While there are already several critters confirmed for Pokemon Legends: Z-A ahead of its October 16 launch, some stand out from the rest due to some characteristics, like access to Mega Evolutions or how strong they can be in battle. Based on some criteria, it’s hard to argue that a given Pokemon may be better than another one, and it’s unlikely one would say that Pikachu is the best Pokemon, period. In the anime, Ash’s Pikachu may very well be the best Pokemon out there, considering how strong it is, but the games are a different story. Yet, in Pokemon Legends: Z-A, Florges is objectively the best Fairy Pokemon.
To be fair, there are not many Fairy-type Pokemon in Pokemon Legends: Z-A at the moment, and the final version of the game ahead of DLCs may not add that many. The confirmed Fairy critters in PLZA, only counting final evolutions, are:
- Clefable
- Gardevoir
- Mawile
- Florges
- Aromatisse
- Slurpuff
- Sylveon
- Dedenne
Each of these critters will be someone’s favorite Pokemon, or at least one of their most liked, and that’s normal. However, Florges is the best of the bunch due to a simple fact: its base stat total (BST) is the highest, and by a significant margin.
Pokemon Legends: Z-A’s Pokedex may include Diancie, but it’s unclear if that is the case. If so, between a higher BST, a good type combo, and a Mega Evolution, it would be better than Florges overall.
Why Pokemon Legends: Z-A's Best Fairy Type is Already Clear
Pokemon Legends: Z-A cuts Abilities, meaning that each critter can be quite different in terms of battle prowess compared to other games based on this fact alone. Some Pokemon may be better if they had a middling to straight-up bad Ability, others may be worse if their Abilities contributed to their status.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet‘s Florges didn’t benefit much from its Abilities, which were Flower Veil or Symbiosis, with the latter being its Hidden Ability. As such, PLZA avoiding Abilities entirely makes Florges more powerful than it normally is.
Flower Veil makes allied Grass-types immune to status conditions and effects that lower stats, while Symbiosis allows the user to pass its held item to an ally that used its own. These are both Abilities designed for double battles.
However, it’s worth noting that Pokemon Legends: Z-A‘s Mega Meganium is Grass/Fairy, and Clefable gets a Fairy/Flying Mega too, according to the leaks that have been proven accurate so far, so Florges still has competition. But even then, both Clefable’s and Meganium’s stats are quite lower than Florges’, which has a staggering 154 Special Defense. The stats are as follows:
- Clefable, 483 BST
- Meganium, 525 BST
- Gardevoir, 518 BST
- Mawile, 380 BST
- Florges, 552 BST
- Aromatisse, 462 BST
- Slurpuff, 480 BST
- Sylveon, 525 BST
- Dedenne, 431 BST
Without Sylveon’s Pixilate Pokemon Ability or even Clefable’s Unaware to compete against with either Flower Veil or Symbiosis, Florges has the potential to take the title of best Fairy Pokemon in the game. Even when comparing single stats to one another, Florges has a lot up its sleeve, even compared to the critters with the highest BST after its own.
|
Pokemon |
HP |
Attack |
Defense |
Special Attack |
Special Defense |
Speed |
|
Clefable |
95 |
70 |
73 |
90 |
95 |
60 |
|
Meganium |
80 |
82 |
100 |
83 |
100 |
80 |
|
Gardevoir |
68 |
65 |
65 |
125 |
115 |
80 |
|
Florges |
78 |
65 |
68 |
112 |
154 |
75 |
|
Sylveon |
95 |
65 |
65 |
110 |
130 |
60 |
Why Other Fairy-Types Can Be Better in Pokemon Legends: Z-A
That said, there are scenarios in which other critters can best Florges as a Fairy-type. Clefable’s Mega Evolution in PLZA may make it extra powerful if it gets good Flying moves, which would give it more offensive coverage, and a BST of 583. Mega Meganium will be 4x weak to Poison, which is a big deal, but it also has Grass as a secondary type for STAB coverage, and a BST of 625.
Mega Evolutions increase a Pokemon’s BST by 100.
Finally, Pokemon Legends: Z-A‘s new Mega Evolutions include Floette, according to leaks. This is Eternal Flower Floette, or AZ Floette, depending on preference, and it has a BST of 551 before Mega Evolving. As such, Mega Floette will have 651 BST, surpassing even Mega Meganium.