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Best Pokemon for Ranked Battles Tier List
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Gyarados, Skarmory, Glaceon, Metagross, Garchomp, Xerneas, and Zygarde are currently the best Pokemon for Ranked Battles in Pokemon Legends: Z-A. Find out the best Pokemon to use in Ranked Battles Season 3 here!
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Best Pokemon Tier List for Season 3 of Ranked Battles
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These are Game8's top picks for Season 3 of Pokemon Legends: Z-A's Ranked Battles. Use these Pokemon effectively and win your matches!
Movesets & Best Builds for Ranked Battles
Community Tier List and Tier List Maker
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How to Use the Community Tier List
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 Select the Pokemon in Each Tier Afterward, select the Pokemon that correspond to each tier in your list. You can also use the search or sort functions above to make specific Pokemon to appear, such as only final evolutions or Mega Pokemon. |
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 Confirm Your Choices Your selected Pokemon will then appear below. Once you're done selecting your Pokemon, confirm your choices by clicking the right button at the bottom of the window. |
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Pokemon Rankings Explained
S Tier
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 Mega Gyarados
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Strong Physical Attacker ・Can take out groups of enemies with Waterfall or Earthquake. ・You can evade enemies' attacks with moves like Bounce and Dragon Rush. ▶ Mega Gyarados Best Build for Ranked Battles |
 Mega Gardevoir
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Powerful Glass Cannon! ・Gets amazing coverage moves like Mystical Fire, Thunderbolt, and Icy Wind. ・Due to the way Ranged Special moves work, teleport is a viable move to quickly fire off your powerful Psyshocks. ・Decent options of taking out groups of enemies with Hyper Beam and Dazzling Gleam. ▶ Mega Gardevoir Best Build for Ranked Battles |
 Glaceon
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Best Anti-Meta Pick ・Amazing movepool that counters a lot of meta options like Garchomp and Dragonite ・You can use an Alpha due to how small the species is. ・Can hold different items like Life Orb or Expert Belt. ▶ Glaceon Best Build for Ranked Battles |
 Mega Excadrill
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Verstaile Offensive Lead ・Dig can be used to evade enemies' moves. ・Can easily take care of the popular Gardevoir which populates Ranked. ・Great pivot moves like Drill Run and Megahorn. ▶ Mega Excadrill Best Build for Ranked Battles |
 Mega Garchomp
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Physical Powerhouse ・Dig can be used to evade enemies' moves. ・Can take care of its own weaknesses with Poison Jab or Iron Tail. ▶ Mega Garchomp Best Build for Ranked Battles |
 Mega Skarmory
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Bulky DoT and Attacker ・Can set up Spikes and Stealth Rock to deal DoT to any threatening Physical Attacker. ・Use Fly to evade your opponents' attacks. ・Brave Bird is another great oprion for offense. ▶ Mega Skarmory Best Build for Ranked Battles |
 Mega Metagross
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Balanced Offense and Defense ・Its decent bulk and Steel typing allows it to resist Pokemon attacks from multiple types. ・Can easily take care of the popular Gardevoir which populates Ranked. ・If you get to a low enough HP, you can just use Explosion to take out the other competitors with you. ▶ Mega Metagross Best Build for Ranked Battles |
 Xerneas
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Decent Fairy Attacker ・Can use Geomancy at the start of a round to ・Suffers due to the prevalence of Metagross in the meta. ▶ Xerneas Best Build for Ranked Battles |
 Mega Zygarde
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AoE Scorer ・Access to a lot of AoE attacks like Nihil Light ・Complete Forme changes Core Enforcer into an AoE Attack ・Access to a lot of Signature moves like Thousand Waves and Thousand Arrows. ▶ Mega Zygarde Best Build for Ranked Battles |
A Tier
| Pokemon | Ranking and Features |
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 Mega Meganium
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Bulky Sweeper ・Amazing anti-meta pick due to the prevalence of Fairy, Dragon, and Ground-types. ・Once Mega-Evolved, can fire off instant Solar Beams to wipe off a ton of enemies. ・Can also use Earth Power against the threatening Metagross |
 Mega Ampharos
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Wide Offensive Coverage Range ・Thunderbolt wiull always home-in to any opponent. ・Gets amazing offensive moves like Dazzling Gleam, Dragon Pulse, and Flash Cannon ・Can be a tanky attacker with Cotton Guard or Light Screen. ▶ Mega Ampharos Best Build for Ranked Battles |
 Mega Starmie
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Amazing Wide-Coverage Attacker ・Wide range of moves like Ice Beam, Thunderbolt, and Power Gem. ・You can also choose between a Physical or Special Attacker to catch opponents by surprise. ・Decent options of taking out groups of enemies with Waterfall or Surf. ▶ Mega Starmie Best Build for Ranked Battles |
 Mega Floette
