The BEST Pokémon Of EVERY Type In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl 

It's unfortunate that BDSP decided to stay so close to Diamond/Pearl as Platinum's the best version. BDSP should've been better with: earlier access to many Pokemon, going based off Platinum, actual realized 3D game, reusable TMs, more content, and having post Gen 4 Pokemon. The UnderGround is a great addition though

Got addicted to pokémon again bc of this man 😂

I think that Magnezone is a Pokémon that doesn’t get enough attention. The steel / electric typing is fantastic, and the 4x weakness to ground can be counted by magnet rise.

As someone who never owned a DS and thus never had the chance to play the og Diamond and Pearl, I’ve been really enjoying my run in a region that is new to me. My team as of now is: Empoleon Magnezone Stararptor Roserade Houndoom Snorlax

I'd argue Gastrodon is the best water and ground type in BDSP. It has the possibility burn the opponent with Scald, great defenses, recover, 2 immunities (if you have Storm Drain), increased special attack if hit with water moves, earth power, and ice beam.

Mystic in one video: Honchkrow bad, Crobat bad - Staraptor is the best Mystic in this Video: Honchkrow is the best, and its a close one between Staraptor and Crobat Dude, get your shit together! You statements are getting more ridiculous and dump with every video you make.

I know Luxray isn’t nearly the best electric type, but I still am gonna use it because it cool

"Gyarados and Empoleon are the best Water types you can get in BDSP" *Me:* laughs in Gift Egg Manaphy

Shoutout to mew since it can learn all the TMs which can be bought relatively early, allowing for fire/psychic/electric/fairy (others available), great coverage with high power and special scaling lets you solo anything as long as you remember to go to a pokemon center or rest for PP, because you will 1 shot almost everything

Snorlax is a great pick for best Normal type, and it might very well be the best Normal type overall (as in, for the majority of the playthrough). But I would have at least given an honorable mention to Blissey, who can single handedly take care of 4 of Cynthia's 6 pokémon (or 3, if you're playing on Set mode and you are unfortunate enough for Milotic to come out while your Blissey is not in battle)

Dude crobat is honestly so under rated. Iv used it my whole play through and it honestly slaps everything. Cross poison and pluck have been sweeping everything so far. Iv been loving it!

There should be a best team for post game, meaning gym and elite four rematches with maybe a palmer matchup thrown in. Maybe to help the restrictions could be no hidden ability starters and you have to include at least one of the Sinnoh starters

I think one thing that’s not talked about enough is that Gyarados gets waterfall as early as level 21, which is pretty much it’s best water type move it will use and it gets it very early on. Intimidate also helps its bulk slightly and team utility, plus being immune to ground vs being weak to it. Especially with so many strong ground types in the game. I love empoleon tho and I’m glad it got some good recognition!

I am using honchkrow in my brilliant diamond play through so it’s good to see someone recommended it

Mystic Umbreon:”Gyarados has no flying type moves” Me:”What about Hurricane?”

9:21 fun fact Giving it quick attack and a fighting move,even rock smash or something gives it basically perfect neutral coverage (atleast for the dex) Add SD and you basically kill everything

My Team in BDSP (Though I'm not done yet, I'm taking a break from progression to shiny hunt Dialga, I figure I might try Shiny hunting Legendaries in this game) is as follows: Starter: Torterra aka the bulldozer that stomps Sinnoh flatter than a pancake Requisite Water type: Manaphy (I love it), first Mythical I've ever been able to use on a playthrough and I'm not going to deny a Mythical what I've been saying they need for years. Flyer: Crobat, I always used Staraptor in previous Sinnoh playthroughs (I wonder why) but I've recently grown very fond of Crobat and It's become the second strongest member of my team (also it evolved into a Crobat right after the Second Gym!) Heavy Hitter: Rampardos. I know I said Torterra and Crobat were the Strongest, but this stony girl (mine happens to be female) is the second fastest member of my team (after Crobat) and is the one who hits the absolute hardest with that oh so beefy attack stat. Requisite Fire Type: Houndoom. Screw the fact that Infernape is statistically the best fire type, I burned my way through team Galactic with the help of this Loyal Hellhound. Final Member: The Lucario from Iron Island... funny thing is I told myself I wouldn't be using the Riolu this time, I'd hatch it and put it in the box. But I ended up using him because of how quickly he caught up to the rest of my team... It literally just took going through Byron's gym and the Riolu had evolved and was only a few levels below the team average.

