- Greetings, Pokefans! Michael here, and
a few weeks ago, I made a video talking about
what the rarest Pokemon in every main series game was. That video did really
well, so thanks for that. So I wanted to make a
video of a similar format, but instead of the
rarest Pokemon, I wanted to find out what
the strongest Pokemon in every main series game was. Before I dive into
the list though, I have to define
what exactly counts as a game's strongest Pokemon. In previous videos
that I've made ranking the strongest Pokemon
of some certain category, I've done that ranking strictly
on their base stat total. I did that because
trying to figure out which one is the best at battle when there's all these different
battle formats and factors, it just made things
too subjective. And I wanted to have
a ranking method that was strictly numerical. However, using this exact method would make this video kinda dull because then it would just be, oh, what's the highest
base stat total Pokemon as of each generation? So to make things
more interesting, I am defining the strongest
Pokemon in a particular game by which Pokemon
is the strongest at the moment you obtain it. In other words, I'm
taking into account the Pokemon's level at the
time that you obtain it. To measure this, I've created
a pretty simple metric that I am calling
the strength score, which is is simply the
Pokemon's base stat total multiplied by the level
at which you obtain it. So, for example, if you catch a
Sandshrew at level 10, since its base
stat total is 300, that means its
strength score is 3000. The strongest Pokemon
in a particular game is the one that has the
highest strength score. Since the state of the Pokemon at the time of obtaining
it is what matters, that will by default
exclude mega evolutions. Additionally, I'll
be excluding Pokemon received through Mystery Gift because so many are
sent at level 100, so that just skews everything
in a dumb way in my opinion. For Pokemon to be eligible, you have to be
able to capture it or receive it within
the game itself. So that covers all of the
necessary intro stuff, so let's go ahead
and get started by diving in with the strongest
Pokemon in Red and Blue, which is, of course, not Mewtwo. Mewtwo is found at level 70 in the basement
of Cerulean Cave. Since it has a base
stat total of 680, that times level 70 results in a strength score of 47600. That is a very
high strength score and is actually the
highest strength score of any Pokemon that you
can catch in these games. But there is another
way to obtain Pokemon in Generation One
that isn't catching, and that is the in-game trades. Since the in-game trade of
Pokemon that you receive match the level of the
Pokemon that you send, it is therefore
possible to receive level 100 Pokemon from
these in-game trades, as long as you send them
a level 100 Pokemon. With this method, you
can obtain Pokemon with a higher strength
score than Mewtwo. In Red and Blue, the
strongest Pokemon is an Electrode named Doris. If you trade a level 100 Raichu
to the NPC in Cinnabar Lab, you will receive a
level 100 Electrode. Electrode's base
stat total is 490, so that times 100 results in
a strength score of 49000. Over 1000 strength points
higher than Mewtwo. This is the only in-game
trade in Red and Blue that can result in a strength
score higher than Mewtwo's, because all of the
other ones don't have base stat totals
that are high enough. Since you're
multiplying it by 100, they have to have a base
stat total of at least 476 to beat the 47600 score, and only Electrode
has higher than that. In Yellow version, the
in-game trades are different, but this time there
are actually two that can result in a higher
strength score than Mewtwo's. The first is receiving
a level 100 Rhydon in exchange for a
level 100 Golduck, but that's not
the strongest one. The strongest one is receiving
a level 100 Muk named Sticky in exchange for a level 100
Kangaskhan in the Cinnabar Lab. Since Muk's base
stat total is 500, that means its strength
score is 50000. Again, higher than Mewtwo's. Who would've thought that MewTwo would lose out on the
strongest Pokemon title to a pair of Pokemon
named Sticky and Doris? Hey, so those of
you who are very knowledgeable Pokemon fans have probably
already figured out that this isn't quite correct. That's because I made a mistake and failed to account for the special stat
in Generation One. Back then, special attack and special defense
were just one stat, so the base stat
totals of all Pokemon are completely different than they are in any
other generation. Since Mewtwo didn't have its
special defense stat of 90, its actual base
