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<div class="author">Originally written by <a href="/forums/member.php?u=9649">TheMaster42</a>, reformatted by <a href="/forums/member.php?u=15147">Blue Kirby</a></div>
<h2>Table Of Contents</h2>
<ol class="toc">
<li><a href="#intro">Using This Document</a></li>
<li><a href="#tier0">Tier 0 (Choice Scarf Users, > 130 Base Speed)</a></li>
<li><a href="#tier1">Tier 1 (110 to 130 Base Speed)</a></li>
<li><a href="#tier2">Tier 2 (90 to 110 Base Speed)</a></li>
<li><a href="#tier3">Tier 3 (70 to 90 Base Speed)</a></li>
<li><a href="#tier4">Tier 4 (< 70 Base Speed)</a></li>
</ol>
<h2><a name="intro">Using This Document</a></h2>
<p>To begin with, find the maximum Speed of the Pokemon you're building. You can find this information on our <a href="/dp/pokemon/">analysis pages</a> for each Pokemon. After you've found your maximum Speed, use the following tables to see how much Speed the threats you wish to out speed have, and EV your Pokemon accordingly. Keep in mind that when calculating your maximum Speed stat, you need to take into account your Pokemon's Speed IV.</p>
<p>For example, +Speed natured Garchomp can hit a maximum Speed of 333. The closest threats in his Speed tier sit on 329 Speed (being neutral natured Azelf and Starmie). You can therefore safely run 330 Speed EVs, which only requires 240 EVs as opposed to 252, and still outrun all necessary threats.</p>
<h3>Factoring in Speed boosts</h3>
<p>To calculate your necessary starting Speed when factoring in Agility, Rock Polish, Chlorophyll or Swift Swim, all you need to do is add one to the Speed of the Pokemon you wish to outspeed, divide it by two and round up the result. In practice, for example, should you decide that you want your Metagross to outspeed Adamant Choice Scarf Garchomp after using Agility to cripple it with Ice Punch, you just add one to Garchomp's Speed, giving you 455. Dividing this in half and rounding up the result (from 227.5 to 228) gives you your desired starting Speed.</p>
<p>To factor in the use of Dragon Dance or Salac Berry, you need to find the Speed of the target you wish to outspeed and multiply it by 2/3. For example, if you want your Salamence to outspeed Adamant Choice Scarf Heracross, all you need to do is multiply your target Speed (404) by 2/3, which returns 269.33. Rounding this value up gives you 270, the minimum starting Speed necessary in this case.</p>
<h2><a name="tier0">Tier 0 (Choice Scarf Users, > 130 Base Speed)</a></h2>
<table class="sortable">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Speed Stat </th>
<th>Pokemon</th>
<th>Nature Boost </th>
<th>Boosts </th>
<th>Speed EVs </th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>538</td>
<td> Aerodactlyl</td>
<td>Neutral </td>
<td>Choice Scarf </td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr class="a">
<td>525</td>
<td>Gengar</td>
<td>+Speed</td>
<td>Choice Scarf </td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>523</td>
<td>Weavile</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>Choice Scarf </td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr class="a">
<td>478</td>
<td>Tauros, Espeon </td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>Choice Scarf </td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>475</td>
<td>Electivire</td>
<td>+Speed</td>
<td>Motor Drive </td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr class="a">
<td>460</td>
<td>Ninjask</td>
<td>+Speed</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>459</td>
<td>Lucario, Moltres, Porygon-Z, Zangoose </td>
<td>+Speed</td>
<td>Choice Scarf </td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr class="a">
<td>458</td>
<td>Ursaring</td>
<td>+Speed</td>
<td>Quick Feet </td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>454</td>
<td>Garchomp</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>Choice Scarf </td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr class="a">
<td>448</td>
<td>Zapdos, Celebi, Flygon, Salamence, Charizard</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>Choice Scarf</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>442</td>
<td>Heracross, Kingdra </td>
<td>+Speed</td>
<td>Choice Scarf</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr class="a">
<td>433</td>
<td>Electivire</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>Motor Drive </td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>430</td>
<td>Gyarados</td>
<td>+Speed</td>
<td>Choice Scarf</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr class="a">
<td>426</td>
<td>Dragonite, Blaziken, Gardevoir, Medicham </td>
<td>+Speed</td>
<td>Choice Scarf</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>419</td>
<td>Ninjask</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr class="a">
<td>418</td>
<td>Lucario, Moltres, Porygon-Z, Zangoose</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>Choice Scarf</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>417</td>
<td>Heatran</td>
<td>+Speed</td>
<td>Choice Scarf</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr class="a">
<td>403</td>
<td>Heracross</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>Choice Scarf</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2><a name="tier1">Tier 1 (110 to 130 Base Speed)</a></h2>
<table class="sortable">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Speed Stat </th>
<th>Pokemon</th>
<th>Nature Boost </th>
<th>Boosts </th>
<th>Speed EVs </th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>394</td>
<td>Aerodactyl, Crobat, Jolteon </td>
<td>+Speed</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr class="a">
<td>383</td>
<td>Swellow, Weavile </td>
<td>+Speed </td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>379</td>
<td>Heatran</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>Choice Scarf </td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr class="a">
<td>372</td>
<td>Dugtrio, Alakazam, Sceptile </td>
<td>+Speed</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>361</td>
<td>Raikou, Azelf, Ambipom, Starmie </td>
<td>+Speed</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr class="a">
<td>359</td>
