Regulation M-CDoubles ladderSep 16–28, 2026

Bring Four.

Archaludon

On 13.6% of teams at all Elo. It wins 53.5% of games it is in the preview for, clearly above even, and ranks 1 of 172 ranked species on that measure. Above 1300 it wins 52.2% (−1.3 pp), rank 4 of 77. Why the splits differ.

Seen on the ladder

53,029 games brought1.8 moves shown per game67% showed an item75% showed an ability

In the 53,029 games it was brought, it used Electro Shot in 63% and Protect in 44%. The item seen most is Leftovers, in 61%.

Moves used

  1. Electro Shot63%
  2. Protect44%
  3. Dragon Pulse35%
  4. Flash Cannon16%
  5. Snarl8%
  6. Draco Meteor5%
  7. Aura Sphere5%

Items revealed

  1. Leftovers61%

Abilities revealed

  1. Stamina74%

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

13.6% of teams70% brought28% lead76,993 teams

On-team WR
53.595% CI 53.1–53.9 · n 66,057Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
56.095% CI 55.4–56.5 · n 33,171Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
53.295% CI 52.6–53.9 · n 20,297Games it led.

Best partners

  1. Espathra63.361.0–65.6 · n 1,708 · 310 players
  2. Raichu60.658.7–62.5 · n 2,552 · 545 players
  3. Gengar59.858.0–61.5 · n 3,053 · 766 players
  4. Incineroar58.056.6–59.5 · n 4,592 · 1,198 players
  5. Grimmsnarl57.456.0–58.8 · n 5,040 · 991 players

Weakest partners

  1. Farigiraf49.848.5–51.2 · n 5,506 · 888 players
  2. Sneasler50.348.3–52.4 · n 2,289 · 631 players
  3. Golisopod52.451.4–53.4 · n 10,178 · 1,919 players
  4. Basculegion54.352.6–56.1 · n 3,065 · 741 players
  5. Indeedee-F54.552.7–56.3 · n 2,986 · 755 players

19 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: 43.9% (CI 41.7–46.1, n 2,005). It does best against Rotom-Wash, at 60.4%. Of 62 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against five and clearly above against 48.

Hardest opponents

  1. Kommo-o43.941.7–46.1 · n 2,005 · 1,210 players
  2. Raichu46.745.8–47.7 · n 10,954 · 3,375 players
  3. Charizard47.546.4–48.6 · n 7,572 · 2,847 players
  4. Staraptor47.646.4–48.8 · n 6,472 · 2,677 players
  5. Venusaur48.146.0–50.2 · n 2,149 · 1,371 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Rotom-Wash60.457.5–63.3 · n 1,117 · 841 players
  2. Golisopod59.358.4–60.3 · n 10,817 · 3,525 players
  3. Absol59.256.9–61.5 · n 1,732 · 1,197 players
  4. Mawile58.856.0–61.5 · n 1,228 · 902 players
  5. Pelipper58.657.4–59.8 · n 6,459 · 2,604 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 28% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Pelipper, in 24% of its leads, and that lead wins 57.0%. No qualifying lead with another partner wins more.

Most common lead partners

  1. Pelipper57.024% of its leads · 55.6–58.3 · n 5,145 · 1,672 players
  2. Politoed49.814% of its leads · 48.0–51.6 · n 2,980 · 671 players
  3. Grimmsnarl54.19% of its leads · 51.9–56.3 · n 1,948 · 586 players
  4. Sableye54.55% of its leads · 51.5–57.4 · n 1,089 · 244 players
  5. Incineroar54.24% of its leads · 50.7–57.6 · n 797 · 389 players · thin

Best-winning lead partners

  1. Pelipper57.024% of its leads · 55.6–58.3 · n 5,145 · 1,672 players
  2. Sableye54.55% of its leads · 51.5–57.4 · n 1,089 · 244 players
  3. Grimmsnarl54.19% of its leads · 51.9–56.3 · n 1,948 · 586 players
  4. Politoed49.814% of its leads · 48.0–51.6 · n 2,980 · 671 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

17.7% of teams74% brought27% lead22,837 teams

On-team WR
52.295% CI 51.5–52.9 · n 18,679Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
54.195% CI 53.1–55.0 · n 10,141Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
49.995% CI 48.6–51.2 · n 5,741Games it led.

Partners, best to worst

  1. Gengar57.955.0–60.8 · n 1,095 · 258 players
  2. Incineroar56.854.3–59.3 · n 1,528 · 350 players
  3. Swampert55.853.2–58.4 · n 1,430 · 294 players
  4. Pelipper54.953.6–56.3 · n 5,362 · 890 players
  5. Grimmsnarl54.652.4–56.8 · n 1,918 · 366 players
  6. Charizard53.550.7–56.2 · n 1,274 · 271 players
  7. Politoed53.251.7–54.8 · n 4,014 · 563 players
  8. Rillaboom53.150.9–55.4 · n 1,874 · 455 players
  9. Golisopod49.147.4–50.7 · n 3,485 · 581 players
  10. Farigiraf47.144.9–49.3 · n 1,985 · 296 players

10 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 Raichu: 46.4% (CI 44.9–48.0, n 4,002). It does best against Golisopod, at 59.0%. Of 34 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against five and clearly above against 14.

Hardest opponents

  1. Raichu46.444.9–48.0 · n 4,002 · 1,093 players
  2. Staraptor46.644.6–48.7 · n 2,243 · 844 players
  3. Gengar47.144.4–49.8 · n 1,311 · 594 players
  4. Froslass47.444.7–50.2 · n 1,263 · 590 players
  5. Floette-Eternal47.445.0–49.9 · n 1,634 · 713 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Golisopod59.057.1–60.8 · n 2,676 · 924 players
  2. Armarouge57.354.7–59.9 · n 1,361 · 672 players
  3. Metagross56.754.2–59.1 · n 1,565 · 730 players
  4. Pelipper56.654.1–58.9 · n 1,632 · 644 players
  5. Grimmsnarl55.552.5–58.4 · n 1,114 · 564 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 27% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Pelipper, in 20% of its leads, and that lead wins 53.4%. No qualifying lead with another partner wins more.

Most common lead partners

  1. Pelipper53.420% of its leads · 50.6–56.2 · n 1,207 · 425 players
  2. Politoed42.916% of its leads · 39.9–46.1 · n 978 · 214 players · thin
  3. Grimmsnarl50.713% of its leads · 47.2–54.3 · n 751 · 245 players · thin
  4. Incineroar52.54% of its leads · 46.4–58.5 · n 261 · 121 players · thin
  5. Sableye53.44% of its leads · 47.2–59.5 · n 249 · 72 players · thin

Best-winning lead partners

  1. Pelipper53.420% of its leads · 50.6–56.2 · n 1,207 · 425 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.