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Meta analysis
The latest 655 rated M-C games on the Showdown ladder: what wins, and what beats it
- Games analysed
- 655390 Bo1 · 265 Bo3
- Played
- 21 Sep – 28 Sep 2026Uploaded to the replay server
- Median rating
- 1509Top game 1678
- Rating cutoff
- 1500+Bo3 games 1300+
Top teams
150 of 150 teams
150 of 150 teams match
- #110–6 · 55.6% win rateby player, 90% range 30–7816 games by 9 players · best 1626 · 28 Sep, 16:03 UTC
- Grassy Terrain
- IncineroarSitrus Berry
- RillaboomMiracle Seed
- GholdengoLife Orb
- Garchomp-Mega-ZGarchompite Z
- RaichuFocus Sash
- VolcaronaGrassy Seed
- #26–7 · 40.0% win rateby player, 90% range 19–6613 games by 9 players · best 1527 · 28 Sep, 17:17 UTC
- Grassy Terrain
- Snow
- Screens
- RillaboomMiracle Seed
- KingambitLife Orb
- SneaslerGrassy Seed
- Arcanine-HisuiFocus Sash
- Froslass-MegaFroslassite
- Raichu-Mega-YRaichunite Y
- #315–4 · 50.0% win rateby player, 90% range 25–7519 games by 8 players · best 1476 · 26 Sep, 23:50 UTC
- Tailwind
- RillaboomMiracle Seed
- IncineroarSitrus Berry
- SneaslerWhite Herb
- Floette-MegaFloettite
- GholdengoLife Orb
- Dragonite-MegaDragoninite
- #49–11 · 59.0% win rateby player, 90% range 30–8320 games by 7 players · best 1427 · 28 Sep, 11:07 UTC
- Rain
- Sun
- Screens
- FarigirafSitrus Berry
- Golisopod-MegaGolisopite
- PolitoedMystic Water
- GrimmsnarlLight Clay
- Charizard-Mega-YCharizardite Y
- ArchaludonLeftovers
- #55–8 · 23.8% win rateby player, 90% range 8–5513 games by 7 players · best 1579 · 28 Sep, 13:23 UTC
- Rain
- Screens
- Golisopod-MegaGolisopite
- CharizardChoice Scarf
- PolitoedMystic Water
- ArchaludonLeftovers
- GrimmsnarlLight Clay
- FarigirafSitrus Berry
- #68–5 · 60.6% win rateby player, 90% range 30–8513 games by 6 players · best 1476 · 28 Sep, 14:41 UTC
- TailRoom
- Tailwind
- Trick Room
- Aerodactyl-MegaAerodactylite
- GarchompLife Orb
- KingambitFocus Sash
- Charizard-Mega-YCharizardite Y
- SylveonFairy Feather
- FarigirafSitrus Berry
- #75–4 · 63.9% win rateby player, 90% range 32–879 games by 6 players · best 1598 · 28 Sep, 15:01 UTC
- Grassy Terrain
- GholdengoLife Orb
- VolcaronaGrassy Seed
- GarchompChoice Scarf
- IncineroarSitrus Berry
- RillaboomMiracle Seed
- Raichu-Mega-YRaichunite Y
- #87–3 · 40.0% win rateby player, 90% range 14–7310 games by 5 players · best 1419 · 28 Sep, 03:37 UTC
- Tailwind
- Grassy Terrain
- Salamence-MegaSalamencite
- Floette-MegaFloettite
- SneaslerGrassy Seed
- RillaboomMiracle Seed
- IncineroarSitrus Berry
- GholdengoLife Orb
- #96–4 · 60.0% win rateby player, 90% range 27–8610 games by 5 players · best 1365 · 26 Sep, 01:05 UTC
- Tailwind
- Grassy Terrain
- Salamence-MegaSalamencite
- SneaslerGrassy Seed
- Arcanine-HisuiFocus Sash
- GholdengoLife Orb
- RillaboomMiracle Seed
- Raichu-Mega-YRaichunite Y
- #104–2 · 60.0% win rateby player, 90% range 27–866 games by 5 players · best 1367 · 28 Sep, 17:15 UTC
- Tailwind
- Raichu-Mega-YRaichunite Y
- Staraptor-MegaStaraptite
- GholdengoLife Orb
- Arcanine-HisuiFocus Sash
- RillaboomMiracle Seed
- PrimarinaLeftovers
