Team builder

Start from an empty team and fill the six slots yourself

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

Side-pick suggestions

Shared weaknesses without Raichu-Mega-YNone: no attacking type hits two members without enough resists

Every slot is filled: each score is the change from swapping it in for Raichu-Mega-Y, the Pokémon that adds least (−2.6).

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
Incineroar	31.0%	25%	—	Intimidate · Fake Out	Ground, Rock	−1.4
Milotic	11.6%	16%	—	Punishes Intimidate	None	+2.0
SylveonOff-meta	9.2%	11%	—	—	None	+2.8
Floette-MegaOff-meta	7.3%	11%	—	Mega	None	+2.5
PrimarinaOff-meta	4.3%	6%	—	—	None	+2.3
Kingambit	22.4%	21%	—	Punishes Intimidate	Fire, Ground	−5.2
Farigiraf	20.9%	7%	—	Trick Room · Blocks priority moves	None	−0.2
Blastoise-MegaOff-meta	2.0%	—	—	Mega	None	+2.6
Politoed	10.4%	2%	—	Rain setter · Sets rain	None	+1.7
Archaludon	18.9%	5%	—	—	Ground	0.0

Team checklist

6 of 6

Filled:Fake OutRillaboom, Raichu-Mega-Y
Filled:TailwindSalamence-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 damageSalamence-Mega, Sneasler, Gholdengo
Filled:Mega slotSalamence-Mega, Raichu-Mega-Y: only one can Mega Evolve per battle
Filled:Item clauseClear

Archetype

Estimate · team-archetype@2

Your team

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

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Against the meta

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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
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×
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
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×
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×
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
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
Weak / resist	0/2	2/2	1/2	0/2	0/4	2/2	1/3	1/3	4/2	2/3	1/1	1/4	2/2	1/0	1/1	1/1	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

Incineroar

31.0%

25%

—

Intimidate · Fake Out

Ground, Rock

−1.4

Milotic

11.6%

16%

—

Punishes Intimidate

None

+2.0

SylveonOff-meta

9.2%

11%

—

None

+2.8

Floette-MegaOff-meta

7.3%

11%

—

Mega

None

+2.5

PrimarinaOff-meta

4.3%

—

None

+2.3

Kingambit

22.4%

21%

—

Punishes Intimidate

Fire, Ground

−5.2

Farigiraf

20.9%

—

Trick Room · Blocks priority moves

None

−0.2

Blastoise-MegaOff-meta

2.0%

—

Mega

None

+2.6

Politoed

10.4%

—

Rain setter · Sets rain

None

+1.7

Archaludon

18.9%

—

Ground

0.0

NOR

FIR

WAT

ELE

GRA

ICE

FIG

POI

GRO

FLY

PSY

BUG

ROC

GHO

DRA

DAR

STE

FAI

Salamence-Mega

Sneasler

Arcanine-Hisui

Gholdengo

Rillaboom

Raichu-Mega-Y

Weak / resist

0/2

2/2

1/2

0/2

0/4

2/2

1/3

4/2

2/3

1/1

1/4

2/2

1/0

1/1

0/2

1/2