Legendary Pokémon - Tier List & Versus
(1996)
Published
This list has 71 characters from Legendary Pokémon.
Legendary Pokémon - Official Tier
Editorial placements for Legendary Pokémon, with the reasoning behind each list.
Best Legendary Pokémon of All Time, Ranked
Seventy-one Pokémon carry the legendary label from Kanto to Paldea, and this board ranks the whole roster: the box art icons that carry entire generations, the restricted monsters that decide tournaments and the story creatures that are still worth a slot on a casual team. The top of the board is the shortlist every trainer already knows by heart; the bottom is where the dex filler argues for redemption arcs.
Rayquaza
Mewtwo
Zacian
Calyrex
Miraidon
Koraidon
Kyogre
Groudon
Giratina
Xerneas
Yveltal
Eternatus
Solgaleo
Lunala
Necrozma
Zygarde
Dialga
Palkia
Lugia
Ho Oh
Reshiram
Zekrom
Kyurem
Terapagos
Zamazenta
Regigigas
Articuno
Zapdos
Moltres
Raikou
Entei
Suicune
Regirock
Regice
Registeel
Latias
Latios
Uxie
Mesprit
Azelf
Heatran
Cresselia
Tornadus
Thundurus
Landorus
Urshifu
Cobalion
Terrakion
Virizion
Type Null
Silvally
Tapu Koko
Tapu Lele
Tapu Bulu
Tapu Fini
Cosmog
Cosmoem
Kubfu
Regieleki
Regidrago
Glastrier
Spectrier
Enamorus
Wo Chien
Chien Pao
Ting Lu
Chi Yu
Okidogi
Munkidori
Fezandipiti
Ogerpon
Best Legendary Pokémon in Competitive Play, Ranked
Restricted formats turn the legendary dex into a short list of win conditions, and the gap between a legal pick and a wasted team slot is brutal. This board ranks the legendaries that actually show up on ladder and in tournament top cuts: the restricted sweepers, the support pieces that glue a team together and the tools that only work in the right format.
Zacian
Miraidon
Koraidon
Calyrex
Rayquaza
Kyogre
Groudon
Xerneas
Yveltal
Giratina
Eternatus
Terapagos
Zamazenta
Necrozma
Zygarde
Landorus
Urshifu
Ogerpon
Dialga
Palkia
Lugia
Ho Oh
Solgaleo
Lunala
Tapu Koko
Chien Pao
Chi Yu
Tornadus
Thundurus
Heatran
Cresselia
Regieleki
Latias
Latios
Wo Chien
Ting Lu
Glastrier
Spectrier
Enamorus
Mewtwo
Reshiram
Zekrom
Kyurem
Regigigas
Every Box Art Legendary, Ranked
The cover legendary is the promise of a new generation: the monster on the box, the one the story builds toward and the one every player remembers from the first trailer. This board ranks every cover star from Lugia and Ho-Oh through the Paldea duo, with the third-version icons that turned a pair into a trio.
Rayquaza
Kyogre
Groudon
Zacian
Koraidon
Miraidon
Giratina
Dialga
Palkia
Xerneas
Yveltal
Lugia
Ho Oh
Reshiram
Zekrom
Kyurem
Solgaleo
Lunala
Necrozma
Zamazenta
Eternatus
Best Paldea Legendaries, Ranked
Generation 9 rebuilt the legendary formula around the open world: two rideable dragons, a quartet of cursed treasures and the Pokémon hidden under Area Zero. This board ranks every legendary introduced in Scarlet, Violet and the Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC, from the box duo to the mask maker and the terastal turtle.
Koraidon
Miraidon
Terapagos
Ogerpon
Chien Pao
Chi Yu
Ting Lu
Wo Chien
Okidogi
Munkidori
Fezandipiti
Legendary Pokémon With the Best Lore, Ranked
Some legendaries are just a strong encounter; others carry a creation myth, a regional religion or a redemption arc on their shoulders. This board ranks the legendaries whose backstory does the heavy lifting, from the creators of space and time and the dragon that shaped Unova to the masked ogre of Kitakami and the turtle asleep under Paldea.
Dialga
Palkia
Giratina
Reshiram
Zekrom
Kyurem
Xerneas
Yveltal
Zygarde
Solgaleo
Lunala
Necrozma
Cosmog
Cosmoem
Type Null
Silvally
Calyrex
Glastrier
Spectrier
Terapagos
Ogerpon
Ho Oh
Chien Pao
Wo Chien
Ting Lu
Chi Yu
Okidogi
Munkidori
Fezandipiti
Regigigas
Cutest Legendary Pokémon, Ranked
Not every legendary shows up to end the world. A few of them are small, round and rideable in a way that makes the endgame feel like a petting zoo. This board ranks the cutest picks in the legendary dex, from the nebula jellyfish and the martial arts cub to the puppies on the Galar box and the weasel that is technically a cursed treasure.
Cosmog
Cosmoem
Kubfu
Ogerpon
Munkidori
Chien Pao
Latias
Mesprit
Tapu Lele
Tapu Fini
Enamorus
Suicune
Glastrier
Spectrier
Zacian
Zamazenta
Tapu Koko
Tapu Bulu
Latios
Koraidon
Miraidon
Terapagos
Silvally
Type Null
Regieleki
Regidrago
Okidogi
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Legendary Pokémon - Blind Rank
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Legendary Pokémon - Versus
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