Resource 1v1 SWSH Speed Tiers

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1v1 Speed Tiers

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This is an amalgamation of all the Speed benchmarks relevant to the 1v1 metagame. They are organized from slowest to fastest. Speeds defaulted as the highest Speed possible given the Pokemon's most common nature/s, with slow Speed (0 EVs) only being included if a large amount of spreads (about 20% or more) run 0 Speed EVs. This is to show the fastest possible Speed a Pokemon will realistically attain, so that one may teambuild as safely as possible. Speed creeping for a 'standard set' is not reliable in the long run, and 'optimal' sets will change constantly, and your opponent can often shift their EVs to suddenly beat you. Relevant benchmarks needed to outspeed certain Speed tiers/Pokemon after a boost are also included. For reference's sake, this is the key used for the 1v1 Speed Tiers (based on Rosa's speed tier key):

Key
Min Speed = 0 IVs + Reducing Nature + 0 EVs
-Nature = Reducing Nature + 0 EVs
Bulky = 0 EVs
Fast = 252 EVs
Max Speed = Increasing Nature + 252 EVs
Any instance of a Speed increasing item, ability, or relevant element will also be mentioned.

Bolded text will be used to indicate particularly important benchmarks (A- or above in VR)

Speed Tiers

27: Min Speed Stakataka
40: Min Speed Ferrothorn
46: Bulky Pyukumuku
56: Min Speed Aromatisse
58: Min Speed Cursola
76: Bulky Ferrothorn, Min Speed Rhyperior, Bulky Torkoal
86: Bulky Shelmet
92: Bulky Avalugg
94: Min Speed Aggron, Min Speed Diancie
96: Bulky Glastrier, Bulky Corsola-Galar, Bulky Slowking-Galar, Bulky Sudowoodo, Bulky Steelix
106: Bulky Quagsire, Bulky Toxapex
112: Min Speed Aegislash
114: Bulky Gastrodon
116: Bulky Rhyperior, Bulky Golisopod
122: -Nature Diancie
124: Bulky Dragalge
126: Bulky Crustle, Bulky Conkeldurr, Bulky Marowak-A
136: Bulky Aggron, Bulky Registeel, Bulky Azumarill, Bulky Diancie, Bulky Chansey, Bulky Regice, Bulky Regirock, Bulky Bellossom
140: -Nature Swampert
142: -Nature Celesteela
146: Bulky Blissey, Bulky Relicanth
154: Bulky Type: Null
156: Bulky Sylveon, Bulky Primarina, Bulky Clefable, Bulky Incineroar, Bulky Magnezone, Bulky Swampert, Bulky Grimmsnarl, Bulky Bewear, Bulky Porygon2, Bulky Jellicent
158: Bulky Celesteela, Bulky Tyranitar
159: Fast Sudowoodo, Fast Steelix
163: Fast Carracosta
166: Bulky Scizor
167: -Nature Tapu Bulu
170: Bulky Corviknight
176: Bulky Volcanion, Bulky Metagross, Bulky Skarmory
179: Max Speed Carracosta, Fast Rhyperior
180: Bulky Tsareena
186: Bulky Dracozolt, Bulky Dracovish, Bulky Tapu Bulu
189: Fast Crustle, Fast Conkeldurr
