Team builder

Lock a meta core, then let the math fill the last two slots

Team scorebest with 2 side picks

Meta core + side picks Build around a Pokémon Start blank Recommended teams

Game plan

A Tailwind setter doubles the team's Speed for four turns; mid-speed attackers use it. Picks that fit it rank higher, as do the Pokémon players pair with your team.

Note: Intimidate triggers opposing Defiant and Competitive (Salamence-Mega)

Side-pick suggestions

Core’s shared weaknessesFireIceFlying— each hits 2 core members super-effectively

Candidates ranked by the change in team score their button makes, how often players pair them with the team and what they do for the game plan
Pokémon	Usage	Paired	Resists	Adds	Stacks weakness	Score
Arcanine-Hisui	15.0%	22%	FireIceFlying	—	Ground	+8.1
Incineroar	31.0%	26%	FireIce	Intimidate · Fake Out	Ground	+6.1
Gholdengo	24.5%	27%	IceFlying	Immune to Fake Out · Immune to status moves	Fire, Ground	+1.1
Raichu-Mega-Y	17.6%	25%	Flying	Mega · Fake Out	Ground	+1.8
Basculegion	16.9%	16%	FireIce	Pivot · Immune to Fake Out	None	+6.3
Milotic	11.6%	12%	FireIce	Punishes Intimidate	None	+5.5
Delphox-MegaOff-meta	3.9%	4%	FireIce	Mega · Immune to Ground moves	None	+6.7
ArmarougeOff-meta	5.4%	5%	FireIce	—	Ground	+5.4
PrimarinaOff-meta	4.3%	4%	FireIce	—	None	+5.9
Farigiraf	20.9%	13%	—	Trick Room · Blocks priority moves	None	+0.4

Best pair: Incineroar + Raichu-Mega-Y — covers Fire, Ice and Flying (team score 80.3, +6.7)

Team checklist

Core only

Filled:Fake OutSneasler, Rillaboom
Filled:TailwindSalamence-Mega
Missing:Trick RoomNone — Farigiraf adds it
Filled:IntimidateSalamence (pre-Mega)
Missing:RedirectionNone — Indeedee-F adds it
Filled:PrioritySucker Punch, Grassy Glide
Filled:Spread damageSalamence-Mega
Filled:Mega slotSalamence-Mega
Filled:Item clauseClear
Caution:2 empty slotsUse Recommend Pokémon under each slot

Archetype

Estimate · team-archetype@2

Your team

Tailwindfit 100Tailwind: Salamence-Mega · Attackers that use it: Salamence-Mega, Sneasler and Rillaboom
Grassy Terrainfit 80Grassy Terrain: Rillaboom · Grassy Glide and Grassy Seed: Sneasler and Rillaboom

Build toward

Tailwind (Auto) · the team fits (fit 100)

A Tailwind setter doubles the team's Speed for four turns; mid-speed attackers use it

Tailwind 1 of 1 needed: Salamence-Mega (met)
Attackers that use it 3 of 2 needed: Salamence-Mega, Sneasler, Rillaboom (met)

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Against the meta

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Improve a Pokémon

Estimate · team-score@1

Choose one: Pick Four tries other stat points, one-move swaps and replacement Pokémon, and lists the ones that raise the team score.

Defensive coverage

Damage taken from each attacking type · core

Multiplier each attacking type deals to each member
Member	NOR	FIR	WAT	ELE	GRA	ICE	FIG	POI	GRO	FLY	PSY	BUG	ROC	GHO	DRA	DAR	STE	FAI
Salamence-Mega	neutral	takes 0.5×	takes 0.5×	neutral	takes 0.25×	takes 4×	takes 0.5×	neutral	immune	neutral	neutral	takes 0.5×	takes 2×	neutral	takes 2×	neutral	neutral	takes 2×
Kingambit	takes 0.5×	takes 2×	neutral	neutral	takes 0.5×	takes 0.5×	takes 4×	immune	takes 2×	takes 0.5×	immune	neutral	takes 0.5×	takes 0.5×	takes 0.5×	takes 0.5×	takes 0.5×	neutral
Sneasler	neutral	neutral	neutral	neutral	takes 0.5×	neutral	takes 0.5×	takes 0.5×	takes 2×	takes 2×	takes 4×	takes 0.25×	takes 0.5×	neutral	neutral	takes 0.5×	neutral	neutral
Rillaboom	neutral	takes 2×	takes 0.5×	takes 0.5×	takes 0.5×	takes 2×	neutral	takes 2×	takes 0.5×	takes 2×	neutral	takes 2×	neutral	neutral	neutral	neutral	neutral	neutral
Weak / resist	0/1	2/1	0/2	0/1	0/4	2/1	1/2	1/2	2/2	2/1	1/1	1/2	1/2	0/1	1/1	0/2	0/1	1/0

Source: Showdown ladder games · gen9championsvgc2026regmc · 2026-09-21/2026-09-28 · 1500+ rating · 1,310 in sample · fetched 28 Sep 2026

Pokémon

Usage

Paired

Resists

Adds

Stacks weakness

Score

Arcanine-Hisui

15.0%

22%

FireIceFlying

—

Ground

+8.1

Incineroar

31.0%

26%

FireIce

Intimidate · Fake Out

Ground

+6.1

Gholdengo

24.5%

27%

IceFlying

Immune to Fake Out · Immune to status moves

Fire, Ground

+1.1

Raichu-Mega-Y

17.6%

25%

Flying

Mega · Fake Out

Ground

+1.8

Basculegion

16.9%

16%

FireIce

Pivot · Immune to Fake Out

None

+6.3

Milotic

11.6%

12%

FireIce

Punishes Intimidate

None

+5.5

Delphox-MegaOff-meta

3.9%

FireIce

Mega · Immune to Ground moves

None

+6.7

ArmarougeOff-meta

5.4%

FireIce

—

Ground

+5.4

PrimarinaOff-meta

4.3%

FireIce

—

None

+5.9

Farigiraf

20.9%

13%

—

Trick Room · Blocks priority moves

None

+0.4

NOR

FIR

WAT

ELE

GRA

ICE

FIG

POI

GRO

FLY

PSY

BUG

ROC

GHO

DRA

DAR

STE

FAI

Salamence-Mega

Kingambit

Sneasler

Rillaboom

Weak / resist

0/1

2/1

0/2

0/1

0/4

2/1

1/2

2/2

2/1

1/1

1/2

0/1

1/1

0/2

0/1

1/0