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Pokemon Tier List by Specialty (Synthesized)

TL;DR

Versatility ranking across all 21 active specialties in Pokopia, synthesized from four data sources: pokedex.csv specialty tags, pokemon_item_matches.csv (item-count versatility proxy, Bulbasaur leads at 718), pokemon_size.csv (small-house fit bonus), and AFK-farm core_pokemon lists (auto-S). Six singleton specialties (Eat, Engineer, Paint, Party, Rarify, Yawn) auto-S the only candidate. Storage is a 2-way race: Gulpin S, Swalot A.

Key insight: Pokopia is mid-evolution-favoured for AFK farms. Final forms often inherit a low item-match count from their pre-evos but lose the small-house bonus, so they cluster in B/C while starter/mid forms dominate S/A. Examples: Charizard B (Burn), Tyranitar C (Crush), Flygon C (Bulldoze), Venusaur C (Grow), Altaria C (Litter/Fly).

Methodology

  1. Pool by specialty (comma-split; “Cut” is folded into “Chop”, which is the only chop-family tag in pokedex.csv).
  2. Initial tier from rank quartiles of matching_item_count (versatility proxy).
  3. +1 tier bump for fits_small_house = Yes.
  4. -1 tier demotion for size_category = Large not in any S/A farm config (captures final-form cluster effect).
  5. Force-S for any Pokemon listed as core_pokemon in afk_farms.csv or farm_configurations.csv rows tiered S/A/S+.
  6. Singleton specialties auto-S the lone candidate.

Tiers

Burn

  • S: Charmander, Carkol, Coalossal, Rolycoly, Volcanion, Flareon, Ceruledge, Charmeleon, Magmar, Magmortar, Torkoal
  • A: Cinderace, Raboot, Scorbunny, Arcanine, Armarouge, Blaziken, Charcadet, Combusken
  • B: Charizard, Cyndaquil, Entei, Growlithe, Larvesta, Magby, Ninetails
  • C: Quilava, Torchic, Typhlosion, Vulpix, Volcarona, Chandelure, Lampent, Litwick

Cut/Chop

  • S: Corvisquire, Dartrix, Decidueye, Grubbin, Rookidee, Victreebel, Axew, Haxorus, Heracross, Pinsir, Scyther
  • A: Farfetch’d, Pidgeot, Charjabug, Fraxure
  • B: Greninja, Corviknight, Vikavolt, Zoroark, Absol
  • C: Crobat, Scizor, Excadril

Grow

  • S: Bulbasaur, Leafeon, Bellsprout, Cacnea, Ivysaur, Weepinbell, Bellossom, Exeggutor, Vileplume, Victreebel
  • A: Dartrix, Decidueye, Exeggcute, Floragato
  • B: Gloom, Meowscarada, Oddish, Rowlet, Serperior, Servine
  • C: Snivy, Sprigatito, Tangela, Venusaur, Cacturne

Water

  • S: Squirtle, Lotad, Ludicolo, Slowbro, Slowking, Slowpoke, Vaporeon, Wartortle, Blastoise
  • A: Cramorant, Dragonair, Dragonite, Dratini, Empoleon, Froakie, Frogadier, Gastrodon, Goodra
  • B: Goomy, Greninja, Gyarados, Lapras, Lombre, Marill, Pelipper, Piplup, Politoed
  • C: Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Prinplup, Shellos, Sliggoo, Suicune, Wingull, Azurill, Azumaril

Generate

  • S: Pikachu, Pichu, Charjabug, Magnemite, Magneton, Magnezone
  • A: Ampharos, Electabuzz, Electrode, Elekid, Flaaffy, Jolteon, Kilowattrel
  • B: Mareep, Minun, Pawmi, Pawmo, Pawmot, Plusle, Raichu
  • C: Raikou, Toxel, Toxtricity, Vikavolt, Voltorb, Wattrel, Electivire

Gather

  • S: Carkol, Coalossal, Rolycoly, Cinccino, Espeon, Mime Jr., Mr. Mime, Duskull, Machamp, Machop
  • A: Minccino, Farigiraf, Girafarig, Dragapult
  • B: Drakloak, Dreepy, Drifblim, Dusclops, Gastly, Gengar
  • C: Haunter, Mismagius, Dusknoir, Machoke

Storage

  • S: Gulpin
  • A: Swalot
  • B: _(none)_
  • C: _(none)_

Engineer

  • S: Tinkaton
  • A: _(none)_
  • B: _(none)_
  • C: _(none)_

Eat

  • S: Snorlax
  • A: _(none)_
  • B: _(none)_
  • C: _(none)_

Litter

  • S: Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Serperior, Servine, Snivy, Tangela, Vileplume, Bastiodon, Haxorus, Glimmet, Glimmora, Trapinch
  • A: Venusaur, Combee, Aurorus, Rampardos, Tyrantrum, Paldean Wooper
  • B: Clodsire, Cacturne, Flaaffy, Mareep, Swablu
  • C: Garbodor, Blissey, Larvesta, Volcarona, Altaria, Ariados, Spinarak, Grimer, Muk

