I've always enjoyed looking at the stats and data in Pokemon, and a while back, I had the idea to design a way to determine who would be expected to win a matchup between any two pokemon. Based only on stats and typing, and using a few assumptions about movesets and battle mechanics, this is possible. Then it's just a matter of running this code for every matchup that currently exists, and we can use the total win rate to get a ranking of every single pokemon from best to worst... at least in this very simplified view. I even sorted them into tiers.
The link to the Google spreadsheet containing the results is here. You can sort the data or download a copy if you want to mess around with it. It shows every pokemon's base stats, typing, win rate, tier, best win, and worst loss. The rules for the simulation are in the document; basically, I ignore items and abilities and assume everyone is constantly using raw-damage moves of either of their two types, or a non-STAB attack for neutral damage if that is more effective. Obviously, this makes it totally useless for competitive play, but it's not meant for that. It's just a somewhat-sophisticated way to see how they all look on paper.
I don't know if anyone else will enjoy this, but I think it's cool to see some of the patterns that show up. It's mostly what you expect, but there are some pokemon that might be a little surprising. Hope you like it!
The link to the Google spreadsheet containing the results is here. You can sort the data or download a copy if you want to mess around with it. It shows every pokemon's base stats, typing, win rate, tier, best win, and worst loss. The rules for the simulation are in the document; basically, I ignore items and abilities and assume everyone is constantly using raw-damage moves of either of their two types, or a non-STAB attack for neutral damage if that is more effective. Obviously, this makes it totally useless for competitive play, but it's not meant for that. It's just a somewhat-sophisticated way to see how they all look on paper.
I don't know if anyone else will enjoy this, but I think it's cool to see some of the patterns that show up. It's mostly what you expect, but there are some pokemon that might be a little surprising. Hope you like it!