- for water type: I still love that you can sweep the entire elite 4 and cynthia (except for her milotic, but you have 5 other pokemon for that) with a milotic, and yes, if you are afraid of garchomp, just put dragon pulse in milotic and ohko it. Too bad you get it VERY late, and it's complicated to evolve it. - for fighting type: so sad gallade wasn't even mentioned. I don't know the location of dawn stone in bdsp, but gallade is still a strong pokemon that can actually learn drain punch. - 6:33 Can't you go to pastoria city without fighting veilstone Gym? I mean, this games aren't THAT linnear. - 10:38 Sucker Punch. - 11:30 Tired of hearing about clefable? What about luxray, staraptor, infernape, lucario, garchomp, snorlax, alakazam, gengar...? Everybody talks a lot of them. - 13:35 Well, you ALWAYS talk about gengar when about ghost types, and every ghost gym leader have a Gengar (or in platinum fantina's case, a haunter due to how soon the battle is) - 14:30 So, are we going to pretend togekiss doesen't exist or that is not worth talking about?

I've been playing BDSP like crazy. Love the video currently trying to build a team.

Would love to see a video on top in game team mixes depending on which starter you chose

Fun fact: swimming is just flying in water and flying is just swimming in the air

Drapion is much bulkier typing and stat wise, and can still hit hard with Swords Dance. Houdoom in glassy and would fall short in the pkmn league, where drapion can sweep and take hita

While I see Mystic's take on Houndoom v Drapion, I just can't help but side with my boi Drapion.

I honestly love Toxicroak for poison / fighting. Is it the best? Nah. I just like having it flat out go "No" to water moves if you have one with Dry Skin. Healing in rain with drain punch. Good stuff.

I think Togekiss is extremely good. It gets good coverage too

I think considering the big battles would change the rankings as now the big opponents have Good IVs and EVs, particularly the league. When it comes to Cynthia, odds are you wont out-speed unless its Gastrodon, or Unless youre over-levelled. So Picks like Alakazam which depend on hitting first before theyre killed... suffer, so for the psychic type i would have considered if gardevoir's chance to live over alakazam is significant enough. Or if alakazam has enough of an ability to hit those difficult opponents before being hit itself. This is a rather counter intuitive aspect of BDSP, as glass cannons just dont work, so gameplay styles need to shift to accommodate

Basing clefable as "the best" just because of coverage was a choice... In my opinion, togekiss has just as good coverage AND has better stats than clefable. Hits harder, and can also take a hit. I know you think it's "overrated" but I think it deserves a second look. It's one of my strongest team members

I don't know if you'd be up for suggestions but I'd like to hear your top 3 moves if each type (1 special attack, 1 physical attack, and 1 status move from each category possible) i think you'd make some interesting points to compare with mine.

Great video list mystic

Excellent break down!

Gastrodon is a beast of a Water/Ground type. Available super early, one weakness, HUGE bulk in Defense and Sp. Def, AND it gets access to Recover for self-healing and Scald for burn chance. It’s RIDICULOUS.

Nice info, thanks!

I just started play brilliant diamond yesterday and this is what I’m thinking my final team will be: Empoleon Houndoom Staraptor Luxray Roserade Garchomp

Over a decade later and I'm still mad that Luxray isn't an Electric/Dark dual type

I agree with most of the pokemon on the video but does anyone feel that clefable is overrated because I’ve tried to use it but it’s just too weak and togekiss is a far better option since you can get togepi early game and evolve it fully before the third gym by use of pickup by pachirisu to get a shiny stone so you have the best flying and fairy type in the game for later gyms.

