Pokémon Champions Tier List
Twelve familiar names, and a ranking that depends entirely on which format you have in mind. A pick that dominates a casual ladder can be dead weight under a restricted roster, and abilities that look minor often decide a team preview. Decide the format before you move a single tile. Nothing is pre-graded: tiles wait in Unranked until you drag or tap them into S–F. Rows rename in a click and the finished board exports as a PNG.
Pikachu
Charizard
Gengar
Lucario
Garchomp
Dragonite
Tyranitar
Gyarados
Snorlax
Blastoise
Venusaur
Mewtwo0 of 12 items ranked.
Board saved automatically in this browser. Original.
How this board is built: the 12 tiles are an editorial starting set, not an official roster and not a published ranking — every entry waits in Unranked until you place it. Item tiles are original pictograms or two-letter emblems drawn for this site rather than character artwork, film stills or club logos, so nothing here is licensed material reused from a rights holder. Tiers you set are your own judgement.
What's included in this Pokémon Champions board
The board arrives with all 12 entries present as tiles and none of them assigned to a tier. That is deliberate: a template that opens with a finished ranking only invites you to agree or disagree with whoever made it, whereas an empty ladder makes you commit to an ordering of your own. Drag a tile onto a row, or on a phone tap the tile and then the tier you want. You can add rows for extra categories, rename the standard ones, and remove any entry you do not recognise — a list you can defend is more useful than a long one you cannot.
How to rank this Pokémon Champions board
Start with format, because it is upstream of everything else. Singles rewards reliable damage and safe switches; doubles rewards support, redirection and speed control. Once the format is fixed, rank legal roster status — a pick that is banned in your chosen rules does not belong in S no matter how strong it is in isolation. Then weigh abilities and move access: coverage that hits the common defensive types, priority, and any tool that changes a game on its own. Team synergy is the last pass, and the one most lists skip. A pick that enables two teammates is worth more than a stronger pick that needs the whole team built around it.
Using the board without over-thinking it
Most people finish a board like this in a couple of minutes and then reorder the middle rows for another ten. That middle is where the honest disagreement lives, so do not rush it: place the obvious top three and the obvious bottom three first, then work inward. If two entries still feel identical, that is a real observation — say so in a row note or a text tile rather than inventing a difference. When the ordering settles, export the PNG so the arrangement is saved somewhere permanent, and copy the share link if you want someone else to argue with it.
Ranking criteria used here
- format
- legal roster
- abilities
- moves
- team synergy
Before you share it
Put your criterion in the board title, so a reader knows whether they are looking at a favourites list or an analytical one. If the subject changes with patches, seasons or releases, add the date. And remember the share link carries tier names, colours and the tile order — uploaded photos stay on your device, so export a PNG when those matter.
All 12 items in this template
Back to the boardPikachuCharizardGengarLucarioGarchompDragoniteTyranitarGyaradosSnorlaxBlastoiseVenusaurMewtwoPokémon Champions tier list FAQ
Is this ranked for singles or doubles?
Neither, until you decide. The board ships unranked precisely because the two formats reward different things. Add the format to the board title so your list cannot be read as a general claim.
How do I handle banned or restricted picks?
Delete them, or move them to a row you label Restricted. Leaving a strong but illegal pick in S misleads anyone who reads the board without the rule set in front of them.
