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Special Defense in Generation VIII: Cursola leads at 130, the median is 70

Across every generation Shuckle leads at 230.

Generation VIII: 96 of the 1025 species this site covers.

All 96, ranked within the generation

From 130 down to 20

Rank	Species	Special Defense	Types	Gen
1	Cursola	130	ghost	VIII
2	Alcremie	121	fairy	VIII
3	Orbeetle	120	bug psychic	VIII
3	Eldegoss	120	grass	VIII
5	Zacian	115	fairy	VIII
5	Zamazenta	115	fighting	VIII
7	Polteageist	114	ghost	VIII
8	Glastrier	110	ice	VIII
9	Runerigus	105	ground ghost	VIII
10	Hatterene	103	psychic fairy	VIII
11	Mr. Rime	100	ice psychic	VIII
12	Cramorant	95	flying water	VIII
12	Indeedee	95	psychic normal	VIII
12	Eternatus	95	poison dragon	VIII
12	Zarude	95	dark grass	VIII
16	Thievul	92	dark	VIII
17	Dottler	90	bug psychic	VIII
17	Dubwool	90	normal	VIII
17	Coalossal	90	rock fire	VIII
17	Centiskorch	90	fire bug	VIII
17	Frosmoth	90	ice bug	VIII
17	Eiscue	90	ice	VIII
17	Arctovish	90	water ice	VIII
24	Corviknight	85	flying steel	VIII
24	Pincurchin	85	electric	VIII
26	Sirfetch’d	82	fighting	VIII
27	Obstagoon	81	dark normal	VIII
28	Appletun	80	grass dragon	VIII
28	Grapploct	80	fighting	VIII
28	Arctozolt	80	electric ice	VIII
28	Dracovish	80	water dragon	VIII
28	Spectrier	80	ghost	VIII
28	Calyrex	80	psychic grass	VIII
28	Ursaluna	80	ground normal	VIII
28	Sneasler	80	fighting poison	VIII
28	Enamorus	80	fairy flying	VIII
37	Cinderace	75	fire	VIII
37	Greedent	75	normal	VIII
37	Grimmsnarl	75	dark fairy	VIII
37	Dragapult	75	dragon ghost	VIII
37	Wyrdeer	75	normal psychic	VIII
37	Basculegion	75	water ghost	VIII
43	Hattrem	73	psychic	VIII
44	Rillaboom	70	grass	VIII
44	Carkol	70	rock fire	VIII
44	Sandaconda	70	ground	VIII
44	Toxtricity	70	electric poison	VIII
44	Dracozolt	70	electric dragon	VIII
44	Kleavor	70	bug rock	VIII
50	Copperajah	69	steel	VIII
51	Drednaw	68	water rock	VIII
52	Inteleon	65	water	VIII
52	Overqwil	65	dark poison	VIII
54	Milcery	61	fairy	VIII
55	Thwackey	60	grass	VIII
55	Raboot	60	fire	VIII
55	Gossifleur	60	grass	VIII
55	Boltund	60	electric	VIII
55	Flapple	60	grass dragon	VIII
55	Perrserker	60	steel	VIII
55	Falinks	60	fighting	VIII
55	Urshifu	60	fighting dark	VIII
63	Morpeko	58	electric dark	VIII
64	Drizzile	55	water	VIII
64	Corvisquire	55	flying	VIII
64	Morgrem	55	dark fairy	VIII
67	Sinistea	54	ghost	VIII
68	Hatenna	53	psychic	VIII
69	Nickit	52	dark	VIII
70	Yamper	50	electric	VIII
70	Rolycoly	50	rock	VIII
70	Silicobra	50	ground	VIII
70	Barraskewda	50	water	VIII
70	Sizzlipede	50	fire bug	VIII
70	Clobbopus	50	fighting	VIII
70	Duraludon	50	steel dragon	VIII
70	Drakloak	50	dragon ghost	VIII
70	Kubfu	50	fighting	VIII
70	Regieleki	50	electric	VIII
70	Regidrago	50	dragon	VIII
81	Cufant	49	steel	VIII
82	Blipbug	45	bug	VIII
82	Wooloo	45	normal	VIII
84	Grookey	40	grass	VIII
84	Scorbunny	40	fire	VIII
84	Sobble	40	water	VIII
84	Applin	40	grass dragon	VIII
84	Impidimp	40	dark fairy	VIII
89	Chewtle	38	water	VIII
90	Skwovet	35	normal	VIII
90	Rookidee	35	flying	VIII
90	Toxel	35	electric poison	VIII
93	Arrokuda	30	water	VIII
93	Snom	30	ice bug	VIII
93	Dreepy	30	dragon ghost	VIII
96	Stonjourner	20	rock	VIII

Special Defense across every generation