Regulation M-CDoubles ladderSep 16–28, 2026

Bring Four.

Sinistcha

On 6.3% of teams at all Elo. It wins 47.2% of games it is in the preview for, clearly below even, and ranks 84 of 172 ranked species on that measure. Above 1300 it wins 48.4% (+1.2 pp), rank 66 of 77. Why the splits differ.

Seen on the ladder

17,685 games brought1.3 moves shown per game37% showed an item60% showed an ability

In the 17,685 games it was brought, it used Rage Powder in 41% and Matcha Gotcha in 39%. The item seen most is Sitrus Berry, in 14%.

Moves used

  1. Rage Powder41%
  2. Matcha Gotcha39%
  3. Trick Room16%
  4. Protect14%
  5. Life Dew11%
  6. Shadow Ball6%
  7. Strength Sap3%

Items revealed

  1. Sitrus Berry14%
  2. Leftovers8%
  3. Rocky Helmet3%
  4. Colbur Berry3%

Abilities revealed

  1. Hospitality60%

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

6.3% of teams51% brought10% lead35,493 teams

On-team WR
47.295% CI 46.6–47.7 · n 33,281Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
48.895% CI 47.9–49.7 · n 12,059Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
45.195% CI 43.5–46.8 · n 3,458Games it led.

Partners, best to worst

  1. Archaludon55.552.8–58.2 · n 1,259 · 379 players
  2. Pelipper53.650.8–56.4 · n 1,248 · 414 players
  3. Sneasler50.848.4–53.1 · n 1,715 · 555 players
  4. Indeedee-F50.848.3–53.2 · n 1,580 · 509 players
  5. Tyranitar50.047.3–52.8 · n 1,245 · 363 players
  6. Incineroar49.547.8–51.2 · n 3,489 · 775 players
  7. Golisopod48.345.6–51.0 · n 1,354 · 485 players
  8. Garchomp42.439.9–44.8 · n 1,577 · 267 players
  9. Metagross40.437.7–43.3 · n 1,162 · 103 players

9 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 Delphox: 43.8% (CI 40.9–46.7, n 1,120). It does best against Pawmot, at 50.2%. Of 45 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against 31 and clearly above against zero.

Hardest opponents

  1. Delphox43.840.9–46.7 · n 1,120 · 755 players
  2. Excadrill43.841.9–45.8 · n 2,475 · 1,274 players
  3. Indeedee44.042.2–45.8 · n 2,928 · 1,425 players
  4. Staraptor44.042.2–45.8 · n 2,909 · 1,426 players
  5. Arcanine-Hisui44.442.8–45.9 · n 3,969 · 1,701 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Pawmot50.247.3–53.1 · n 1,118 · 748 players
  2. Metagross50.148.2–51.9 · n 2,775 · 1,393 players
  3. Farigiraf49.948.6–51.2 · n 5,682 · 2,048 players
  4. Baxcalibur49.947.4–52.3 · n 1,622 · 987 players
  5. Primarina49.847.2–52.5 · n 1,361 · 870 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 10% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Incineroar, in 7% of its leads, and that lead wins 41.6% (thin sample). No lead with it clears the sample bar yet.

Most common lead partners

  1. Incineroar41.67% of its leads · 35.4–48.0 · n 231 · 119 players · thin
  2. Golisopod52.56% of its leads · 45.9–58.9 · n 223 · 127 players · thin
  3. Blastoise56.55% of its leads · 49.3–63.4 · n 186 · 93 players · thin
  4. Kingambit48.44% of its leads · 39.8–57.1 · n 124 · 60 players · thin
  5. Gholdengo47.24% of its leads · 38.6–55.9 · n 123 · 47 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

5.0% of teams55% brought9% lead6,479 teams

On-team WR
48.495% CI 47.1–49.6 · n 6,169Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
52.395% CI 50.3–54.3 · n 2,385Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
46.5thin95% CI 42.5–50.5 · n 598Games 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 Gholdengo: 45.6% (CI 42.9–48.4, n 1,247). It does best against Farigiraf, at 54.4%. Of 11 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against four and clearly above against one.

Hardest opponents

  1. Gholdengo45.642.9–48.4 · n 1,247 · 410 players
  2. Raichu46.443.4–49.3 · n 1,091 · 376 players
  3. Garchomp46.643.7–49.6 · n 1,104 · 395 players
  4. Salamence47.144.6–49.6 · n 1,556 · 470 players
  5. Kingambit47.845.1–50.5 · n 1,312 · 414 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Farigiraf54.451.4–57.3 · n 1,085 · 399 players
  2. Indeedee-F50.848.1–53.4 · n 1,365 · 447 players
  3. Rillaboom48.947.1–50.7 · n 2,919 · 593 players
  4. Sneasler48.746.7–50.8 · n 2,235 · 550 players
  5. Incineroar48.646.2–51.0 · n 1,639 · 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 9% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Golisopod, in 8% of its leads, and that lead wins 58.8% (thin sample). No lead with it clears the sample bar yet.

Most common lead partners

  1. Golisopod58.88% of its leads · 45.2–71.2 · n 51 · 26 players · thin
  2. Blastoise45.96% of its leads · 31.0–61.6 · n 37 · 24 players · thin
  3. Kingambit41.26% of its leads · 26.4–57.8 · n 34 · 20 players · thin
  4. Delphox43.85% of its leads · 28.2–60.7 · n 32 · 22 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.