Best baton pass pokemon

Ever since the 3^rd generation of the Pokémon game series, Baton Pass has been fairly common. I like to use it in battle because it is a great way to easily counter threats. In my experience, Baton Pass teams can be deadly once you master how to do it correctly. The first step to this is building a successful team. For that, you would need to know the best Pokémon to use in a Baton Pass team.

So, borrowing from my extensive experience, I came up with this article to guide you on which Pokémon are the best for a baton pass. Keep reading to learn more.

Best baton pass pokemon comparison Table

Pokemon	Special Ability	Speed (Base Stat)	HP (Base Stat)	Attack (Base Stat)	Defense (Base Stat)	Total Base Stat	Moves and other Abilities
Ninjask (best baton pass Pokemon)	Speed Boost	160	61	90	45	456	-Baton pass   -Swords Dance -X-Scissor -Substitute
Smeargle	Own Tempo	75	55	20	35	250	-Baton pass   -Spore -Ingrain -Substitute
Celebi	Natural Cure	100	100	100	100	600	-Swords Dance   -Recover -Seed Bomb -Baton Pass
Jolteon	Volt Absorb	130	65	65	60	525	-Baton pass   -Agility -Charge Beam -Substitute
Togekiss	Serene Grace	80	85	50	95	545	-Air Slash   -Nasty Plot -Baton Pass -Roost
Umbreon	Synchronize	65	95	65	110	525	-Baton Pass   -Mean Look -Yawn -Wish
Vaporeon	Water Absorb	65	130	65	60	525	-Baton Pass   -Roar -Acid Armor -Substitute
Gliscor	Hyper Cutter	95	75	95	125	510	-Baton Pass -Agility   -Taunt -Swords Dance
Scizor	Technician	65	70	130	100	500	-Roost   -Baton Pass -Bullet Punch -Swords Dance.
Zapdos	Pressure	100	90	90	85	580	-Baton Pass   -Agility -Substitute -Charge Beam
Absol	Super Luck	75	65	130	60	465	-Swords Dance   -Mean Look -Baton Pass -Sucker Punch
Ambipom	Technician	115	75	100	66	482	-Agility   -Nasty Plot -Baton Pass -Taunt
Ariados	Insomnia	40	70	90	70	400	-Baton Pass   -Spider Web -Agility -Bug Bite
Blaziken	Blaze	80	80	120	70	530	-Baton Pass   -Swords Dance -Agility -Fire Punch
Drifblim	Aftermath	80	150	80	44	498	-Baton Pass   -Substitute -Calm Mind -Shadow Ball
Espeon	Synchronize	110	65	65	60	525	-Calm Mind   -Baton Pass -Psychic -Substitute

Ninjask

Ninja is the best baton pass Pokemon in the entire game series because of its ability (Speed Boost) which enables it to boost its Speed freely while stalling with Protect and Substitute. Also, this Pokemon has access to Swords Dance which boosts its attack to extraordinary levels. One major downside of using Ninjask is its 4× Stealth Rock weakness. Using Substitute will make Ninjask’s HP deplete quickly; this makes Ninjask a single-use baton passer most of the time.

Ninjask’s unique ability is Speed Boost. Its base stats are 61 HP, 90 Attack, 45 Defense, 50 Speed Attack, 50 Speed Defense, and 160 Speed.

Strengths

• Baton pass
• Swords dance
• X-scissor
• Substitute.

Weaknesses

• Fire, flying, electric, ice, and rock.

Smeargle

One of the reasons why Smeargle is one of the best baton passers in Pokemon is its Sketch ability. This Pokemon has the unique ability to learn every attack in the game. Smeargle can learn every support and stat-boosting move available in the game. This Pokémon’s access to the 100 percent accurate Ingrain and Spore all-important makes it a must-have Pokemon in your baton pass team because Smeargle can prevent your chain from being phased; thereby buying you time to set up.

Smeargle’s unique ability is Own Tempo. Its base stats are 55 HP, 20 Attack, 35 Defense, 20 Speed Attack, 45 Speed Defense, and 75 Speed.

Strengths

• Baton pass
• Spore
• Ingrain
• Substitute.

Weaknesses

• Fighting

Celebi

Celebi is one the best baton passers in the game, having impressive stat-up moves such as nasty plot, calm mind and swords dance, high defenses, and reliable recovery in recovery and leech seed. This Pokemon makes a decent attacker when the grass knot and seed bomb are boosted.

Celebi’s unique ability is Natural Cure. Its base stats are 100 HP, 100 Attack, 100 Defense, 100 Speed Attack, 100 Speed Defense, and 100 Speed.

Strengths

• Swords dance
• Recovery
• Seed bomb
• Baton pass.

