Best Pokémon to defeat for Attack EVs

Each Pokémon below gives Attack EVs when defeated. The best picks give only Attack, so none of your EVs go to waste. Hold a Power Bracer for extra Attack per battle, or use Protein for 10 at a time.

Quick picks

Common, easy to beat, and they give only Attack:

Nymble Nymble +1 AtkSentret Sentret +1 AtkPoochyena Poochyena +1 AtkNuzleaf Nuzleaf +2 AtkKrokorok Krokorok +2 AtkTrumbeak Trumbeak +2 Atk
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Gives 3 Attack EVs (47)

Nidoking Nidoking Machamp Machamp Victreebel Victreebel Dragonite Dragonite Tyranitar Tyranitar Blaziken Blaziken Swampert Swampert Shiftry Shiftry Salamence Salamence Staraptor Staraptor Luxray Luxray Garchomp Garchomp Rhyperior Rhyperior Electivire Electivire Mamoswine Mamoswine Gallade Gallade Emboar Emboar Stoutland Stoutland Unfezant Unfezant Gigalith Gigalith Conkeldurr Conkeldurr Leavanny Leavanny Krookodile Krookodile Eelektross Eelektross Haxorus Haxorus Decidueye Decidueye Incineroar Incineroar Toucannon Toucannon Tsareena Tsareena Kartana Kartana Rillaboom Rillaboom Grimmsnarl Grimmsnarl Kleavor Kleavor Ursaluna Ursaluna Quaquaval Quaquaval Pawmot Pawmot Annihilape Annihilape Kingambit Kingambit Great Tusk Great Tusk Brute Bonnet Brute Bonnet Slither Wing Slither Wing Iron Hands Iron Hands Iron Thorns Iron Thorns Baxcalibur Baxcalibur Roaring Moon Roaring Moon Iron Valiant Iron Valiant Iron Leaves Iron Leaves

Gives 2 Attack EVs (113)

Beedrill Beedrill also 1 SpDArbok Arbok Nidorino Nidorino Parasect Parasect also 1 DefPrimeape Primeape Arcanine Arcanine Machoke Machoke Weepinbell Weepinbell Dodrio Dodrio Kingler Kingler Hitmonlee Hitmonlee Rhydon Rhydon Seaking Seaking Pinsir Pinsir Gyarados Gyarados Flareon Flareon Kabutops Kabutops Dragonair Dragonair Feraligatr Feraligatr also 1 DefAriados Ariados Granbull Granbull Scizor Scizor Heracross Heracross Ursaring Ursaring Pupitar Pupitar Marshtomp Marshtomp Mightyena Mightyena Nuzleaf Nuzleaf Breloom Breloom Sharpedo Sharpedo Zangoose Zangoose Solrock Solrock Crawdaunt Crawdaunt Armaldo Armaldo Banette Banette Absol Absol Torterra Torterra also 1 DefBibarel Bibarel Kricketune Kricketune Luxio Luxio Rampardos Rampardos Honchkrow Honchkrow Gabite Gabite Toxicroak Toxicroak Carnivine Carnivine Yanmega Yanmega Pignite Pignite Watchog Watchog Herdier Herdier Tranquill Tranquill Excadrill Excadrill Gurdurr Gurdurr Sawk Sawk Krokorok Krokorok Darmanitan Darmanitan Archeops Archeops Garbodor Garbodor Sawsbuck Sawsbuck Escavalier Escavalier Eelektrik Eelektrik Fraxure Fraxure Beartic Beartic Mienshao Mienshao Druddigon Druddigon Golurk Golurk Bisharp Bisharp Bouffalant Bouffalant Braviary Braviary Zweilous Zweilous Pangoro Pangoro Malamar Malamar Barbaracle Barbaracle Tyrantrum Tyrantrum Hawlucha Hawlucha Trevenant Trevenant Trumbeak Trumbeak Gumshoos Gumshoos Crabominable Crabominable Lycanroc Lycanroc Mudsdale Mudsdale Lurantis Lurantis Bewear Bewear Passimian Passimian Komala Komala Togedemaru Togedemaru Bruxish Bruxish Dhelmise Dhelmise Thwackey Thwackey Drednaw Drednaw Flapple Flapple Centiskorch Centiskorch Grapploct Grapploct Perrserker Perrserker Sirfetch'd Sirfetch'd Falinks Falinks also 1 SpDPincurchin Pincurchin Copperajah Copperajah Dracozolt Dracozolt Arctozolt Arctozolt Sneasler Sneasler Overqwil Overqwil Quaxwell Quaxwell Lokix Lokix Ceruledge Ceruledge Mabosstiff Mabosstiff Brambleghast Brambleghast Scovillain Scovillain Bombirdier Bombirdier Revavroom Revavroom Houndstone Houndstone Flamigo Flamigo Veluza Veluza Arctibax Arctibax

