Pokémon Basketball

Generations

Gen III: Hoenn

A Gen III spin offers six of these 72 Pokémon (10 Legendary). 3 non-Legendaries rate 85+ somewhere. Best at each position: PG Slaking 82, SG Slaking 84, SF Slaking 89, PF Slaking 94, C Slaking 90.

Best all-Hoenn five

Five Hoenn Pokémon earn +5.5 one-region chemistry. The highest team OVR possible without Legendaries is 91.2. Open in the Team Builder.

PluslePG 67Plusle
SalamenceSG 84Salamence
MetagrossSF 80Metagross
SlakingPF 94Slaking
WailordC 86Wailord

Five spins of one generation almost never happens. Three from one region (+1) is common, four (+3) happens in lucky runs; neither is usually worth passing on a much better pick.

1'4" or shorter, worth +3.5 chemistry at point guard: Jirachi (PG 75), Plusle (PG 67), Minun (PG 66), Castform (PG 61).

Every Hoenn Pokémon

Sorted by best rating; bold is each Pokémon's best position. Click a column to sort.

72 Pokémon
#PokémonPGSGSFPFCGenHeight
1
GroudonGroudonground★ Fortress
8386919896III11'6"
2
DeoxysDeoxyspsychic★ Pressure
9598908169III5'7"
3
RayquazaRayquazadragonflying★ Apex
9596969695III23'0"
4
LatiasLatiasdragonpsychic★ Apex
9595959595III4'7"
5
LatiosLatiosdragonpsychic★ Apex
9595959595III6'7"
6
SlakingSlakingnormal
8284899490III6'7"
7
KyogreKyogrewater★ Weather
9093908790III14'9"
8
WailordWailordwater
7273808586III47'7"
9
MiloticMiloticwater
7978787985III20'4"
10
AggronAggronsteelrock
6366748484III6'11"
11
SalamenceSalamencedragonflying
8184828176III4'11"
12
RegisteelRegisteelsteel★ Fortress
6869717784III6'3"
13
HariyamaHariyamafighting
6364738283III7'7"
14
MetagrossMetagrosssteelpsychic
7378808381III5'3"
15
RegirockRegirockrock★ Fortress
6364718083III5'7"
16
SceptileSceptilegrass
8281777269III5'7"
17
BlazikenBlazikenfirefighting
7680797875III6'3"
18
GardevoirGardevoirpsychicfairy
7779726668III5'3"
19
NinjaskNinjaskbugflying
7872686455III2'7"
20
ManectricManectricelectric
7776736865III4'11"
21
SharpedoSharpedowaterdark
7577767568III5'11"
22
FlygonFlygongrounddragon
7676767775III6'7"
23
SeviperSeviperpoison
7275767775III8'10"
24
ArmaldoArmaldorockbug
6468717775III4'11"
25
SwampertSwampertwaterground
6972747676III4'11"
26
RegiceRegiceice★ Weather
7072686876III5'11"
27
CacturneCacturnegrassdark
6975737067III4'3"
28
TropiusTropiusgrassflying
6465687275III6'7"
29
JirachiJirachisteelpsychic★ Fortress
7575716665III1'0"
30
SwellowSwellownormalflying
7471666155III2'4"
31
SwalotSwalotpoison
6565687174III5'7"
32
CradilyCradilyrockgrass
6467687074III4'11"
33
WalreinWalreinicewater
7071727274III4'7"
34
HuntailHuntailwater
6772737473III5'7"
35
BreloomBreloomgrassfighting
6568707368III3'11"
36
GorebyssGorebysswater
6973737272III5'11"
37
RelicanthRelicanthwaterrock
5959657273III3'3"
38
ShiftryShiftrygrassdark
7172727068III4'3"
39
ExploudExploudnormal
7071727171III4'11"
40
CameruptCameruptfireground
6672727272III6'3"
41
ZangooseZangoosenormal
6970707267III4'3"
42
ClaydolClaydolgroundpsychic
6969686972III4'11"
43
AbsolAbsoldark
6972717266III3'11"
44
LudicoloLudicolowatergrass
7071696769III4'11"
45
CrawdauntCrawdauntwaterdark
6570707167III3'7"
46
SolrockSolrockrockpsychic
6464677069III3'11"
47
BanetteBanetteghost
6770696865III3'7"
48
GlalieGlalieice
7070707070III4'11"
49
MasquerainMasquerainbugflying
6969645757III2'7"
50
GrumpigGrumpigpsychic
6968635761III2'11"
51
AltariaAltariadragonflying
6867666567III3'7"
52
BeautiflyBeautiflybugflying
6567645957III3'3"
53
PluslePlusleelectric
6765585048III1'4"
54
LunatoneLunatonerockpsychic
6767656063III3'3"
55
PelipperPelipperwaterflying
6566656264III3'11"
56
MinunMinunelectric
6663564949III1'4"
57
WhiscashWhiscashwaterground
6364656466III2'11"
58
MightyenaMightyenadark
6363646563III3'3"
59
DelcattyDelcattynormal
6563636361III3'7"
60
MedichamMedichamfightingpsychic
6564636364III4'3"
61
IllumiseIllumisebug
6562585354III2'0"
62
KecleonKecleonnormal
6063616264III3'3"
63
ChimechoChimechopsychic
6464605456III2'0"
64
VolbeatVolbeatbug
6361595958III2'4"
65
TorkoalTorkoalfire
5459616163III1'8"
66
DustoxDustoxbugpoison
6159596062III3'11"
67
CastformCastformnormal
6161585554III1'0"
68
LuvdiscLuvdiscwater
6055514847III2'0"
69
SpindaSpindanormal
5959595959III3'7"
70
SableyeSableyedarkghost
5658565453III1'8"
71
MawileMawilesteelfairy
5557575755III2'0"
72
ShedinjaShedinjabugghost
4952515348III2'7"

Other generations: I Kanto · II Johto · IV Sinnoh · V Unova · VI Kalos · VII Alola · VIII Galar · IX Paldea