- #114–5 · 46.7% win rateby player, 90% range 18–779 games by 5 players · best 1346 · 27 Sep, 17:28 UTC
- Sun
- Garchomp-Mega-ZGarchompite Z
- IncineroarLeftovers
- RillaboomMiracle Seed
- Charizard-Mega-YCharizardite Y
- SylveonFairy Feather
- FarigirafSitrus Berry
- #123–5 · 23.3% win rateby player, 90% range 6–608 games by 5 players · best 1575 · 28 Sep, 16:28 UTC
- Tailwind
- Stall
- Psyspam
- Indeedee-FRocky Helmet
- DragapultLife Orb
- MiloticPsychic Seed
- Metagross-MegaMetagrossite
- Arcanine-HisuiFocus Sash
- AltariaHaban Berry
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Game plan matchups
Main plan against main plan · 492 games
| Plan | against Tailwind | against Grassy Terrain | against Rain | against Psyspam | against Sun | against No main plan | against Redirection setup | against Trick Room | against Sand | against Snow | against Perish Trap | against TailRoom | Overall |
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| Tailwind307 games | mirror, not counted | 44.2% win rate, 90% range 34–56 | 44.0% win rate, 90% range 33–56 | 56.7% win rate, 90% range 42–70 | 51.9% win rate, 90% range 37–67 | 46.2% win rate, 90% range 31–62 | 44.0% win rate, 90% range 29–60 | 41.7% win rate, 90% range 27–58 | 6–13 won–lost | 7–5 won–lost | 55.6% win rate, 90% range 40–70 | 7–8 won–lost | 46.9% win rate, 90% range 42–52 |
| Grassy Terrain116 games | 55.8% win rate, 90% range 44–67 | mirror, not counted | 7–5 won–lost | 3–6 won–lost | 7–3 won–lost | 5–3 won–lost | 4–2 won–lost | 2–1 won–lost | 2–1 won–lost | 1–5 won–lost | 1–0 won–lost | 2–4 won–lost | 54.3% win rate, 90% range 47–62 |
| Rain107 games | 56.0% win rate, 90% range 44–67 | 5–7 won–lost | mirror, not counted | 4–5 won–lost | 3–3 won–lost | 4–3 won–lost | 3–3 won–lost | 1–2 won–lost | 4–2 won–lost | 3–0 won–lost | 0–2 won–lost | 1–2 won–lost | 52.3% win rate, 90% range 44–60 |
| Psyspam74 games | 43.3% win rate, 90% range 30–58 | 6–3 won–lost | 5–4 won–lost | mirror, not counted | 4–3 won–lost | 2–1 won–lost | 1–2 won–lost | 3–5 won–lost | no games | 1–3 won–lost | no games | 0–1 won–lost | 47.3% win rate, 90% range 38–57 |
| Sun70 games | 48.1% win rate, 90% range 33–63 | 3–7 won–lost | 3–3 won–lost | 3–4 won–lost | mirror, not counted | 3–6 won–lost | 1–2 won–lost | 2–2 won–lost | 2–0 won–lost | 0–2 won–lost | no games | no games | 42.9% win rate, 90% range 34–53 |
| No main plan63 games | 53.8% win rate, 90% range 38–69 | 3–5 won–lost | 3–4 won–lost | 1–2 won–lost | 6–3 won–lost | mirror, not counted | 0–1 won–lost | 1–1 won–lost | no games | 2–1 won–lost | 1–0 won–lost | 2–1 won–lost | 52.4% win rate, 90% range 42–62 |
| Redirection setup51 games | 56.0% win rate, 90% range 40–71 | 2–4 won–lost | 3–3 won–lost | 2–1 won–lost | 2–1 won–lost | 1–0 won–lost | mirror, not counted | 1–0 won–lost | 2–2 won–lost | 0–1 won–lost | 1–0 won–lost | no games | 54.9% win rate, 90% range 44–66 |
| Trick Room52 games | 58.3% win rate, 90% range 42–73 | 1–2 won–lost | 2–1 won–lost | 5–3 won–lost | 2–2 won–lost | 1–1 won–lost | 0–1 won–lost | mirror, not counted | 1–3 won–lost | 0–2 won–lost | no games | 1–0 won–lost | 51.9% win rate, 90% range 41–63 |
