Regulation M-CDoubles ladderSep 16–28, 2026

Bring Four.

Armarouge

On 6.6% of teams at all Elo. It wins 50.0% of games it is in the preview for, within noise of even, and ranks 45 of 172 ranked species on that measure. Above 1300 it wins 49.2% (−0.8 pp), rank 57 of 77. Why the splits differ.

Seen on the ladder

24,239 games brought1.6 moves shown per game52% showed an item13% showed an ability

In the 24,239 games it was brought, it used Expanding Force in 50% and Armor Cannon in 37%. The item seen most is Life Orb, in 36%.

Moves used

  1. Expanding Force50%
  2. Armor Cannon37%
  3. Protect22%
  4. Trick Room16%
  5. Wide Guard13%
  6. Heat Wave11%
  7. Aura Sphere4%

Items revealed

  1. Life Orb36%
  2. Focus Sash7%
  3. Psychic Seed3%

Abilities revealed

  1. Flash Fire8%
  2. Weak Armor5%

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

6.6% of teams66% brought35% lead37,572 teams

On-team WR
50.095% CI 49.5–50.5 · n 35,026Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
49.795% CI 48.9–50.5 · n 15,618Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
51.795% CI 50.9–52.6 · n 12,750Games it led.

Partners, best to worst

  1. Kingambit54.251.9–56.5 · n 1,844 · 482 players
  2. Staraptor51.548.5–54.5 · n 1,078 · 308 players
  3. Milotic51.248.6–53.8 · n 1,440 · 412 players
  4. Torkoal51.248.6–53.8 · n 1,442 · 416 players
  5. Gardevoir50.548.4–52.6 · n 2,121 · 633 players
  6. Salamence49.847.0–52.7 · n 1,184 · 366 players
  7. Indeedee-F49.848.9–50.7 · n 11,904 · 2,475 players
  8. Sneasler48.847.1–50.5 · n 3,213 · 944 players
  9. Golisopod47.946.1–49.8 · n 2,691 · 781 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 Swampert: 42.7% (CI 40.3–45.3, n 1,502). It does best against Ninetales-Alola, at 56.9%. Of 46 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against 15 and clearly above against eight.

Hardest opponents

  1. Swampert42.740.3–45.3 · n 1,502 · 921 players
  2. Excadrill44.342.5–46.2 · n 2,754 · 1,379 players
  3. Archaludon44.643.2–45.9 · n 4,994 · 1,867 players
  4. Tyranitar45.944.3–47.4 · n 3,762 · 1,645 players
  5. Floette-Eternal46.044.1–47.9 · n 2,555 · 1,351 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Ninetales-Alola56.954.5–59.3 · n 1,595 · 989 players
  2. Torkoal56.354.2–58.4 · n 2,116 · 1,196 players
  3. Whimsicott55.553.9–57.2 · n 3,535 · 1,650 players
  4. Baxcalibur55.152.6–57.5 · n 1,622 · 1,048 players
  5. Dragapult54.751.8–57.6 · n 1,116 · 748 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 35% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Indeedee-F, in 48% of its leads, and that lead wins 51.7%. No qualifying lead with another partner wins more.

Most common lead partners

  1. Indeedee-F51.748% of its leads · 50.5–53.0 · n 6,166 · 1,792 players
  2. Sneasler49.24% of its leads · 44.9–53.4 · n 533 · 267 players · thin
  3. Indeedee55.63% of its leads · 50.6–60.6 · n 381 · 123 players · thin
  4. Milotic56.63% of its leads · 51.6–61.6 · n 376 · 152 players · thin
  5. Kingambit59.63% of its leads · 54.3–64.7 · n 337 · 144 players · thin

Best-winning lead partners

  1. Indeedee-F51.748% of its leads · 50.5–53.0 · n 6,166 · 1,792 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

6.1% of teams67% brought36% lead7,906 teams

On-team WR
49.295% CI 48.1–50.4 · n 7,410Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
48.795% CI 47.1–50.4 · n 3,480Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
50.495% CI 48.6–52.3 · n 2,791Games it led.

Partners, best to worst

  1. Indeedee-F49.447.5–51.2 · n 2,717 · 596 players

1 partner pair 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 Archaludon: 42.7% (CI 40.1–45.3, n 1,361). It does best against Sneasler, at 51.7%. Of 15 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against three and clearly above against zero.

Hardest opponents

  1. Archaludon42.740.1–45.3 · n 1,361 · 473 players
  2. Golisopod45.142.3–48.0 · n 1,162 · 459 players
  3. Gholdengo47.044.6–49.5 · n 1,584 · 537 players
  4. Garchomp48.245.5–51.0 · n 1,306 · 481 players
  5. Incineroar48.846.7–50.9 · n 2,122 · 618 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Sneasler51.749.7–53.6 · n 2,627 · 667 players
  2. Arcanine-Hisui51.148.1–54.0 · n 1,098 · 441 players
  3. Basculegion50.647.7–53.5 · n 1,118 · 454 players
  4. Farigiraf50.447.8–53.1 · n 1,356 · 489 players
  5. Kingambit50.247.8–52.7 · n 1,583 · 549 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 36% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Indeedee-F, in 40% of its leads, and that lead wins 50.5%. No qualifying lead with another partner wins more.

Most common lead partners

  1. Indeedee-F50.540% of its leads · 47.6–53.4 · n 1,131 · 414 players
  2. Sneasler51.85% of its leads · 43.6–59.9 · n 141 · 73 players · thin
  3. Milotic53.64% of its leads · 44.9–62.1 · n 125 · 58 players · thin
  4. Kingambit54.33% of its leads · 44.2–64.0 · n 94 · 37 players · thin
  5. Staraptor52.43% of its leads · 41.8–62.9 · n 82 · 36 players · thin

Best-winning lead partners

  1. Indeedee-F50.540% of its leads · 47.6–53.4 · n 1,131 · 414 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.