190: Bulky Heatran
194: Bulky Necrozma, Bulky Buzzwole
196: Bulky Togekiss, Bulky Regidrago, Bulky Goodra, Bulky Chandelure, Bulky Mamoswine, Bulky Mandibuzz
198: Bulky Gyarados
199: Fast Aggron, Fast Regice, Fast Regirock
204: +1 Bulky Bellossom
206: Bulky Tapu Fini, Bulky Zygarde-Complete, Bulky Rillaboom, Bulky Cresselia, Bulky Sawk, Bulky Suicune, Bulky Articuno, Bulky Kommo-O
208: Bulky Rotom-A
209: Fast Blissey, Fast Relicanth
216: Bulky Moltres-Galar, Bulky Moltres
218: Bulky Landorus-T
219: Fast Sylveon, Fast Primarina, Fast Incineroar, Fast Magnezone, Fast Clefable, Fast Jellicent
224: Bulky Raboot
226: Bulky Zygarde-50%, Bulky Arcanine, Bulky Kyurem, Bulky Tapu Lele
229: Max Speed Blissey
230: Bulky Urshifu-S, Bulky Urshifu-R
231: +1 Bulky Type: Null
233: Fast Corviknight
236: Bulky Zapdos, Bulky Volcarona, Bulky Zapdos-G, Bulky Entei
239: Fast Volcanion, Fast Metagross, Fast Skarmory
240: Max Speed Sylveon, Max Speed Primarina, Max Speed Magnezone, Max Speed Jellicent, Max Speed Clefable
241: Fast Tyrantrum
243: Fast Tsareena
249: Fast Dracozolt, Fast Dracovish, Fast Tapu Bulu
253: Fast Heatran
255: Fast Diggersby
257: Fast Necrozma
258: Bulky Thundurus
259: Fast Togekiss, Fast Regidrago, Fast Blaziken, Fast Chandelure, Fast Mamoswine
261: Fast Gyarados
265: Max Speed Tyrantrum
267: Max Speed Tsareena
268: Bulky Whimsicott
269: Fast Tapu Fini, Fast Zygarde-Complete, Fast Rillaboom, Fast Sawk, Fast Suicune, Fast Articuno, Fast Kommo-O, Fast Nidoking, Fast Toxicroak
271: Fast Rotom-A
272: Bulky Hawlucha, +2 Bulky Bellossom
273: Max Speed Dracozolt, Max Speed Dracovish
278: Max Speed Heatran
279: Fast Porygon-Z, Fast Moltres
280: Max Speed Diggersby
281: Fast Landorus-T
283: Fast Krookodile
284: Max Speed Togekiss, Max Speed Blaziken, Max Speed Gardevoir, Max Speed Venusaur, Max Speed Chandelure
287: Max Speed Gyarados, Fast Raboot
288: Bulky Talonflame
289: Fast Zygarde-50%, Fast Darmanitan-G, Fast Arcanine, Fast Kyurem, Fast Tapu Lele, Fast Darmanitan
293: Fast Urshifu-S, Fast Urshifu-R, Fast Haxorus
294: +1 Bulky Regidrago
295: Max Speed Rillaboom, Max Speed Sawk, Max Speed Suicune, Max Speed Articuno, Fast Hydreigon, Max Speed Nidoking, Max Speed Toxicroak
297: +1 Bulky Gyarados
298: Max Speed Rotom-A
299: Fast Zapdos, Fast Volcarona, Fast Zapdos-G, Fast Entei, Fast Salamence
303: Fast Garchomp
306: Max Speed Porygon-Z, Max Speed Moltres
308: +2 Bulky Type: Null
311: Max Speed Krookodile
313: Fast Blacephalon
315: Fast Keldeo
317: Max Speed Darmanitan-G, Max Speed Kyurem, Max Speed Tapu Lele, Max Speed Darmanitan, Fast Durant
319: Fast Latios, Fast Latias
321: Fast Thundurus
