Regulation M-CDoubles ladderSep 16–28, 2026

Bring Four.

Pawmot

On 3.2% of teams at all Elo. It wins 48.7% of games it is in the preview for, clearly below even, and ranks 61 of 172 ranked species on that measure. Above 1300 it wins 49.6% (+0.9 pp), rank 51 of 77. Why the splits differ.

Seen on the ladder

10,233 games brought1.7 moves shown per game41% showed an item1% showed an ability

In the 10,233 games it was brought, it used Double Shock in 43% and Close Combat in 38%. The item seen most is Focus Sash, in 28%.

Moves used

  1. Double Shock43%
  2. Close Combat38%
  3. Fake Out29%
  4. Revival Blessing25%
  5. Protect12%
  6. Coaching6%
  7. Ice Punch5%

Items revealed

  1. Focus Sash28%
  2. Life Orb5%
  3. Leppa Berry4%

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

3.2% of teams57% brought26% lead18,240 teams

On-team WR
48.795% CI 47.9–49.4 · n 17,686Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
48.295% CI 47.1–49.4 · n 7,249Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
47.995% CI 46.5–49.3 · n 4,734Games it led.

Partners, best to worst

  1. Incineroar49.946.9–52.9 · n 1,062 · 333 players
  2. Rillaboom49.747.1–52.4 · n 1,395 · 439 players
  3. Golisopod47.044.1–50.0 · n 1,118 · 334 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 Torkoal: 45.3% (CI 42.3–48.3, n 1,082). It does best against Metagross, at 51.8%. Of 31 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against 16 and clearly above against zero.

Hardest opponents

  1. Torkoal45.342.3–48.3 · n 1,082 · 661 players
  2. Indeedee45.743.2–48.2 · n 1,504 · 796 players
  3. Archaludon46.044.0–48.0 · n 2,422 · 1,034 players
  4. Sylveon46.043.4–48.7 · n 1,373 · 742 players
  5. Excadrill46.243.5–49.0 · n 1,283 · 732 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Metagross51.849.2–54.3 · n 1,458 · 774 players
  2. Floette-Eternal50.447.6–53.3 · n 1,164 · 659 players
  3. Incineroar49.948.5–51.3 · n 4,905 · 1,487 players
  4. Sinistcha49.846.9–52.7 · n 1,118 · 664 players
  5. Milotic49.447.5–51.3 · n 2,645 · 1,113 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 Golisopod, in 10% of its leads, and that lead wins 48.0% (thin sample). No lead with it clears the sample bar yet.

Most common lead partners

  1. Golisopod48.010% of its leads · 43.6–52.5 · n 483 · 163 players · thin
  2. Farigiraf48.06% of its leads · 42.2–53.9 · n 275 · 105 players · thin
  3. Salamence55.46% of its leads · 49.4–61.2 · n 271 · 117 players · thin
  4. Froslass52.45% of its leads · 45.9–58.8 · n 227 · 71 players · thin
  5. Kingambit49.74% of its leads · 42.9–56.6 · n 199 · 109 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.

Elo ≥ 1300

2.8% of teams56% brought27% lead3,651 teams

On-team WR
49.695% CI 48.0–51.3 · n 3,551Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
50.695% CI 48.0–53.1 · n 1,461Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
49.0thin95% CI 45.9–52.2 · n 957Games 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: 49.9% (CI 47.1–52.6, n 1,257). It does best against Rillaboom, at 51.2%. Of 2 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against zero and clearly above against zero.

Opponents, hardest first

  1. Sneasler49.947.1–52.6 · n 1,257 · 363 players
  2. Rillaboom51.248.8–53.7 · n 1,614 · 377 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 Golisopod, in 10% of its leads, and that lead wins 43.8% (thin sample). No lead with it clears the sample bar yet.

Most common lead partners

  1. Golisopod43.810% of its leads · 34.3–53.7 · n 96 · 43 players · thin
  2. Froslass49.49% of its leads · 39.2–59.7 · n 87 · 24 players · thin
  3. Salamence57.46% of its leads · 44.2–69.7 · n 54 · 30 players · thin
  4. Kingambit46.36% of its leads · 33.7–59.4 · n 54 · 29 players · thin
  5. Farigiraf46.95% of its leads · 33.7–60.6 · n 49 · 18 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.