What Pokemon have the best stat totals of each type?

Question

I know this was already asked, but the answer of the other question has mostly all Megas. Excluding Megas and Legendaries and available in gen 8, what are the best Pokemon of each type?

My strongest Pokemon I use for raids are in my battle team right now so I can't use them, so I figure I may as well create a raid shiny team.

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Including Mythicals?

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Excluding, sorry.

Answer 1

Bug: Volcarona- 550
Dark: Hydregion, Tyranitar- 600
Dragon: Dragapult, Hydregion, Kommo-o, Goodra- 600
Electric: Magnezone- 535
Fairy: Togekiss- 545
Fighting: Kommo-o- 600
Fire: Arcanine- 555
Flying: Togekiss- 545
Ghost: Dragapult- 600
Grass: Tangrowth- 535
Ground: Rhyperior- 535
Ice: Vanilluxe, Lapras- 535
Normal: Snorlax, Blissey- 540
Poison- Venusaur- 525
Psychic: Exeggutor- 530
Rock: Tyranitar- 600
Steel Duraludon, Magnezone- 535
Water: Gyarados, Milotic, Kingdra- 540 (Wishiwashi-School Form has a BST of 620, not sure if it counts)

I've italicized the Pokemon that show up more than once since you're looking to build a team out of these, so it might be helpful to know what Pokemon are "Best" among multiple types.
I hope this helps!

Source: Pokemon Showdown Teambuilder

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I'm super excited about seeing this list!! I already have 4 shinies of the Pokemon mentioned here, and now I know I can put them to good use. Thanks!!!

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Aw you beat me to it :D

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Beautiful answer Lyle xD

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Oof sniped.

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Wut I'm surprised exaggutor is better than I thought :)

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Happy to help! Sorry about the snipe :/

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Flying should be archeops at 567

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Water should also be wishiwashi at 620

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Asker specified "Available in gen 8," but Wishiwashi is a good catch. Thanks!

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Oh oops, somehow thought archeops was in gen 8

Answer 2

Rock - Tyranitar

Dark - Tyranitar / Hydreigon

Dragon - Garchomp / Dragonite / Salamence (CT) / Goodra / Kommo-o / Hydreigon / Dragapult

Steel / Psychic - Metagross (CT)

Water - Wishiwashi

Ghost - Dragapult

Fire - Arcanine

Fairy - Togekiss

Flying - Dragonite / Salamence (CT)

Normal - Snorlax / Blissey

Ice - Darmanitan

Electric - Magnezone

Ground - Garchomp (CT)

Grass - Tangrowth

Dark - Hydreigon

Bug - Volcarona

Poison - Venusaur

Fighting - Kommo-o (oops :P)

I think that's right.

Source

Hope this helps! :)

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Sorry Gallade beat you to it, but upvote for effort c:

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Thanks :)

Answer 3

Below is a list of all types--up to date as of gen 9--showing the non-legendary Pokémon of that type with the highest BST, excluding more powerful forms, such as megas (regional forms, or different equally powerful forms, such as the Aegislash forms, are okay):

Note: this answer assumes Mythical and Sub-Legendary Pokémon count as Legendary Pokémon, but Ultra Beast and Paradox Pokémon do not.

Bug: Tied between Slither Wing, Pheromosa, and Buzzwole at 570
Dark: Tied Between Hydreigon and Tyranitar at 600
Dragon: Tied between Archaludon, Baxcalibur, Dragapult, Kommo-o, Goodra (both regular and Hisuian), Hydriegon, Garchomp, Salamence, and Dragonite at 600.
Electric: Raging Bolt at 590
Fairy: Iron Valiant at 590
Fighting: Kommo-o at 600
Fire Gouging Fire at 590
Flying: Tied between Salamence and Dragonite at 600
Grass: Iron Leaves at 590
Ground: Tied between Great Tusk, Sandy Shocks, and Iron Treads at 570
Ice: Baxcalibur at 600
Normal: Slaking at 670
Poison: Tied between Nihilego and Iron Moth at 570
Psychic: Metagross at 600
Rock: Tyranitar at 600
Steel: Tied between Metagross, Hisuian Goodra, and Archaludon at 600
Water: Hero Form Palafin at 650

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Source: Pokédex with stats--Pokemon Database

Hope I helped!

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Slither wing has 570 BST, not 600

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oh yeah, don't know what I was thinking there.

I'll fix it, but it's still the highest because apparently Buzzwole and Pheromosa are both 570 too

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Your welcome (: