Regulation M-CDoubles ladderSep 16–28, 2026

Bring Four.

Gardevoir

On 9.2% of teams at all Elo. It wins 49.9% of games it is in the preview for, within noise of even, and ranks 47 of 172 ranked species on that measure. Above 1300 it wins 49.6% (−0.3 pp), rank 52 of 77. Why the splits differ.

Seen on the ladder

28,108 games brought1.7 moves shown per game90% showed an item58% showed an ability89% Mega Evolved

In the 28,108 games it was brought, it used Hyper Voice in 59% and Protect in 42%. The item seen most is Gardevoirite, in 89%.

Moves used

  1. Hyper Voice59%
  2. Protect42%
  3. Expanding Force41%
  4. Trick Room8%
  5. Calm Mind7%
  6. Mystical Fire4%
  7. Moonblast2%

Items revealed

  1. Gardevoirite89%

Abilities revealed

  1. Trace56%

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

9.2% of teams55% brought35% lead51,946 teams

On-team WR
49.995% CI 49.4–50.3 · n 47,226Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
50.395% CI 49.6–51.0 · n 17,516Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
53.395% CI 52.6–54.0 · n 17,532Games it led.

Best partners

  1. Arcanine-Hisui53.150.2–56.0 · n 1,135 · 318 players
  2. Pelipper52.650.3–54.9 · n 1,832 · 554 players
  3. Kingambit52.350.1–54.5 · n 1,929 · 629 players
  4. Basculegion52.150.4–53.8 · n 3,407 · 960 players
  5. Incineroar51.349.3–53.3 · n 2,482 · 699 players

Weakest partners

  1. Whimsicott48.145.1–51.0 · n 1,086 · 371 players
  2. Sneasler49.748.5–51.0 · n 5,882 · 1,825 players
  3. Torkoal49.847.8–51.9 · n 2,264 · 559 players
  4. Armarouge50.548.4–52.6 · n 2,121 · 633 players
  5. Indeedee-F50.950.1–51.7 · n 14,242 · 3,185 players

11 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 Excadrill: 44.0% (CI 42.4–45.6, n 3,727). It does best against Sinistcha-Masterpiece, at 56.4%. Of 58 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against 23 and clearly above against 12.

Hardest opponents

  1. Excadrill44.042.4–45.6 · n 3,727 · 1,880 players
  2. Swampert44.642.5–46.8 · n 2,137 · 1,273 players
  3. Tyranitar45.243.8–46.5 · n 5,292 · 2,290 players
  4. Floette-Eternal46.344.7–48.0 · n 3,513 · 1,825 players
  5. Gholdengo46.445.4–47.5 · n 8,635 · 2,922 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Sinistcha-Masterpiece56.453.6–59.2 · n 1,206 · 894 players
  2. Talonflame55.953.1–58.6 · n 1,231 · 931 players
  3. Lucario55.853.9–57.7 · n 2,567 · 1,512 players
  4. Whimsicott55.053.6–56.4 · n 4,900 · 2,213 players
  5. Dragapult54.952.4–57.3 · n 1,553 · 1,040 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 35% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Indeedee-F, in 52% of its leads, and that lead wins 54.1%. No qualifying lead with another partner wins more.

Most common lead partners

  1. Indeedee-F54.152% of its leads · 53.1–55.1 · n 9,285 · 2,470 players
  2. Sneasler52.47% of its leads · 49.6–55.1 · n 1,293 · 576 players
  3. Incineroar56.65% of its leads · 53.2–59.8 · n 854 · 333 players · thin
  4. Basculegion56.53% of its leads · 52.5–60.5 · n 584 · 245 players · thin
  5. Whimsicott46.73% of its leads · 42.4–51.1 · n 507 · 222 players · thin

Best-winning lead partners

  1. Indeedee-F54.152% of its leads · 53.1–55.1 · n 9,285 · 2,470 players
  2. Sneasler52.47% of its leads · 49.6–55.1 · n 1,293 · 576 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

8.4% of teams56% brought39% lead10,898 teams

On-team WR
49.695% CI 48.6–50.6 · n 9,942Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
48.895% CI 47.2–50.4 · n 3,804Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
50.995% CI 49.4–52.5 · n 3,975Games it led.

Partners, best to worst

  1. Indeedee-F49.247.5–50.9 · n 3,193 · 770 players
  2. Sneasler47.044.2–49.8 · n 1,226 · 401 players

2 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 Tyranitar: 45.9% (CI 43.1–48.8, n 1,143). It does best against Indeedee-F, at 52.8%. Of 19 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against four and clearly above against one.

Hardest opponents

  1. Tyranitar45.943.1–48.8 · n 1,143 · 523 players
  2. Archaludon46.944.6–49.1 · n 1,871 · 645 players
  3. Pelipper46.944.2–49.6 · n 1,282 · 541 players
  4. Gholdengo47.044.9–49.2 · n 2,100 · 701 players
  5. Charizard47.945.3–50.6 · n 1,387 · 566 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Indeedee-F52.850.3–55.3 · n 1,532 · 595 players
  2. Incineroar51.249.3–53.0 · n 2,850 · 794 players
  3. Farigiraf51.148.9–53.4 · n 1,922 · 656 players
  4. Sneasler50.448.8–52.1 · n 3,436 · 841 players
  5. Volcarona50.147.2–53.1 · n 1,087 · 495 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 39% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Indeedee-F, in 49% of its leads, and that lead wins 51.6%. No qualifying lead with another partner wins more.

Most common lead partners

  1. Indeedee-F51.649% of its leads · 49.5–53.8 · n 2,030 · 590 players
  2. Sneasler48.07% of its leads · 42.5–53.6 · n 306 · 153 players · thin
  3. Incineroar43.35% of its leads · 36.5–50.3 · n 194 · 90 players · thin
  4. Basculegion56.44% of its leads · 49.1–63.4 · n 181 · 70 players · thin
  5. Maushold-Four55.64% of its leads · 47.7–63.3 · n 151 · 7 players · thin

Best-winning lead partners

  1. Indeedee-F51.649% of its leads · 49.5–53.8 · n 2,030 · 590 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.