Regulation M-CDoubles ladderSep 16–28, 2026

Bring Four.

Empoleon

On 1.2% of teams at all Elo. It wins 47.5% of games it is in the preview for, clearly below even, and ranks 78 of 172 ranked species on that measure. Above 1300 it wins 46.7% (−0.8 pp), rank 74 of 77. Why the splits differ.

Seen on the ladder

3,933 games brought1.8 moves shown per game50% showed an item34% showed an ability

In the 3,933 games it was brought, it used Protect in 43% and Hydro Pump in 38%. The item seen most is Leftovers, in 22%.

Moves used

  1. Protect43%
  2. Hydro Pump38%
  3. Flash Cannon30%
  4. Ice Beam20%
  5. Surf9%
  6. Icy Wind9%
  7. Yawn7%
  8. Vacuum Wave3%

Items revealed

  1. Leftovers22%
  2. Life Orb12%
  3. Chople Berry5%
  4. Sitrus Berry4%
  5. Rocky Helmet2%

Abilities revealed

  1. Competitive34%

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

1.2% of teams60% brought41% lead6,627 teams

On-team WR
47.595% CI 46.3–48.7 · n 6,535Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
45.595% CI 43.5–47.4 · n 2,576Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
46.295% CI 44.3–48.1 · n 2,638Games 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 Golisopod: 45.6% (CI 42.8–48.5, n 1,135). It does best against Incineroar, at 49.4%. Of 8 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against four and clearly above against zero.

Opponents, hardest first

  1. Golisopod45.642.8–48.5 · n 1,135 · 442 players
  2. Gholdengo47.244.2–50.2 · n 1,083 · 395 players
  3. Salamence47.445.0–49.9 · n 1,577 · 496 players
  4. Sneasler47.545.4–49.6 · n 2,188 · 561 players
  5. Indeedee-F47.645.1–50.1 · n 1,570 · 499 players
  6. Rillaboom47.745.8–49.6 · n 2,654 · 616 players
  7. Kingambit47.744.9–50.5 · n 1,203 · 446 players
  8. Incineroar49.447.1–51.8 · n 1,774 · 527 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 Ninetales-Alola, in 7% of its leads, and that lead wins 51.7% (thin sample). No lead with it clears the sample bar yet.

Most common lead partners

  1. Ninetales-Alola51.77% of its leads · 44.3–59.0 · n 174 · 46 players · thin
  2. Rillaboom37.64% of its leads · 29.1–47.0 · n 109 · 56 players · thin
  3. Indeedee-F41.34% of its leads · 32.4–51.0 · n 104 · 52 players · thin
  4. Sableye42.74% of its leads · 33.6–52.4 · n 103 · 16 players · thin
  5. Raichu40.84% of its leads · 31.6–50.7 · n 98 · 43 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

0.9% of teams56% brought38% lead1,156 teams

On-team WR
46.795% CI 43.8–49.6 · n 1,142Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
41.7thin95% CI 37.2–46.4 · n 436Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
43.1thin95% CI 38.5–47.7 · n 441Games 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

No opposing species clears the sample and player thresholds yet.

Leads

It is in the opening pair in 38% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Garchomp, in 7% of its leads, and that lead wins 40.6% (thin sample). No lead with it clears the sample bar yet.

Most common lead partners

  1. Garchomp40.67% of its leads · 25.5–57.7 · n 32 · 8 players · thin
  2. Volcarona64.57% of its leads · 46.9–78.9 · n 31 · 6 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.