Regulation M-CDoubles ladderSep 16–28, 2026

Bring Four.

Whimsicott

On 9.6% of teams at all Elo. It wins 47.9% of games it is in the preview for, clearly below even, and ranks 73 of 172 ranked species on that measure. Above 1300 it wins 50.4% (+2.5 pp), rank 28 of 77. Why the splits differ.

Seen on the ladder

31,330 games brought1.9 moves shown per game34% showed an item1% showed an ability

In the 31,330 games it was brought, it used Tailwind in 66% and Moonblast in 49%. The item seen most is Focus Sash, in 30%.

Moves used

  1. Tailwind66%
  2. Moonblast49%
  3. Encore23%
  4. Protect21%
  5. Charm8%
  6. Sunny Day7%
  7. Fake Tears3%
  8. Helping Hand2%

Items revealed

  1. Focus Sash30%

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

9.6% of teams58% brought41% lead54,731 teams

On-team WR
47.995% CI 47.5–48.4 · n 49,113Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
47.295% CI 46.5–47.9 · n 19,422Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
48.195% CI 47.4–48.8 · n 21,402Games it led.

Best partners

  1. Floette-Eternal52.149.1–55.0 · n 1,091 · 330 players
  2. Glimmora50.247.7–52.8 · n 1,427 · 383 players
  3. Staraptor49.848.0–51.6 · n 3,082 · 654 players
  4. Basculegion49.848.1–51.4 · n 3,601 · 847 players
  5. Charizard49.547.9–51.1 · n 3,717 · 843 players

Weakest partners

  1. Metagross41.839.3–44.4 · n 1,441 · 294 players
  2. Incineroar45.443.7–47.0 · n 3,356 · 900 players
  3. Salamence46.343.9–48.7 · n 1,654 · 515 players
  4. Indeedee-F46.344.1–48.5 · n 1,976 · 689 players
  5. Garchomp46.945.5–48.4 · n 4,616 · 1,005 players

15 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 Camerupt: 43.5% (CI 40.7–46.3, n 1,171). It does best against Dragapult, at 54.2%. Of 58 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against 35 and clearly above against five.

Hardest opponents

  1. Camerupt43.540.7–46.3 · n 1,171 · 836 players
  2. Sylveon44.142.6–45.6 · n 4,123 · 1,924 players
  3. Armarouge44.542.8–46.1 · n 3,535 · 1,775 players
  4. Hatterene45.042.4–47.6 · n 1,429 · 986 players
  5. Gardevoir45.043.6–46.4 · n 4,900 · 2,153 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Dragapult54.251.8–56.6 · n 1,673 · 1,056 players
  2. Ninetales-Alola53.851.7–55.9 · n 2,176 · 1,329 players
  3. Sinistcha53.451.8–55.1 · n 3,454 · 1,786 players
  4. Absol53.450.6–56.1 · n 1,293 · 911 players
  5. Lucario52.850.9–54.7 · n 2,627 · 1,482 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 41% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Staraptor, in 12% of its leads, and that lead wins 49.5%. The best-winning qualifying lead is with Charizard: 51.9% (CI 49.7–54.1).

Most common lead partners

  1. Staraptor49.512% of its leads · 47.6–51.4 · n 2,646 · 622 players
  2. Charizard51.99% of its leads · 49.7–54.1 · n 1,925 · 597 players
  3. Garchomp48.26% of its leads · 45.6–50.8 · n 1,420 · 536 players
  4. Glimmora50.95% of its leads · 47.9–53.9 · n 1,084 · 342 players
  5. Sneasler46.34% of its leads · 43.1–49.6 · n 896 · 313 players · thin

Best-winning lead partners

  1. Charizard51.99% of its leads · 49.7–54.1 · n 1,925 · 597 players
  2. Glimmora50.95% of its leads · 47.9–53.9 · n 1,084 · 342 players
  3. Staraptor49.512% of its leads · 47.6–51.4 · n 2,646 · 622 players
  4. Garchomp48.26% of its leads · 45.6–50.8 · n 1,420 · 536 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

7.9% of teams59% brought43% lead10,153 teams

On-team WR
50.495% CI 49.4–51.4 · n 9,285Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
48.995% CI 47.3–50.5 · n 3,771Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
50.995% CI 49.4–52.5 · n 4,150Games 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 Kingambit: 47.2% (CI 45.0–49.4, n 2,001). It does best against Incineroar, at 52.1%. Of 18 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against one and clearly above against one.

Hardest opponents

  1. Kingambit47.245.0–49.4 · n 2,001 · 606 players
  2. Basculegion48.245.7–50.8 · n 1,457 · 542 players
  3. Sneasler48.446.7–50.0 · n 3,389 · 771 players
  4. Tyranitar48.545.6–51.5 · n 1,096 · 464 players
  5. Salamence48.646.6–50.7 · n 2,229 · 661 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Incineroar52.150.2–54.0 · n 2,771 · 711 players
  2. Gholdengo51.649.4–53.8 · n 1,905 · 614 players
  3. Golisopod51.048.5–53.5 · n 1,566 · 561 players
  4. Rillaboom50.949.5–52.4 · n 4,585 · 858 players
  5. Archaludon50.648.3–53.0 · n 1,771 · 571 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 43% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Staraptor, in 12% of its leads, and that lead wins 52.4% (thin sample). No lead with it clears the sample bar yet.

Most common lead partners

  1. Staraptor52.412% of its leads · 48.0–56.7 · n 502 · 107 players · thin
  2. Charizard52.59% of its leads · 47.5–57.5 · n 381 · 136 players · thin
  3. Glimmora51.16% of its leads · 45.2–56.9 · n 280 · 87 players · thin
  4. Garchomp49.86% of its leads · 43.7–55.9 · n 257 · 121 players · thin
  5. Basculegion57.05% of its leads · 50.4–63.3 · n 223 · 86 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.