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The strongest Pokémon in Pokémon Red (by base stats)

By base stat total, the strongest Pokémon in Pokémon Red are Mewtwo, Dragonite, Mew, Moltres, and Zapdos. Here are the top 25 and how to get them.

#PokémonTypeTotalHow to get it
1Mewtwo pixel-art sprite MewtwoPsychic590Cerulean Cave (B1F)
2Dragonite pixel-art sprite DragoniteDragon/Flying500evolve Dragonair
3Mew pixel-art sprite MewPsychic500Mew glitch
4Moltres pixel-art sprite MoltresFire/Flying495Victory Road (2F)
5Zapdos pixel-art sprite ZapdosElectric/Flying490Power Plant
6Articuno pixel-art sprite ArticunoIce/Flying485Seafoam Islands (B4F)
7Cloyster pixel-art sprite CloysterWater/Ice480evolve Shellder
8Gyarados pixel-art sprite GyaradosWater/Flying480evolve Magikarp
9Arcanine pixel-art sprite ArcanineFire455evolve Growlithe
10Exeggutor pixel-art sprite ExeggutorGrass/Psychic455evolve Exeggcute
11Tauros pixel-art sprite TaurosNormal450Safari Zone (North)
12Lapras pixel-art sprite LaprasWater/Ice450Silph Co. (7F)
13Rhydon pixel-art sprite RhydonGround/Rock440Cerulean Cave (2F)
14Aerodactyl pixel-art sprite AerodactylRock/Flying440Cinnabar Lab
15Tentacruel pixel-art sprite TentacruelWater/Poison435evolve Tentacool
16Starmie pixel-art sprite StarmieWater/Psychic435evolve Staryu
17Pinsir pixel-art sprite PinsirBug430trade
18Vaporeon pixel-art sprite VaporeonWater430evolve Eevee
19Jolteon pixel-art sprite JolteonElectric430evolve Eevee
20Flareon pixel-art sprite FlareonFire430evolve Eevee
21Kabutops pixel-art sprite KabutopsRock/Water430evolve Kabuto
22Snorlax pixel-art sprite SnorlaxNormal430Route 12
23Venusaur pixel-art sprite VenusaurGrass/Poison425evolve Ivysaur
24Charizard pixel-art sprite CharizardFire/Flying425evolve Charmeleon
25Blastoise pixel-art sprite BlastoiseWater425evolve Wartortle

Frequently asked questions

What is the strongest Pokémon in Pokémon Red?

Mewtwo, with a base stat total of 590.

What is the best non-legendary Pokémon in Pokémon Red?

Dragonite has the highest base stats, but Alakazam, Starmie, Tauros and Snorlax are famous for how well they battle in Generation I.