stat total was 590, meaning its strength
score was 41300. Electrode's base
stat total was 400, so its strength score was 40000. Muk's was also 400, again with a strength
score of 40000. Therefore, neither of
them are actually stronger than Mewtwo in Gen One. So Mewtwo gets the strongest
crown in Red and Blue but not actually Yellow. The Rhydon trade I
mentioned is less impacted by the alternate stat system because its special
defense stat is low, so its Gen One base
stat total is 440. That's a strength
score of 44000, meaning it is the strongest
Pokemon in Yellow. Now on to Generation Two, where the situation
is actually the same, where the strongest
Pokemon seems like it would be the
level 70 legendaries, but it's actually level 100
Pokemon from in-game trades. In Gold and Silver, the
strength scores to beat are those of Lugia and Ho-Oh. They both have base
stat totals of 680 and can be caught at level 70. Lugia at level 70 in Gold and Ho-Oh at level 70 in Silver. These have the
same strength score as Gen One MewTwo,
that being 47600. But there are several
in-game trade Pokemon that can surpass this number, the strongest of
which is Aerodactyl. If you trade a level 100 Chansey to an NPC named Kim on route 14, she will give you a level
100 Aerodactyl named Aeroy. Since Aerodactyl has a
base stat total of 515, this results in a
strength score of 51500. In Crystal version, the
legendary strength scores are actually easier to beat because you catch
Ho-Oh and Lugia at level 60 instead of level 70. However, the strongest Pokemon is actually the same
as Gold and Silver because the Chansey
for Aerodactyl trade
remains the same and there were no
other in-game trades that give you a
stronger Pokemon. So therefore, Aeroy
the Aerodactyl is
the strongest Pokemon in all three
Generation Two games. Now on to Generation Three, starting with Ruby and Sapphire. And the strongest
Pokemon is actually not an in-game trade
Pokemon this time. There are only three Pokemon available from in-game trades and the one with the highest
base stat total is Corsola. However, its base stat
total is only 410, resulting in a strength
score of 41000 at level 100. And this is not the
highest in these games. The strongest Pokemon
in Ruby and Sapphire is actually a
legendary this time, and it is Rayquaza. It is found atop the
Sky Pillar at level 70. So like the other
legends we've discussed, that means it has a
strength score of 47600, far and away the
largest in these games. In Fire Red and Leaf Green, the situation is virtually
identical to Red and Blue. Mewtwo is again available at
level 70 in Cerulean Cave, but the in-game trade
at the Cinnabar Lab of Raichu for Electrode
is still available. This once again means
that you can get a level 100 Electrode with
a strength score of 50000, which is higher than Mewtwo's. Things get a little bit more
complicated in Emerald, though. At first glance, it seems
like the strongest Pokemon would be the level 70 Rayquaza just like in Ruby and Sapphire because again, all the
in-game trade Pokemon have low base stat totals. However, it's actually
possible to capture two other level 70, 680 base stat total Pokemon in Emerald version. You can do this in Fire
Red and Leaf Green as well but that doesn't matter
because the Electrode would still beat the strength
score of these Pokemon. If the player received an item known as the Mystic Ticket, that allows them to travel to
a location called Naval Rock. In the basement, the player
can find a level 70 Lugia and at the top they can
find a level 70 Ho-Oh. As I mentioned, since
Lugia, Ho-Oh and Rayquaza all have the same
base stat total and are all found at level 70, they all have equal
strength scores of 47600. But my problem with this is that I'm not really sure
whether Ho-Oh and Lugia should count for
Emerald version. I did say at the beginning that I'd be excluding Pokemon received through Mystery Gift, but that isn't technically
what happens here because you don't receive
the Ho-Oh and Lugia. You receive the item that then allows you
to go and find them and you still battle and
capture them yourself. So, should that be excluded? I couldn't really decide on whether they
should count or not, so I figured I'd
let you guys decide. If you think that Ho-Oh
and Lugia should not count, then Rayquaza is the
strongest Pokemon in Emerald just like in Ruby and Sapphire. If you think that
they should count, then it's a three way
tie between Rayquaza,
Ho-Oh and Lugia. Up to you. Before I move on to
Generation Four, though, I wanted to talk about
the strongest Pokemon in the spin-off games
of Colosseum and XD. They are not main series games but they have the
