Best Ash's Pokémon

12475 duels later, Lucario is still #1 in the Pokémon ranking with 1383 ELO points, with Pikachu close behind at 1340.

Lucario edges out Pikachu by 43 points at the top, winning 66% of its duels across 704 encounters. The iconic electric mouse, despite being Ash's longest-serving companion and most recognizable partner, sits in second place with a 57% win rate over 832 duels. Gengar completes the podium at 1274 points with a 55% win rate, while Dragonite holds fourth place with 1224 points. The sharpest divide appears between ranks 4 and 5, where 108 ELO points separate Dragonite from Sirfetch'd, who struggles at 1116 points with only a 42% win rate. At the bottom, Dracovish sits in last place with 921 points and a 16% win rate, revealing a clear hierarchy in the community's preferences among Ash's team members.

1387 players have cast 12475 duels across 6 contenders since the ranking launched. The data was last updated on 12 October 2026. Head to the platform to vote in your own duels and shape the standings: every choice shifts the ELO scores and determines which of Ash's Pokémon the community would most want by their side.

Updated on October 12, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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