| Sand43 games | 13–6 won–lost | 1–2 won–lost | 2–4 won–lost | no games | 0–2 won–lost | no games | 2–2 won–lost | 3–1 won–lost | mirror, not counted | 1–2 won–lost | no games | 1–1 won–lost | 53.5% win rate, 90% range 41–65 |
| Snow37 games | 5–7 won–lost | 5–1 won–lost | 0–3 won–lost | 3–1 won–lost | 2–0 won–lost | 1–2 won–lost | 1–0 won–lost | 2–0 won–lost | 2–1 won–lost | mirror, not counted | 1–0 won–lost | no games | 59.5% win rate, 90% range 46–72 |
| Perish Trap33 games | 44.4% win rate, 90% range 30–60 | 0–1 won–lost | 2–0 won–lost | no games | no games | 0–1 won–lost | 0–1 won–lost | no games | no games | 0–1 won–lost | mirror, not counted | no games | 42.4% win rate, 90% range 29–57 |
| TailRoom31 games | 8–7 won–lost | 4–2 won–lost | 2–1 won–lost | 1–0 won–lost | no games | 1–2 won–lost | no games | 0–1 won–lost | 1–1 won–lost | no games | no games | mirror, not counted | 54.8% win rate, 90% range 40–69 |
Each team counts under the plan it fits best (its archetype with the highest fit), and each cell is the row’s win rate against the column, with its 90% range: every decided game counts once, so a cell and its mirror add up to 100%. Mirror games are left out; a plan needs 30 games for a row, and below 20 you see the won–lost record. archetype-matchups@1. Players choose their plan knowing the meta, so a rate describes these games rather than predicting yours.
Rising and falling
14–20 Sep vs 21–27 Sep
Rising
- On 15.6% of teams in 14–20 Sep (253 games), 21.9% in 21–27 Sep (573 games): +6.3 points. A change this size in samples this big happens by chance less than 5% of the time (z = 2.95).
- On 5.1% of teams in 14–20 Sep (253 games), 9.9% in 21–27 Sep (573 games): +4.8 points. A change this size in samples this big happens by chance less than 5% of the time (z = 3.19).
- On 7.1% of teams in 14–20 Sep (253 games), 11.1% in 21–27 Sep (573 games): +4.0 points. A change this size in samples this big happens by chance less than 5% of the time (z = 2.49).
- On 3.4% of teams in 14–20 Sep (253 games), 6.9% in 21–27 Sep (573 games): +3.5 points. A change this size in samples this big happens by chance less than 5% of the time (z = 2.83).
- On 3.4% of teams in 14–20 Sep (253 games), 6.8% in 21–27 Sep (573 games): +3.4 points. A change this size in samples this big happens by chance less than 5% of the time (z = 2.77).
- On 0.6% of teams in 14–20 Sep (253 games), 3.8% in 21–27 Sep (573 games): +3.2 points. A change this size in samples this big happens by chance less than 5% of the time (z = 3.66).
- On 3.0% of teams in 14–20 Sep (253 games), 6.0% in 21–27 Sep (573 games): +3.0 points. A change this size in samples this big happens by chance less than 5% of the time (z = 2.61).
- On 4.5% of teams in 14–20 Sep (253 games), 7.2% in 21–27 Sep (573 games): +2.7 points. A change this size in samples this big happens by chance less than 5% of the time (z = 2).
Falling
- On 32.4% of teams in 14–20 Sep (253 games), 22.9% in 21–27 Sep (573 games): −9.5 points. A change this size in samples this big happens by chance less than 5% of the time (z = 4.09).
