What's just as important in a Pokemon battle as executing attacks is a Po𝐆kemon's ability to stay on the field. There are three stats in Pokemon's stat system concerned wit🔜h that: HP, Defense, and Special Defense.
This list will look 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:at physical Defense, and clearly, some types fare better than others in that stat. One way to compare the types' defensive abilities is to pit their best against each other. Every e⛄ntry on this list will do just that: list the respective type's Pokemon with the best Defense stat and see how it stacks up.
Note: This list will be ranked without taking Mega Evolutions into account, though they will be discussed with every entry. Arceus holding a type plate is ineligible.
18 Dark: Scrafty 🉐
Put a hand up if you predicted 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:the Dark-type to be last place. While Scrafty's 115 Defense isn't at all bad, it's pathetic when compared to the other Pokemon here. That's not to say the Dark-type is bad defensively, but no Dark-type Pokemon has an absurdly good Defense stat, with the next best be🍨ing a three-way tie between Tyranitar, Umbreon, and Drapion (1ꦇ10).
That's without considering Mega Evo🉐lutions, though, as Mega Tyranitar (150) and Mega Sableye (125) beat Scrafty in that sಌtat.
17 🐲 🍃 Normal: Arceus
While Arceus holding a type plate is ineligible for every other type, there's no choice but to put Arceus as #1 among 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:the Normal-types. It's at 120, but all of its stats are at 120 each. That said, it makes sensꦬe to no♉t give a type with no resistances a defensive specialist.
When including Mega Evolutions, Mega Audin🍸o takes the honor at 126. After those two, the only real notabl🍸es are Regigigas (110) and Miltank (105).
16 🔯 Electric: Alolan Golem
168澳洲幸运5开奖网:The Electric-type is certainly not known for defense, and that shows with Alolan Golem being the only Pokemon to reach t🌺he 130 mark on the spot. The Electric-type is so subpar defensively compared to other types that its best representative is an offshoot regional variant.
After Alola🅰n Golem, the next꧃ best are Zekrom (120), Alolan Graveler and Magnezone (115), and the Rotom appliances (107).
15 ✱ Grass: Ferrothorn & Kartana
There's an interesti💖ng dichotomy between these two Pokemon. While they couldn't be more different in how they function in a battle, Ferrothorn and Kartana are both Grass/Steel-types with 131 Defense.
Among Steel-types, that's nowhere close to th𒀰e best, but it's good enough to be the best among Grass-types, with Leafeon (130), Tan✃growth (125), Mega Venusaur (123), Chesnaught (122), and Gourgeist (122) as the next contenders.
14 Dra💎gon: Turtonator
While there are a lot of strong Dragon-types, none of them really specialize in Defense. The one here that does is the non-Legendary, competitively🍒-mediocre Turtonator, coming in at 135.
Mega Salamence is second place at꧅ 130, and Kommo-o is second place among non-Megas at 125. Those three are followed by Zygarde 50% and Complete (121) and a four-way tie at 120 between Mega Latias, Dialga, Giratina, and Zekrom.
13 Flying: Skarmory 🅰
The Flying-type isn't terrible on the physically defensive end, but much like the Dr♏agon-type, there aren't really any absolute specialists other than the representative for the entry, the 140 Defense Skarmory.
Lugia is a relatively strong runner-up at 130, tying with the aforementioned M♍ega Salamence. Gliscor (125), Mega Pinsir (120), Rotom-Fan (107), and a ▨three-way tie (Gligar, Mandibuzz, Corviknight) fly right below them at 105.
12 ಞ Fire: Torkoal
Torkoal also comes in with 140 Defense, topping off the Fire-type💃 pool in that stat. It ranks just above Skarmory on this list because it faces a bit more competition.
The Dragon-type entry, Turtonator, comes in second place with its ⛎135. Then, there's a three-waꦆy tie at 120 (Magcargo, Volcanion, Coalossal), followed by Mega Charizard X (111), Alolan Marowak (107), and Heatran (106).
11 ꦿ Fighting: Crowned Zamazenta
It's a close fight between Crowned Zamazenta and Buzzwole for the best defensive Fighting-type, but 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Crowned Zamazenta's 145 just edges out over Buzzwole's 139. Regardless, you can rely on both to take a⛦ few physical hits.
The rest of the Figh💧ting-type pool is decent when it comes to Defense, with Cobalion (129), Kommo-o (125), and Chesnaught (122) making up the rest of a solid top five.
10 🔜 Ghost: Doubla🐼de
Thanks to its nerf in Generation VIII, Aegislash (140 in Shield Forme) actually has less Defense than Doublade (150). That's a shame, as it would have tied with its pre-evolution for the best Defense for 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:a Ghost-type.
Alas, it has to settle for third place, with the Yamask-line cousins Cofagrigus and Runerigus sharing second (145). After them, you have two more evolutionary mates in Dusknoir (135) and Dusclops (130), followed by Meg﷽a Sableye (125), Gourgeist (122), and Giratina (120).
9 Fairy: Carbink & Diancie ౠ
After showcasing three nepotistic evolutionary pairs in the previous entry, here's a pair of Pokemon that look like they come from the same evolutionary family. Diancie and Dianc🍒ie-Lite, a.k.a. Carbink, have nearly the exact same base stat total aside from Attack and Special Attack, with their Defense stats reaching 150.
After that is quite a fall-off, with Mega Audino (126), Mega Mawile (125),💝 and Galarian Weezing (120) being the only ones left to reach the 120 mark.