The Attackers Tier List aims to tackle the question of where best to spend your resources (Stardust, Rare Candy, and TMs). A rotating cast of legendary Raid Bosses can greatly influence one's perception of the “best” attacker at any given time. The Attackers Tier List highlights the best Pokemon in the game, divided into two distinct sections.

A rotating "Flavor of the Month" with counters not featured in the core list for current [Tier 5] Raid Bosses A core list of top attackers with good matchups against many Gym defenders and past / future Raid Bosses

While the top attackers may fluctuate with additions of new Pokemon and moves into the game, we anticipate entries on this core list to be highly used in Raid and Gym battles. All trainers should feel confident in powering up and adding these Pokemon to their team.

A number of these Pokemon are legendaries or require exclusive movesets, but if you’re looking to find more accessible attackers, you can check out our Best Attacker by Type: Non-Legendary list.

The best Pokemon to power up will always be the ones immediately useful, so pay attention to Raid Boss rotations! The Flavor of the Month spotlights Pokemon currently useful who aren't on the tier list. They can provide nice alternatives for those without the superior species on the tier list.

Rather than shifting the ATL around with each new Pokemon release, we typically wait to edit our rankings in larger batches. We also take this list seriously and weigh the placement for each Pokemon against a number of different criteria, which can make some updates to this page take longer than others. We're committed to this page as a high-quality resource and don't want to jump the gun on new Pokemon- but those updates ARE coming!