Keeping in mind the list of Pokémon available in Pokémon Champions, and how focused this game is on its competitive side, chances are you’ll want to know in advance which Pokémon are the best to train and add to your team if you want to crush multiplayer battles in this free-to-play game for Switch and mobile.
That’s why, in this section of our guide, we bring you a tier list with the best Pokémon in the Champions meta. Here you can check which ones are the most recommended, the most "broken", or the ones players use the most because of how well they perform, along with their best abilities, moves and items. Basically, if you’re not sure which top-tier Pokémon you should get as soon as possible for your teams, pay attention to the ones listed below.
Below you can check a table with the Pokémon that are considered the best in the Pokémon Champions meta for single battles, that is, 1v1 matches. You can take a look at these species, as well as their most recommended movesets, abilities and held battle items, so you can get the most out of them.
| Pokémon | Type | Moves | Ability | Item |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kingambit | Dark / Steel | Sucker Punch Iron Head Swords Dance Kowtow Cleave | Defiant | Black Glasses |
Garchomp | Dragon / Ground | Stomping Tantrum Dragon Claw Stone Edge Earthquake | Rough Skin | Choice Scarf |
Archaludon | Steel / Dragon | Electro Shot Draco Meteor Flash Cannon Dark Pulse | Sturdy | White Herb |
Primarina | Water / Fairy | Calm Mind Psychic Moonblast Sparkling Aria | Torrent | Leftovers |
Corviknight | Flying / Steel | Brave Bird Roost Iron Head Bulk Up | Mirror Armor | Leftovers |
Scizor | Bug / Steel | Acrobatics Swords Dance Bullet Punch U-turn | Technician | Leftovers |
Hydreigon | Dark / Dragon | Draco Meteor Flamethrower Dark Pulse Earth Power | Levitate | Choice Scarf |
Hippowdon | Ground | Sand Tomb Slack Off Snarl Protect | Sand Stream | Sitrus Berry |
Meowscarada | Grass / Dark | Flower Trick Knock Off Sucker Punch Protect | Protean | Focus Sash |
Dragapult | Dragon / Ghost | Hex Will-O-Wisp Draco Meteor Thunder Wave | Infiltrator | Focus Sash |
Mega Gengar | Ghost / Poison | Will-O-Wisp Sludge Bomb Shadow Ball Protect | Shadow Tag | Gengarite |
Greninja | Water / Dark | Hydro Pump U-turn Rock Slide Liquidation | Protean | Choice Scarf |
Alolan Ninetales | Ice / Fairy | Blizzard Protect Moonblast Encore | Snow Warning | Focus Sash |
Mega Meowstic | Psychic | Expanding Force Nasty Plot Psychic Protect | Trace | Meowsticite |
Garganacl | Rock | Wide Guard Salt Cure Protect Recover | Purifying Salt | Leftovers |
Grimmsnarl | Dark / Fairy | Spirit Break Reflect Light Screen Foul Play | Prankster | Light Clay |
Mega Metagross | Steel / Psychic | Psychic Fangs Bullet Punch Stomping Tantrum Protect | Tough Claws | Metagrossite |
Mega Raichu Y | Electric | Fake Out Zap Cannon Focus Blast Protect | No Guard | Raichunite Y |
Keep in mind that we have organized this tier list in no specific order, since each Pokémon can be more or less effective depending on the opponent you’re facing.
Below you can check a table with the Pokémon that are considered the best in the Pokémon Champions meta for double battles, that is, 2v2 matches:
| Pokémon | Type | Moves | Ability | Item |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Incineroar | Fire / Dark | Fake Out Parting Shot Flare Blitz Darkest Lariat | Intimidate | Sitrus Berry |
Sneasler | Fighting / Poison | Close Combat Dire Claw Protect Fake Out | Unburden | White Herb |
Sinistcha | Ghost / Grass | Matcha Gotcha Trick Room Imprison Rage Powder | Hospitality | Sitrus Berry |
Tyranitar | Rock / Dark | Rock Slide Crunch Dragon Dance Stomping Tantrum | Sand Stream | Sitrus Berry |
Whimsicott | Grass / Fairy | Leech Seed Moonblast Substitute Protect | Prankster | Leftovers |
Mega Charizard Y | Fire / Flying | Weather Ball Solar Beam Scorching Sands Roost | Drought | Charizardite Y |
Mega Floette | Fairy | Moonblast Calm Mind Dazzling Gleam Psychic | Fairy Aura | Floettite |
Wash Rotom | Electric / Water | Hydro Pump Will-O-Wisp Volt Switch Pain Split | Levitate | Sitrus Berry |
Farigiraf | Normal / Psychic | Trick Room Twin Beam Protect Hyper Voice | Armor Tail | Twisted Spoon |
Pelipper | Water / Flying | U-turn Hurricane Weather Ball Wide Guard | Drizzle | Focus Sash |
Basculegion | Water / Ghost | Flip Turn Wave Crash Aqua Jet Last Respects | Swift Swim | Choice Scarf |
Mega Froslass | Ice / Ghost | Aurora Veil Blizzard Shadow Ball Protect | Snow Warning | Froslassite |
Mega Dragonite | Dragon / Flying | Draco Meteor Hurricane Tailwind Protect | Multiscale | Dragonitite |
Gardevoir | Psychic / Fairy | Moonblast Psyshock Dazzling Gleam Icy Wind | Trace | Choice Scarf |
Mega Delphox | Fire / Psychic | Psychic Flamethrower Dazzling Gleam Nasty Plot | Levitate | Delphoxite |
Keep in mind that we have organized this tier list in no specific order, since each Pokémon can be more or less effective depending on the opponent you’re facing.