- On 40.5% of teams in 14–20 Sep (253 games), 32.9% in 21–27 Sep (573 games): −7.6 points. A change this size in samples this big happens by chance less than 5% of the time (z = 2.99).
- On 14.8% of teams in 14–20 Sep (253 games), 9.1% in 21–27 Sep (573 games): −5.7 points. A change this size in samples this big happens by chance less than 5% of the time (z = 3.46).
- On 7.9% of teams in 14–20 Sep (253 games), 4.4% in 21–27 Sep (573 games): −3.5 points. A change this size in samples this big happens by chance less than 5% of the time (z = 2.92).
- On 6.3% of teams in 14–20 Sep (253 games), 3.6% in 21–27 Sep (573 games): −2.7 points. A change this size in samples this big happens by chance less than 5% of the time (z = 2.5).
- On 3.0% of teams in 14–20 Sep (253 games), 0.4% in 21–27 Sep (573 games): −2.6 points. A change this size in samples this big happens by chance less than 5% of the time (z = 4.33).
Share of each week’s teams in the rated ladder games (two teams a game). A Pokémon is listed when its share moved 2 points or more and a two-proportion test puts the change beyond chance at 95%; weeks need 100 games. trend@1. How trends work
Usage
188 Pokémon
Rillaboom
Grass- On teams
- 51.5%
- Team win rate
- 45.9% win rate, 90% range 42–50
- Brought
- 60.4%
- Leads
- 24.3%
Builds
- Miracle Seed · Grassy Surge49.1% win rate, 90% range 40–58Fake Out · Grassy Glide · Wood Hammer · High HorsepowerAdamant 100%64 players · 149 sheets (48.2%)
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- Miracle Seed · Grassy Surge41.3% win rate, 90% range 30–54Fake Out · Grassy Glide · Wood Hammer · U-turnAdamant 97% · Careful 3%36 players · 59 sheets (19.1%)
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- Eject Button · Grassy Surge7–6 won–lostFake Out · Grassy Glide · U-turn · ProtectAdamant 39% · Sassy 39% · Careful 15%8 players · 13 sheets (4.2%)
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- Sitrus Berry · Grassy Surge3–8 won–lostFake Out · Grassy Glide · Wood Hammer · High HorsepowerAdamant 100%8 players · 11 sheets (3.6%)
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Moves
| Moves | Share | Win rate |
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| NormalFake Out | 100.0% | 46.5% win rate, 90% range 41–53 |
| GrassGrassy Glide | 100.0% | 46.5% win rate, 90% range 41–53 |
| GrassWood Hammer | 90.9% | 47.3% win rate, 90% range 41–54 |
| GroundHigh Horsepower | 66.0% | 47.5% win rate, 90% range 40–55 |
| BugU-turn | 31.4% | 45.5% win rate, 90% range 36–56 |
| NormalProtect | 7.1% | 43.3% win rate, 90% range 25–64 |
| GrassDrum Beating | 1.3% | 1–3 won–lost |
| DarkTaunt | 1.3% | 3–1 won–lost |
| FightingHammer Arm | 0.6% | 1–1 won–lost |
| DarkSnarl | 0.6% | 0–2 won–lost |
Teammates
| Teammates | Share | Win rate |
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| Incineroar | 42.5% | 46.3% win rate, 90% range 40–53 |
| Gholdengo | 36.9% | 49.0% win rate, 90% range 43–55 |
| Raichu-Mega-Y | 29.9% | 52.5% win rate, 90% range 45–60 |
| Sneasler | 28.9% | 48.9% win rate, 90% range 42–56 |
| Volcarona | 23.7% | 43.4% win rate, 90% range 35–52 |
| Arcanine-Hisui | 20.9% | 53.0% win rate, 90% range 44–61 |
| Kingambit | 20.9% | 42.6% win rate, 90% range 35–51 |
| Salamence-Mega | 16.3% | 34.1% win rate, 90% range 26–44 |
| Archaludon | 15.4% | 49.2% win rate, 90% range 38–61 |
| Garchomp-Mega-Z | 15.3% | 50.3% win rate, 90% range 39–61 |
Items
| Items | Share | Win rate |
