{"id":17658,"date":"2018-04-18T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/04\/guide_pokemon_gos_best_pokemon_for_attacking_and_defending"},"modified":"2018-04-18T13:30:00","modified_gmt":"2018-04-18T13:30:00","slug":"guide-pokemon-gos-best-pokemon-for-attacking-and-defending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/04\/18\/guide-pokemon-gos-best-pokemon-for-attacking-and-defending\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide: Pok\u00e9mon GO&#8217;s Best Pok\u00e9mon For Attacking And Defending"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"picture embed centered picture-900x img-900x\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a title=\"mewtwo.jpg\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/04\/guide_pokemon_go_best_pokemon_for_attacking_and_defending\/attachment\/0\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/04\/guide_pokemon_go_best_pokemon_for_attacking_and_defending\/attachment\/0\/900x.jpg\" alt=\"mewtwo.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Play <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/mobile\/pokemon_go\"><strong>Pok\u00e9mon GO<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for long enough, and sooner than later you&#8217;ll want to get involved in gym battles. This is where you get to put your\u00a0Pok\u00e9mons&#8217;s fighting prowess to the test, battling other players and\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon to take over gyms and then defending them.<\/p>\n<p>Raids provide a similar kind of challenge, often pitting you against the most powerful\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon including Legendaries to get the chance to catch the rarest monsters \u2013 amongst other amazing rewards.<\/p>\n<p>However powerful you might think your Magikarp is though, you won&#8217;t be winning much of anything unless you know the absolute best\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon to bring into battle with you. In this guide, we&#8217;ve put together a list of the best\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon by a few key stats.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve got attacking\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon, ordered by their highest attack power and max CP, then defending\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon, ordered by defense and stamina stats. Though there are lots of different factors, including the best skills they can learn, this should get you on the right track.<\/p>\n<h2>Best Pok\u00e9mon For Attacking<\/h2>\n<h3>Highest Attack<\/h3>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Pok\u00e9mon<\/th>\n<th>Attack<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Mewtwo<\/td>\n<td>300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Slaking<\/td>\n<td>290<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rayquaza<\/td>\n<td>284<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Salamence<\/td>\n<td>277<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Alakazam<\/td>\n<td>271<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kyogre<\/td>\n<td>270<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Groudon<\/td>\n<td>270<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dragonite<\/td>\n<td>263<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Espeon<\/td>\n<td>261<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gengar<\/td>\n<td>261<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Highest CP<\/h3>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Pok\u00e9mon<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>Max CP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Slaking<\/td>\n<td>4548<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kyogre<\/td>\n<td>4074<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Groudon<\/td>\n<td>4074<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mewtwo<\/td>\n<td>3982<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ho-Oh<\/td>\n<td>3889<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tyranitar<\/td>\n<td>3670<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rayquaza<\/td>\n<td>3645<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Metagross<\/td>\n<td>3637<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lugia<\/td>\n<td>3598<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dragonite<\/td>\n<td>3581<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Best Pok\u00e9mon For Defending<\/h2>\n<h3>Highest Defense<\/h3>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Pok\u00e9mon<\/th>\n<th>Defense<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Shuckle<\/td>\n<td>396<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Steelix<\/td>\n<td>333<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lugia<\/td>\n<td>323<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cloyster<\/td>\n<td>323<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Aggron<\/td>\n<td>314<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Onix<\/td>\n<td>288<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ho-Oh<\/td>\n<td>274<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mantine<\/td>\n<td>260<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Skarmory<\/td>\n<td>260<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Umbreon<\/td>\n<td>250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Highest Stamina<\/h3>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Pok\u00e9mon<\/th>\n<th>Stamina<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Blissey<\/td>\n<td>510<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chansey<\/td>\n<td>500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wobbuffet<\/td>\n<td>380<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wailord<\/td>\n<td>340<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Snorlax<\/td>\n<td>320<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hariyama<\/td>\n<td>288<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wigglytuff<\/td>\n<td>280<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Slaking<\/td>\n<td>273<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vaporeon<\/td>\n<td>260<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lapras<\/td>\n<td>260<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<aside class=\"related\">\n<h2 class=\"heading\">Are you finding this guide useful? 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This is where you get to put your\u00a0Pok\u00e9mons&#8217;s fighting prowess to the test, battling other players and\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon to take over gyms and then defending them. 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