Best Pokémon to defeat for HP EVs

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

Quick picks

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

Wishiwashi Wishiwashi +1 HPCaterpie Caterpie +1 HPWurmple Wurmple +1 HPMarill Marill +2 HPJigglypuff Jigglypuff +2 HPClefairy Clefairy +2 HP
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Gives 3 HP EVs (15)

Nidoqueen Nidoqueen Clefable Clefable Wigglytuff Wigglytuff Azumarill Azumarill Blissey Blissey Slaking Slaking Exploud Exploud Walrein Walrein Lickilicky Lickilicky Seismitoad Seismitoad Guzzlord Guzzlord Basculegion Basculegion Dondozo Dondozo Farigiraf Farigiraf Scream Tail Scream Tail

Gives 2 HP EVs (46)

Nidorina Nidorina Clefairy Clefairy Jigglypuff Jigglypuff Lickitung Lickitung Chansey Chansey Kangaskhan Kangaskhan Lapras Lapras Vaporeon Vaporeon Snorlax Snorlax Noctowl Noctowl Lanturn Lanturn Marill Marill Quagsire Quagsire Wobbuffet Wobbuffet Shedinja Shedinja Loudred Loudred Hariyama Hariyama Swalot Swalot Wailord Wailord Whiscash Whiscash Tropius Tropius Glalie Glalie Sealeo Sealeo Gastrodon Gastrodon Drifblim Drifblim Skuntank Skuntank Musharna Musharna Audino Audino Palpitoad Palpitoad Throh Throh Amoonguss Amoonguss Alomomola Alomomola Stunfisk Stunfisk Diggersby Diggersby Gogoat Gogoat Aromatisse Aromatisse Aurorus Aurorus Dartrix Dartrix Greedent Greedent Appletun Appletun Oinkologne Oinkologne Bellibolt Bellibolt Palafin Palafin Cetitan Cetitan Clodsire Clodsire Dudunsparce Dudunsparce

Gives 1 HP EV (50)

Caterpie Caterpie Nidoran♀ Nidoran♀ Slowpoke Slowpoke Grimer Grimer Muk Muk also 1 AtkDitto Ditto Hoothoot Hoothoot Chinchou Chinchou Igglybuff Igglybuff Wooper Wooper Dunsparce Dunsparce Piloswine Piloswine also 1 AtkPhanpy Phanpy Wurmple Wurmple Shroomish Shroomish Slakoth Slakoth Whismur Whismur Makuhita Makuhita Azurill Azurill Delcatty Delcatty also 1 SpeGulpin Gulpin Wailmer Wailmer Barboach Barboach Castform Castform Wynaut Wynaut Snorunt Snorunt Spheal Spheal Relicanth Relicanth also 1 DefBidoof Bidoof Shellos Shellos Drifloon Drifloon Happiny Happiny Munchlax Munchlax Tepig Tepig Munna Munna Ducklett Ducklett Foongus Foongus Vivillon Vivillon also 1 SpA, 1 SpeSkiddo Skiddo Spritzee Spritzee Amaura Amaura Rowlet Rowlet Wishiwashi Wishiwashi Bounsweet Bounsweet Skwovet Skwovet Yamper Yamper Fuecoco Fuecoco Lechonk Lechonk Tadbulb Tadbulb Cetoddle Cetoddle