<td>Aerodactyl, Crobat, Jolteon</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>350</td>
<td>Gengar, Tauros, Espeon</td>
<td>+Speed</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2><a name="tier2">Tier 2 (90 to 110 Base Speed)</a></h2>
<table class="sortable">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Speed Stat </th>
<th>Pokemon</th>
<th>Nature Boost </th>
<th>Boosts </th>
<th>Speed EVs </th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>349</td>
<td>Swellow, Weavile </td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr class="a">
<td>346</td>
<td>Infernape</td>
<td>+Speed </td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>339</td>
<td>Alakazam, Dugtrio, Sceptile</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr class="a">
<td>333</td>
<td>Garchomp</td>
<td>+Speed</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>329</td>
<td>Raikou, Azelf, Ambipom, Starmie </td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr class="a">
<td>328</td>
<td>Zapdos, Celebi, Flygon, Salamence, Charizard </td>
<td>+Speed</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>319</td>
<td>Gengar, Tauros, Espeon</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr class="a">
<td>317</td>
<td>Houndoom, Jynx, Drapion </td>
<td>+Speed</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>315</td>
<td>Infernape</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr class="a">
<td>309</td>
<td>Mismagius</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>306</td>
<td>Moltres, Lucario, Pikachu, PorygonZ, Roserade</td>
<td>+Speed</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2><a name="tier3">Tier 3 (70 to 90 Base Speed)</a></h2>
<table class="sortable">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Speed Stat </th>
<th>Pokemon</th>
<th>Nature Boost </th>
<th>Boosts </th>
<th>Speed EVs </th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>303</td>
<td>Garchomp</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr class="a">
<td>299</td>
<td>Zapdos, Celebi, Flygon, Salamence, Charizard, Slaking </td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>295</td>
<td>Heracross, Suicune, Kingdra</td>
<td>+Speed</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr class="a">
<td>289</td>
<td>Houndoom, Jynx, Drapion, Yanmega </td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>287</td>
<td>Gyarados</td>
<td>+Speed</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr class="a">
<td>284</td>
<td>Dragonite, Blaziken, Medicham, Togekiss, Mamoswine</td>
<td>+Speed</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>279</td>
<td>Moltres, Lucario, Pikachu, PorygonZ, Roserade</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr class="a">
<td>278</td>
<td>Heatran</td>
<td>+Speed</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>273</td>
<td>Smeargle</td>
<td>+Speed</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr class="a">
<td>269</td>
<td>Heracross, Suicune, Toxicroak </td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>265</td>
<td>Honchkrow</td>
<td>+Speed</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr class="a">
<td>262</td>
<td>Breloom</td>
<td>+Speed</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>261</td>
<td>Gyarados</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr class="a">
<td>259</td>
<td>Dragonite, Blaziken, Medicham, Togekiss, Mamoswine</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>253</td>
<td>Heatran</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2><a name="tier4">Tier 4 (< 70 Base Speed)</a></h2>
<table class="sortable">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Speed Stat </th>
<th>Pokemon</th>
<th>Nature Boost </th>
<th>Boosts </th>
<th>Speed EVs </th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>243</td>
<td>Tyranitar</td>
<td>+Speed</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr class="a">
<td>241</td>
<td>Honchkrow</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>239</td>
<td>Breloom, Metagross </td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr class="a">
<td>236</td>
<td>Zapdos, Celebi</td>
<td>+Speed</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>226</td>
<td>Gliscor, Leafeon, Uxie </td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr class="a">
<td>221</td>
<td>Tyranitar</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>215</td>
<td>Rampardos</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr class="a">
<td>207</td>
<td>Marowak</td>
<td>+Speed</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>206</td>
<td>Suicune</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr class="a">
<td>198</td>
<td>Gyarados, Milotic </td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>190</td>
<td>Heatran</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr class="a">
<td>189</td>
<td>Marowak</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>252</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>176</td>
<td>Skarmory, Metagross, Cloyster, Ludicolo</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr class="a">
<td>158</td>
<td>Tyranitar</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>156</td>
<td>Swampert, Porygon2, Magnezone </td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr class="a">
<td>146</td>
<td>Blissey</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>140</td>
<td>Swampert, Weezing, Magnezone </td>
<td>-Speed</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr class="a">
<td>136</td>
<td>Tangrowth, Lickilicky, Donphan </td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>126</td>
<td>Dusknoir, Marowak </td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr class="a">
<td>116</td>
<td>Rhyperior</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>106</td>
<td>Spiritomb</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr class="a">
<td>102</td>
<td>Bronzong</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>96</td>
<td>Snorlax, Slowbro, Steelix</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr class="a">
<td>85</td>
<td>Dusknoir (0 Speed IV) </td>
<td>-Speed</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>63</td>
<td>Bronzong (0 Speed IV) </td>
<td>-Speed</td>
<td>None</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