Weaknesses

• Ghost, fire, flying, ice, dark, poison, and bug.

Jolteon

Jolteon is the quickest baton passer in the Pokemon game series. This Pokemon can set up and baton pass before the opposing Pokemon attacks. Charge beam and agility are decent stat-boosting moves, though the former can sometimes be unreliable. This Pokemon can also set up a substitute against Zapdos or Choiced Rotom with its Volt Absorb ability.

Jolteon’s unique ability is Volt Absorb. Its base stats are 65 HP, 65 Attack, 60 Defense, 110 Speed Attack, 95 Speed Defense, and 130 Speed.

Strengths

• Baton pass
• Agility
• Charge beam
• Substitute.

Weaknesses

• Ground

Togekiss

Togekiss is one of several Pokemon in the game who can pass nasty plot boosts in the overused tier, and hence is a perfect choice when choosing a unique booster. Also, this Pokemon can abuse air slash to cower slower opponents. This can include most of the Pokemon if you pass Togekiss with some speed. This Pokemon also has several exceptional support moves like Heal Bell, Yawn, and Encore and decent defenses.

Togekiss’s unique ability is serene grace. Its base stats are 85 HP, 50 Attack, 95 Defense, 120 Speed Attack, 115 Speed Defense, and 80 Speed.

Strengths

• Air slash
• Nasty plot
• Baton pass
• Roost

Weaknesses

• Steel, poison, electric, ice, and rock.

Umbreon

This Pokemon is the best trap passer in the series due to its good typing, expansive support pool of moves (with moves such as Yawn, Taunt and Wish), and massive defenses. This Pokemon can also use a curse to boost its defense and attack at the cost of Speed. It shares decent defensive synergy with Glisor making them ideal partners.

Umbreon’s unique ability is Synchronize. Its base stats are 95 HP, 65 Attack, 110 Defense, 60 Speed Attack, 130 Speed Defense, and 65 Speed.

Strengths

• Baton pass
• Mean look
• Yawn
• Wish.

Weaknesses

• Fairy, bug, and fighting.

Vaporeon

This Pokemon is one of the most efficient passers of defense; its massive HP and decent defensive typing make it hard to tackle after a boost. The high HP enables this Pokemon to make sturdy substitutes that it passes to other members of its team. Access to wish also helps the Pokemon to survive severe attacks and restore its HP. Also, it is one of the few Pokemon in the game that can pass Aqua Ring.

Vaporeon’s unique ability is Water Absorb. Its base stats are 130 HP, 65 Attack, 60 Defense, 110 Speed Attack, 95 Speed Defense, and 65 Speed.

Strengths

• Baton pass
• Roar
• Acid armor
• Substitute.

Weaknesses

• Grass and electric.

Gliscor 

Gliscor is a good baton pass Pokemon due to its high Speed, decent defensive typing, and access to several offensive stat-boosting moves. Its taunt ability helps cripple phazers and status users the opponent has. Its unique ability, hyper cutter, ensures that the opponent cannot lower Gliscor’s attack. This helps to preserve any stat boosts that this Pokemon is trying to baton pass. With dual screen support, this Pokemon has turned to set up against rivals who carry out effective attacks.

Gliscor’s unique ability is Hyper Cutter. Its base stats are 75 HP, 95 Attack, 125 Defense, 45 Speed Attack, 75 Speed Defense, and 95 Speed.

Strengths

• Baton pass
• Agility
• Taunt
• Swords dance.

Weaknesses

• Water and ice.

Scizor

This Pokemon can pass many stat boosts. Scizor’s ability to cause switches with its damage-inflicting attacks, great bulk, and single weakness to attacks from fire-type Pokemon make it the fitting addition to any baton pass team in Pokemon. It is guaranteed that Scizor will always get two boosts, with the only exception being when the opponent carries Heatran.

Scizor’s unique ability is Technician. Its base stats are 70 HP, 130 Attack, 100 Defense, 55 Speed Attack, 80 Speed Defense, and 65 Speed.

Strengths

• Roost
• Baton pass
• Bullet punch
• Swords dance.

Weaknesses

• Fire.

Zapdos

This Pokemon has much in common with Jolteon. The only exception is that Zapdo’s dual typing ability gives it immunity to ground-type moves coupled with access to roost at the cost of gained weaknesses to ice and rock-type attacks. Also, this Pokemon has higher defenses than Jolteon, which helps it obtain more boosts. Zapdos uses the charge beam to collect special attack boosts to share with teammates.

Zapdo’s unique ability is Pressure. Its base stats are 90 HP, 90 Attack, 85 Defense, 125 Speed Attack, 90 Speed Defense, and 100 Speed.

