Power Pokémon

How the strongest Pokémon is determined.

What decides Power

A Pokémon's Power comes from the combination of three things:

The species — its base "frame" (see the Pokémon's page).
The IV (growth) — how well this Pokémon was born within its species.
The Quality — the rarity rolled on capture (Common → Legendary).

Of these three, Quality is the one that weighs the most: it boosts each stat and weighs again in the final Power. The IV gives a nudge to stats, but a much smaller one.

⚠ The "tier × IV" myth

You can't find the strongest by multiplying the tier (Quality) by the IV — that math is NOT how the game works and it's misleading.

Because Quality weighs almost twice the IV, a Legendary with a lower IV can beat an Epic with a higher IV. Between two Pokémon of the same species:

Very different Quality → the higher Quality almost always wins, even with a lower IV.
Equal or very similar Quality → then compare the IVs.

The formula (for those who want the detail)

Power = (HP + Atk + Def + SpAtk + SpDef + Spd) × Quality

stat = round( (base + 2×growth) × level/100 × Quality^exp )

Quality appears twice (inside each stat and again in Power) — that's why it weighs so much. The IV enters only as 2×growth added to the species base, which dominates the stat.