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Defense in Generation I: Cloyster leads at 180, the median is 65

Across every generation Shuckle leads at 230.

Generation I: 151 of the 1025 species this site covers.

All 151, ranked within the generation

From 180 down to 5

Rank	Species	Defense	Types	Gen
1	Cloyster	180	water ice	I
2	Onix	160	rock ground	I
3	Golem	130	rock ground	I
4	Omastar	125	rock water	I
5	Weezing	120	poison	I
5	Rhydon	120	ground rock	I
7	Graveler	115	rock ground	I
7	Kingler	115	water	I
7	Tangela	115	grass	I
10	Sandslash	110	ground	I
10	Slowbro	110	water psychic	I
10	Marowak	110	ground	I
13	Kabutops	105	rock water	I
14	Blastoise	100	water	I
14	Geodude	100	rock ground	I
14	Shellder	100	water	I
14	Pinsir	100	bug	I
14	Omanyte	100	rock water	I
14	Articuno	100	ice flying	I
14	Mew	100	psychic	I
21	Poliwrath	95	water fighting	I
21	Magneton	95	electric steel	I
21	Cubone	95	ground	I
21	Koffing	95	poison	I
21	Rhyhorn	95	ground rock	I
21	Seadra	95	water	I
21	Tauros	95	normal	I
21	Dragonite	95	dragon flying	I
29	Krabby	90	water	I
29	Kabuto	90	rock water	I
29	Moltres	90	fire flying	I
29	Mewtwo	90	psychic	I
33	Nidoqueen	87	poison ground	I
34	Sandshrew	85	ground	I
34	Vileplume	85	grass poison	I
34	Exeggutor	85	grass psychic	I
34	Starmie	85	water psychic	I
34	Zapdos	85	electric flying	I
39	Venusaur	83	grass poison	I
40	Wartortle	80	water	I
40	Parasect	80	bug grass	I
40	Arcanine	80	fire	I
40	Machamp	80	fighting	I
40	Dewgong	80	water ice	I
40	Exeggcute	80	grass psychic	I
40	Kangaskhan	80	normal	I
40	Scyther	80	bug flying	I
40	Lapras	80	water ice	I
49	Hitmonchan	79	fighting	I
49	Gyarados	79	water flying	I
51	Charizard	78	fire flying	I
51	Golduck	78	water	I
53	Nidoking	77	poison ground	I
54	Pidgeot	75	normal flying	I
54	Ninetales	75	fire	I
54	Muk	75	poison	I
54	Lickitung	75	normal	I
58	Clefable	73	fairy	I
59	Golbat	70	poison flying	I
59	Gloom	70	grass poison	I
59	Machoke	70	fighting	I
59	Rapidash	70	fire	I
59	Magnemite	70	electric steel	I
59	Dodrio	70	normal flying	I
59	Hypno	70	psychic	I
59	Electrode	70	electric	I
59	Horsea	70	water	I
59	Porygon	70	normal	I
69	Arbok	69	poison	I
70	Nidorina	67	poison	I
71	Squirtle	65	water	I
71	Fearow	65	normal flying	I
71	Poliwhirl	65	water	I
71	Victreebel	65	grass poison	I
71	Tentacruel	65	water poison	I
71	Slowpoke	65	water psychic	I
71	Seaking	65	water	I
71	Mr. Mime	65	psychic fairy	I
71	Aerodactyl	65	rock flying	I
71	Snorlax	65	normal	I
71	Dragonair	65	dragon	I
82	Ivysaur	63	grass poison	I
83	Raticate	60	normal	I
83	Venomoth	60	bug poison	I
83	Persian	60	normal	I
83	Primeape	60	fighting	I
83	Gengar	60	ghost poison	I
83	Goldeen	60	water	I
83	Vaporeon	60	water	I
83	Jolteon	60	electric	I
83	Flareon	60	fire	I
92	Charmeleon	58	fire	I
93	Nidorino	57	poison	I
93	Electabuzz	57	electric	I
93	Magmar	57	fire	I
96	Metapod	55	bug	I
96	Pidgeotto	55	normal flying	I
96	Raichu	55	electric	I
96	Oddish	55	grass poison	I
96	Paras	55	bug grass	I
96	Ponyta	55	fire	I
96	Farfetch’d	55	normal flying	I
96	Seel	55	water	I
96	Staryu	55	water	I
96	Magikarp	55	water	I
106	Hitmonlee	53	fighting	I
107	Nidoran♀	52	poison	I
108	Butterfree	50	bug flying	I
108	Kakuna	50	bug poison	I
108	Venonat	50	bug poison	I
108	Dugtrio	50	ground	I
108	Machop	50	fighting	I
108	Weepinbell	50	grass poison	I
108	Grimer	50	poison	I
108	Voltorb	50	electric	I
108	Eevee	50	normal	I
117	Bulbasaur	49	grass poison	I
118	Clefairy	48	fairy	I
118	Psyduck	48	water	I
118	Ditto	48	normal	I
121	Wigglytuff	45	normal fairy	I
121	Growlithe	45	fire	I
121	Alakazam	45	psychic	I
121	Doduo	45	normal flying	I
121	Haunter	45	ghost poison	I
121	Drowzee	45	psychic	I
121	Dratini	45	dragon	I
128	Ekans	44	poison	I
129	Charmander	43	fire	I
130	Beedrill	40	bug poison	I
130	Pidgey	40	normal flying	I
130	Pikachu	40	electric	I
130	Nidoran♂	40	poison	I
130	Vulpix	40	fire	I
130	Poliwag	40	water	I
136	Caterpie	35	bug	I
136	Rattata	35	normal	I
136	Zubat	35	poison flying	I
136	Meowth	35	normal	I
136	Mankey	35	fighting	I
136	Bellsprout	35	grass poison	I
136	Tentacool	35	water poison	I
136	Jynx	35	ice psychic	I
144	Weedle	30	bug poison	I
144	Spearow	30	normal flying	I
144	Kadabra	30	psychic	I
144	Gastly	30	ghost poison	I
148	Diglett	25	ground	I
149	Jigglypuff	20	normal fairy	I
150	Abra	15	psychic	I
151	Chansey	5	normal	I

Defense across every generation