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Best Pokémon Designated hitters in All 22 Pokémon Baseball

Deoxys is the best designated hitter in the baseball game's Team Score, adding 56.6 points over a 50-rated player; without Legendaries it's Pheromosa (51.8). The designated hitter never fields, so only the bat counts: contact, power, and a little speed.

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1. 1stDeoxys+56.6
2. 2ndKoraidon+52.4
3. 3rdPheromosa+51.8

Top 30 designated hitters, all generations

The Indigo Series Challenge lets you keep at most two Legendary or Mythical Pokémon (marked L). The builder has no limit.

#	Pokémon	Type	Region	Adds	Cont	Powe	Eye	Spee
1	Deoxys L	Psychic	Hoenn	+56.6	96	85	60	90
2	Koraidon L	FightingDragon	Paldea	+52.4	89	92	65	74
3	Pheromosa	BugFighting	Alola	+51.8	95	78	53	92
4	Zamazenta L	Fighting	Galar	+49.6	86	86	69	78
5	Mewtwo L	Psychic	Kanto	+49.4	90	76	83	77
6	Arceus L	Normal	Sinnoh	+49.4	86	87	83	66
7	Rayquaza L	DragonFlying	Hoenn	+48.7	86	94	78	55
8	Solgaleo L	PsychicSteel	Alola	+45.3	80	93	79	56
9	Dragapult	DragonGhost	Galar	+45.2	86	76	58	87
10	Palkia L	WaterDragon	Sinnoh	+44.8	82	88	85	55
11	Zekrom L	DragonElectric	Unova	+44.3	80	95	73	53
12	Zacian L	Fairy	Galar	+44.2	81	79	69	81
13	Eternatus L	PoisonDragon	Galar	+44.2	83	78	82	70
14	Yveltal L	DarkFlying	Kalos	+44.0	80	89	81	57
15	Slaking	Normal	Hoenn	+43.8	81	93	62	60
16	Iron Valiant	FairyFighting	Paldea	+43.6	88	78	55	76
17	Miraidon L	ElectricDragon	Paldea	+43.6	83	72	81	79
18	Xerneas L	Fairy	Kalos	+43.4	80	89	78	57
19	Marshadow L	FightingGhost	Alola	+43.3	85	74	62	83
20	Regigigas L	Normal	Sinnoh	+43.2	79	95	69	54
21	Zeraora L	Electric	Alola	+43.0	85	70	60	90
22	Kyurem L	DragonIce	Unova	+42.6	79	92	75	53
23	Roaring Moon	DragonDark	Paldea	+42.0	75	93	63	65
24	Reshiram L	DragonFire	Unova	+41.9	79	88	86	50
25	Iron Boulder	RockPsychic	Paldea	+41.8	77	84	69	72
26	Archeops	RockFlying	Unova	+41.7	82	82	57	73
27	Chien-Pao L	DarkIce	Paldea	+41.6	82	80	54	78
28	Lunala L	PsychicGhost	Alola	+41.1	79	80	89	59
29	Regieleki L	Electric	Galar	+40.9	85	71	48	89
30	Dialga L	SteelDragon	Sinnoh	+40.8	79	89	79	49

Top 30 without Legendaries

#	Pokémon	Type	Region	Adds	Cont	Powe	Eye	Spee
1	Pheromosa	BugFighting	Alola	+51.8	95	78	53	92
2	Dragapult	DragonGhost	Galar	+45.2	86	76	58	87
3	Slaking	Normal	Hoenn	+43.8	81	93	62	60
4	Iron Valiant	FairyFighting	Paldea	+43.6	88	78	55	76
5	Roaring Moon	DragonDark	Paldea	+42.0	75	93	63	65
6	Iron Boulder	RockPsychic	Paldea	+41.8	77	84	69	72
7	Archeops	RockFlying	Unova	+41.7	82	82	57	73
8	Salamence	DragonFlying	Hoenn	+40.3	78	87	65	62
9	Blacephalon	FireGhost	Alola	+38.0	85	66	65	76
10	Iron Leaves	GrassPsychic	Paldea	+37.2	73	84	70	63
11	Sneasler	FightingPoison	Galar	+36.4	76	80	46	77
12	Garchomp	DragonGround	Sinnoh	+35.7	72	86	60	63
13	Mienshao	Fighting	Unova	+34.6	80	75	48	70
14	Slither Wing	BugFighting	Paldea	+34.6	72	87	68	52
15	Baxcalibur	DragonIce	Paldea	+34.6	70	93	60	51
16	Barraskewda	Water	Galar	+33.8	78	70	37	87
17	Haxorus	Dragon	Unova	+33.6	71	90	46	60
18	Dragonite	DragonFlying	Kanto	+33.1	69	90	69	47
19	Hydreigon	DarkDragon	Unova	+32.7	73	77	72	58
20	Infernape	FireFighting	Sinnoh	+32.2	78	70	56	69
21	Electivire	Electric	Sinnoh	+31.7	71	81	59	60
22	Aerodactyl	RockFlying	Kanto	+31.3	72	71	50	80
23	Meowscarada	GrassDark	Paldea	+31.3	75	66	54	80
24	Metagross	SteelPsychic	Hoenn	+30.9	68	92	67	39
25	Weavile	DarkIce	Sinnoh	+30.6	71	70	50	81
26	Kartana	GrassSteel	Alola	+30.3	75	72	30	82
27	Cinderace	Fire	Galar	+29.8	72	69	50	78
28	Walking Wake	WaterDragon	Paldea	+29.8	72	72	68	61
29	Great Tusk	GroundFighting	Paldea	+29.4	68	92	44	49
30	Iron Treads	GroundSteel	Paldea	+29.4	68	83	51	60

Best designated hitter from each region

Top three non-Legendary picks per region, for the builder's single-region pools and any Indigo roll that lands there.

Region	1st	2nd	3rd
Kanto	Dragonite +33.1	Aerodactyl +31.3	Arcanine +27.9
Johto	Tyranitar +27.7	Crobat +27.5	Heracross +24.9
Hoenn	Slaking +43.8	Salamence +40.3	Metagross +30.9
Sinnoh	Garchomp +35.7	Infernape +32.2	Electivire +31.7
Unova	Archeops +41.7	Mienshao +34.6	Haxorus +33.6
Kalos	Greninja +29.1	Goodra +26.4	Hawlucha +25.5
Alola	Pheromosa +51.8	Blacephalon +38.0	Kartana +30.3
Galar	Dragapult +45.2	Sneasler +36.4	Barraskewda +33.8
Paldea	Iron Valiant +43.6	Roaring Moon +42.0	Iron Boulder +41.8