Spending resources on the wrong Tatari in Clash of Critters is the kind of mistake you only make once. With dozens of creatures available and evolution materials that take real time to collect, picking the right ones to prioritize from the start makes a significant difference in how quickly your roster comes together.
The S+ tier: five Tatari worth every resource
According to Pocket Tactics' updated rankings, five Tatari sit at the very top of the current meta: Buddi, Dewgrub, Punchimp, Taptail, and Voltfawn. These are the creatures you want to push through their evolution lines as fast as possible. The key here is that their final-stage forms pull well above their weight in battles, making the grind for duplicates worth the effort.
Dropping just below that are the S-tier picks, a group of nine that includes Ashlarva, Droppit, Frugling, Goonbug, Manteeny, Maskfry, Pyropup, Zappur, and Zaplet. Solid alternatives if you're not pulling S+ Tatari from your boxes, and still capable of carrying you through tougher content.
Mid-tier options and where they fall short
The A tier covers seven Tatari: Cactobud, Cheerling, Frostnip, Pandaroo, Sealing, Souphog, and Waddledo. These are perfectly usable, especially early in the game, but their evolved forms don't hit as hard as the tiers above them. You'll want to replace them eventually once better options are available.
B tier is where things get noticeably weaker. Cribbler, Gibber, Hootlet, Sackling, Shardsnail, Sparkeet, Sparkit, Shrimpyro, and Tindercub all land here. They're not useless, but investing heavily in their evolution lines when S and A tier options are sitting in your collection isn't the play.
Evolution in Clash of Critters requires duplicate Tatari, and the number of duplicates needed scales with your Tatari's star level. A silver star (level 12) Tatari needs five duplicates to reach stage two, so plan your resources around the highest-tier creatures you're actively collecting.
The bottom of the pile: C and D tier Tatari
C tier is the largest group, with 14 Tatari including Blueflick, Drilleroo, Dumbopus, Flameow, Fluffle, Fumekit, Funglet, Gopher, Humbug, Kittazap, Lollama, Rubblet, Volkit, and Zapuni. Some of these have appealing designs (looking at you, Lollama), but their battle performance doesn't justify prioritizing them.
At the very bottom sit Joeyo, Lullelly, and Sinklet in D tier. Three Tatari that are better left on the bench unless you're specifically going for collection completion.
What most players miss is that tier lists like this one are specifically about stage-one Tatari and which evolution lines are worth pursuing. The rankings reflect the final evolved forms, not just the base creatures, so a D-tier stage-one Tatari means its entire line underperforms.
How this shapes your early game decisions
Clash of Critters shares some DNA with the creature-collector strategy games genre, drawing obvious comparisons to Pokémon in how it handles evolution through duplicates and trials. The difference here is that candy and lunch boxes (earnable through codes and gameplay) let you upgrade Tatari directly, giving players more ways to push their favorites forward.
The tier list will shift as the game updates and new Tatari are added, so treating it as a snapshot rather than a permanent rulebook is the right approach. For now, stacking your efforts around the S+ five gives you the strongest foundation heading into the mid-game. If you play Clash of Clans and enjoy the resource management side of that game, the evolution grind here will feel familiar. For more creature-collector and mobile gaming guides across other titles, there's plenty more to dig into.