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Powerful Glass Cannon! ・Make it difficult to hit due to its small size. ・Ligh tof Ruin can take out a group of opponents. |
 Mega Clefable
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Specially Bulk Attacker ・The addition of the Flying-type makes it immune to the ever-present Dig. ・Wide range of moves like Blizzard, Thunderbolt, and Flamethrower. ・Amazing anti-meta pick due to the prevalence of Fairy, Dragon, and Ground-types. |
 Mega Lucario
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Great Flex Slot for Dragon-centric Teams ・Great slot-in for teams that need a counter for Fairies. ・Can finish off any low HP opponents with Extreme Speed. |
 Mega Dragonite
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Strong Mixed Attacker ・Can evade attacks with moves like Fly and Dragon Rush. ・Strong enough stats to run a mixed set. ・Decent options of taking out groups of enemies with Earthquake, Draco Meteor, and Heat Wave. |
 Mega Venusaur
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Bulky Sweeper ・Can Poison opponents, forcing them to waste a switch. ・Multiple options of AoE damage like Sludge Wave and Earthquake. ・Use Synthesis to recover HP. |
 Mega Charizard X
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Unpredictable Moveset ・If sent out as Charizard, opponents will have to double guess if you're running Special or Physical. ・Gets both Dig and Dragon Rush, letting you evade your opponents' moves. |
 Mega Froslass
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Speedy Special Attacker ・Can punish any Physical attackers that come near with Spikes. ・Time your attacks with moves like Phantom Force to evade enemy attacks. ・Can finish off a group of opponents with a well-timed Blizzard. |
 Mega Chandelure
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Great Flex Slot for Fairy-centric Teams ・Can take care of pesky Steel and Poision types due to its typing. ・Can deal significant damage even against Assault Vest Metagross. ・Can finish off a group of opponents with a well-timed Heat Wave. ▶ Mega Chandelure Best Build for Ranked Battles |
 Mega Aerodactyl
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Speedy Physical Attacker ・Can punish any Physical attackers that come near with Stealth Rocks. ・Time your attacks with moves like Fly to evade enemy attacks. ・Can use Stone Edge and Iron Head to take out popular choices like Mega Charizard X or Gardevoir |
 Mega Aggron
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Balanced Offense and Defense ・Use Dig to evade attacks and punish with insane damage. ・Great slot-in for the current Dragon and Fairy centric meta. ・Can also run a Stealth Rock set-up to further punish Physical attackers like Charizard. |
 Mega Delphox
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Amazing Scorer ・Access to amazing attacking moves like Heat Wave and Psychic! ・Prefers to fight long-range ・Can give up its Mega slot to another ally. ▶ Mega Delphox Best Build for Ranked Battles |
 Mega Salamence
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Physical Powerhouse ・Use Fly to evade attacks and punish with insane damage. ・Strong enough stats to run a mixed set. |
 Yveltal
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Bulky Lead ・Can Heal itself with Oblivion Wing ・Amazing moveset that can counter a lot of popular meta picks liek Metagross and Glaceon. ▶ Yveltal Best Build for Ranked Battles |
 Mega Diancie
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Bulky Fairy Attacker ・Diamond Storm will give you a Defnese buff. ・Learns the usual Psychic and Moonblast set that a lot of Fairy Attackers run. ・Suffers due to the prevalence of Metagross in the meta. ▶ Mega Diancie Best Build for Ranked Battles |
Tier List Criteria
Explanation of Tiers
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S Tier Pokemon have great offensive stats and movepools, are easy to use, and can make any team they're part of stronger. These Pokemon usually have teams built around them. |
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As the weeks go by and the metagame develops, Pokemon can go back and forth between S and A Tier. These Pokemon are still solid additions to your team and are essential to Ranked Battle. |
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Pokemon in B Tier are often the best of their type, but are usually outclassed by Pokemon in A and S Tier. These Pokemon also often have great type matchups against A and S Tier Pokemon. |
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C Tier Pokemon are often versatile and have effective builds, but there are generally better options in the higher tiers. |
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D Tier Pokemon offer good moves and stats but are often locked in specialized builds. These Pokemon have specific niches in the metagame and are outclassed by Pokemon in the higher tiers. |
Contributions to a Battle
These Tiers are determined by how drastically a match is altered by a Pokemon being on the field. Whether it be a strong Offensive presence or its survivability when faced with three opponents, a Pokemon's impactfulness determines its placement on our list.
Team Synergy is Taken into Account
The criteria for best Pokemon also takes into account team synergy or how well each Pokemon works in conjunction with its teammates.
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