Regulation M-CDoubles ladderSep 16–28, 2026

Bring Four.

Charizard

On 10.2% of teams at all Elo. It wins 52.5% of games it is in the preview for, clearly above even, and ranks 4 of 172 ranked species on that measure. Above 1300 it wins 51.8% (−0.8 pp), rank 9 of 77. Why the splits differ.

Seen on the ladder

32,579 games brought1.7 moves shown per game89% showed an item81% showed an ability88% Mega Evolved

In the 32,579 games it was brought, it used Heat Wave in 59% and Protect in 46%. The item seen most is Charizardite Y, in 83%.

Moves used

  1. Heat Wave59%
  2. Protect46%
  3. Weather Ball29%
  4. Solar Beam10%
  5. Ancient Power8%
  6. Hurricane4%
  7. Dragon Dance2%

Items revealed

  1. Charizardite Y83%
  2. Charizardite X5%

Abilities revealed

None revealed in 2% or more of its games.

After Mega Evolution

  1. Drought80%

Mega formes: Charizard-Mega-Y 94% · Charizard-Mega-X 6% of its Mega Evolutions.

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

10.2% of teams57% brought37% lead57,967 teams

On-team WR
52.595% CI 52.1–53.0 · n 51,667Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
51.095% CI 50.3–51.6 · n 20,787Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
53.295% CI 52.5–53.9 · n 20,386Games it led.

Best partners

  1. Pelipper56.554.0–59.0 · n 1,481 · 438 players
  2. Archaludon55.754.1–57.3 · n 3,609 · 746 players
  3. Grimmsnarl55.553.1–57.8 · n 1,701 · 453 players
  4. Indeedee53.550.6–56.5 · n 1,093 · 276 players
  5. Indeedee-F52.850.7–55.0 · n 2,072 · 499 players

Weakest partners

  1. Farigiraf48.146.4–49.8 · n 3,415 · 691 players
  2. Milotic48.946.1–51.7 · n 1,180 · 332 players
  3. Whimsicott49.547.9–51.1 · n 3,717 · 843 players
  4. Basculegion49.748.0–51.5 · n 3,112 · 680 players
  5. Garchomp50.649.2–51.9 · n 5,568 · 1,017 players

17 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 Excadrill: 47.3% (CI 45.8–48.8, n 4,268). It does best against Absol, at 59.0%. Of 58 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against two and clearly above against 36.

Hardest opponents

  1. Excadrill47.345.8–48.8 · n 4,268 · 1,781 players
  2. Tyranitar48.547.3–49.8 · n 5,943 · 2,151 players
  3. Kommo-o48.746.2–51.3 · n 1,470 · 884 players
  4. Garchomp49.148.0–50.2 · n 8,396 · 2,522 players
  5. Indeedee49.347.9–50.7 · n 4,788 · 1,938 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Absol59.056.3–61.7 · n 1,301 · 852 players
  2. Sableye57.555.0–59.9 · n 1,512 · 942 players
  3. Lucario57.355.4–59.1 · n 2,710 · 1,410 players
  4. Talonflame56.153.5–58.7 · n 1,381 · 937 players
  5. Ninetales-Alola56.154.0–58.2 · n 2,224 · 1,240 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 37% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Venusaur, in 12% of its leads, and that lead wins 52.1%. The best-winning qualifying lead is with Grimmsnarl: 59.6% (CI 56.6–62.5).

Most common lead partners

  1. Venusaur52.112% of its leads · 50.2–54.1 · n 2,492 · 648 players
  2. Garchomp55.411% of its leads · 53.3–57.4 · n 2,242 · 592 players
  3. Whimsicott51.99% of its leads · 49.7–54.1 · n 1,925 · 597 players
  4. Farigiraf51.87% of its leads · 49.2–54.3 · n 1,453 · 378 players
  5. Sneasler52.66% of its leads · 49.9–55.3 · n 1,289 · 482 players

Best-winning lead partners

  1. Grimmsnarl59.65% of its leads · 56.6–62.5 · n 1,049 · 375 players
  2. Garchomp55.411% of its leads · 53.3–57.4 · n 2,242 · 592 players
  3. Sneasler52.66% of its leads · 49.9–55.3 · n 1,289 · 482 players
  4. Venusaur52.112% of its leads · 50.2–54.1 · n 2,492 · 648 players
  5. Whimsicott51.99% of its leads · 49.7–54.1 · n 1,925 · 597 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

12.8% of teams55% brought36% lead16,571 teams

On-team WR
51.895% CI 51.0–52.6 · n 14,407Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
51.495% CI 50.1–52.7 · n 5,716Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
53.095% CI 51.6–54.3 · n 5,561Games it led.

Partners, best to worst

  1. Archaludon53.550.7–56.2 · n 1,274 · 271 players
  2. Garchomp53.050.5–55.5 · n 1,514 · 342 players
  3. Kingambit51.848.9–54.8 · n 1,113 · 281 players
  4. Sneasler51.548.7–54.3 · n 1,254 · 294 players
  5. Farigiraf47.444.7–50.2 · n 1,240 · 262 players

5 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 Garchomp: 48.4% (CI 46.5–50.4, n 2,508). It does best against Golisopod, at 54.5%. Of 28 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against zero and clearly above against five.

Hardest opponents

  1. Garchomp48.446.5–50.4 · n 2,508 · 764 players
  2. Floette-Eternal48.745.8–51.6 · n 1,156 · 533 players
  3. Tyranitar48.946.6–51.3 · n 1,784 · 639 players
  4. Excadrill49.346.7–52.0 · n 1,350 · 576 players
  5. Whimsicott49.446.7–52.2 · n 1,240 · 547 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Golisopod54.552.5–56.4 · n 2,453 · 783 players
  2. Pelipper54.352.1–56.6 · n 1,878 · 684 players
  3. Farigiraf53.551.6–55.4 · n 2,696 · 805 players
  4. Indeedee-F52.650.9–54.2 · n 3,450 · 890 players
  5. Metagross52.649.7–55.4 · n 1,176 · 558 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 Venusaur, in 12% of its leads, and that lead wins 50.1% (thin sample). No lead with it clears the sample bar yet.

Most common lead partners

  1. Venusaur50.112% of its leads · 46.5–53.8 · n 716 · 202 players · thin
  2. Garchomp57.011% of its leads · 53.2–60.8 · n 654 · 201 players · thin
  3. Farigiraf45.29% of its leads · 40.9–49.6 · n 502 · 148 players · thin
  4. Whimsicott52.57% of its leads · 47.5–57.5 · n 381 · 136 players · thin
  5. Grimmsnarl64.36% of its leads · 59.3–69.0 · n 370 · 140 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.