Regulation M-CDoubles ladderSep 16–28, 2026

Bring Four.

Absol

On 2.4% of teams at all Elo. It wins 47.1% of games it is in the preview for, clearly below even, and ranks 86 of 172 ranked species on that measure. Above 1300 it wins 48.1% (+1.0 pp), rank 67 of 77. Why the splits differ.

Seen on the ladder

8,021 games brought1.7 moves shown per game92% showed an item40% showed an ability92% Mega Evolved

In the 8,021 games it was brought, it used Night Slash in 54% and Shadow Claw in 28%. The item seen most is Absolite Z, in 91%.

Moves used

  1. Night Slash54%
  2. Shadow Claw28%
  3. Protect19%
  4. Detect15%
  5. Close Combat15%
  6. Focus Energy6%
  7. Psycho Cut6%
  8. Rock Slide4%

Items revealed

  1. Absolite Z91%

Abilities revealed

  1. Pressure35%
  2. Justified4%

Mega formes: Absol-Mega-Z 100% · Absol-Mega 0% of its Mega Evolutions.

Share of the games it was brought in which it showed each move, item or ability at least once, all Elo. Moves only show when used, items and abilities only when they trigger, so these are floors, not set frequencies. Open team sheets are not used. How reveals are counted.

All Elo

2.4% of teams60% brought41% lead13,460 teams

On-team WR
47.195% CI 46.2–47.9 · n 13,152Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
46.095% CI 44.6–47.3 · n 5,114Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
47.795% CI 46.4–49.0 · n 5,414Games it led.

Partners, best to worst

  1. Indeedee-F46.944.3–49.6 · n 1,327 · 362 players
  2. Rillaboom46.843.9–49.8 · n 1,089 · 330 players
  3. Sneasler46.043.5–48.4 · n 1,612 · 458 players

3 partner pairs qualify (n ≥ 500, CI ≤ ±3 pp, ≥ 50 distinct players). Pair WR counts only games where both sides revealed all four.

Counters

Its side wins least against Archaludon: 40.8% (CI 38.5–43.1, n 1,732). It does best against Indeedee, at 50.5%. Of 24 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against 18 and clearly above against zero.

Hardest opponents

  1. Archaludon40.838.5–43.1 · n 1,732 · 728 players
  2. Charizard41.038.3–43.7 · n 1,301 · 595 players
  3. Golisopod42.940.9–44.9 · n 2,287 · 867 players
  4. Pelipper43.140.8–45.5 · n 1,769 · 782 players
  5. Volcarona43.841.0–46.8 · n 1,120 · 584 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Indeedee50.547.5–53.5 · n 1,068 · 549 players
  2. Tyranitar49.546.8–52.2 · n 1,316 · 631 players
  3. Metagross49.446.4–52.3 · n 1,106 · 611 players
  4. Indeedee-F49.347.5–51.1 · n 3,019 · 1,003 players
  5. Arcanine-Hisui48.746.1–51.2 · n 1,447 · 659 players

On-team win rate of its side when the opponent’s preview has that species. Games where both previews hold both are left out. Cells need n ≥ 500, CI ≤ ±3 pp, ≥ 50 distinct players.

Leads

It is in the opening pair in 41% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Sneasler, in 15% of its leads, and that lead wins 51.8% (thin sample). No lead with it clears the sample bar yet.

Most common lead partners

  1. Sneasler51.815% of its leads · 48.4–55.2 · n 824 · 237 players · thin
  2. Indeedee-F40.910% of its leads · 36.8–45.1 · n 526 · 214 players · thin
  3. Milotic55.66% of its leads · 50.0–61.1 · n 302 · 110 players · thin
  4. Rillaboom46.55% of its leads · 40.8–52.3 · n 286 · 143 players · thin
  5. Incineroar49.65% of its leads · 43.9–55.4 · n 284 · 127 players · thin

Best-winning lead partners

No lead with it clears the sample and player thresholds yet.

Lead: the two species on the field at turn 1. Win rate excludes lead mirrors. Greyed rows are below the bar (n ≥ 500, CI ≤ ±3 pp, ≥ 50 distinct players). Leads are chosen after team preview.

Elo ≥ 1300

1.9% of teams59% brought43% lead2,417 teams

On-team WR
48.195% CI 46.1–50.1 · n 2,375Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
47.2thin95% CI 44.0–50.4 · n 939Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
48.6thin95% CI 45.5–51.6 · n 1,036Games it led.

Partners, best to worst

No pair clears the sample and player thresholds yet.

0 partner pairs qualify (n ≥ 500, CI ≤ ±3 pp, ≥ 50 distinct players). Pair WR counts only games where both sides revealed all four.

Counters

Its side wins least against Rillaboom: 48.3% (CI 45.4–51.3, n 1,095). Of 1 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against zero and clearly above against zero.

Opponents, hardest first

  1. Rillaboom48.345.4–51.3 · n 1,095 · 243 players

On-team win rate of its side when the opponent’s preview has that species. Games where both previews hold both are left out. Cells need n ≥ 500, CI ≤ ±3 pp, ≥ 50 distinct players.

Leads

It is in the opening pair in 43% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Sneasler, in 23% of its leads, and that lead wins 54.8% (thin sample). No lead with it clears the sample bar yet.

Most common lead partners

  1. Sneasler54.823% of its leads · 48.5–60.9 · n 241 · 48 players · thin
  2. Indeedee-F46.68% of its leads · 36.5–56.9 · n 88 · 35 players · thin
  3. Gholdengo47.37% of its leads · 36.3–58.5 · n 74 · 28 players · thin
  4. Milotic56.57% of its leads · 44.8–67.6 · n 69 · 32 players · thin
  5. Rillaboom43.24% of its leads · 29.7–57.8 · n 44 · 26 players · thin

Best-winning lead partners

No lead with it clears the sample and player thresholds yet.

Lead: the two species on the field at turn 1. Win rate excludes lead mirrors. Greyed rows are below the bar (n ≥ 500, CI ≤ ±3 pp, ≥ 50 distinct players). Leads are chosen after team preview.