I've got both Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl for Christmas but I'm going to wait in January for the news on the update of Wonder Trades and GWS (Global Wonder Station) because they're the important part of the Pokemon Games even though Link Trade is available.

I dunno Mystic, I used Mammowine on my run and found that it was useless during the Elite 4. It would constantly get one-shotted by pokemon with similar levels. On my second elite-4 run, I swapped to Weaville with swords dance + speed + sash and it peformed far better.

Is legends different enough to warrant its own version of this video? First Pokémon game Ives REALLY gotten into for a long time. Love the content!

dark type: drapion: for those heavy hitting fast pokemon Flying: what about togekiss specialy bulky and special attack is 120 special attack though i know the speed isn't there but serene grace air slash is very deadly

I am a HUGE Houndoom fan and used Houndoom on my team but I think Drapion is a bit better because of typing. Poison/Dark is an incredible type giving only one weakness in Ground.

The thing with magnezone is it's so easy to one shot. Ground and fire both put it down immediately. Luxray may not have the move pool, but it's definitely the better option

I have been using Rotom-W for my electric/water type. Love him!!!!

You can get a Ancient Power Swinub in the underground if you look long enough. You'd miss out probably on the potential Icycle Crash but I think it's worth the grind.

Luxray would have been a contestant for best Electric type if it had access to Play Rough and Psychic Fang like in SwSh and if it would learn Wild Charge A LITTLE earlier than level 92. Also Drapion could also have been a shout for best Poison type, Togekiss for best Fairy type and Gallade for both psychic and fighting (since you can theoretically have one for the 2nd gym if you grind for a pick up dawn stone)

Roserade may have better covarge than Torterra, but catching a budew and evolving it via friendship is annoying and so is finding the shiny stone. Also Torterra has Stab earthquake.

I bought TM thunder taught it to my Luxray and god dude what a force now, also put quick claw on my Luxray, boxed my starter and run a 4 Pokémon party for more of a challenge. It’s to easy to use all the meta Pokémon so I just use one and the rest just use Pokémon that catch your eye honestly it’ll give you a harder time with gyms and challenge you to the peak of each fight

I’m pretty proud of the Aggron set I just made. Up in defense, down in special attack. Has body slam, iron defense, substitute, and focus punch. Biggest flaw is it can’t hit ghosts.

I'd argue that Clefable isn't that good compared to Gardevoir and Togekiss. STAB and raw stats are more important than coverage in a playthrough situation every time, and Clefable just falls short on both fronts by having lower stats and only a single typing. If I need to use a move that isn't my current Pokémon's stab, I'll usually just switch to a Pokemon who does have that stab, with coverage really just being there as a last resort in most cases.

This video was pretty awesome

heres a semi-new series idea. the best pokemon of each type in each generation with only pokemon introduced in the generation counting. for dual types, just pick one type or else it will be just 8 or so pokemon.

My spuad currently Azumarill, Heracross, Tyranitar, Metagross, Infernape, Garchomp. I'm constantly back and forth on putting in Snorlax and/or Gengar but not sure who I would remove if I did..

When it comes to water, you’ve never mentioned Milotic. I took out 4/6 of Cynthia’s team with Milotic.

I feel like Infernape doesn’t learn Drain Punch because of balancing. Being able to deal huge damage AND healing at the exact same time, I feel it’d be too much for your starter, especially with how early you get Drain Punch.

Sweet video!!

Drapion is stringer than houndoom imo, due to it's bulk it is absurdly easy to set up with a swords dance or two and after that there arent really any npcs that can stand up to it

I personally think Electivire is the better electric type given it is only 2x weak to ground and has access to ice punch. pokemon in the underground can have egg moves so it is possible to get one( I got one). furthermore, it is most likely outspeeding most ground types which makes it nearly invincible in a playthrough while magnezone is very slow

Milotic is my favourite in BDSP. Took me 6 hours to find a feebas but it was so worth it.

