All Pokemon are not created equal: Some are definitely better than others. If you’re serious about creating a formidable team, or if you want the satisfaction of having some of the best monsters available in Pokemon GO, you’ve come to the right place.
The Silph Road is a collective that is one of the leading researchers on Pokemon GO, with hundreds of members dedicated to collecting data on the popular augmented reality game. Their findings have been uploaded to The Silph Road’s official website, where players can look at Pokemon based on the best attack stats, defence stats, stamina stats, as well as best combined overall stats.
Unsurprisingly, Pokemon GO legendary Pokemon, all of which are currently not even obtainable, top out the list of best overall stats. But if we were to narrow down the list of best Pokemon to the critters you can actually capture, it would include Dragonite, Snorlax, Lapras, Arcanine, Blastoise, Exeggutor, Gyarados, Vaporeon, Slowbrow, Venusaur, Flareon, Poliwrath and, surprisingly, Muk.
You could probably build an entire team based on this list of strongest Pokemon, as there is a decent range of typings to choose from here. Obviously, though, when fighting a gym, you should probably tailor your team based on whatever is stationed at the stop.
So, how do you find the best Pokemon in the first place? While spawning is based on geographical location, Pokemon GO players have developed a number of tools to help take out the guesswork. The biggest Pokemon-finding app right now is Poke Radar, where you can peruse Pokemon sightings submitted by other players and even filter the reports down to your creature of choice. (I recommend starting with the first Pokemon in the evolutionary line of the monster you are searching for, since those are easier to find.) The app is free, but frequently experiencing server overload, so your mileage may vary — when I downloaded it, I couldn’t get it to work.
Another option is Pokevision, which displays the real-time locations of Pokemon based on the API of the game itself. What makes PokeVision useful is that it also gives you a timer that lets you know how long a monster will be available in a certain area, though you cannot filter it down to the specific monster you are looking for. Like Poke Radar, Pokevision is in high demand, and the website states that its “servers are currently unstable due to increased load”. (Unlike Poke Radar, however, I was able to get Pokevision to work.) If you do manage to find a rare Pokemon near you, be warned that these monsters typically have a short spawn timer — so you might have to drop everything to get your perfect team.
A few final tips here. You can assure that an Eevee will evolve into a Vaporeon by naming it Rainer, and if you want a Flareon, name it Pyro. Water Pokemon like Magikarp are more likely to spawn near actual IRL sources of water, though it will take a tremendous number of candies to evolve one into a Gyarados. Lastly, many of these Pokemon can be hatched from eggs, though creatures like Snorlax and Lapras will require a lot of walking given their 10km requirements.
Good luck!
P.S. I can’t believe that Blastoise is better than Charizard. What is this shit.
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13 responses to “The Best Monsters In Pokemon GO, And How To Find Them”
Apps that show you where the bloody things are anyway would be for chumps anyway.
So Team Mystic should go right ahead.
Guessing you’re from that yella’ buncha salty Team In-stink 😉
Team Mystic all the way! 😀
Just chiming in for some mystic solidarity!
I really am missing playing this game…
I’ll fuck you up if you talk shit about Mystic again. Oh wait, you can’t get any more fucked up.
Dude really?
It’s a dedicated troll account. But yes, a bit over the line there.
Oh yeah there’s quite a few on here. But that comment was a bit much.
Considering the 3 step glitch is well affecting everyone then i guess everyone is a chump for wanting to catch a specific pokemon?
Do those pokemon finders even work in australia? i tried 3 different ones, but nothing
pokevision worked for me but it took about 3 minutes to load
There’s apparently Pikachus nearby, which is exciting.
I’m definitely hoping Niantic have plans to modify some of their design choices here; while pokemon stats are based on the games, speed doesn’t appear to be factored in, which makes some pokemon far less good than they should be based on their rarity, such as Jolteon. Couple that with the much reduced effect hitting weaknesses has compared to the games, and I feel like Niantic probably needs to rebalance the game based on its design, rather than the design of the Gameboy games.
Hmmmm i think i will stick to the old fashion way of discovering these fellas. Feels more satisfying finding new an rare pokemon by meself in my opinion 🙂
Yes, same here.