Best Pokémon to defeat for Defense EVs

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

Quick picks

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

Kricketot Kricketot +1 DefScatterbug Scatterbug +1 DefTarountula Tarountula +1 DefMetapod Metapod +2 DefKakuna Kakuna +2 DefSilcoon Silcoon +2 Def
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Gives 3 Defense EVs (15)

Poliwrath Poliwrath Golem Golem Aggron Aggron Metagross Metagross Klinklang Klinklang Chesnaught Chesnaught Kommo-O Kommo-O Stakataka Stakataka Corviknight Corviknight Coalossal Coalossal Obstagoon Obstagoon Garganacl Garganacl Iron Treads Iron Treads Archaludon Archaludon Gouging Fire Gouging Fire

Gives 2 Defense EVs (63)

Metapod Metapod Kakuna Kakuna Sandslash Sandslash Graveler Graveler Slowbro Slowbro Cloyster Cloyster Marowak Marowak Weezing Weezing Omastar Omastar Sudowoodo Sudowoodo Forretress Forretress Steelix Steelix Magcargo Magcargo Skarmory Skarmory Miltank Miltank Silcoon Silcoon Cascoon Cascoon Pelipper Pelipper Lairon Lairon Torkoal Torkoal Shelgon Shelgon Metang Metang Bastiodon Bastiodon Hippowdon Hippowdon Drapion Drapion Tangrowth Tangrowth Leafeon Leafeon Gliscor Gliscor Swadloon Swadloon Whirlipede Whirlipede Crustle Crustle Cofagrigus Cofagrigus Carracosta Carracosta Ferrothorn Ferrothorn Klang Klang Durant Durant Quilladin Quilladin Spewpa Spewpa Doublade Doublade Aegislash Aegislash also 1 SpDSlurpuff Slurpuff Gourgeist Gourgeist Avalugg Avalugg Charjabug Charjabug Toxapex Toxapex Golisopod Golisopod Palossand Palossand Turtonator Turtonator Hakamo-O Hakamo-O Buzzwole Buzzwole also 1 AtkDubwool Dubwool Carkol Carkol Sandaconda Sandaconda Runerigus Runerigus Stonjourner Stonjourner Eiscue Eiscue Dracovish Dracovish Arctovish Arctovish Spidops Spidops Naclstack Naclstack Klawf Klawf Orthworm Orthworm Dipplin Dipplin

Gives 1 Defense EV (80)

Squirtle Squirtle Wartortle Wartortle also 1 SpDSandshrew Sandshrew Parasect Parasect also 2 AtkGeodude Geodude Shellder Shellder Onix Onix Exeggcute Exeggcute Cubone Cubone Koffing Koffing Rhyhorn Rhyhorn Tangela Tangela Seadra Seadra also 1 SpAOmanyte Omanyte Kabuto Kabuto Bayleef Bayleef also 1 SpDMeganium Meganium also 2 SpDCroconaw Croconaw also 1 AtkFeraligatr Feraligatr also 2 AtkPineco Pineco Gligar Gligar Shuckle Shuckle also 1 SpDCorsola Corsola also 1 SpDDonphan Donphan also 1 AtkSeedot Seedot Nincada Nincada Nosepass Nosepass Sableye Sableye also 1 AtkMawile Mawile also 1 AtkAron Aron Dusclops Dusclops also 1 SpDClamperl Clamperl Huntail Huntail also 1 AtkRelicanth Relicanth also 1 HPBeldum Beldum Grotle Grotle also 1 AtkTorterra Torterra also 2 AtkKricketot Kricketot Shieldon Shieldon Vespiquen Vespiquen also 1 SpDBronzor Bronzor Bronzong Bronzong also 1 SpDBonsly Bonsly Spiritomb Spiritomb also 1 SpDHippopotas Hippopotas Skorupi Skorupi Probopass Probopass also 2 SpDDusknoir Dusknoir also 2 SpDRoggenrola Roggenrola Boldore Boldore also 1 AtkSewaddle Sewaddle Venipede Venipede Dwebble Dwebble Scrafty Scrafty also 1 SpDYamask Yamask Tirtouga Tirtouga Ferroseed Ferroseed Klink Klink Shelmet Shelmet Vullaby Vullaby Chespin Chespin Scatterbug Scatterbug Honedge Honedge Swirlix Swirlix Carbink Carbink also 1 SpDKlefki Klefki Pumpkaboo Pumpkaboo Bergmite Bergmite Mareanie Mareanie Sandygast Sandygast Minior Minior also 1 SpDJangmo-O Jangmo-O Celesteela Celesteela also 1 Atk, 1 SpAWooloo Wooloo Rolycoly Rolycoly Applin Applin Silicobra Silicobra Tarountula Tarountula Nacli Nacli Rellor Rellor