Regulation M-CDoubles ladderSep 16–28, 2026

Bring Four.

Blastoise

On 2.7% of teams at all Elo. It wins 51.2% of games it is in the preview for, clearly above even, and ranks 21 of 172 ranked species on that measure. Above 1300 it wins 51.8% (+0.6 pp), rank 10 of 77. Why the splits differ.

Seen on the ladder

8,970 games brought2.1 moves shown per game90% showed an item3% showed an ability86% Mega Evolved

In the 8,970 games it was brought, it used Water Spout in 61% and Shell Smash in 42%. The item seen most is Blastoisinite, in 87%.

Moves used

  1. Water Spout61%
  2. Shell Smash42%
  3. Protect41%
  4. Dark Pulse23%
  5. Fake Out10%
  6. Terrain Pulse10%
  7. Aura Sphere10%
  8. Ice Beam6%

Items revealed

  1. Blastoisinite87%

Abilities revealed

None revealed in 2% or more of its games.

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

2.7% of teams59% brought45% lead15,293 teams

On-team WR
51.295% CI 50.4–52.0 · n 14,865Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
49.895% CI 48.5–51.2 · n 5,177Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
53.595% CI 52.3–54.7 · n 6,709Games it led.

Partners, best to worst

  1. Sneasler51.648.8–54.4 · n 1,211 · 368 players
  2. Pelipper51.148.1–54.1 · n 1,094 · 295 players
  3. Indeedee-F50.748.5–52.8 · n 2,075 · 556 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 Sylveon: 46.3% (CI 43.5–49.2, n 1,146). It does best against Whimsicott, at 53.6%. Of 27 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against four and clearly above against three.

Hardest opponents

  1. Sylveon46.343.5–49.2 · n 1,146 · 607 players
  2. Salamence46.645.0–48.3 · n 3,557 · 1,106 players
  3. Charizard46.844.4–49.3 · n 1,585 · 728 players
  4. Excadrill47.544.6–50.3 · n 1,163 · 598 players
  5. Indeedee47.845.0–50.6 · n 1,249 · 641 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Whimsicott53.651.1–56.1 · n 1,538 · 740 players
  2. Staraptor53.550.8–56.2 · n 1,296 · 636 players
  3. Metagross52.549.7–55.3 · n 1,214 · 632 players
  4. Volcarona52.049.3–54.7 · n 1,271 · 657 players
  5. Indeedee-F51.950.2–53.6 · n 3,403 · 1,097 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 45% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Indeedee-F, in 29% of its leads, and that lead wins 53.0%. No qualifying lead with another partner wins more.

Most common lead partners

  1. Indeedee-F53.029% of its leads · 50.8–55.2 · n 1,988 · 471 players
  2. Farigiraf54.710% of its leads · 51.0–58.4 · n 700 · 168 players · thin
  3. Sneasler54.210% of its leads · 50.5–57.9 · n 686 · 211 players · thin
  4. Incineroar58.06% of its leads · 53.2–62.6 · n 426 · 166 players · thin
  5. Pelipper54.34% of its leads · 48.6–59.9 · n 291 · 126 players · thin

Best-winning lead partners

  1. Indeedee-F53.029% of its leads · 50.8–55.2 · n 1,988 · 471 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

2.8% of teams61% brought47% lead3,642 teams

On-team WR
51.895% CI 50.1–53.4 · n 3,524Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
52.095% CI 49.3–54.8 · n 1,255Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
55.895% CI 53.5–58.2 · n 1,696Games 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 Sneasler: 52.3% (CI 49.5–55.2, n 1,173). It does best against Rillaboom, at 53.6%. Of 2 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against zero and clearly above against one.

Opponents, hardest first

  1. Sneasler52.349.5–55.2 · n 1,173 · 309 players
  2. Rillaboom53.651.2–56.1 · n 1,579 · 329 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 47% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Indeedee-F, in 28% of its leads, and that lead wins 52.2% (thin sample). No lead with it clears the sample bar yet.

Most common lead partners

  1. Indeedee-F52.228% of its leads · 47.7–56.6 · n 483 · 131 players · thin
  2. Farigiraf58.914% of its leads · 52.7–64.8 · n 248 · 44 players · thin
  3. Sneasler54.611% of its leads · 47.6–61.5 · n 194 · 59 players · thin
  4. Incineroar65.97% of its leads · 57.1–73.6 · n 123 · 48 players · thin
  5. Gengar66.76% of its leads · 57.2–75.0 · n 105 · 3 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.