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| Miracle Seed | 72.8% | 46.0% win rate, 90% range 39–53 |
| Occa Berry | 8.1% | 56.9% win rate, 90% range 34–77 |
| Life Orb | 7.8% | 48.6% win rate, 90% range 24–74 |
| Sitrus Berry | 5.2% | 6–10 won–lost |
| Eject Button | 4.2% | 7–6 won–lost |
| Focus Sash | 0.6% | 1–1 won–lost |
| White Herb | 0.6% | 1–1 won–lost |
| Coba Berry | 0.3% | 1–0 won–lost |
| Expert Belt | 0.3% | 0–1 won–lost |
Lead partners
| Lead partners | Share | Win rate |
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| Sneasler | 9.1% | 9–6 won–lost |
| Gholdengo | 8.5% | 6–8 won–lost |
| Garchomp-Mega-Z | 7.9% | 9–4 won–lost |
| Gengar-Mega | 7.9% | 11–2 won–lost |
| Raichu-Mega-Y | 7.3% | 4–8 won–lost |
| Floette-Mega | 6.1% | 7–3 won–lost |
| Farigiraf | 4.9% | 3–5 won–lost |
| Salamence-Mega | 4.9% | 3–5 won–lost |
| Arcanine-Hisui | 4.3% | 5–2 won–lost |
| Golisopod-Mega | 4.3% | 5–2 won–lost |
Abilities
| Abilities | Share | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| Grassy Surge | 100.0% | 46.5% win rate, 90% range 41–53 |
Natures
| Natures | Share | Win rate |
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| Adamant | 93.9% | 48.1% win rate, 90% range 42–55 |
| Sassy | 1.9% | 2–4 won–lost |
| Brave | 1.3% | 0–4 won–lost |
| Careful | 1.3% | 1–3 won–lost |
| Jolly | 1.0% | 1–2 won–lost |
| Relaxed | 0.6% | 2–0 won–lost |
Archetypes it plays in
- Tailwind 40.9%
- Grassy Terrain 38.2%
- Rain 17.3%
- Snow 9.5%
- Perish Trap 8.4%
By week
| Week | Games | On teams | Team win rate |
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| 7–13 Sep | 12 | 37.5% | 4–5 won–lost |
| 14–20 Sep | 253 | 55.5% | 48.0% win rate, 90% range 42–54 |
| 21–27 Sep | 573 | 50.4% | 47.2% win rate, 90% range 43–52 |
| 28 Sep so far | 82 | 59.1% | 41.9% win rate, 90% range 32–52 |
The charts show weeks with 100 or more games. A bar is a win rate’s 90% range; a hollow dot is the current week so far.
Moves, items, abilities and natures come from 309 Bo3 team sheets; teammates and leads from every game. A win rate counts each player’s games with one team once and shows its 90% range; it’s green or red only when the whole range is above or below 50%. Below 20 decided games you see the won–lost record. How win rates work
Latest games
Faded: not brought
- Bo1156628 Sep, 17:21 UTC9 turnsReplay of the Bo1 game rated 1566 on Pokémon Showdown (opens in a new tab)Lost
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- Bo3141828 Sep, 17:17 UTC6 turnsReplay of the Bo3 game rated 1418 on Pokémon Showdown (opens in a new tab)Won
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- Bo1157828 Sep, 16:56 UTC5 turnsReplay of the Bo1 game rated 1578 on Pokémon Showdown (opens in a new tab)Won
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- Bo3135328 Sep, 16:43 UTC5 turnsReplay of the Bo3 game rated 1353 on Pokémon Showdown (opens in a new tab)Lost
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Winning cores
Pairs on a team
- Incineroar + Rillaboom287 teams · 21.9%46.3% win rate, 90% range 40–53
- Gholdengo + Rillaboom249 teams · 19.0%49.0% win rate, 90% range 43–55
- Raichu-Mega-Y + Rillaboom202 teams · 15.4%52.5% win rate, 90% range 45–60
- Rillaboom + Sneasler195 teams · 14.9%48.9% win rate, 90% range 42–56
- Rillaboom + Volcarona160 teams · 12.2%43.4% win rate, 90% range 35–52
- Arcanine-Hisui + Rillaboom141 teams · 10.8%53.0% win rate, 90% range 44–61
- Kingambit + Rillaboom141 teams · 10.8%42.6% win rate, 90% range 35–51
