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The best things come in pairs, and that's quite true with Pokemon; they usually release two versions of the same game, after all. The same thing applies with the Pokemon themselves, specif🦂ically Legendaries.
Many Legendary and Mythical Pokemon are tied to the hip with another, and it would be interesting to look at how certain Legendary pairs stack up with the others. Are they of equal power and viability? How different are they in terms of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:what roles they play competitively?
This list will include pairs that may either (1) include Mythical Pokemon or (2) be more commonly seen as part of a bigger collective like a trio. This list will not include Ultra Beasts.
Updated December 19, 2022 by Kyle Laurel: Generation Nine is here with a bunch of new 'mons! As is standard with a newly released pair of mainline games, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet have introduced a brand new duo of box-art Legendaries to stack against the previous crop. The list has been updated with a new entry for Koraidon and Miraidon, so stick around to see how they fare against old favorites like Dialga and Palkia and Ho-oh and Lugia.
15 ❀ Phione & Manaphy 🅷
To a lot of Pokemon fans, this duo shouldn't even exist. Phione is considered by many to be one of the most unnecessary Pokemon ever, basically being a worse carbon copy of Manaphy. There are also disputes on whether or not Phione is even a Mythical.
Manaphy is a strong Pokemon, being one of the generational 600-base stat pixie Mythicals, and it even got some time back in the competitive spotlight after an initial absence from Pokemon Sword and Shield. But pairing it with basically a much worse version of itself doesn't bode well when compared to other Legendary and Mythical pairs.
14 Regidrago & Regieleki ꩵ
Generation Eight's new additions to the Regi family are known competitively for being statistical marvels. Regidrago has 200 HP, which ranks among the very highest, while Regieleki is the fastest Pokemon alive at 200 Speed. Alongside that, both have good offensive stats at 100 in each attacking stat.
Granted, only Regieleki has really gotten significant competitive usage from its unique statistical makeup; a guaranteed first move can give you a huge advantage. Meanwhile, having high HP is moot when yoౠu have bad defensive stats, which Regidrago has to the tune of just 50 each in Defense and Special Defense.
13 ღ Latias & Latios
While they're the worst pair here to be officially recognized as a duo, Latias and Latios are still strong, competitively viable Pokemon when compared to the meta at large. The Eon duo, as they've been called, have been a constant presence in higher competitive tiers since their debuts in Generation Three.
Generally, both boast great special stats and Speed, with Latias leaning into the Special Defense side and Latios on the Special Attack side. Both also boaꦬst even🅺 more powerful Mega Evolutions, legal for use in Generation Six and Seven competitive metas.
12 Cresseli🦄a & Darkrai 🧔
Generation Four's Lunar duo shows two sides of a coin when looking at competitive viability.
Cresselia has had a disappointing run in the competitive scene for a Pokemon of Legendary status. It's never been a truly elite Pokemon despite its high base stat total, usually finding itself on the competitive margins as a good defensive option.
Darkrai, meanwhile, has overtaken most Mythicals to the point of being banned from most competitive formats. It outperforms its typically-legal 600 base stat total with the help of its signature move Dark Void and 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Bad Dreams ability; this was especially true prior to a drastic Generation Seven nerf to Dark Void's accuracy.
11 Tornadus & Thundওurus
While there are🦹 officially four Forces of Nature, Tornadus and Thundurus are very often paired🏅 with each other, with the Ground-type Landorus being the mediator between the two and Fairy-type Enamorus being introduced much later. In fact, their lore usually pits them against each other, with both of them having designs inspired by Fujin and Raijin, two Japanese deities associated with one another.
In terms of competitive viability, neither has been banned from regul🥂ar competitive play, but both have generated strong traction in their Therian formes as excellent Flying-type options with h🙈igh Special Attack and Speed stats.
10 Glastrier &ཧ; Spectrier
Calyrex's two steeds are mighty fine competitive Pokemon on their own. Spectrier in particular, has been banned from most competitive formats, thanks mainly to its blazing Speed and explosive Special Attack being too much to handle for the regular competitive meta.
Glastrier is more difficult to use due to its low Speed and pure Ice-typing, but it still has the Attack stat to pack a huge punch and the defensive stats to make up for its slowness. In fact, it's so slow that it works excellently on Trick Room teams, with its 30 Speed making it blazing fast in that environment.
9 💦 Mewtwo & Mew 😼
These two had joint ownership of Pokemon's early throne, being the strongest Pokemon and the only Pokemon to be banned in Generation One. The stronger of the two, Mewtwo, is still banned from regular competitive play thanks to its huge base stat total (680) and remains 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:an offensively overpowere🌱d Psychic-type.
Mew, whose base stat total of 600 is merely great but not overpowered, has since still appeared in elite competitive Singles battles. While it doesn't boast the attacking power of Mewtwo, it offers extreme versatility, having 100 across-the-board stats and access to almost every move in the game.
8 💙 Solgaleo & Lunala
Solgaleo and Lunala aren't even really the best of their kind viability-wise, mainly because Dusk Mane and Dawn Wings Necrozma already do their job better. Still, in a vacuum, both make for great wall breakers, boasting 137 in either attacking stat alongside solid defensive stats, tons of HP, and reliably powerful 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:signat🐠ure m𝓡oves (Sunsteel Strike, Moongeist Beam).
However, moon mascot Lunala gets the edge over Sun mascot Solgaleo in severꦅal areas. For one, it has a better offensive typing in Psychic/Ghost, and Shadow๊ Shield is a more useful ability than Full Metal Body.
7 Reshiram &👍 Zekrom
Generation Five's mascots are a similar case to Generation Seven's: Reshiram and Zekrom are excellent, but Kyurem has alternate forms that do their jobs better in the competitive space.
Still, the Black and White mascots pack a lot of power. Also similarly to Solgaleo and Lunala, they specialize in one side of each of the physical-special split, with Reshiram being a special expert and Zekrom a physical one. B🉐oth are more or less equal in viability, though for different reasons, as they each carry an elitꦺe offensive type alongside the Dragon-type.
6 𒅌 𒉰 Koraidon & Miraidon
Generation Nine's box-art Legendaries actually have lower base stat totals than others, boasting 670 each instead of the standard 680. Despite that, both Koraidon and Miraidon prove to be more viable because of better stat distribution, excellent abilities, and solid typing.
Both pack fantastic Speed, very good defenses, and specialize in one attack category, with Koraidon having significantly better Attack and Miraidon Special Attack. Their abilities of Orichalcum Pulse and Hadron Engine, respectively, further boost their respective stats in addition to the field effect. Their signature moves of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Collision Course and Electro Drift, respectively, are also 🎃great for punishing favorable matchups.