Is this the first ever video where Mystic praises Torterra?!?! Lmao

Can you also make videos about the best Pokemon of each type including post game Pokemon? :)

late to this... I want to suggest though, for both ice and ghost potentially... Frosslass... a powerful special attacker with decent coverage and is faster than it reasonably should be... I understand the arguement that there are better options for either type in theory, but it deserves an honorable mention for both as a solid choice still as it covers both really well oh, and also he should have mentioned Togekiss for both fairy and flying options as it's stupidly good as either one

Ancinet power is an egg move for Swinub and Grand Underground mons have egg moves, I caught several Swinub with Ancient Power, so you dont even need a heart scale

Curious- do you consider traditional competitive/the current (and very new) meta when crafting these “best of” lists? I ask because some of the chosen Pokémon moves (and lack of synergy) makes me think these lists are strictly for the average player who just wants to have fun throughout the game(s), or grind them at max efficiency. There definitely seems to be a large overlap with the “strongest” Pokémon themselves, though. I am just missing some of my fave Ground and Water type heavy hitters here.

I feel when looking at let's say best electric for example you should be looking at its electric moves and stats not all moves it can learn. Were not worried about it having fairy moves when were talking about its contention for best electric.

Legends Arceus giving Infernape Drain Punch is poetry

Drapion’s my favorite Pokémon, so I think it’s pretty clear where I stand on dark types

i used an altaria in my play through and it’s actually better than you’d think cotton guard dragon pulse moonblast sky attack were my moves and it worked out pretty well against physical pokémon i just used cotton guard twice and could take about anything physical ice punch included shit was a tank and could hit solid

It’s funny because the way you’re describing using Clefable is exactly how and why I used Blissey in Legends Arceus lololololol Blissey legit made my life so much easier.

I was hoping you would come up with this idea

I go houndoom all the way! Drapion is great but i started off with turtwig so houndoom was my fire/dark. He beasted the playthrough for me!

For best Psychic, I have to go with Jirachi. Psychic/Steel stomps the Galactic fights since you can switch into a poison move and proceed to dismantle with Psychic.

I used electivire in my playthrough and oh my that thing was way too good. For me thats the best electric but thats my opinion

Tbh i think hippowdon is the best ground type in bdsp it has crazy bulks and helps out in e4 with stealth rocks, and sand stream

Best Water Type is Azumarill with Huge Power but Empoleon are good but need better moves for Defiant attack moves. And a rather use Azumarill post game then Empoleon. The other ones you pick I agree with almost but Hounddoom is not very good dark pokemon or fire pokemon if you compare him to other ones in the game. But if you don't pick infernape? it can be good one I rather pick Weavile as dark he is faster 125 and have more power 120 then Hounddoom 110 and spe 95 but sure you get Hounddoom pretty early and Weavile later. And Weavile can even give the mighty Garchomp a match. But this game is not hard anyways to clear so you can almost pick anyone exept Unown haha. But a great video you made, and hope Empoleon get better moves for Defiant abilty in the future, but he is a great pokemon with sp.atk give him Choice Specs and he will do some nice damage.

Playing BD has got me feeling all nostalgic. I really want to play Gen 2, 3, 5 and 6 again but finding them for a good price is next to impossible. £78 for soul silver at my local shop :((((

Just a heads up for anyone new to pokemon. Half of these pokemon on his list have special ways to evolve them making them a hassle to get to evolve or require an item you won't get till late in your gym runs. Trading and stone evolutions suck. Most stone evolution people stop learning moves once they evolve and you have to use tm or find the move tutor to teach them new moves. Side basic rule for this list have higher attack and speed and you win.