- Gholdengo + Incineroar123 teams · 9.4%50.4% win rate, 90% range 42–59
Winning trios
Three on a team
- Gholdengo + Raichu-Mega-Y + Rillaboom118 teams · 9.0%58.2% win rate, 90% range 49–67
- Gholdengo + Incineroar + Rillaboom109 teams · 8.3%53.8% win rate, 90% range 44–63
- Arcanine-Hisui + Raichu-Mega-Y + Rillaboom97 teams · 7.4%55.1% win rate, 90% range 44–66
- Arcanine-Hisui + Gholdengo + Rillaboom89 teams · 6.8%57.7% win rate, 90% range 46–68
- Incineroar + Rillaboom + Volcarona81 teams · 6.2%49.2% win rate, 90% range 37–61
- Gholdengo + Rillaboom + Sneasler79 teams · 6.0%50.3% win rate, 90% range 39–62
- Floette-Mega + Incineroar + Rillaboom78 teams · 6.0%49.8% win rate, 90% range 37–62
- Incineroar + Rillaboom + Sneasler78 teams · 6.0%50.7% win rate, 90% range 39–62
Fours brought together
The four brought · of 1,028 teams
- Archaludon + Farigiraf + Golisopod-Mega + Politoed16 teams · 1.6%4–12 won–lost
- Arcanine-Hisui + Gholdengo + Raichu-Mega-Y + Rillaboom12 teams · 1.2%6–6 won–lost
- Archaludon + Gengar-Mega + Incineroar + Politoed11 teams · 1.1%7–4 won–lost
- Charizard-Mega-Y + Farigiraf + Incineroar + Sylveon8 teams · 0.8%3–5 won–lost
- Archaludon + Farigiraf + Golisopod-Mega + Pelipper7 teams · 0.7%2–5 won–lost
- Archaludon + Golisopod-Mega + Politoed + Rillaboom7 teams · 0.7%5–2 won–lost
- Gholdengo + Glimmora + Golisopod-Mega + Tyranitar7 teams · 0.7%6–1 won–lost
- Archaludon + Gengar-Mega + Politoed + Rillaboom6 teams · 0.6%5–1 won–lost
Common leads
Pairs sent out first
- Gholdengo + Raichu-Mega-Y29 teams · 2.2%53.0% win rate, 90% range 36–69
- Farigiraf + Incineroar20 teams · 1.5%50.0% win rate, 90% range 31–69
- Gengar-Mega + Incineroar20 teams · 1.5%57.1% win rate, 90% range 36–76
- Farigiraf + Golisopod-Mega17 teams · 1.3%5–12 won–lost
- Arcanine-Hisui + Raichu-Mega-Y15 teams · 1.1%4–11 won–lost
- Gardevoir-Mega + Indeedee-F15 teams · 1.1%5–10 won–lost
- Rillaboom + Sneasler15 teams · 1.1%9–6 won–lost
- Garchomp-Mega-Z + Gholdengo14 teams · 1.1%9–5 won–lost
MBest counters to this meta
| # | Pokémon · why it works | Usage | Meta score | Beats |
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| 01 | Dragonite-MegaHidden gem Beats Rillaboom, Incineroar and Gholdengo; Sets Tailwind | 3.2% | 11/12 | |
| 02 | Garchomp-Mega-Z Beats Rillaboom, Sneasler and Incineroar; Immune to Ground moves | 11.4% | 11/12 | |
| 03 | Blaziken-MegaHidden gem Beats Rillaboom, Incineroar and Kingambit | 1.8% | 10/12 | |
| 04 | Heracross-MegaHidden gem Beats Rillaboom, Incineroar and Kingambit | < 0.1% | 10/12 | |
| 05 | Tauros-Paldea-BlazeHidden gem Beats Rillaboom, Incineroar and Kingambit; Intimidate on entry | 0.1% | 10/12 | |
| 06 | Charizard-Mega-XHidden gem Beats Rillaboom, Gholdengo and Kingambit | 0.1% | 9/12 | |
| 07 | Emboar-MegaHidden gem Beats Incineroar, Kingambit and Rillaboom | < 0.1% | 10/12 | |
| 08 | Arcanine-Hisui Beats Rillaboom, Incineroar and Gholdengo | 15.0% | 8/11 | |
| 09 | StaraptorHidden gem Beats Rillaboom, Sneasler and Farigiraf; Intimidate on entry | 4.3% | 9/12 | |
| 10 | EmboarHidden gem Beats Incineroar, Kingambit and Rillaboom | < 0.1% | 10/12 | |
| 11 | Archaludon Beats Incineroar, Kingambit and Farigiraf | 18.9% | 8/11 | |
| 12 | HydreigonHidden gem Beats Rillaboom, Gholdengo and Farigiraf; Immune to Ground moves | 1.7% | 9/12 |
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Meta score v1 (meta-score@1) is an estimate: usage-weighted 1v1 matchups against the top 12. Open a score to see why.
