Regulation M-CDoubles ladderSep 16–28, 2026

Bring Four.

Rillaboom

On 40.4% of teams at all Elo. It wins 51.9% of games it is in the preview for, clearly above even, and ranks 11 of 172 ranked species on that measure. Above 1300 it wins 49.9% (−2.1 pp), rank 40 of 77. Why the splits differ.

Seen on the ladder

135,214 games brought1.6 moves shown per game23% showed an item93% showed an ability

In the 135,214 games it was brought, it used Fake Out in 55% and Grassy Glide in 36%. The item seen most is Life Orb, in 7%.

Moves used

  1. Fake Out55%
  2. Grassy Glide36%
  3. Wood Hammer33%
  4. U-turn16%
  5. High Horsepower14%
  6. Protect4%

Items revealed

  1. Life Orb7%
  2. Sitrus Berry4%
  3. Eject Button4%
  4. Grassy Seed3%

Abilities revealed

  1. Grassy Surge93%

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

40.4% of teams60% brought22% lead229,267 teams

On-team WR
51.995% CI 51.7–52.2 · n 135,977Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
51.495% CI 51.1–51.8 · n 78,333Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
49.395% CI 48.9–49.8 · n 46,447Games it led.

Best partners

  1. Archaludon56.755.5–58.0 · n 5,817 · 1,521 players
  2. Politoed56.655.2–58.0 · n 4,839 · 1,094 players
  3. Gengar55.954.7–57.1 · n 6,544 · 1,347 players
  4. Kommo-o55.252.6–57.7 · n 1,441 · 395 players
  5. Incineroar53.352.7–53.9 · n 25,844 · 5,280 players

Weakest partners

  1. Absol46.843.9–49.8 · n 1,089 · 330 players
  2. Indeedee-F47.845.9–49.8 · n 2,477 · 818 players
  3. Whimsicott48.346.1–50.5 · n 2,036 · 688 players
  4. Talonflame48.345.3–51.3 · n 1,062 · 338 players
  5. Farigiraf48.347.1–49.5 · n 6,822 · 1,909 players

42 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: 44.7% (CI 43.4–46.0, n 5,699). It does best against Clefable, at 59.4%. Of 114 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against 14 and clearly above against 73.

Hardest opponents

  1. Kommo-o44.743.4–46.0 · n 5,699 · 3,470 players
  2. Meowstic-F47.244.7–49.7 · n 1,560 · 1,298 players
  3. Pyroar47.745.4–50.0 · n 1,823 · 1,477 players
  4. Arcanine-Hisui47.847.2–48.4 · n 23,336 · 7,809 players
  5. Froslass48.247.2–49.1 · n 10,385 · 5,245 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Clefable59.457.5–61.3 · n 2,510 · 2,036 players
  2. Greninja59.056.4–61.6 · n 1,360 · 1,196 players
  3. Pincurchin58.656.8–60.4 · n 2,809 · 2,226 players
  4. Oranguru58.455.6–61.3 · n 1,148 · 1,029 players
  5. Sceptile58.155.7–60.4 · n 1,655 · 1,398 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 22% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Sneasler, in 10% of its leads, and that lead wins 46.5%. The best-winning qualifying lead is with Gholdengo: 53.7% (CI 51.6–55.7).

Most common lead partners

  1. Sneasler46.510% of its leads · 45.2–47.9 · n 5,148 · 2,148 players
  2. Salamence51.37% of its leads · 49.7–53.0 · n 3,539 · 1,735 players
  3. Volcarona51.55% of its leads · 49.6–53.4 · n 2,696 · 1,047 players
  4. Raichu50.65% of its leads · 48.7–52.5 · n 2,666 · 1,277 players
  5. Farigiraf49.35% of its leads · 47.3–51.2 · n 2,402 · 861 players

Best-winning lead partners

  1. Gholdengo53.74% of its leads · 51.6–55.7 · n 2,248 · 1,215 players
  2. Gengar52.34% of its leads · 50.2–54.4 · n 2,153 · 742 players
  3. Lucario52.02% of its leads · 49.3–54.8 · n 1,251 · 561 players
  4. Milotic51.64% of its leads · 49.4–53.8 · n 2,013 · 988 players
  5. Volcarona51.55% of its leads · 49.6–53.4 · n 2,696 · 1,047 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

44.8% of teams59% brought20% lead57,937 teams

On-team WR
49.995% CI 49.3–50.4 · n 32,051Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
49.795% CI 49.0–50.4 · n 19,451Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
47.995% CI 46.9–48.8 · n 10,359Games it led.

Best partners

  1. Politoed54.251.8–56.6 · n 1,624 · 342 players
  2. Gengar54.051.8–56.2 · n 2,033 · 420 players
  3. Archaludon53.150.9–55.4 · n 1,874 · 455 players
  4. Incineroar52.150.9–53.3 · n 6,378 · 1,376 players
  5. Floette-Eternal52.049.4–54.6 · n 1,396 · 448 players

Weakest partners

  1. Sneasler47.045.5–48.4 · n 4,770 · 1,265 players
  2. Farigiraf47.645.3–50.0 · n 1,716 · 491 players
  3. Milotic48.046.0–50.0 · n 2,405 · 720 players
  4. Tyranitar48.145.2–51.0 · n 1,106 · 335 players
  5. Garchomp48.646.6–50.5 · n 2,553 · 724 players

21 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: 42.9% (CI 40.8–44.9, n 2,184). It does best against Lucario, at 53.0%. Of 56 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against 18 and clearly above against four.

Hardest opponents

  1. Kommo-o42.940.8–44.9 · n 2,184 · 1,222 players
  2. Delphox46.144.0–48.1 · n 2,242 · 1,213 players
  3. Blastoise46.443.9–48.8 · n 1,579 · 978 players
  4. Annihilape46.644.6–48.6 · n 2,417 · 1,326 players
  5. Dragapult46.744.6–48.9 · n 2,014 · 1,137 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Lucario53.050.9–55.1 · n 2,125 · 1,278 players
  2. Baxcalibur52.950.5–55.3 · n 1,631 · 1,033 players
  3. Excadrill52.150.7–53.6 · n 4,454 · 1,893 players
  4. Milotic51.950.8–53.0 · n 7,688 · 2,375 players
  5. Absol51.748.7–54.6 · n 1,095 · 780 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 20% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Sneasler, in 7% of its leads, and that lead wins 42.9% (thin sample). No lead with it clears the sample bar yet.

Most common lead partners

  1. Sneasler42.97% of its leads · 39.6–46.3 · n 830 · 458 players · thin
  2. Salamence49.77% of its leads · 46.1–53.2 · n 745 · 386 players · thin
  3. Gengar50.57% of its leads · 47.0–54.1 · n 746 · 248 players · thin
  4. Raichu48.77% of its leads · 45.1–52.3 · n 735 · 365 players · thin
  5. Volcarona45.16% of its leads · 41.4–48.9 · n 672 · 286 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.