Crush

  • S: Conkeldurr, Shieldon, Bastiodon, Onix, Larvitar, Pupitar, Geodude, Golem, Graveler, Steelix, Magmortar
  • A: Amaura, Aurorus, Cranidos
  • B: Rampardos, Tyrantrum, Tyrunt
  • C: Tyranitar, Metagross, Pawmo, Pawmot, Electivire, Dugtrio

Recycle

  • S: Magnezone, Trubbish
  • A: Beldum, Metagross
  • B: Garbodor, Metang, Cinccino, Porygon
  • C: Porygon2, Koffing, Weezing

Search

  • S: Pidgey, Arbok, Ekans, Paras, Parasect, Pidgeotto, Venomoth
  • A: Venonat, Vespiquen, Fidough, Dedenne, Persian, Dachsbun, Skwovet, Drilbur
  • B: Arcanine, Growlithe, Farigiraf, Golduck, Psyduck, Crobat, Dragapult
  • C: Drakloak, Dreepy, Golbat, Noibat, Noivern, Umbreon, Zubat, Excadril

Build

  • S: Conkeldurr, Cubone, Gurdurr, Farfetch’d, Marowak, Poliwrath, Mr. Mime, Heracross, Pinsir, Machamp, Machop
  • A: Mawile, Tinkatink, Tinkatuff, Blaziken, Combusken
  • B: Gallade, Hariyama, Lucario
  • C: Machoke, Makuhita, Riolu, Timburr, Azumaril

Bulldoze

  • S: Onix, Larvitar, Pupitar, Steelix, Trapinch
  • A: Bonsly, Clodsire
  • B: Tyranitar, Munchlax, Snorlax
  • C: Vibrava, Flygon, Hariyama, Makuhita

Fly

  • S: Pidgey, Chatot, Hoothoot, Noctowl, Pidgeot, Pidgeotto
  • A: Aerodactyl, Articuno, Cramorant, Dragonite, Pelipper, Wingull
  • B: Corviknight, Kilowattrel, Zapdos, Vibrava
  • C: Flygon, Charizard, Moltres, Altaria, Drifblim, Honchkrow, Murkrow, Noivern

Hype

  • S: Ludicolo, Bellossom, Chatot, Kricketot, Kricketune, Meowscarada, Jigglypuff
  • A: Volbeat, Marill, Politoed, Raichu, Toxtricity, Azurill
  • B: Clefable, Clefairy, Cleffa, Igglybuff, Sylveon
  • C: Wigglytuff, Skwovet, Diglett, Dugtrio, Cinderace, Illumise

Paint

  • S: Smeargle
  • A: _(none)_
  • B: _(none)_
  • C: _(none)_

Party

  • S: Greedent
  • A: _(none)_
  • B: _(none)_
  • C: _(none)_

Rarify

  • S: Porygon-Z
  • A: _(none)_
  • B: _(none)_
  • C: _(none)_

Yawn

  • S: Slowpoke
  • A: _(none)_
  • B: _(none)_
  • C: _(none)_

Quick-pick S-tier cheat sheet

SpecialtyTop S pick(s)
BurnCharmander, Carkol, Coalossal
Cut/ChopCorvisquire, Dartrix, Decidueye
GrowBulbasaur, Leafeon, Bellsprout
WaterSquirtle, Lotad, Ludicolo
GeneratePikachu, Pichu, Charjabug
GatherCarkol, Coalossal, Rolycoly
StorageGulpin
EngineerTinkaton
EatSnorlax
LitterBellsprout, Weepinbell, Serperior
CrushConkeldurr, Shieldon, Bastiodon
RecycleMagnezone, Trubbish
SearchPidgey, Arbok, Ekans
BuildConkeldurr, Cubone, Gurdurr
BulldozeOnix, Larvitar, Pupitar
FlyPidgey, Chatot, Hoothoot
HypeLudicolo, Bellossom, Chatot
PaintSmeargle
PartyGreedent
RarifyPorygon-Z
YawnSlowpoke

Source data

  • /tmp/pokopia-data/pokedex.csv (300 Pokemon, specialty tags)
  • /tmp/pokopia-data/pokemon_item_matches.csv (versatility proxy)
  • /tmp/pokopia-data/pokemon_size.csv (40 Pokemon with size data)
  • /tmp/pokopia-data/afk_farms.csv (S/A/B AFK farm rosters)
  • /tmp/pokopia-data/farm_configurations.csv (alternate configs with core_pokemon)

Missing / future research

  • Size data covers only 40 of 300 Pokemon. Untagged Pokemon get neither the small-house bump nor the large-form demotion; their tier is item-count-only.
  • matching_item_count is a versatility proxy, not a throughput measure. A Pokemon with many liked items is comfortable in more setups but may not produce faster per-tick.
  • S/A core_pokemon force-promotion treats every farm-config entry equally; a granular weighting (S vs A vs S+) could split the top tier further.
  • “Trade”, “Teleport”, “Collect”, “Appraise”, “DJ”, “Dream Island”, “Explode”, “Gather Honey”, “Illuminate (Peakychu only)”, “Transform”, “None” are specialty tags in pokedex.csv but not in scope of this brief.