With plenty of fascinating two-fold - eccentric combination in the world ofPokémon , creatures with only a single type do n’t always get as much love . However , there are still some incredibly herculean monotype   Pokémon in the game that deserve recognition .

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When not count the alternative forms of Arceus and Sylvally , there can be huge drop in world power between the top monotype   Pokémon . It does n’t always have in mind Nintendo gives those type less beloved overall since there are some types that are more by nature used for dual - type   Pokémon .

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Normal - Arceus

The " God of all   Pokémon , " Arceus is arguablyGen 4 ’s most brawny addition to the game .

Arceus is one of the strong   Pokémon in the series and would be the top choice for almost every type in the game if his plate forms were included . A STAB ( same character onslaught fillip ) Extremespeed makes Arceus a menace on any team , and he ’s worthy of the statute title " God of all   Pokémon . "

Grass - Rillaboom

Rillaboom is the concluding evolution of Sword & Shield Gunter Wilhelm Grass starter Grookey .

Rillaboom is a unremitting threat in both I and two-baser , equal to of setting grassy terrain with its ability and following up with one of the secret plan ’s most powerful priority moves : Grassy Glide . Rillaboom is stiff than the huge legal age of legendaries both in usefulness and offence .

Water - Kyogre

Kyogre was the facial expression ofSapphire , a legendary whose   power was so great that it threatened to drown the Hoenn realm .

One of thestrongest box art legendaries , Kyogre is a killer whale with a cause of death ability in Drizzle . Kyogre mark its own rainfall , then uses the rain to furbish its heavily - hitting water moves .

Fire - Cinderace

The football / association football - inspired rabbit from Sword & Shield is well known for its ability Libero .

Cinderace ’s power is a carbon written matter of Greninja ’s Protean , allowing it to simulate the type of the move it uses . This not only gives Cinderace same type fire bonus on all of its moves but also allow it to make opposing moves not very effective if the player can correctly predict .

Psychic - Mewtwo

The maven of the first   Pokémon flick is one of the most powerful peculiar attackers in the game .

Mewtwo has access to mega evolution along with an amazing move set and stats . In any format where Mewtwo is legal , opponents always take to be aweary of Calm Mind Mewtwo growing out of hand and sweeping entire team .

Dark - Darkrai

Darkrai has n’t been the same since the accuracy nerfs to his signature move Dark Void , but the legendary is still a powerful offensive scourge .

Darkrai ’s power Bad Dreams can take huge chunks from sleeping opponents and it has a high special flak stat , but it will always put up from consistence issues due to the inaccurate nature of slumber move .

Fighting - Zamazenta

Zamazenta is n’t a power plant among its associate legendaries , but it ’s still in the top echelon of   Pokémon overall .

Zamazenta fuck off an immediate defense hike on switch - in , make it a bulky combat - type that dish up out solid price with a Close Combat .

Steel - Melmetal

The incrediblydifficult to incur Melmetalcomes from the only line to start inPokémon Go .

Melmetal ’s touch move Double Iron Bash and its Iron Fist power allow it deal out monumental damage with moves categorize as " punch moves . “With access to Thunder Punch and Ice Punch , Melmetal has strong eccentric insurance coverage to deal with any resister .

Fairy - Zacian

Zacian ’s alternative form Zacian - Crowned is arguably the strongestPokémonever made , and the original is n’t far off that title either .

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Zacian ’s ludicrous attack stat is further powered by its ability Intrepid Sword which boosts its attack simply by entering the battle . Zacian is such a human dynamo that many competitive single players bring niche   Pokémon like Quagsire and Gastrodon specifically to counter oppose Zacians .

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Dragon - Haxorus

Almost all Dragon - types are dual - type   Pokémon , leaving the slenderly above average Haxorus as the unattackable among the rest monotypes .

Haxorus benefits from a large attack stat and access to Dragon Drance and Swords Dance , allowing it to potentially span after set up up a few stat hike . It does however endure from mediocre defensive stats and average f number for a purely offensive threat .

Ground - Groudon

Groudon is the face ofPokémon Rubyand is a monolithic threat in both forked and unmarried battles .

The Godzilla of the   Pokémon population ’s key feature of speech is its Drought power which helps enshroud its weewee impuissance and hike ally fire move .

Rock - Lycanroc Dusk

alas , Rock is already one of the weakest type in the game even before weed out the two-fold - type . The one saving grace of mono - rock is Lycanroc Dusk , the dissipated attacker with a singular priority move .

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Thanks to its ability Tough Claws , Lycanroc hits tight and intemperate with rare coverage moves for a Rock - type in Psychic Fangs and Close Combat .

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Poison - Weezing

The former signature   Pokémon of James from Team Rocket , Weezing have a huge buff in Gen 8 with the power Neutralizing Gas , which belie all other ability on the field .

Weezing is a remarkable   Pokémon in double conflict that can erase the negative ability of knock-down   Pokémon like Regigigas ( and Slaking if it ever finds itself in the same plot as Weezing again . ) In one , Weezing is still a solid tank that can neutralise knock-down opposing ability .

Electric- Regieleki

Regieleki is the fastest   Pokémon in the secret plan , with 20 more fastness than Deoxys - stop number Form .

Regieleki ’s fatal flaw is a truly direful move kitty limited to almost only galvanic moves , Explosion , and utility moves like Light Screen . This makes Regieleki more of a supportive teammate that can occasionally vaporize a Water or Flying - Type or just explode in a mite .

Ghost - Spectrier

The spectral horse is the recipient of astonishing speed and special flack with an amazing ability in Grim Neigh , with one fatal flaw sustain it from being truly overmaster .

Spectrier has one of the unfit move pool of any legendary in the serial publication , with Hex being its only viable attacking move . Spectrier needs its opposition to be afflict by position conditions to in truth   shine with Hex , so Will - O - Wisp is another necessary move . This build Spectrier as predictable as it is powerful , create an interesting dynamic for the legendary sawbuck .

Bug - Pinsir

Poor Pinsir arguably is n’t even in thetop 10 Bug - type   Pokémon , but tops a base list of monotype bugs that mostly includes former game bugs in their first and second stage .

Pinsir has gamy flack , mediocre upper , and piteous defensive stats . It does have access to two strong abilities in Moxie and Mold Breaker that make it usable , and its intermediate speed can be fixed by equipping it with a Choice Scarf .

Flying - Tornadus Therian

Tornadus Therian , the farting among the " Genie trio , " is sign with the Regenerator power and great speed .

There was n’t ' much competition for Tornadus Therian ,   considering the only other mono - vaporize Pokémon are Corviknights pre - evolutions and the original Tornadus . However , Tornadus Therian is a huge threat on any squad and would likely still be the strongest mono - flying Pokémon if it had more competitiors .

Ice - Galarian Darmanitan

It ’s rarified that a   Pokémon has two secret plan - breaking ability , but the snowman version of Darmanitan was somehow break both Zen Mode and Gorilla Tactics .

Galarian Darminatan thespian have a choice between using Belly Drum to enter Glaraian Darminatan ’s overcome Zen - Mode , or can go with Gorilla Tactics , increasing the   Pokémon ’s flak by 1.5 while bound it to choosing the same attacking move over and over . When fit with a Choice Scarf , an item with the same core that boosts speed , Glariann Darmanitan basically starts every game with the equivalent of a Dragon Dance in exchange for only prefer one move . Fortunately , all players ask is Icicle Crash to get by with most   Pokémon in the game .

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