same battle mechanics and you can actually trade
Pokemon between these games and the main series
games of Gen Three, so I figured they deserved
to be included here. I didn't include them in
the rarest Pokemon video because in that video
I was excluding Pokemon that you could only receive
a predetermined amount of, and that is the case for
every Pokemon in Colosseum and virtually every
Pokemon in XD. The only ones that you
can get multiple of are the Poke Spot Pokemon, and that's like a total
of nine different Pokemon and that didn't seem
worthy of including. The strongest Pokemon
in Pokemon Colosseum is Ho-Oh obtained at level 70, the highest level
available in the game, and also with the
highest base stat total. Obtaining it is not a
simple process, though. To get this Ho-Oh, you have to have
completed the main story, purified all 48 shadow Pokemon, and then defeated all one
trainers on Mount Battle within the game's battle mode. It's very time consuming, to the point where I have
never done it myself, but it is still possible and you could still
get the Ho-Oh today. So Ho-Oh is definitely
still the strongest Pokemon. And then next is Pokemon XD. This game does have
in-game trades, but none of these Pokemon
end up being the strongest, simply because their levels are actually all
set to level 20. So they aren't gonna be messing
things up for this game. As a nice counterpart
to Colosseum, the strongest
Pokemon in Pokemon XD is actually the shadow Lugia. You snag it at level 50, and since Lugia's base
state total is 680, that means it has a
strength score of 34000. It did not win this
strongest Pokemon title by very much, though. There was a second place
Pokemon that was very close. That Pokemon is the
shadow Dragonite which you can snag in the
post game at level 55. Dragonite has a base
stat total of 600, which means its
strength score is 33000, just shy of shadow
Lugia's 34000. Now on to Generation Four, starting with the Sinnoh games of Diamond, Pearl and Platinum. These are actually
in a very similar situation to Emerald version, where all of the in-game
trade Pokemon are weak so they don't affect
anything here. But the strongest Pokemon
is actually a legendary that I'm really not sure
should count or not. If you obtain the item called the Azure
Flute from an event, you can bring it to Spear Pillar and access the Hall of Origin. There, you can battle and
capture a level 80 Arceus. Not only is this a
super high level, but Arceus also had the
highest base stat total of any Pokemon form
at that point in time. That being 720. This results in an astronomical
strength score of 57600. But like I said, I'm not really
sure whether Arceus should count here or not. Not only is it only catchable due to an event
item distribution, like the Naval Rock situation
with Ho-Oh and Lugia, but the item used
to trigger the event was never actually distributed. Therefore, it has
never been possible to catch an Arceus in
Diamond, Pearl and Platinum without hacking the game. We only know about it because, well, we
hacked the game. So again, I will leave
that decision up to you. If you think that
Arceus should count, then it is by far the strongest
Pokemon in the Sinnoh Games. If you think it
should not count, well then the strongest
Pokemon depends on the game you're playing. In Diamond and Pearl, there are multiple level
70 legendaries available. But the one with the highest
base stat total is Giratina. Like so many of the other
Pokemon we've discussed before, it has a base stat total of 680, meaning it has a
strength score of 47600. In Platinum, since
you catch Giratina far earlier in the game
and at a much lower level, the strongest Pokemon
is instead a tie between Dialga and Palkia. They, too, have a
base stat total of 680 and are caught at level 70. Fun fact, none of these Pokemon are actually the highest level available wild Pokemon
in Platinum version. Not even Arceus. That's because, in
the resort area, if you fish with a super rod, you have a chance to reel
in a level 100 Magikarp. Although, it's still not
the strongest Pokemon because it only has a
base stat total of 200, so that means its strength
score is only 20000, which is not nearly
large enough. But it's still funny, so I wanted to say
something about it. In Heart Gold and Soul Silver, the situation is similar
to their predecessors where the strongest Pokemon is a level 100
in-game trade Pokemon that surpasses
the strength score of the level 70 legendaries. If you're curious as to what those level 70 legendaries are, they are Lugia and
Mewtwo in Heart Gold, and Ho-Oh and Mewtwo
in Soul Silver. There are not as many
