What counts as a high stat?

Question

At first I thought 120 base stat was good because it’s the same as arceus’s but then I saw someone say that 110 and 100 were also good so now I’m confused. Applies to all stats btw

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i don’t think there’s an exact number. A high stat is a high stat, and it can vary depending on situation on opinion.

The website here uses colours for stats of the pokemon. Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, and Teal. The “green” starts at around 90, which that, I personally would consider good/high. I’m not sure if there’s a set number, or offical number, of if that’s just what the site admin decided on a whim. You think 120 is the baseline for a stat being high, and I consider the green 95 to be high.

What’s your definition of high/good? Are you asking about opinion, or what’s “officially” classified as good/high? Good/high for what? There’s definitely times where lower stats are considered better, like a low speed would be good for trick room. Are you trying to ask about what’s good for each stat competitively?

Ultimately, opinion wise, if you think 130 is good and that 100 isn’t good, you’re absolutely entitled to your opinion. 130 is higher than 100, after all.

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If this is for competitive, this most likely depends on the format, as one stat may be considered mediocre or bad in one format, but really good in another. Is there a specific format you have in mind?

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Lets jus say OU in general

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Also am asking about what’s “officially” considered high like for example if dragapult’s 100 sp atk is considered good or if special dragapult is only used because of high bp moves

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I think that depends a lot on the specific Pokemon and what types and moves it has. Like Gliscor has only 75 special defense but it can check special attackers like Heatran and Raging Bolt because of its typing and poison heal.

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There's no strict or "official" definition of a "high" stat. What counts as a "high" stat can vary based on generation, format and the speaker's personal opinion. As Sumwun said, it can also depend on the specific pokemon and its toolkit. Should I assume you are talking about Gen 9 OU when you say OU in general? @its9amiwanttosleep

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The answer to this question is the same as: https://pokemondb.net/pokebase/414499

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Oh oof

Answer 1

There's no such thing as a good stat. A Pokemon is useful because of its stats, types, moves, good teammates it can support, and common threats it can check. For example, Gliscor is a good special wall in gen 9 OU despite its 75 special defense because of its defensive typing, poison heal, common threats like Heatran and Raging Bolt, and support moves like toxic, spikes, and knock off that it can use when forcing switches. On the other extreme, there are Pokemon like Regice with 200 special defense but no good healing moves, no good support moves, vulnerability to just about every status and entry hazard (and thus vulnerability to knock off if it uses heavy-duty boots), and awful defensive typing that prevents it from checking common special attackers like Darkrai, Glimmora, Gholdengo, and Iron Moth.

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It goes without saying, but clearly we're not trying to give off that stats don't matter. Gliscor would be better if it had more than 75 base SpD, and it wouldn't work in its role anymore if it had base 20 SpD. It's just a question of what else you're working with that could add or subtract value.

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There are a bunch of Pokemon like Talonflame and Maushold that have useful abilities, setup moves, and attack moves, but they aren't good sweepers because their attack stats just aren't high enough. The short answer is that it's complicated and extremely difficult to guess how useful a Pokemon is just by looking at its stats or moves.