322: Max Speed Urshifu-S, Max Speed Urshifu-R, Max Speed Haxorus
324: Max Speed Hydreigon
326: +2 Fast Carracosta
328: Max Speed Zapdos, Max Speed Volcarona, Max Speed Zapdos-G, Max Speed Entei, Max Speed Salamence, Scarf Fast Clefable, Scarf Fast Jellicent
331: Max Speed Landorus, Max Speed Thundurus-T
333: Max Speed Garchomp, Fast Salazzle
335: Max Speed Nihilego
339: Max Speed Zarude
341: Fast Naganadel
344: Max Speed Blacephalon
346: Max Speed Keldeo
348: Max Speed Kartana, Max Speed Durant
349: Fast Weavile
350: Max Speed Latios, Max Speed Archeops, Max Speed Latias
351: Fast Talonflame
353: Max Speed Thundurus
354: +1 Bulky Volcarona
358: +2 Max Speed Carracosta
360: Scarf Max Speed Clefable, Scarf Max Speed Jellicent
361: Max Speed Raikou
366: Max Speed Salazzle
369: Fast Darmanitan-Galar-Zen.
373: Scarf Fast Dracozolt, Scarf Fast Dracovish
375: Max Speed Naganadel
379: Fast Scarf Heatran
382: Scarf Fast Diggersby
383: Fast Dragapult, Max Speed Weavile
385: Fast Zeraora, +3 Bulky Type: Null
386: Max Speed Talonflame
388: +1 Fast Regidrago, +1 Fast Blaziken, Scarf Fast Chandelure
391: +1 Fast Gyarados
394: Max Speed Spectrier, Max Speed Tapu Koko
397: Scarf Max Speed Tyrantrum
400: Scarf Max Speed Tsareena
403: +1 Fast Zygarde-Complete, Scarf Fast Cresselia, Scarf Fast Nidoking
406: Scarf Fast Rotom-A
409: Scarf Max Speed Dracozolt, Scarf Max Speed Dracovish
417: Scarf Max Speed Heatran
418: Scarf Fast Porygon-Z
420: Scarf Max Speed Diggersby
421: Max Speed Dragapult
423: Max Speed Zeraora
424: Scarf Fast Krookodile
426: Scarf Max Speed Togekiss, +1 Max Speed Regidrago, +1 Max Speed Blaziken, Scarf Max Speed Gardevoir, Scarf Max Speed Chandelure
427: +1 Fast Zygarde-50%
430: +1 Max Speed Gyarados
433: Scarf Fast Darmanitan-Galar, Scarf Fast Kyurem, Scarf Fast Tapu Lele
441: Max Speed Pheromosa
442: Scarf Max Speed Tapu Fini, Scarf Max Speed Cresselia, Scarf Max Speed Sawk, Scarf Max Speed Nidoking
447: Scarf Max Speed Rotom-A
448: +1 Fast Volcarona
459: Scarf Max Speed Porygon-Z
466: Scarf Max Speed Krookodile
469: Scarf Fast Blacephalon
472: +2 Bulky Zapdos
475: Scarf Max Speed Darmanitan-Galar, Scarf Max Speed Kyurem, Scarf Max Speed Tapu Lele, Scarf Max Speed Darmanitan
478: Scarf Fast Latios, Scarf Fast Latias
483: Scarf Max Speed Urshifu-S, Scarf Max Speed Haxorus
492: +1 Max Speed Volcarona, Scarf Max Speed Salamence
499: Fast Regieleki, Scarf Max Speed Garchomp
511: Scarf Fast Naganadel
516: Scarf Max Speed Blacephalon
522: Scarf Max Speed Kartana
525: Scarf Max Speed Latios, Scarf Max Speed Archeops, Scarf Max Speed Latias
553: +1 Fast Darmanitan-Galar-Zen
562: Scarf Max Speed Naganadel
598: +2 Fast Zapdos

