PokéSurvivor Starter Tier List: All 29 Starters

A transparent comparison of all 29 starting partners, including their opening move and weighted starting attributes.

Editorial starter recommendation. This score is useful for comparing openings, but it is not measured survival time, win rate or an official game tier.

What the score measures

Score = 100 × (0.35 × HP / 110 + 0.25 × speed / 108 + 0.40 × attack / 1.09). Each denominator is the highest value among the 29 starters in this snapshot. A = 90 or above; B = 82 to below 90; C = below 82.

The weights are an editorial choice, not an official game formula. A higher score only means a stronger weighted starting-stat profile. It excludes move pattern, range, weather, resistances, run upgrades and player skill; an A-band partner is not guaranteed to outperform a lower-band one.

Starter stat score bands
Band	Partner	Type	Score	HP	Speed	Attack	Starting move
A	Scorbunny	Fire	94.0	92	107	1.09×	Ember
A	Sobble	Water	93.7	92	107	1.08×	Water Gun
A	Slowpoke	WaterPsychic	93.3	110	84	1.06×	Confusion
A	Tepig	Fire	92.5	99	97	1.05×	Ember
A	Grookey	Grass	92.5	92	105	1.06×	Vine Whip
A	Litten	Fire	92.3	90	107	1.06×	Ember
A	Quaxly	Water	92.0	95	99	1.06×	Water Gun
A	Fuecoco	Fire	91.9	100	93	1.05×	Ember
A	Treecko	Grass	91.7	88	107	1.06×	Razor Leaf
A	Psyduck	Water	91.6	92	101	1.06×	Confusion
A	Oshawott	Water	91.2	95	97	1.05×	Water Gun
A	Froakie	Water	91.2	88	108	1.04×	Water Gun
A	Rowlet	GrassFlying	91.1	101	96	1.00×	Razor Leaf
A	Mudkip	Water	90.9	92	95	1.08×	Water Gun
A	Torchic	Fire	90.7	90	97	1.08×	Ember
A	Turtwig	Grass	90.6	95	91	1.07×	Vine Whip
A	Sprigatito	Grass	90.5	88	105	1.04×	Razor Leaf
A	Totodile	Water	90.4	92	96	1.06×	Water Gun
A	Chespin	Grass	90.2	95	94	1.04×	Vine Whip
A	Popplio	Water	90.2	92	95	1.06×	Bubble
A	Charmander	Fire	90.1	88	105	1.03×	Ember
A	Cyndaquil	Fire	90.1	88	105	1.03×	Ember
A	Chimchar	Fire	90.1	90	104	1.02×	Ember
A	Piplup	Water	90.1	94	95	1.04×	Bubble
A	Bulbasaur	GrassPoison	90.0	90	97	1.06×	Vine Whip
A	Fennekin	Fire	90.0	88	103	1.04×	Ember
B	Snivy	Grass	87.6	90	104	0.95×	Razor Leaf
B	Chikorita	Grass	86.7	90	97	0.97×	Vine Whip
B	Squirtle	Water	86.5	90	96	0.97×	Water Gun

Turn the ranking into a decision

Use the starter guide to find a move you can handle. Use the evolution checker to identify its required card, and test the route in your own runs. For a durable survival-time ranking, comparable repeated runs and recorded conditions would be needed; this site does not invent those results.

Sources & snapshot scope

Reference reviewed 2026-10-17. Mechanics and data were checked against the named source snapshot. Source inspection is separate from gameplay testing. b297089.

PokéSurvivor Starter Tier List: All 29 Starters

What the score measures

Turn the ranking into a decision

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