Suprised you didn't bring up Smoochum/Jynx regarding the best ice type. It can quickly evolve to Jynx at lv 30 (which u can exp grind easily by gastrodon grinding after beating the 2nd gym) and gets psychic at level 34. It may struggle with ice punch till u reach the 7th gym to get ice beam, but surprisingly ice punch can do good enough work that it either ohkos or two hkos most mons that are weak to ice attacks. Jynx might be only better than mamo if you pick torterra as torterra fills the need for a ground type.

You should have done the second best for fighting fire ground and water so we have a best pokemon of each type no matter what starter we pick

Poliwrath is a pretty insane fighting type though, hypnosis, belly drum, drain punch, waterfall gg

I think Snorlax could be tied with Ursaring. It has guts ability with base 130 attack and stab facade is powerful

Small point to support Magnezone: sure 4x ground weakness is scary, but using magnet rise would make it completely immune to ground attacks

Ok Drapion vs Houndoom… I have yo agree with you Mystic… Drapion was SO MUCH better sweeping everything for me in the E4… but you only get it at lvl 40 nearing the end of the game… you get Houndoom at lvl 20ish

Every Pokémon I used was on this list, Infernape, Staraptor, Roserade, Mamoswine, Magnezone, and Garchomp

Yeah, they really did Luxray dirty with the movepool. But I'm still taking him to the league XD

Think I'll run Gardevoir for Psychic, anyway, just 'cause "outspeed + OHKO" gets boring and Gardevoir can run a nice tank set with draining kiss

Fun fact: if you stab a bowl of cereal you will be a cereal killer

Garados has intimidate which means he has somewhat of a defense statt of 118. Also it can dragon dance and Easily set up a full sweep while still beeing a bulky water type. There is a reason why many nuzzlocker are banning Gardos for playthroughs.

Infernape is the best starter hands down. Both stabs cover against the other starters. It's perfectly capable of one hitting each. Torterra is second because earthquake by evolving is crazy. I've never been a fan of empoleon, it's the best water type but it's not the best steel type.

Well, looks like I used the Best Ground type, Electric type, Steel type, and Flying type in my playthrough of Brilliant Diamond.

What about Rampardos for the Rock type and Salamance for the Dragon type ? And for steel type honestly I like Aggron 💪

Scizor is a great pick for both but i do agree that magnizone (sorry if spelt it wrong) is better

Feel like Drapion should also been considers for poison

You did Lucario dirty @Mystic.I cant believe you chose Mangnezone over Lucario.

I think Crobat is the best poison type to me. He's very fast and his stats are not bad. He's very well rounded in his special and physical attack. And he does have good coverage in my opinion. You can teach giga drain which is both a recover and damaging move. It's also good because of it's typing countering fairy and it also bring able to learn steel, bug, flying, and dark moves. It's flying type nulls one of it's weaknesses being ground. So it's a good Pokemon to fight against Bertha. Gardevoir is the best psychic type to me. It gets stab from both psychic and fairy types attacks. I have battled Alakazam before and just OHKO them. They're defense is just bad and it is too risky to gamble on speed and not getting hit. Gardevoir is a tank and hits even harder. If you set up calm mind it's even more scary. I set mine up with calm mind, psychic, moonlight, and shadow ball. Making it a force to be reckoned with to many poison, dark, ghost, and even physic type Pokemon.

1:00 Water 2:38 Grass 3:51 Fire 5:10 Dragon 6:15 Ice 7:20 Steel 8:54 Bug 9:43 Physic 11:00 Fairy 11:43 Dark 13:25 Ghost

My Luxray has all the bites pretty good coverage and absol with the lucky crit ability an moves that have a better chance to crit an almost every hit is a crit super good

Holy cow, was not expecting Peter Griffin to make a guest appearance in this video : )

That flying type section should've went to Togekiss

Finally got Shining Pearl and so far, my team is Infernape, Luxray, Roserade, Jirachi, and Gastrodon, all I need is Weavile and my team will be complete.

Nice and big fan

Houndoom vs. Drapion: For me it's rule of cool. I would rather roll with a fiery hell-hound than a rejected villain from A Bug's Life.