Gives 1 Attack EV (111)

Ekans Ekans Nidoran♂ Nidoran♂ Paras Paras Mankey Mankey Growlithe Growlithe Machop Machop Bellsprout Bellsprout Farfetch'd Farfetch'd Doduo Doduo Muk Muk also 1 HPKrabby Krabby Goldeen Goldeen Scyther Scyther Tauros Tauros also 1 SpeDratini Dratini Totodile Totodile Croconaw Croconaw also 1 DefSentret Sentret Spinarak Spinarak Unown Unown also 1 SpASnubbull Snubbull Qwilfish Qwilfish Teddiursa Teddiursa Swinub Swinub Piloswine Piloswine also 1 HPOctillery Octillery also 1 SpAKingdra Kingdra also 1 SpA, 1 SpDDonphan Donphan also 1 DefStantler Stantler Tyrogue Tyrogue Larvitar Larvitar Combusken Combusken also 1 SpAMudkip Mudkip Poochyena Poochyena Sableye Sableye also 1 DefMawile Mawile also 1 DefCarvanha Carvanha Camerupt Camerupt also 1 SpATrapinch Trapinch Vibrava Vibrava also 1 SpeFlygon Flygon also 2 SpeCacturne Cacturne also 1 SpASeviper Seviper also 1 SpACorphish Corphish Anorith Anorith Shuppet Shuppet Huntail Huntail also 1 DefBagon Bagon Turtwig Turtwig Grotle Grotle also 1 DefInfernape Infernape also 1 SpA, 1 SpeShinx Shinx Cranidos Cranidos Mothim Mothim also 1 SpAChatot Chatot Gible Gible Riolu Riolu Lucario Lucario also 1 SpACroagunk Croagunk Snover Snover Abomasnow Abomasnow also 1 SpAWeavile Weavile also 1 SpePatrat Patrat Lillipup Lillipup Pidove Pidove Boldore Boldore also 1 DefDrilbur Drilbur Timburr Timburr Sandile Sandile Darumaka Darumaka Scraggy Scraggy Archen Archen Karrablast Karrablast Axew Axew Cubchoo Cubchoo Mienfoo Mienfoo Golett Golett Pawniard Pawniard Rufflet Rufflet Deino Deino Larvesta Larvesta Pancham Pancham Inkay Inkay Binacle Binacle Tyrunt Tyrunt Phantump Phantump Pikipek Pikipek Yungoos Yungoos Grubbin Grubbin Crabrawler Crabrawler Rockruff Rockruff Mudbray Mudbray Fomantis Fomantis Stufful Stufful Buzzwole Buzzwole also 2 DefCelesteela Celesteela also 1 Def, 1 SpAGrookey Grookey Chewtle Chewtle Sizzlipede Sizzlipede Clobbopus Clobbopus Cufant Cufant Wyrdeer Wyrdeer also 1 SpAQuaxly Quaxly Nymble Nymble Squawkabilly Squawkabilly Maschiff Maschiff Bramblin Bramblin Capsakid Capsakid Varoom Varoom Greavard Greavard Frigibax Frigibax