Pokémon GO: Best Pokémon Tier List

The Pokemon GO meta showcases the overwhelming dominance of legendary Pokemon and their enhanced variants across all competitive formats. Shadow forms and Primal evolutions continue to reshape raid effectiveness, while Mega evolutions provide crucial temporary power spikes for challenging encounters.

Mewtwo and Shadow Dialga anchor the highest tier with their exceptional Psychic and Dragon/Steel typing versatility across raids and PvP formats. Rayquaza maintains its legendary status as the premier Dragon attacker, while Mega Rayquaza elevates this dominance to unprecedented levels.

Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre represent the pinnacle of Ground/Fire and Water-type damage respectively, delivering unmatched performance against their respective weaknesses while providing weather boost benefits to teammates during raid encounters.

Dialga and Palkia form the legendary Dragon duo foundation, offering reliable Steel/Dragon and Water/Dragon coverage for diverse raid scenarios. Shadow Garchomp elevates the already formidable Ground/Dragon attacker to new heights with enhanced damage output.

Mega Blaziken provides exceptional Fire/Fighting type damage with superior stats, while Shadow Machamp remains the quintessential Fighting-type powerhouse. Zekrom rounds out this tier as the premier Electric/Dragon legendary, delivering consistent performance against Flying and Water-type raid bosses with its impressive attack stats.

Garchomp establishes itself as the premier non-Shadow Ground and Dragon attacker, offering consistent performance without the Shadow investment requirements. Mega Lucario provides exceptional Fighting and Steel-type coverage with its enhanced Mega evolution stats.

Metagross continues its reign as the top Steel-type attacker with its powerful Meteor Mash moveset, while Conkeldurr serves as a reliable Fighting-type alternative. Mamoswine dominates Ice and Ground-type roles with its impressive bulk and attack power, and Chandelure delivers superior Ghost and Fire-type damage for specialized raid encounters.

Reshiram provides solid Dragon and Fire-type coverage as a legendary option, while Salamence offers reliable Dragon-type damage with good accessibility. Rhyperior serves as a dependable Ground and Rock-type attacker with impressive bulk.

Darkrai maintains its position as a premier Dark-type attacker despite limited availability, and Heatran rounds out this tier with its unique Fire and Steel typing combination for specialized raid scenarios.

Standard Mewtwo provides accessible Psychic-type damage without Shadow investment costs. Dragonite offers reliable Dragon-type performance with excellent availability, while Tyranitar maintains relevance as a Dark and Rock-type option despite power creep from higher-tier alternatives.