaki won the video game Masters division, per Video Games Chronicle and Pokémon Blog.

What are the strongest legendary Pokémon?

By usable BST, the strongest legendaries are Mega Mewtwo X, Mega Mewtwo Y and Mega Rayquaza (780), then Primal Kyogre and Primal Groudon (770).

Without Mega or Primal forms, Arceus leads at 720. Most of these are banned from standard competitive formats, which is why you rarely see them in ranked play.

Frequently asked questions

What to do next

If you want to use the strongest Pokémon yourself, download Pokémon Champions (free to start) and build around one of the top-usage picks, like Rillaboom or Incineroar.