Strengths

• Baton pass
• Agility
• Substitute
• Charge beam.

Weaknesses

• Ice and rock.

Absol 

This Pokemon is one of the several that can trap-pass. Thanks to its good stab and huge attack statistics, Absol can cause a lot of switches. Most Ghost and Psychic-type Pokemon will switch out in fear or Night Slash or Sucker Punch. Besides, mean look, this Pokemon can pass swords dance boosts. Absol can also use the boosts to injure opponents with its Stab attack when the need arises. In addition, this Pokemon has a taunt to cripple and slow down phazers.

Absol’s unique ability is Super Luck. Its base stats are 65 HP, 130 Attack, 60 Defense, 75 Speed Attack, 60 Speed Defense, and 75 Speed.

Strength

• Swords dance
• Mean-look
• Baton pass
• Sucker punch.

Weaknesses

• Fairy, bug, and fighting.

Ambipom

This Pokemon is one of the fastest baton passers in the Pokemon series. It can taunt phazers and escape before an opponent attacks it. Also, this Pokemon is one of the best passers of special attack boosts because it holds the nasty plot in its arsenal.

Ambipom’s unique ability is Insomnia. Its base stats are 75 HP, 100 Attack, 66 Defense, 60 Speed Attack, 66 Speed Defense, and 155 Speed.

Strengths

• Agility
• Nasty plot
• Baton pass
• Taunt.

Weaknesses

• Fighting.

Ariados 

Ariados is a good baton passer; it is one of several Pokemon that can trap-pass. This Pokemon also has agility which aids in boosting its Speed. Its insomnia ability makes it immune to sleep-inducing moves. This makes it a good lead in the underused tier teams. However, it has low defenses.

Its unique ability is Insomnia. Its base stats are 70 HP, 90 Attack, 70 Defense, 60 Speed Attack, 70 Speed Defense, and 40 Speed.

Strengths

• Baton pass
• Spider web
• Agility
• Bug bite.

Weaknesses

• Fire, psychic, flying, and rock.

Blaziken 

This Pokemon is a decent baton passer due to its surprise factor. Most of the rivals expect Blaziken to fire maiming shots, which causes many switches. While the opponent is trying to rethink their strategy, Blaziken can find time to set up and pass attack and speed boosts to teammates. This will give your team an upper hand.

Its unique ability is Blaze. Balziken’s base stats are 80 HP, 120 Attack, 70 Defense, 110 Speed Attack, 70 Speed Defense, and 80 Speed.

Strengths

• Baton pass
• Swords dance
• Agility
• Fire punch

Weaknesses

• Water, psychic, flying, and ground.

Drifblim

Look no further if you are looking for the baton passer with the highest HP. The high HP ability enables, Drifblim to pass substitutes over 101 HP to other members of its team. This Pokémon’s decent typing makes it immune to regular, ground, and fighting-type attacks. Drifblim is a unique Pokemon because it is the only Ghost-type Pokemon with the baton pass ability.

Its unique ability is Aftermath. Drifblim’s base stats are 150 HP, 80 Attack, 44 Defense, 90 Speed Attack, 54 Speed Defense, and 80 Speed.

Strengths

• Baton pass
• Substitute
• Calm mind
• Shadow ball.

Weaknesses

• Ice, ghost, electric, and rock.

Espeon

This Pokemon is one of the fastest baton passers in the game series. It out-speeds most of the underused (UU) tier Pokemon with its 350 maximum speed. Also, with a high special attack, Espeon can use offensive moves to severely maim opponents.

Its unique ability is Synchronize. Espeon’s base stats are 65 HP, 65 Attack, 60 Defense, 130 Speed Attack, 95 Speed Defense, and 110 Speed.

Strengths

• Calm mind
• Baton pass
• Psychic
• Substitute.

Weaknesses

• Ghost, dark, and bug.

Conclusion

Ninjask is the best baton pass Pokemon in the game. Its ability (Speed Boost) enables it to boost its Speed freely while stalling with Protect and Substitute. Also, this Pokemon has access to Swords Dance, which dramatically boosts its attack. Other decent baton passers in the overused (OU) Pokemon tier include; Smeargle, Togekiss, Umbreon, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Gliscor, Zapdos, Scizor, and Celebi. Good passers in the underused (UU) Pokemon tier include; Absol, Ambipom, Ariados, Blaziken, Drifblim, and Espeon.

FAQs

Which Pokemon has the highest HP stats? 

Drifblim is the Pokemon with the highest HP stats, with a base HP of 150.

Which Pokemon has the highest base speed stat?

Ninjask has the highest base speed stats, with a base speed of 160.