Regulation M-CDoubles ladderSep 16–28, 2026

Bring Four.

Tyranitar

On 10.1% of teams at all Elo. It wins 51.4% of games it is in the preview for, clearly above even, and ranks 18 of 172 ranked species on that measure. Above 1300 it wins 50.3% (−1.1 pp), rank 30 of 77. Why the splits differ.

Seen on the ladder

37,183 games brought1.6 moves shown per game50% showed an item98% showed an ability45% Mega Evolved

In the 37,183 games it was brought, it used Rock Slide in 48% and Protect in 43%. The item seen most is Tyranitarite, in 45%.

Moves used

  1. Rock Slide48%
  2. Protect43%
  3. Knock Off41%
  4. Dragon Dance9%
  5. Low Kick9%

Items revealed

  1. Tyranitarite45%

Abilities revealed

  1. Sand Stream98%

After Mega Evolution

  1. Sand Stream14%

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

10.1% of teams66% brought32% lead57,213 teams

On-team WR
51.495% CI 51.0–51.9 · n 51,363Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
51.295% CI 50.5–51.8 · n 25,829Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
51.895% CI 51.1–52.5 · n 18,102Games it led.

Best partners

  1. Gholdengo55.754.0–57.4 · n 3,226 · 799 players
  2. Indeedee53.652.4–54.9 · n 5,826 · 1,271 players
  3. Volcarona52.049.5–54.6 · n 1,449 · 307 players
  4. Excadrill52.051.2–52.8 · n 14,798 · 2,636 players
  5. Salamence51.850.7–53.0 · n 7,441 · 1,593 players

Weakest partners

  1. Sinistcha50.047.3–52.8 · n 1,245 · 363 players
  2. Garchomp50.147.8–52.4 · n 1,874 · 515 players
  3. Milotic50.248.5–51.8 · n 3,522 · 918 players
  4. Indeedee-F50.548.5–52.5 · n 2,392 · 606 players
  5. Sneasler51.049.9–52.1 · n 7,958 · 1,865 players

13 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 Swampert: 46.0% (CI 44.0–48.0, n 2,301). It does best against Torkoal, at 58.1%. Of 58 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against 10 and clearly above against 23.

Hardest opponents

  1. Swampert46.044.0–48.0 · n 2,301 · 1,354 players
  2. Arcanine-Hisui46.044.8–47.2 · n 6,665 · 2,484 players
  3. Froslass46.444.5–48.3 · n 2,605 · 1,458 players
  4. Staraptor47.546.1–48.9 · n 4,936 · 2,131 players
  5. Kingambit48.147.2–49.1 · n 10,694 · 3,081 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Torkoal58.156.4–59.8 · n 3,299 · 1,725 players
  2. Talonflame57.054.3–59.6 · n 1,322 · 921 players
  3. Baxcalibur56.154.1–58.1 · n 2,388 · 1,435 players
  4. Ninetales-Alola56.154.0–58.1 · n 2,258 · 1,370 players
  5. Sinistcha-Masterpiece55.352.6–58.0 · n 1,320 · 956 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 32% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Excadrill, in 38% of its leads, and that lead wins 54.7%. No qualifying lead with another partner wins more.

Most common lead partners

  1. Excadrill54.738% of its leads · 53.5–55.8 · n 7,035 · 1,918 players
  2. Sneasler49.213% of its leads · 47.3–51.2 · n 2,445 · 905 players
  3. Salamence51.76% of its leads · 48.7–54.7 · n 1,060 · 492 players
  4. Milotic49.54% of its leads · 45.8–53.1 · n 730 · 371 players · thin
  5. Indeedee55.14% of its leads · 51.4–58.7 · n 710 · 408 players · thin

Best-winning lead partners

  1. Excadrill54.738% of its leads · 53.5–55.8 · n 7,035 · 1,918 players
  2. Salamence51.76% of its leads · 48.7–54.7 · n 1,060 · 492 players
  3. Sneasler49.213% of its leads · 47.3–51.2 · n 2,445 · 905 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

10.7% of teams68% brought31% lead13,775 teams

On-team WR
50.395% CI 49.4–51.2 · n 12,247Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
50.395% CI 49.1–51.5 · n 6,560Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
50.995% CI 49.4–52.4 · n 4,236Games it led.

Partners, best to worst

  1. Gholdengo55.352.3–58.2 · n 1,083 · 251 players
  2. Salamence51.249.1–53.3 · n 2,124 · 510 players
  3. Excadrill50.448.8–51.9 · n 3,997 · 791 players
  4. Indeedee49.847.4–52.2 · n 1,653 · 412 players
  5. Rillaboom48.145.2–51.0 · n 1,106 · 335 players
  6. Sneasler48.045.9–50.0 · n 2,225 · 579 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 Staraptor: 46.2% (CI 43.6–48.8, n 1,368). It does best against Gardevoir, at 54.1%. Of 23 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against two and clearly above against three.

Hardest opponents

  1. Staraptor46.243.6–48.8 · n 1,368 · 609 players
  2. Arcanine-Hisui47.345.0–49.6 · n 1,838 · 721 players
  3. Gholdengo48.446.4–50.3 · n 2,553 · 851 players
  4. Raichu48.446.4–50.4 · n 2,341 · 823 players
  5. Kingambit48.646.8–50.4 · n 2,849 · 859 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Gardevoir54.151.2–56.9 · n 1,143 · 553 players
  2. Volcarona54.051.2–56.8 · n 1,235 · 586 players
  3. Indeedee-F52.450.6–54.3 · n 2,906 · 872 players
  4. Whimsicott51.548.5–54.4 · n 1,096 · 534 players
  5. Basculegion51.249.0–53.4 · n 1,982 · 719 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 31% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Excadrill, in 39% of its leads, and that lead wins 52.6%. No qualifying lead with another partner wins more.

Most common lead partners

  1. Excadrill52.639% of its leads · 50.2–55.0 · n 1,684 · 531 players
  2. Sneasler46.614% of its leads · 42.7–50.5 · n 614 · 272 players · thin
  3. Salamence48.57% of its leads · 42.9–54.2 · n 297 · 154 players · thin
  4. Indeedee52.84% of its leads · 45.5–59.9 · n 180 · 120 players · thin
  5. Milotic51.24% of its leads · 43.6–58.9 · n 160 · 96 players · thin

Best-winning lead partners

  1. Excadrill52.639% of its leads · 50.2–55.0 · n 1,684 · 531 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.