Speed Benchmarks
125: Speed at which Modest Regieleki's Electro Ball moves from 150 BP to 120 BP
167: Speed at which Modest Regieleki's Electro Ball moves from 120 BP to 80 BP.

190: Speed to outspeed Max Speed Togekiss and Gardevoir when you're at +1 (285)
281: Speed to outspeed Dragapult when they’re at -1 (280)
282: Speed to outspeed Dragapult when you’re at +1 (423)
283: Speed to outspeed Zeraora when you're at +1 or they're at -1 (424 and 282)
334: Speed to outspeed Fast Regieleki when you're at +1 (501)


If you have any suggestions for additions or removals of Speed stats, feel free to respond to this thread in a constructive manner. Please suggest Speeds that are relevant to the 1v1 metagame, backed up by substantial reasoning, at the time of your posting. Thank you!

 

[Cantius]

Low Speed Scarf Dragapult: 20 Spe to outspeed Scarf Hydreigon. Useful so that you can dump the rest in the attacks for a mixed set.

 

[Alakazam]

Low Speed Scarf Dragapult: 20 Spe to outspeed Scarf Hydreigon.

not doing specific ev spreads, only min and max

 

[Le Creme Brule]

Star Fast Scarf Excadrill and Max Speed Excadrill, excadrill is one of the top pokemon, so the speeds for its best 2 sets should be noted as significant

Also add Mimikyu benchmarks to speed benchmarks 214 iirc from last generation (on both +1 and -1)

Bulky Centiskorch at 166

Bulky Grimmsnarl is at 156, not 154

Fast Rillaboom at 269, max speed at 295

Fast/Max Speed Kommo-o at 269/295

Add fast / max speed barraskewda at 371/408

Also bewear is on that list twice, once at 154 which is wrong and once at 156 which is correct

 

[Alakazam]

Star Fast Scarf Excadrill and Max Speed Excadrill, excadrill is one of the top pokemon, so the speeds for its best 2 sets should be noted as significant

Also add Mimikyu benchmarks to speed benchmarks 214 iirc from last generation (on both +1 and -1)

Bulky Centiskorch at 166

Bulky Grimmsnarl is at 156, not 154

Fast Rillaboom at 269, max speed at 295

Fast/Max Speed Kommo-o at 269/295

Add fast / max speed barraskewda at 371/408

Also bewear is on that list twice, once at 154 which is wrong and once at 156 which is correct

good catch with mimikyu

I'll add centiskorch and rilla but I have literally not seen a single kommo-o or barraskewda at all

 

[Cantius]

269: Fast Toxicitry
295: Max Speed Toxicitry
you spelled these wrong

 

[Cantius]

Again, it's "Toxtricity", not "Toxicitry." You just changed every instance to a misspelling.

On another note, please add Scrafty and Aromatisse. Both have cemented themselves as viable Pokemon.

 

[Cantius]

I would like Choice Scarf Durant to be added. This is a main set of the Pokemon and beats some Pokemon that Band doesn't like Cinderace, Scarf Vish/Zolt, and Scarf Darm.

 

[M24]

Max Speed Salazzle is incorrectly posted at 364 speed instead of 366 speed

 

[Boat]

New Speed stuff from home

156 : Bulky Primarina and Incineroar
192 : Bulky Blastoise
196 : Bulky Venusaur
240 : Max Speed Primarina and Incineroar
255 : Fast Blastoise
259 : Fast Venusaur
280 : Max Speed Blastoise
284 : Max Speed Venusaur
289 : Fast Kyurem-Black and Kyurem
299 : Fast Jirachi and Celebi
315 : Fast Keldeo, Virizion, Terrakion, and Cobalion
317 : Max Speed Kyurem-Black and Kyurem
328 : Max Speed Jirachi and Celebi
346 : Max Speed Keldeo, Virizion, Terrakion, and Cobalion
385 : Fast Zeraora
423 : Max Speed Zeraora

edit : removed melmetal

 

[pqs]

Speed Benchmarks
212: Speed to outspeed Base 95s when you're at +1 or they're at -1 (318 and 211)
214: Speed to outspeed Mimikyu when you're at +1 or they're at -1 (321 and 213)
219: Speed to outspeed Base 100s when they're at -1 (218)
220: Speed to outspeed Base 100s when you’re at +1 (330)
281: Speed to outspeed Dragapult when they’re at -1 (280)
282: Speed to outspeed Dragapult when you’re at +1 (423)

I would add Fast Choice Scarf Dracovish, Fast and Max Speed Crustle before and after a Shell Smash, and Bulky Necrozma as some standard benchmarks, due to their viability.
Speed you need to beat these Pokemon:
249: Speed to outspeed Choice Scarf Dracovish when they're at -1 or you're at +1 (248)
374: Speed to outspeed Choice Scarf Dracovish (373)
190: Speed to outspeed Fast Crustle when they're at +0 (189)
208: Speed to outspeed Max Speed Crustle when they're at +0 (207)
379: Speed to outspeed Fast Crustle when they're at +2 (378)
417: Speed to outspeed Max Speed Crustle when they're at +2 (416)
195: Speed to outspeed Bulky Necrozma (194)
sorry if i did this wrong, first post in speed tiers

 

[Alakazam]

Updated Speed Tiers for Post Home, outside of speed benchmarks. As always, if you see stuff missing, lmk here

 

[pqs]

