Is Victini good in Pokemon GO?

Yes. Victini is C-tier for Great League and has 3 other ranked roles.

What are the best Victini IVs for Great League?

The rank-1 Great League spread is 12/10/14 (Attack/Defense/HP), which reaches the 1500 CP cap at level 16.5. Low Attack with high Defense and HP wins in capped leagues. Use the IV checker on this page to rank your own copy among all 4,096 spreads.

What are the best Victini IVs for Ultra League?

The rank-1 Ultra League spread is 12/11/12 (Attack/Defense/HP), which reaches the 2500 CP cap at level 27.5. Low Attack with high Defense and HP wins in capped leagues. Use the IV checker on this page to rank your own copy among all 4,096 spreads.

Is Victini a good raid attacker?

Victini ranks #21 of 263 fire attackers with 14.8 DPS. That is outside the top 15, so it is not a raid priority.

#494 · Generation 5

Victini

psychic fireMythical

Max CP (L40 / L50): 3,265 / 3,691
Raid catch CP (L20 / L25): 1,865 / 2,332
Research CP (L15): 1,399
Buddy distance: 20 km
2nd charged move: 100,000 dust · 100 candy

Shiny
Shadow
Tradable
Mega
Dynamax

Situational

Keep the best copies

Mythical Pokemon are hard to get back once they leave rotation. Keep hundos, shinies, and one for the collection; transfer the weak duplicates.

Battle roles

C
Great League#385 of 1154 · score 78
It is ranked #385 in Great League on PvPoke with Confusion / V Create / Psyshock.
C
Ultra League#251 of 851 · score 80.9
It is ranked #251 in Ultra League on PvPoke with Confusion / V Create / Psyshock.
C
Master League#103 of 409 · score 76
It is ranked #103 in Master League on PvPoke with Confusion / V Create / Psyshock.
C
Fire raid attacker#21 Fire · 14.8 DPS
It ranks #21 of 263 Fire-type attackers with Confusion / V Create.

Collection value

Mythical: keep at least one, and hold on to hundos and shinies.
The shiny has not been released yet.

Tiers: S = meta-defining, A = strong, B = playable, C = niche. PvP from PvPoke overall rankings; raids from computed DPS/TDO within each attacking type; Max Battles from GO Hub tier lists.

Base stats

Attack210

Defense210

Stamina225

Base stats. Bars are scaled to the strongest Pokemon in the game.

Weak to

dark×1.6
ghost×1.6
ground×1.6
rock×1.6
water×1.6

Resists

fairy×0.625
fighting×0.625
fire×0.625
grass×0.625
ice×0.625
psychic×0.625
steel×0.625

Evolution line

Does not evolve.

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PvP rankings (GO Battle League)

League	Tier	Rank	Score	Recommended moves	Typical build
Great League	C	#385 / 1154	78	Confusion · V Create · Psyshock	L16.5 · 12/10/14
Ultra League	C	#251 / 851	80.9	Confusion · V Create · Psyshock	L27.5 · 12/11/12
Master League	C	#103 / 409	76	Confusion · V Create · Psyshock	L50 · 15/15/15

Source: PvPoke overall rankings. Score is relative to the league meta (100 = best). Typical build is the IV spread PvPoke assumes.

Raid attacker rankings

Attacking type	Tier	Rank	DPS	TDO	Best moves
fire	C	#21 / 263	14.8	372	Confusion · V Create
psychic	–	#45 / 248	12.3	309	Confusion · Psychic
fighting	–	#118 / 283	10.5	263	Confusion · Focus Blast

Level 40, 15/15/15, neutral target. DPS = damage per second, TDO = total damage output before fainting. Rank is among every Pokemon using that attacking type.

Moves

Fast move	Type	Raid power	Energy	Duration	DPS	PvP power	PvP energy	Speed
ConfusionSTAB	psychic	19	+14	1.5s	12.7	16	+14	4 turns
Quick Attack	normal	10	+13	1.0s	10.0	5	+8	2 turns

Charged move	Type	Raid power	Energy	Duration	Dmg/energy	PvP power	PvP energy	Effects
OverheatSTAB	fire	160	-100	4.0s	1.60	130	-55	100% chance: -2 own Atk
Focus Blast	fighting	140	-100	3.5s	1.40	150	-75
PsychicSTAB	psychic	95	-50	3.0s	1.90	75	-55	10% chance: -1 foe Def
V-createSTAB	fire	105	-33	3.0s	3.18	95	-40	100% chance: -3 own Def
PsyshockSTAB	psychic	60	-33	2.5s	1.82	70	-40

Questions people ask

Is Victini good in Pokemon GO?: Yes. Victini is C-tier for Great League and has 3 other ranked roles.
Should I keep or transfer Victini?: Mythical Pokemon are hard to get back once they leave rotation. Keep hundos, shinies, and one for the collection; transfer the weak duplicates.
What are the best Victini IVs for Great League?: The rank-1 Great League spread is 12/10/14 (Attack/Defense/HP), which reaches the 1500 CP cap at level 16.5. Low Attack with high Defense and HP wins in capped leagues. Use the IV checker on this page to rank your own copy among all 4,096 spreads.
What are the best Victini IVs for Ultra League?: The rank-1 Ultra League spread is 12/11/12 (Attack/Defense/HP), which reaches the 2500 CP cap at level 27.5. Low Attack with high Defense and HP wins in capped leagues. Use the IV checker on this page to rank your own copy among all 4,096 spreads.
Is Victini a good raid attacker?: Victini ranks #21 of 263 fire attackers with 14.8 DPS. That is outside the top 15, so it is not a raid priority.

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