The fourth generation of the Pokémon franchise was revealed to the world in 2006 with the release of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl and the reception was, at best, underwhelming. Diamond and Pearl quickly became 2 of the least loved games in the series, with fans citing issues on everything from a mediocre storyline to a boring region.
Even the Pokémon roster itself became the subject of much debate due to many of the creatures not coming available in the games until after the main game story arc was completed. However, some great creatures are available in Diamond and Pearl and some have become fan favorites over the years. Let’s take a look at the strongest of the Pokémon introduced in Diamond and Pearl, based on stats.
10 Empoleon and Mamoswine
With both of these creatures having a base stat total of 530, Empoleon and Mamoswine are definitely Pokémon to look out for. Empoleon is the final form of Gen 4’s Water-type starter, Piplup. It is the only Water/Steel-type, (which is an absolutely phenomenal typing). Water/Steel gives Empoleon 9 resistances and an immunity. Combine that with high Special Attack and Special Defense stats, and you have a great Pokémon.
Mamoswine has an excellent offensive typing in Ice/Ground, in addition to having a great Attack stat and decent Speed. Combine all of that with its fantastic design and wonderfully punny name, and you have an all-time fan favorite.
9 Infernape
Infernape is the final evolution of Sinnoh’s Fire-type starter, Chimchar. With 534 as its base stat total, Infernape is an extremely offensively focused Pokémon. It has incredibly high Attack, Special Attack, and Speed stats, but unfortunately, it also has very frail defenses. Fire/Fighting is always a great offensive typing, allowing it to hit 7 different types for super effective damage. The movepool is also interesting, with Infernape being able to learn moves that are unusual for its typing, such as Earthquake and Thunder Punch.
8 Magnezone, Rhyperior, Tangrowth and Porygon-Z
This quartet is made up of new evolutions of older Pokémon which all share the same base stat total of 535. Magnezone has an incredible typing in Electric/Steel, giving it a massive 10 resistances and an immunity. Rhyperior is a physical beast, with its HP, Attack, and Defense all being ridiculously high. Tangrowth has beautiful stats in general, with only its Special Defense and Speed being subpar.
Porygon-Z is the most interesting of the bunch, though. It’s not the expected evolution of Porygon2 with better stats. It essentially is Porygon2 with rearranged stats. This allows the 2 evolutions to coexist, something very rarely seen.
7 Electivire and Magmortar
Electivire and Magmortar are new evolutions of Gen 1’s Electabuzz and Magmar, seemingly created to give them more individuality in battle, as they have extremely similar stats when not fully evolved.
Both have a shared base stat total of 540, with Electivire being more physically focused and Magmortar being more Special stat focused. Other than that, the 2 boast having good HP and Speed, as well as some interesting type coverage options.
6 Togekiss
Gen 4 really liked its new evolutions, huh? Togekiss is the final evolution of the Togepi line and has a base stat total of 545. There is not enough good to really say about Togekiss. The stats are incredible, with only the Attack stat being underwhelming out of the whole set. Serene Grace is an excellent ability, the typing is solid, and the movepool is beyond diverse. Togekiss is a great Pokémon no matter how you look at it.
5 The Lake Guardians
This trio of Pokémon plays a very important role in the main storyline of Gen 4, so you should be familiar with them. All 3 of them have pure Psychic typing and share a base stat total of 580, with the points being distributed differently among them. Uxie is the defensive one of the group, Mesprit is the balanced one, and Azelf is offensively focused.
4 Garchomp, Heatran, Cresselia, Manaphy, Darkrai, and Shaymin
This amazing 6-way tie consists of 4 actual Legendary Pokémon and a Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon, all having 600 points in their base stat totals. Garchomp is a Ground/Dragon-type with good stats all around, Heatran has an amazing type combination and Special Attack, Cresselia is a pure Psychic-type with phenomenal defenses and HP, Darkrai is a special attacking beast in every sense, and Manaphy and Shaymin are both jack of all trades kind of Pokémon for the Water and Grass types respectively.
3 Regigigas
Regigigas is the leader of the Legendary Titan Trio from Gen 3 and has a base stat total of 670. Regigigas is an unfortunate Pokémon, it has a great type of pure Normal, downright amazing stats, and a very diverse learnset.
The issue with it comes from its ability Slow Start, halving its Attack and Speed stats for the first 5 turns of battle. If you can unshackle it from its ability, then you have some gold in your hands, but it does have a huge handicap to surmount.
2 The Creation Trio
Here we have all of the mascot Legendary Pokémon for Gen 4, Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina. All with a base stat total of 680, this trio of dragons are all-powerful in their own ways. Dialga and Palkia both have great type combinations in Steel/Dragon and Water/Dragon, with stats that enable them to be mixed attackers. Giratina comes in 2 different forms that alter its stats to be either offensively or defensively focused, with it being part Ghost to give it 2 immunities.
1 Arceus
Here it is, what is essentially the ultimate Pokémon. Arceus is the pinnacle jack of all trades Pokémon, having 120 points in every stat adding up to a total of 720. It defaults to being pure Normal, but if you give it a plate held item of a specific type, it will become whatever type the plate advertises. On top of all of this, its signature move Judgement also matches whatever type Arceus is, meaning it will always have a STAB move.
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