337: Fast Cinderace
Max Speed Keldeo, Max Speed Virizion, Max Speed Terrakion, Max Speed Cobalion
348: Max Speed Durant, Max Speed Ninetales-Alola

you forgot to write the speed here, it's 346 fyi

ninja edit:also keldeo and maybe terrakion should be bolded

 

[Le Creme Brule]

Alakazam you didn’t add bulky necrozma at 194
All you have is like scarf fast and scarf max

 

[Alakazam]

Alakazam you didn’t add bulky necrozma at 194
All you have is like scarf fast and scarf max

Thought i did-
Hold on

 

[M24]

can we get some love for sallazle, thats still at 364

 

[smely socks]

uhhhh salazzle max speed is 366 btw

 

[smely socks]

Since it's on the VR and has a niche can we add hitmonlee? Fast hitmonlee hits 273 and with unburden hits 546. Max speed hitmonlee hits 300 and 600 with unburden. I mean we have tsareena so why not hitmonlee who has been popular lately

 

[smely socks]

I'll add centiskorch and rilla but I have literally not seen a single kommo-o or barraskewda at all

Well now you have so lets add it! Bulky kommo-o hits 206, fast hits 269, and max speed hits 295, and if you want you can add scarf at 442 because there are sets for it, but its probably unnecessary

 

[pqs]

219: Fast Primarina
240: Max Speed Primarina

i'd like these to be removed since there is literally no usage for any speed past 0 on 1630 stats (which im assuming is what you'd use for prepping since that's the same that qc uses)

 

[nolenot]

add scarf prima i legit saw it a couple times on ladder and its on sets compendium so its a thing

also its a randbat set

 

[Alakazam]

This has been updated to include all Pokemon on the VR list (plus Hawlucha and Salazzle) as of 5/22/20, with speed tiers based on April usage stats. The benchmarks have also been updated.

If you think something is missing, comment on this thread and I'll add if it makes sense.

 

[Alakazam]

Urshifu-Single

Urshifu-Rapid

Magearna

Porygon-Z

Porygon2

Alakazam

Slowbro

Slowbro-Galar

Chansey

Marowak

Marowak-Alola

Skarmory

Azumarill

Miltank

Exploud

Magnezone

Volcarona

Talonflame

Dragalge

added all of these mons to the Speed Tiers. Suggest smth if you think i missed it!

 

[smely socks]

DLC 2 Speed Tiers: Returning Mons, New Mons, and Updated Mons

Zapdos/Zapdos-g

299: Fast Zapdos/Zapdos-g
328: Max Speed Zapdos/Zapdos-g

Moltres/Moltres-g

216: Bulky Moltres/Moltres-g
279: Fast Moltres/Moltres-g
309: Max Speed Moltres/Moltres-g

Raikou

329: Fast Raikou
361: Max Speed Raikou

Entei

236: Bulky Entei
299: Fast Entei
328: Max Speed Entei

Suicune

206: Bulky Suicune
269: Fast Suicune
295: Max Speed Suicune

Blaziken

259: Fast Blaziken
284: Max Speed Blaziken
388: +1 Fast Blaziken
426: +1 Max Speed Blaziken
518: +2 Fast Blaziken
569: +2 Max Speed Blaziken

Swampert

156: Bulky Swampert
219: Fast Swampert
240: Max Speed Swampert

Aggron

136: Bulky Aggron
199: Fast Aggron

Metagross

176: Bulky Metagross
239: Fast Metagross
262: Max Speed Metagross
358: Scarf Fast Metagross
393: Scarf Max Speed Metagross

Registeel

136: Bulky Registeel
199: Fast Registeel
218: Max Speed Registeel

Latias

256: Bulky Latias
319: Fast Latias
350: Max Speed Latias

Latios

319: Fast Latios
350: Max Speed Latios
478: Scarf Fast Latios
525: Scarf Max Speed Latios

Garchomp

303: Fast Garchomp
333: Max Speed Garchomp
453: Scarf Fast Garchomp
499: Scarf Max Speed Garchomp

Heatran

190: Bulky Heatran
253: Fast Heatran
278: Max Speed Heatran
379: Scarf Fast Heatran
417: Scarf Max Speed Heatran