strong in-game trades as their predecessors, though. And there's actually only
one that can result in a higher strength score
than the legendaries. That trade is Rusty the
Steelix from Jasmine. She will accept any
species of Pokemon, so if you trade her
any level 100 Pokemon, she will give you a
level 100 Steelix. Steelix has a base
stat total of 510 resulting in a strength
score of 51000, making Rusty the strongest
Pokemon in the Johto remakes. Now on to Generation Five, the first generation
in which the levels of the received in-game trade
Pokemon are actually set. These levels don't get
higher than level 60, so these Pokemon won't
be taking any more strongest Pokemon
crowns from here on out. In Pokemon Black and White, the strongest Pokemon is Kyurem. It can be found at level
75 in the giant chasm, and since it has a
base stat total of 660, that makes its
strength score 49500. Kyurem gets this crown because while it has a
lower base stat total than Reshiram or Zekrom, the latter two are
caught at only level 50. In Black 2 and White 2, you might expect that
the strongest Pokemon is also a legendary, because as I said, in-game trades aren't
a factor anymore, but it's actually
not a legendary. The strongest legendary
Pokemon available are Zekrom in Black 2
and Reshiram in White 2, both at level 70 with a
base stat total of 680, which gives the
strength score of 47600, yes, I've repeated
it several times. But Black 2 and White 2 feature wild level 100 Pokemon, and just like in Platinum, that Pokemon is Magikarp. If you fish in the
Nature Preserve, an area that you
only get access to if you have seen every
Pokemon in the Unova Dex, you can fish up a
level 100 Magikarp. However, like is the
case with Platinum, Magikarp doesn't get a
strength score high enough to be counted as the
strongest Pokemon. But Gyarados does. If you fish in a
rippling water spot within the Nature Preserve, you can reel in a
level 100 Gyarados. Since Gyarados has a
base stat total of 540, that means its strength
score is 54000, the highest score I've covered in this video so far,
excluding Arceus. That means that this
level 100 Gyarados is the strongest Pokemon
that you can obtain today, in not just the first
five generations but all of them. Now on to Generation Six,
starting with X and Y. And the strongest
Pokemon in these games is actually Mewtwo. Yep, it took until
Generation Six for Mewtwo to get the
strongest Pokemon crown in any of these games
according to my system. You find Mewtwo in the
Pokemon Village Cave at level 70 like all of
its other appearances. By now, you already know that it has a 680
base stat total, resulting in a strength
score of 47600, so I don't really
need to tell you that. Well. I guess I just did. In Omega Ruby and
Alpha Sapphire, the strongest Pokemon is Deoxys. There's no decision making in regards to events
for these games, because you get Deoxys through regular gameplay. You encounter it at level 80 and it has a base
stat total of 600. This results in a
strength score of 48000, just edging out Rayquaza's
strength score of 47600. Now on to Generation Seven,
starting with Sun and Moon. The strongest Pokemon in
these games is Necrozma. It's found at level 75, so with a base
stat total of 600, that leaves Necrozma with
a strength score of 45000. This strength score
is a bit lower than a lot of the other
ones we've discussed, simply because Necrozma's
base stat total is only 600. The 680 base stat total
Pokemon, Solgaleo and Lunala, are caught at a much
lower level of 55, and that simply
isn't high enough. In Ultra Sun and
Ultra Moon however, things become a frickin' mess. That's because
they made virtually every legendary Pokemon ever
available in these games. So we end up having a tie between a ton of
different Pokemon for the strongest Pokemon slot, because there are a bunch
of 680 base stat total Pokemon obtained at level 60, so they all have a
strength score of 40800. Those found in
the Ultra Wormhole are Mewtwo, Lugia,
Ho-Oh, Rayquaza, Dialga, Palkia,
Giratina, Reshiram, Zekrom, Xerneas and Yveltal. Pronunciation intentional. If you don't understand why, watch Pokemon talk
number eight.. In Ultra Sun, Solgaleo is
also a part of this tie and in Ultra Moon,
Lunala is there instead. And finally, the
strongest Pokemon in Let's Go Pikachu and
Let's Go Eevee is Mewtwo. Like with so many other games, it is found at level 70 in
the basement of Cerulean Cave, with the strength score that I
really do not need to repeat. It's the highest level
Pokemon available and it has the highest
base stat total of all Pokemon in the game. This particular contest
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