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Team scoreEstimate · team-score@1

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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: Raichu-Mega-Y and Staraptor-Mega can each Mega Evolve, but only one per battle
Ground hits Raichu-Mega-Y, Gholdengo and Arcanine-Hisui super-effectively (−1 team score)

Side-pick suggestions

Shared weaknesses without GholdengoPoison— each hits 2 members super-effectively

Every slot is filled: each score is the change from swapping it in for Gholdengo, the Pokémon that adds least (+1.8).

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
Kingambit	22.4%	22%	Poison	Punishes Intimidate	Ground	−0.6
Incineroar	31.0%	22%	—	Intimidate · Fake Out	Ground	−6.7
Farigiraf	20.9%	11%	—	Trick Room · Blocks priority moves	None	−1.5
Archaludon	18.9%	5%	Poison	—	Ground	+0.5
Golisopod-MegaOff-meta	9.3%	3%	Poison	Mega	None	+0.8
Milotic	11.6%	17%	—	Punishes Intimidate	Electric	−6.5
ExcadrillOff-meta	6.0%	4%	Poison	—	Ground	+0.2
Sneasler	33.0%	27%	Poison	Fake Out · Unburden	Ground, Flying	−11.6
SylveonOff-meta	9.2%	14%	—	—	Poison	−5.6
Basculegion	16.9%	8%	Poison	Pivot · Immune to Fake Out	Electric	−2.8

Team checklist

6 of 6

Filled:Fake OutRaichu-Mega-Y, Rillaboom
Filled:TailwindStaraptor-Mega
Missing:Trick RoomNone — Farigiraf adds it
Missing:IntimidateNone — Incineroar adds it
Missing:RedirectionNone — Indeedee-F adds it
Filled:PriorityExtreme Speed, Grassy Glide
Filled:Spread damageGholdengo, Primarina
Filled:Mega slotRaichu-Mega-Y, Staraptor-Mega: only one can Mega Evolve per battle
Filled:Item clauseClear

Archetype

Estimate · team-archetype@2

Your team

Tailwindfit 100Tailwind: Staraptor-Mega · Attackers that use it: Raichu-Mega-Y, Staraptor-Mega, Gholdengo, Arcanine-Hisui 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: Staraptor-Mega (met)
Attackers that use it 5 of 2 needed: Raichu-Mega-Y, Staraptor-Mega, Gholdengo, Arcanine-Hisui, Rillaboom (met)

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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 · team

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
Raichu-Mega-Y	neutral	neutral	neutral	takes 0.5×	neutral	neutral	neutral	neutral	takes 2×	takes 0.5×	neutral	neutral	neutral	neutral	neutral	neutral	takes 0.5×	neutral
Staraptor-Mega	neutral	neutral	neutral	takes 2×	takes 0.5×	takes 2×	takes 0.5×	neutral	immune	takes 2×	takes 2×	takes 0.25×	neutral	neutral	neutral	takes 0.5×	neutral	takes 2×
Gholdengo	immune	takes 2×	neutral	neutral	takes 0.5×	takes 0.5×	immune	immune	takes 2×	takes 0.5×	takes 0.5×	takes 0.25×	takes 0.5×	takes 2×	takes 0.5×	takes 2×	takes 0.5×	takes 0.5×
Arcanine-Hisui	takes 0.5×	takes 0.25×	takes 4×	neutral	neutral	takes 0.5×	takes 2×	takes 0.5×	takes 4×	takes 0.5×	neutral	takes 0.5×	takes 2×	neutral	neutral	neutral	neutral	takes 0.5×
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
Primarina	neutral	takes 0.5×	takes 0.5×	takes 2×	takes 2×	takes 0.5×	takes 0.5×	takes 2×	neutral	neutral	neutral	takes 0.5×	neutral	neutral	immune	takes 0.5×	neutral	neutral
Weak / resist	0/2	2/2	1/2	2/2	1/3	2/3	1/3	2/2	3/2	2/3	1/1	1/4	1/1	1/0	0/2	1/2	0/2	1/2

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

Kingambit

22.4%

22%

Poison

Punishes Intimidate

Ground

−0.6

Incineroar

31.0%

22%

—

Intimidate · Fake Out

Ground

−6.7

Farigiraf

20.9%

11%

—

Trick Room · Blocks priority moves

None

−1.5

Archaludon

18.9%

Poison

—

Ground

+0.5

Golisopod-MegaOff-meta

9.3%

Poison

Mega

None

+0.8

Milotic

11.6%

17%

—

Punishes Intimidate

Electric

−6.5

ExcadrillOff-meta

6.0%

Poison

—

Ground

+0.2

Sneasler

33.0%

27%

Poison

Fake Out · Unburden

Ground, Flying

−11.6

SylveonOff-meta

9.2%

14%

—

Poison

−5.6

Basculegion

16.9%

Poison

Pivot · Immune to Fake Out

Electric

−2.8

NOR

FIR

WAT

ELE

GRA

ICE

FIG

POI

GRO

FLY

PSY

BUG

ROC

GHO

DRA

DAR

STE

FAI

Raichu-Mega-Y

Staraptor-Mega

Gholdengo

Arcanine-Hisui

Rillaboom

Primarina

Weak / resist

0/2

2/2

1/2

2/2

1/3

2/3

1/3

2/2

3/2

2/3

1/1

1/4

1/1

1/0

0/2

1/2

0/2

1/2