Best counter-meta team
Estimate · counter-team@1 · team-score@1
90.1team score
Against the top 20 in these games: favoured against 9, even against 7, unfavoured against 4
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Staraptor-Mega
@ Staraptite · IntimidateJolly 29 HP / 1 Atk / 4 SpD / 32 Spe- Close Combat
- Protect
- Brave Bird
- Tailwind
Resists Ground · adds Tailwind
- +4.8
Sylveon
@ Fairy Feather · PixilateModest 21 HP / 25 Def / 13 SpA / 7 Spe- Hyper Beam
- Hyper Voice
- Quick Attack
- Protect
Adds priority · no new weakness
- +8.7
Incineroar
@ Sitrus Berry · IntimidateImpish 32 HP / 20 Def / 12 SpD / 2 Spe- Fake Out
- Parting Shot
- Flare Blitz
- Throat Chop
Resists Steel · adds Fake Out
- +3.9
Indeedee-F
@ Rocky Helmet · Psychic SurgeBold 32 HP / 32 Def / 2 SpD- Follow Me
- Helping Hand
- Psychic
- Trick Room
Adds Trick Room · adds redirection
- +10.8
Archaludon
@ Leftovers · StaminaBold 32 HP / 1 Def / 1 SpA / 29 SpD / 3 Spe- Electro Shot
- Protect
- Dragon Pulse
- Flash Cannon
Resists Poison + Steel · no new weakness
- +1.6
Gardevoir-Mega
@ Gardevoirite · TraceModest 32 HP / 22 Def / 6 SpA / 1 SpD / 5 Spe- Expanding Force
- Hyper Voice
- Protect
- Thunderbolt
No new weakness · a second Mega (only one Mega Evolves per battle)
Score components
- Defensive typing100.0 × 0.25
- Offensive coverage100.0 × 0.25
- Meta matchups61.4 × 0.2
- Roles100.0 × 0.2
- Synergy78.0 × 0.1
Why this team
- No attacking type hits two members without enough resists
- 2HKOs 100% of the top 20 by usage
- Members' meta score averages 56; hardest archetype: Rain
- Every role on the checklist is filled
- Psychic Terrain powers Expanding Force
- Trick Room with two or more slow members
- Tailwind with two or more fast attackers
- Staraptor-Mega and Gardevoir-Mega can each Mega Evolve, but only one per battle
- Intimidate triggers opposing Defiant and Competitive (Staraptor-Mega and Incineroar)
An estimate: of the Pokémon most used in these games and the best counters above, the six with the highest team score against the games’ top 20, found by a beam search that scored 3,424 teams. Each member’s number is the team score it adds when it joins the other five. Sets use the games’ open team sheets first; stat points come from the regulation’s usage data.
Source: Showdown ladder games · gen9championsvgc2026regmc · 2026-09-21/2026-09-28 · 1500+ rating · 655 in sample · fetched 28 Sep 2026