Regulation M-CDoubles ladderSep 16–28, 2026

Bring Four.

Golisopod

On 17.1% of teams at all Elo. It wins 50.2% of games it is in the preview for, within noise of even, and ranks 40 of 172 ranked species on that measure. Above 1300 it wins 49.6% (−0.6 pp), rank 54 of 77. Why the splits differ.

Seen on the ladder

53,230 games brought1.9 moves shown per game88% showed an item8% showed an ability87% Mega Evolved

In the 53,230 games it was brought, it used Leech Life in 57% and Iron Head in 29%. The item seen most is Golisopite, in 87%.

Moves used

  1. Leech Life57%
  2. Iron Head29%
  3. Protect27%
  4. Swords Dance26%
  5. Sucker Punch12%
  6. Liquidation9%
  7. First Impression8%
  8. Drill Run8%

Items revealed

  1. Golisopite87%

Abilities revealed

  1. Emergency Exit7%

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

17.1% of teams56% brought26% lead96,864 teams

On-team WR
50.295% CI 49.8–50.5 · n 79,760Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
48.795% CI 48.2–49.3 · n 33,933Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
51.195% CI 50.5–51.8 · n 23,543Games it led.

Best partners

  1. Staraptor52.750.0–55.4 · n 1,281 · 235 players
  2. Archaludon52.451.4–53.4 · n 10,178 · 1,919 players
  3. Pelipper51.350.4–52.2 · n 11,302 · 2,732 players
  4. Primarina51.148.1–54.1 · n 1,062 · 270 players
  5. Grimmsnarl51.149.2–52.9 · n 2,835 · 718 players

Weakest partners

  1. Sirfetch’d44.441.6–47.3 · n 1,150 · 360 players
  2. Hatterene46.644.3–48.9 · n 1,775 · 499 players
  3. Sneasler46.845.4–48.2 · n 4,911 · 1,469 players
  4. Pawmot47.044.1–50.0 · n 1,118 · 334 players
  5. Indeedee-F47.246.2–48.3 · n 8,990 · 2,325 players

20 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: 40.7% (CI 39.7–41.6, n 10,817). It does best against Clefable, at 59.2%. Of 77 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against 19 and clearly above against 33.

Hardest opponents

  1. Archaludon40.739.7–41.6 · n 10,817 · 4,065 players
  2. Vivillon43.640.9–46.4 · n 1,210 · 592 players
  3. Swampert44.843.2–46.4 · n 3,814 · 2,215 players
  4. Politoed45.444.1–46.6 · n 5,802 · 2,888 players
  5. Charizard45.644.6–46.6 · n 9,229 · 3,778 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Clefable59.256.3–62.0 · n 1,164 · 922 players
  2. Sirfetch’d57.955.4–60.4 · n 1,509 · 1,199 players
  3. Absol57.155.1–59.1 · n 2,287 · 1,592 players
  4. Talonflame56.354.3–58.3 · n 2,311 · 1,644 players
  5. Grapploct56.153.4–58.9 · n 1,247 · 972 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 26% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Farigiraf, in 18% of its leads, and that lead wins 53.1%. The best-winning qualifying lead is with Grimmsnarl: 58.8% (CI 56.1–61.5).

Most common lead partners

  1. Farigiraf53.118% of its leads · 51.6–54.6 · n 4,351 · 1,209 players
  2. Indeedee-F48.213% of its leads · 46.4–49.9 · n 3,095 · 1,180 players
  3. Pelipper53.87% of its leads · 51.5–56.1 · n 1,832 · 881 players
  4. Sneasler48.86% of its leads · 46.1–51.4 · n 1,380 · 567 players
  5. Grimmsnarl58.85% of its leads · 56.1–61.5 · n 1,243 · 441 players

Best-winning lead partners

  1. Grimmsnarl58.85% of its leads · 56.1–61.5 · n 1,243 · 441 players
  2. Pelipper53.87% of its leads · 51.5–56.1 · n 1,832 · 881 players
  3. Farigiraf53.118% of its leads · 51.6–54.6 · n 4,351 · 1,209 players
  4. Incineroar50.25% of its leads · 47.3–53.1 · n 1,151 · 592 players
  5. Sneasler48.86% of its leads · 46.1–51.4 · n 1,380 · 567 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

15.5% of teams55% brought27% lead20,007 teams

On-team WR
49.695% CI 48.8–50.3 · n 16,793Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
47.595% CI 46.3–48.6 · n 7,310Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
50.395% CI 49.0–51.7 · n 5,122Games it led.

Partners, best to worst

  1. Pelipper51.149.0–53.2 · n 2,215 · 567 players
  2. Archaludon49.147.4–50.7 · n 3,485 · 581 players
  3. Rillaboom48.946.0–51.7 · n 1,187 · 355 players
  4. Politoed45.943.9–47.9 · n 2,475 · 326 players
  5. Indeedee-F45.142.4–47.9 · n 1,254 · 399 players
  6. Farigiraf44.442.5–46.3 · n 2,648 · 518 players

6 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: 41.0% (CI 39.2–42.9, n 2,676). It does best against Armarouge, at 54.9%. Of 31 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against 10 and clearly above against six.

Hardest opponents

  1. Archaludon41.039.2–42.9 · n 2,676 · 963 players
  2. Politoed43.641.1–46.1 · n 1,504 · 679 players
  3. Gengar44.842.1–47.6 · n 1,236 · 625 players
  4. Charizard45.543.6–47.5 · n 2,453 · 927 players
  5. Pelipper46.244.1–48.4 · n 2,037 · 817 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Armarouge54.952.0–57.7 · n 1,162 · 602 players
  2. Metagross54.451.8–56.9 · n 1,464 · 692 players
  3. Indeedee52.450.1–54.8 · n 1,717 · 779 players
  4. Milotic51.950.1–53.7 · n 2,886 · 993 players
  5. Sneasler51.950.7–53.1 · n 6,666 · 1,399 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 Farigiraf, in 21% of its leads, and that lead wins 48.9%. No qualifying lead with another partner wins more.

Most common lead partners

  1. Farigiraf48.921% of its leads · 46.0–51.9 · n 1,106 · 270 players
  2. Annihilape58.38% of its leads · 53.6–62.8 · n 441 · 31 players · thin
  3. Grimmsnarl56.18% of its leads · 51.3–60.9 · n 408 · 148 players · thin
  4. Indeedee-F48.17% of its leads · 43.3–53.0 · n 401 · 166 players · thin
  5. Politoed55.65% of its leads · 49.7–61.3 · n 279 · 61 players · thin

Best-winning lead partners

  1. Farigiraf48.921% of its leads · 46.0–51.9 · n 1,106 · 270 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.