Thievul PvP IV ranks in Pokémon GO

Little Cup: closed to this one — it only takes Pokémon that can still evolve.
Great League: meta pick — PvPoke #12, up from #13 · hundo rank 1,372 of 4096 · best build 0/15/11, level 27, 47,000 dust · Elite TM
Ultra League: playable — PvPoke #126, down from #123 · hundo rank 1 of 4096 · best build 15/15/15, level 50, 475,000 dust, 296 XL candy · Elite TM
Master League: off-meta — outside PvPoke's top 150

Which IVs make the best Thievul for PvP, league by league — ranked by stat product, the way rankings are calculated in Pokémon GO. Ranked at levels up to 50 — without Best Buddy.

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Great League

The best spread is 0/15/11 at level 27 — 1499 CP. Anything close to it is worth keeping; the table holds the top 10.

PvPoke ranks it #12 overall in Great League, up from #13. PvPoke updated these ranks on 12 October 2026 · we checked on 14 October 2026. Compared with PvPoke's ranks of 9 October 2026.

The moves behind that rank: Sucker Punch · Night Slash · Icy Wind (Elite TM).

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At that level it fights with 119.39 attack, 124.25 defense and 127.03 stamina — a glass cannon: it hits first and does not want a long fight.

A hundo — 15/15/15 — lands at rank 1,372 of 4096 here, 95.5% of the best spread: mediocre here — a lower-attack catch beats it.

Rank	Attack / Defense / HP	Level	CP	Of the best
1	0/15/11	27	1499	100%
2	0/12/14	27	1499	99.87%
3	0/13/13	27	1499	99.66%
4	1/15/15	26.5	1496	99.5%
5	1/13/11	27	1500	99.46%
6	0/14/12	27	1499	99.44%
7	0/14/11	27	1495	99.44%
8	1/10/14	27	1499	99.31%
9	0/11/15	27	1499	99.3%
10	0/11/14	27	1495	99.3%

Taking a level-20 catch to level 27 costs 47,000 Stardust and 42 candy.

Ultra League

The best spread is 15/15/15 at level 50 — 2415 CP. Anything close to it is worth keeping; the table holds the top 10.

With Best Buddy (levels up to 51): the best spread is 15/15/15 at level 51, 2444 CP.

PvPoke ranks it #126 overall in Ultra League, down from #123. PvPoke updated these ranks on 12 October 2026 · we checked on 14 October 2026. Compared with PvPoke's ranks of 9 October 2026.

The moves behind that rank: Sucker Punch · Night Slash · Icy Wind (Elite TM).

The whole Ultra League meta →

At that level it fights with 157.14 attack, 150.41 defense and 157.14 stamina — a glass cannon: it hits first and does not want a long fight.

A hundo — 15/15/15 — lands at rank 1 of 4096 here, 100% of the best spread: the best possible spread, which almost never happens.

Rank	Attack / Defense / HP	Level	CP	Of the best
1	15/15/15	50	2415	100%
2	14/15/15	50	2402	99.47%
3	15/14/15	50	2409	99.44%
4	15/15/14	50	2409	99.36%
5	13/15/15	50	2389	98.93%
6	14/14/15	50	2396	98.91%
7	15/13/15	50	2402	98.88%
8	14/15/14	50	2396	98.83%
9	15/14/14	50	2402	98.81%
10	15/15/13	50	2402	98.73%

Taking a level-20 catch to level 50 costs 475,000 Stardust, 248 candy and 296 XL candy.

500 CP cap

(Little Cup is closed to this one)

Little Cup only takes Pokémon that can still evolve, so these are the best spreads under 500 CP for their own sake rather than a ranking for a cup it can enter.

The best spread is 0/14/14 at level 9 — 499 CP. The table holds the top 10.

At that level it fights with 68.73 attack, 71.12 defense and 74.32 stamina — a glass cannon: it hits first and does not want a long fight.

A hundo — 15/15/15 — lands at rank 2,402 of 4096 here, 91.2% of the best spread.

Rank	Attack / Defense / HP	Level	CP	Of the best
1	0/14/14	9	499	100%
2	1/15/11	9	499	99.78%
3	1/12/14	9	499	99.45%
4	0/13/15	9	499	99.44%
5	0/13/14	9	498	99.44%
6	2/13/11	9	499	99.24%
7	1/14/12	9	499	99.22%
8	1/14/11	9	498	99.22%
9	0/15/13	9	499	99.2%
10	0/15/12	9	498	99.2%

A level-20 catch is already past level 9, and a Pokémon cannot be powered down — here the CP cap is the limit, not Stardust.

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Thievul in PvP: quick answers

Is Thievul good for PvP right now?

Little Cup: closed to it, the cup only takes Pokémon that can still evolve. Great League: meta pick, PvPoke #12, up from #13. Ultra League: playable, PvPoke #126, down from #123. Master League: off-meta, outside PvPoke's top 150.

What are the best IVs for Thievul in Great League?

The best spread is 0/15/11, which reaches 1499 CP at level 27. The top 10 spreads are on the page, ranked by stat product.

What are the best IVs for Thievul in Ultra League?

The best spread is 15/15/15, which reaches 2415 CP at level 50. The top 10 spreads are on the page, ranked by stat product.

Is a hundo Thievul good for PvP?

Great League: rank 1,372 of 4096, mediocre here — a lower-attack catch beats it. Ultra League: rank 1 of 4096, the best possible spread, which almost never happens.

How much does it cost to power up Thievul for Great League?

Taking a level-20 catch to level 27 costs 47,000 Stardust and 42 candy.

How much does it cost to power up Thievul for Ultra League?

Taking a level-20 catch to level 50 costs 475,000 Stardust, 248 candy and 296 XL candy.

What moves does Thievul use in PvP?

Great League: Sucker Punch · Night Slash · Icy Wind (Elite TM), the set behind PvPoke's #12. Ultra League: Sucker Punch · Night Slash · Icy Wind (Elite TM), the set behind PvPoke's #126.

Can Thievul be used in Little Cup?

No. Little Cup only takes Pokémon that can still evolve, and Thievul cannot.

Close to Thievul in Great League

These land within a hair of Thievul on stat product, so they ask the same question of an IV spread — and a shield-heavy matchup often comes down to which of them you built.

Marshtomp Torterra Sandslash Spiritomb Crustle Arceus

What every Great League build costs →

Ranks come from every one of the 4096 IV combinations, each taken to the highest level its league allows, and sorted by stat product. Levels stop at 50, where any player can take a Pokémon; a Best Buddy goes one level further, and where that changes an answer the section says so on a line of its own. Numbers refresh whenever the Pokédex does.