Cresselia

206: Bulky Cresselia
403: Scarf Fast Cresselia
442: Scarf Max Speed Cresselia

Victini

236: Bulky Victini
299: Fast Victini
328: Max Speed Victini
448: Scarf Fast Victini
492: Scarf Max Speed Victini

Carracosta

163: Fast Carracosta
179: Max Speed Carracosta
326: +2 Fast Carracosta
358: +2 Max Speed Carracosta

Archeops

319: Fast Archeops
350: Max Speed Archeops
478: Scarf Fast Archeops
525: Scarf Max Speed Archeops

Landorus

301: Fast Landorus
331: Max Speed Landorus

Landorus-t

281: Fast Landorus-t
309: Max Speed Landorus-t
421: Scarf Fast Landorus-t
463: Scarf Max Speed Landorus-t

Genesect

297: Fast Genesect
326: Max Speed Genesect
445: Scarf Fast Genesect
489: Scarf Max Speed Genesect

Zygarde

226: Bulky Zygarde
289: Fast Zygarde
317: Max Speed Zygarde
433: +1 Fast Zygarde
475: +1 Max Speed Zygarde

Zygarde-c

206: Bulky Zygarde-c
269: Fast Zygarde-c
295: Max Speed Zygarde-c
403: +1 Fast Zygarde-c
442: +1 Max Speed Zygarde-c

Diancie

94: Min Speed Diancie
122: -Nature Diancie

Volcanion

176: Bulky Volcanion
239: Fast Volcanion
262: Max Speed Volcanion
358: Scarf Fast Volcanion
393: Scarf Max Speed Volcanion

Tapu Koko

359: Fast Tapu Koko
394: Max Speed Tapu Koko

Tapu Lele

289: Fast Tapu Lele
317: Max Speed Tapu Lele
433: Scarf Fast Tapu Lele
475: Scarf Max Speed Tapu Lele

Tapu Fini

206: Bulky Tapu Fini
269: Fast Tapu Fini
295: Max Speed Tapu Fini

Nihilego

305: Fast Nihilego
335: Max Speed Nihilego

Buzzwole

194: Bulky Buzzwole
257: Fast Buzzwole
282: Max Speed Buzzwole
385: Scarf Fast Buzzwole
423: Scarf Max Speed Buzzwole

Pheromosa

401: Fast Pheromosa
441: Max Speed Pheromosa
601: Scarf Fast Pheromosa
661: Scarf Max Speed Pheromosa

Xurkitree

202: Bulky Xurkitree
265: Fast Xurkitree
291: Max Speed Xurkitree
397: Scarf Fast Xurkitree
436: Scarf Max Speed Xurkitree

Celesteela

158: Bulky Celesteela
221: Fast Celesteela
243: Max Speed Celesteela

Kartana

317: Fast Kartana
348: Max Speed Kartana
475: Scarf Fast Kartana
522: Scarf Max Speed Kartana

Naganadel

341: Fast Naganadel
375: Max Speed Naganadel
511: Scarf Fast Naganadel
562: Scarf Max Speed Naganadel

Stakataka

27: Min Speed Stakataka
55: -Nature Stakataka

Blacephalon

313: Fast Blacephalon
344: Max Speed Blacephalon
469: Scarf Fast Blacephalon
516: Scarf Max Speed Blacephalon

Glastrier

96: Bulky Glastrier
159: Fast Glastrier
174: Max Speed Glastrier

Spectrier

359: Fast Spectrier
394: Max Speed Spectrier

Regidraco

196: Bulky Regidraco
259: Fast Regidraco
284: Max Speed Regidraco
388: +1 and Scarf Fast Regidraco
426: +1 and Scarf Max Speed Regidraco

Regieleki

499: Fast Regieleki
548: Max Speed Regieleki

Rhyperior

179: Fast Rhyperior

Primarina

219: Fast Primarina

 

[Alakazam]

Speed Tiers have been updated. The OP should now have all new DLC 2 additions that are on the current VR.

Some of the additions may become irrelevant in the next few months, and there may be a few examples I have forgotten. If you see anything you feel should be included, post it uwu