This is a guide based on the Speed Tiers List. This version is for D/P Ubers play.
Please read each heading in the post before asking questions.
Tier 0 (CS Users, DDers, and Hasty Deoxys-F)
+nature/252: A pokemon with a beneficial speed nature, and 252 EVs in Speed.
252: A pokemon with a neutral speed nature, and 252 EVs in Speed.
CS: A pokemon holding a Choice Scarf.
One DD: A pokemon before or after one speed boost.
(130): A pokemon with 130 base speed.
no-speed: The pokemon does not have a beneficial speed nature, or any speed EVs.
How to use this list: Find the poke you’re building, and see how high on the list it can hit (searching on the page helps). Then, see how far you can go down the list without losing to someone you want to outspeed.
For example: Hasty (+Speed, -Def) Mewtwo with 252 EVs can hit 394 speed. But the next highest is at 384 speed (+Speed Darkrai). So Hasty Mewtwo can safely run 385 speed (216 EVs) and never lose any extra matchups.
Serebii’s D/P Stat Calculator lets you figure out how many EVs you’ll need to hit a certain speed. It’s also useful if you have a pokemon with a less than 31 IV in speed, or if your specific pokemon isn’t listed. However, keep in mind: if your pokemon has less than a 31 IV in speed, you will never be able to hit a +nature/252 speed listed for your poke!
Dragon Dance: you can find a target speed you’d like to hit after one Dragon Dance, and then multiply that target speed by 2/3. Rounding up the result will give your desired starting speed.
So if you wanted to hit 404 speed after one Dragon Dance (outspeed CS 252 Heracross), type this into your calculator:
404 * 2 / 3
to get 269.33 -> which is 270 speed.
Please read each heading in the post before asking questions.
Tier 0 (CS Users, DDers, and Hasty Deoxys-F)
- 492 - CS +nature/252 Palkia (100)
- 475 - One DD from 317 speed (Jolly Rayquaza)
- 459 - CS +nature/252 Kyogre, Groudon (90)
- 448 - CS 252 Palkia (100)
- 442 - CS +nature/252 Heracross (85)
- 438 - +nature/252 Deoxys-F (150)
- 420 - One DD from 280 speed (DD Rayquaza)
- 418 - CS 252 Dialga, Kyogre, Groudon (90)
- 403 - CS 252 Heracross (85)
- 399 - 252 Deoxys-F (150)
- 394 - +nature/252 Mewtwo (130)
- 393 - CS +nature/252 Metagross (70)
- 383 - +nature/252 Darkrai (125)
- 376 - CS +nature/252 Scizor (65)
- 372 - +nature/252 Arceus (120)
- 359 - 252 Mewtwo (130)
- 358 - CS 252 Metagross (70)
- 350 - +nature/252 Latias, Latios (110)
- 349 - 252 Darkrai (125)
- 343 - CS 252 Scizor (65)
- 339 - 252 Arceus (120)
- 328 - +nature/252 Palkia, Manaphy, Mew (100)
- 319 - 252 Latias, Latios (110)
- 317 - +nature/252 Rayquaza (95)
- 306 - +nature/252 Dialga, Giratina, Groudon, Ho-oh, Kyogre (90)
- 299 - 252 Palkia, Manaphy, Mew (100)
- 289 - 252 Rayquaza (95)
- 280 - One DD Reaches 420 speed (DD Rayquaza)
- 279 - 252 Dialga, Giratina, Groudon, Ho-oh, Kyogre (90)
- 276 - no-speed Arceus (120)
- 269 - 252 Heracross (85)
- 256 - no-speed Lugia (110)
- 216 - no-speed Dialga, Giratina, Ho-oh (90)
- 196 - +nature/252 Shedinja (40)
- 179 - 252 Shedinja (40)
- 176 - no-speed Metagross, Cloyster (70)
- 158 - no-speed Tyranitar (61)
- 146 - no-speed Blissey (55)
- 116 - no-speed Forretress, Shedinja (40)
- 102 - no-speed Wobbuffet (33)
+nature/252: A pokemon with a beneficial speed nature, and 252 EVs in Speed.
252: A pokemon with a neutral speed nature, and 252 EVs in Speed.
CS: A pokemon holding a Choice Scarf.
One DD: A pokemon before or after one speed boost.
(130): A pokemon with 130 base speed.
no-speed: The pokemon does not have a beneficial speed nature, or any speed EVs.
How to use this list: Find the poke you’re building, and see how high on the list it can hit (searching on the page helps). Then, see how far you can go down the list without losing to someone you want to outspeed.
For example: Hasty (+Speed, -Def) Mewtwo with 252 EVs can hit 394 speed. But the next highest is at 384 speed (+Speed Darkrai). So Hasty Mewtwo can safely run 385 speed (216 EVs) and never lose any extra matchups.
Serebii’s D/P Stat Calculator lets you figure out how many EVs you’ll need to hit a certain speed. It’s also useful if you have a pokemon with a less than 31 IV in speed, or if your specific pokemon isn’t listed. However, keep in mind: if your pokemon has less than a 31 IV in speed, you will never be able to hit a +nature/252 speed listed for your poke!
Dragon Dance: you can find a target speed you’d like to hit after one Dragon Dance, and then multiply that target speed by 2/3. Rounding up the result will give your desired starting speed.
So if you wanted to hit 404 speed after one Dragon Dance (outspeed CS 252 Heracross), type this into your calculator:
404 * 2 / 3
to get 269.33 -> which is 270 speed.