Best Pokémon to defeat for Sp. Def EVs

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

Quick picks

Common, easy to beat, and they give only Sp. Def:

Blipbug Blipbug +1 SpDLotad Lotad +1 SpDBurmy Burmy +1 SpDDottler Dottler +2 SpDLombre Lombre +2 SpDFloette Floette +2 SpD
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Gives 3 Sp. Def EVs (11)

Blastoise Blastoise Bellossom Bellossom Politoed Politoed Dustox Dustox Ludicolo Ludicolo Gothitelle Gothitelle Florges Florges Goodra Goodra Nihilego Nihilego Orbeetle Orbeetle Tinkaton Tinkaton

Gives 2 Sp. Def EVs (41)

Tentacruel Tentacruel Dewgong Dewgong Hypno Hypno Hitmonchan Hitmonchan Mr. Mime Mr. Mime Meganium Meganium also 1 DefLedian Ledian Togetic Togetic Umbreon Umbreon Slowking Slowking Mantine Mantine Hitmontop Hitmontop Lombre Lombre Grumpig Grumpig Altaria Altaria Claydol Claydol Cradily Cradily Milotic Milotic Wormadam Wormadam Probopass Probopass also 1 DefDusknoir Dusknoir also 1 DefGothorita Gothorita Jellicent Jellicent Cryogonal Cryogonal Floette Floette Dragalge Dragalge Sylveon Sylveon Sliggoo Sliggoo Araquanid Araquanid Shiinotic Shiinotic Comfey Comfey Oranguru Oranguru Pyukumuku Pyukumuku Mimikyu Mimikyu Dottler Dottler Thievul Thievul Eldegoss Eldegoss Cramorant Cramorant Alcremie Alcremie Toedscruel Toedscruel Tinkatuff Tinkatuff

Gives 1 Sp. Def EV (59)

Ivysaur Ivysaur also 1 SpAVenusaur Venusaur also 2 SpAWartortle Wartortle also 1 DefButterfree Butterfree also 2 SpABeedrill Beedrill also 2 AtkNinetales Ninetales also 1 SpeVenonat Venonat Tentacool Tentacool Seel Seel Drowzee Drowzee Eevee Eevee Chikorita Chikorita Bayleef Bayleef also 1 DefLedyba Ledyba Cleffa Cleffa Togepi Togepi Hoppip Hoppip Misdreavus Misdreavus Shuckle Shuckle also 1 DefCorsola Corsola also 1 DefKingdra Kingdra also 1 Atk, 1 SpALotad Lotad Masquerain Masquerain also 1 SpASpoink Spoink Swablu Swablu Baltoy Baltoy Lileep Lileep Kecleon Kecleon Duskull Duskull Dusclops Dusclops also 1 DefChimecho Chimecho also 1 SpABurmy Burmy Vespiquen Vespiquen also 1 DefMismagius Mismagius also 1 SpABronzong Bronzong also 1 DefMime Jr. Mime Jr. Spiritomb Spiritomb also 1 DefMantyke Mantyke Togekiss Togekiss also 2 SpAScrafty Scrafty also 1 DefGothita Gothita Frillish Frillish Flabébé Flabébé Aegislash Aegislash also 2 DefSkrelp Skrelp Carbink Carbink also 1 DefGoomy Goomy Dewpider Dewpider Morelull Morelull Minior Minior also 1 DefSobble Sobble also 1 SpeBlipbug Blipbug Nickit Nickit Gossifleur Gossifleur Milcery Milcery Falinks Falinks also 2 AtkToedscool Toedscool Tinkatink Tinkatink Flutter Mane Flutter Mane also 1 SpA, 1 Spe