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Special Defense in Generation I: Articuno leads at 125, 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 125 down to 20

Rank	Species	Special Defense	Types	Gen
1	Articuno	125	ice flying	I
2	Tentacruel	120	water poison	I
2	Mr. Mime	120	psychic fairy	I
4	Hypno	115	psychic	I
5	Hitmonlee	110	fighting	I
5	Hitmonchan	110	fighting	I
5	Flareon	110	fire	I
5	Snorlax	110	normal	I
9	Blastoise	105	water	I
9	Chansey	105	normal	I
11	Venusaur	100	grass poison	I
11	Ninetales	100	fire	I
11	Tentacool	100	water poison	I
11	Muk	100	poison	I
11	Gyarados	100	water flying	I
11	Dragonite	100	dragon flying	I
11	Mew	100	psychic	I
18	Alakazam	95	psychic	I
18	Dewgong	95	water ice	I
18	Jynx	95	ice psychic	I
18	Lapras	95	water ice	I
18	Vaporeon	95	water	I
18	Jolteon	95	electric	I
24	Clefable	90	fairy	I
24	Vileplume	90	grass poison	I
24	Poliwrath	90	water fighting	I
24	Drowzee	90	psychic	I
24	Zapdos	90	electric flying	I
24	Mewtwo	90	psychic	I
30	Charizard	85	fire flying	I
30	Nidoqueen	85	poison ground	I
30	Machamp	85	fighting	I
30	Starmie	85	water psychic	I
30	Electabuzz	85	electric	I
30	Magmar	85	fire	I
30	Moltres	85	fire flying	I
37	Ivysaur	80	grass poison	I
37	Wartortle	80	water	I
37	Butterfree	80	bug flying	I
37	Beedrill	80	bug poison	I
37	Raichu	80	electric	I
37	Parasect	80	bug grass	I
37	Golduck	80	water	I
37	Arcanine	80	fire	I
37	Rapidash	80	fire	I
37	Slowbro	80	water psychic	I
37	Electrode	80	electric	I
37	Marowak	80	ground	I
37	Kangaskhan	80	normal	I
37	Seaking	80	water	I
37	Scyther	80	bug flying	I
52	Arbok	79	poison	I
53	Nidoking	75	poison ground	I
53	Golbat	75	poison flying	I
53	Gloom	75	grass poison	I
53	Venomoth	75	bug poison	I
53	Gengar	75	ghost poison	I
53	Exeggutor	75	grass psychic	I
53	Lickitung	75	normal	I
53	Porygon	75	normal	I
53	Aerodactyl	75	rock flying	I
62	Pidgeot	70	normal flying	I
62	Raticate	70	normal	I
62	Dugtrio	70	ground	I
62	Primeape	70	fighting	I
62	Kadabra	70	psychic	I
62	Victreebel	70	grass poison	I
62	Magneton	70	electric steel	I
62	Seel	70	water	I
62	Weezing	70	poison	I
62	Pinsir	70	bug	I
62	Tauros	70	normal	I
62	Omastar	70	rock water	I
62	Kabutops	70	rock water	I
62	Dragonair	70	dragon	I
76	Bulbasaur	65	grass poison	I
76	Charmeleon	65	fire	I
76	Clefairy	65	fairy	I
76	Vulpix	65	fire	I
76	Oddish	65	grass poison	I
76	Persian	65	normal	I
76	Golem	65	rock ground	I
76	Ponyta	65	fire	I
76	Eevee	65	normal	I
85	Squirtle	64	water	I
86	Farfetch’d	62	normal flying	I
87	Fearow	61	normal flying	I
88	Machoke	60	fighting	I
88	Dodrio	60	normal flying	I
90	Sandslash	55	ground	I
90	Nidorina	55	poison	I
90	Nidorino	55	poison	I
90	Paras	55	bug grass	I
90	Venonat	55	bug poison	I
90	Abra	55	psychic	I
90	Magnemite	55	electric steel	I
90	Haunter	55	ghost poison	I
90	Voltorb	55	electric	I
90	Staryu	55	water	I
90	Omanyte	55	rock water	I
101	Ekans	54	poison	I
102	Charmander	50	fire	I
102	Pidgeotto	50	normal flying	I
102	Pikachu	50	electric	I
102	Wigglytuff	50	normal fairy	I
102	Psyduck	50	water	I
102	Growlithe	50	fire	I
102	Poliwhirl	50	water	I
102	Grimer	50	poison	I
102	Kingler	50	water	I
102	Cubone	50	ground	I
102	Goldeen	50	water	I
102	Dratini	50	dragon	I
114	Ditto	48	normal	I
115	Diglett	45	ground	I
115	Mankey	45	fighting	I
115	Weepinbell	45	grass poison	I
115	Graveler	45	rock ground	I
115	Cloyster	45	water ice	I
115	Onix	45	rock ground	I
115	Exeggcute	45	grass psychic	I
115	Koffing	45	poison	I
115	Rhydon	45	ground rock	I
115	Seadra	45	water	I
115	Kabuto	45	rock water	I
126	Nidoran♀	40	poison	I
126	Nidoran♂	40	poison	I
126	Zubat	40	poison flying	I
126	Meowth	40	normal	I
126	Poliwag	40	water	I
126	Slowpoke	40	water psychic	I
126	Tangela	40	grass	I
133	Pidgey	35	normal flying	I
133	Rattata	35	normal	I
133	Machop	35	fighting	I
133	Doduo	35	normal flying	I
133	Gastly	35	ghost poison	I
138	Spearow	31	normal flying	I
139	Sandshrew	30	ground	I
139	Bellsprout	30	grass poison	I
139	Geodude	30	rock ground	I
139	Rhyhorn	30	ground rock	I
143	Metapod	25	bug	I
143	Kakuna	25	bug poison	I
143	Jigglypuff	25	normal fairy	I
143	Shellder	25	water	I
143	Krabby	25	water	I
143	Horsea	25	water	I
149	Caterpie	20	bug	I
149	Weedle	20	bug poison	I
149	Magikarp	20	water	I

Special Defense across every generation