Regulation M-CDoubles ladderSep 16–28, 2026

Bring Four.

Arcanine-Hisui

On 11.4% of teams at all Elo. It wins 52.6% of games it is in the preview for, clearly above even, and ranks 3 of 172 ranked species on that measure. Above 1300 it wins 50.8% (−1.7 pp), rank 22 of 77. Why the splits differ.

Seen on the ladder

41,772 games brought1.6 moves shown per game31% showed an item7% showed an ability

In the 41,772 games it was brought, it used Flare Blitz in 50% and Head Smash in 46%. The item seen most is Focus Sash, in 28%.

Moves used

  1. Flare Blitz50%
  2. Head Smash46%
  3. Protect37%
  4. Extreme Speed19%
  5. Rock Slide8%

Items revealed

  1. Focus Sash28%

Abilities revealed

  1. Intimidate5%

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

11.4% of teams66% brought31% lead64,586 teams

On-team WR
52.695% CI 52.2–53.0 · n 57,038Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
51.295% CI 50.6–51.8 · n 27,695Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
52.195% CI 51.4–52.8 · n 19,116Games it led.

Best partners

  1. Indeedee54.752.7–56.7 · n 2,292 · 497 players
  2. Gholdengo53.852.6–55.0 · n 6,759 · 1,470 players
  3. Staraptor53.852.1–55.5 · n 3,166 · 817 players
  4. Gardevoir53.150.2–56.0 · n 1,135 · 318 players
  5. Sylveon52.050.3–53.7 · n 3,382 · 879 players

Weakest partners

  1. Farigiraf49.847.5–52.1 · n 1,804 · 458 players
  2. Froslass50.448.1–52.8 · n 1,685 · 419 players
  3. Sneasler50.749.6–51.9 · n 7,439 · 1,830 players
  4. Indeedee-F50.949.2–52.6 · n 3,278 · 892 players
  5. Basculegion50.949.1–52.7 · n 2,968 · 729 players

16 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 Kommo-o: 46.1% (CI 43.6–48.5, n 1,613). It does best against Sirfetch’d, at 58.2%. Of 61 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against two and clearly above against 36.

Hardest opponents

  1. Kommo-o46.143.6–48.5 · n 1,613 · 1,078 players
  2. Delphox48.246.1–50.3 · n 2,155 · 1,333 players
  3. Archaludon48.747.7–49.7 · n 8,887 · 2,990 players
  4. Politoed49.247.8–50.6 · n 4,664 · 2,169 players
  5. Camerupt49.446.8–51.9 · n 1,464 · 1,032 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Sirfetch’d58.255.1–61.1 · n 1,042 · 815 players
  2. Baxcalibur56.654.7–58.4 · n 2,664 · 1,678 players
  3. Gallade56.053.0–59.0 · n 1,051 · 827 players
  4. Sinistcha55.654.1–57.2 · n 3,969 · 2,115 players
  5. Sinistcha-Masterpiece55.653.0–58.1 · n 1,453 · 1,032 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 31% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Raichu, in 15% of its leads, and that lead wins 55.0%. No qualifying lead with another partner wins more.

Most common lead partners

  1. Raichu55.015% of its leads · 53.2–56.8 · n 2,950 · 1,006 players
  2. Salamence51.011% of its leads · 48.9–53.1 · n 2,190 · 916 players
  3. Sneasler51.68% of its leads · 49.1–54.1 · n 1,535 · 680 players
  4. Rillaboom47.97% of its leads · 45.2–50.5 · n 1,379 · 700 players
  5. Milotic53.95% of its leads · 50.9–56.9 · n 1,078 · 486 players

Best-winning lead partners

  1. Raichu55.015% of its leads · 53.2–56.8 · n 2,950 · 1,006 players
  2. Milotic53.95% of its leads · 50.9–56.9 · n 1,078 · 486 players
  3. Sneasler51.68% of its leads · 49.1–54.1 · n 1,535 · 680 players
  4. Salamence51.011% of its leads · 48.9–53.1 · n 2,190 · 916 players
  5. Rillaboom47.97% of its leads · 45.2–50.5 · n 1,379 · 700 players

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

13.2% of teams66% brought30% lead17,058 teams

On-team WR
50.895% CI 50.0–51.7 · n 14,788Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
49.495% CI 48.3–50.6 · n 7,248Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
50.295% CI 48.8–51.6 · n 4,867Games it led.

Partners, best to worst

  1. Gholdengo52.550.4–54.6 · n 2,222 · 538 players
  2. Raichu49.747.7–51.8 · n 2,285 · 532 players
  3. Kingambit49.346.5–52.2 · n 1,176 · 335 players
  4. Salamence49.346.9–51.7 · n 1,651 · 480 players
  5. Sylveon49.146.1–52.0 · n 1,121 · 293 players
  6. Sneasler48.946.7–51.1 · n 1,982 · 548 players
  7. Rillaboom48.747.0–50.4 · n 3,339 · 806 players

7 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 Metagross: 46.6% (CI 43.8–49.4, n 1,209). It does best against Excadrill, at 53.7%. Of 29 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against two and clearly above against 10.

Hardest opponents

  1. Metagross46.643.8–49.4 · n 1,209 · 628 players
  2. Gengar47.344.3–50.3 · n 1,063 · 562 players
  3. Kingambit47.946.2–49.6 · n 3,431 · 1,027 players
  4. Politoed48.345.8–50.8 · n 1,550 · 697 players
  5. Armarouge48.946.0–51.9 · n 1,098 · 570 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Excadrill53.751.0–56.3 · n 1,351 · 669 players
  2. Floette-Eternal53.250.4–56.0 · n 1,211 · 611 players
  3. Salamence53.051.3–54.6 · n 3,577 · 1,057 players
  4. Tyranitar52.750.4–55.0 · n 1,838 · 775 players
  5. Sneasler52.551.1–53.8 · n 5,441 · 1,221 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 30% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Raichu, in 18% of its leads, and that lead wins 52.9% (thin sample). No lead with it clears the sample bar yet.

Most common lead partners

  1. Raichu52.918% of its leads · 49.7–56.1 · n 922 · 351 players · thin
  2. Salamence47.810% of its leads · 43.4–52.3 · n 487 · 257 players · thin
  3. Sneasler46.47% of its leads · 41.2–51.7 · n 345 · 206 players · thin
  4. Staraptor55.27% of its leads · 49.8–60.5 · n 328 · 150 players · thin
  5. Rillaboom47.66% of its leads · 41.9–53.3 · n 290 · 160 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.