Regulation M-CDoubles ladderSep 16–28, 2026

Bring Four.

Glimmora

On 3.9% of teams at all Elo. It wins 50.8% of games it is in the preview for, clearly above even, and ranks 30 of 172 ranked species on that measure. Above 1300 it wins 51.3% (+0.6 pp), rank 14 of 77. Why the splits differ.

Seen on the ladder

12,886 games brought1.8 moves shown per game60% showed an item31% showed an ability44% Mega Evolved

In the 12,886 games it was brought, it used Power Gem in 47% and Spiky Shield in 46%. The item seen most is Glimmoranite, in 44%.

Moves used

  1. Power Gem47%
  2. Spiky Shield46%
  3. Earth Power37%
  4. Sludge Bomb35%
  5. Mortal Spin3%
  6. Sludge Wave3%
  7. Protect3%

Items revealed

  1. Glimmoranite44%
  2. Focus Sash13%

Abilities revealed

  1. Toxic Debris30%

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

3.9% of teams59% brought40% lead22,052 teams

On-team WR
50.895% CI 50.1–51.4 · n 21,128Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
51.095% CI 49.9–52.0 · n 8,631Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
51.195% CI 50.1–52.2 · n 8,505Games it led.

Partners, best to worst

  1. Kingambit54.451.6–57.3 · n 1,183 · 352 players
  2. Volcarona53.851.2–56.4 · n 1,389 · 310 players
  3. Rillaboom51.049.0–53.0 · n 2,448 · 660 players
  4. Basculegion51.048.2–53.8 · n 1,237 · 325 players
  5. Whimsicott50.247.7–52.8 · n 1,427 · 383 players
  6. Incineroar48.946.5–51.4 · n 1,603 · 480 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 Indeedee: 44.9% (CI 42.6–47.2, n 1,782). It does best against Volcarona, at 53.5%. Of 33 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against three and clearly above against four.

Hardest opponents

  1. Indeedee44.942.6–47.2 · n 1,782 · 814 players
  2. Excadrill47.444.9–49.8 · n 1,577 · 773 players
  3. Archaludon47.445.7–49.2 · n 3,040 · 1,112 players
  4. Tyranitar48.446.3–50.5 · n 2,218 · 958 players
  5. Staraptor48.746.5–51.0 · n 1,830 · 847 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Volcarona53.551.2–55.7 · n 1,869 · 832 players
  2. Whimsicott52.950.8–55.0 · n 2,150 · 957 players
  3. Floette-Eternal52.249.7–54.7 · n 1,517 · 760 players
  4. Incineroar52.250.9–53.5 · n 5,893 · 1,540 players
  5. Sinistcha52.049.3–54.6 · n 1,357 · 770 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 40% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Whimsicott, in 13% of its leads, and that lead wins 50.9%. No qualifying lead with another partner wins more.

Most common lead partners

  1. Whimsicott50.913% of its leads · 47.9–53.9 · n 1,084 · 342 players
  2. Volcarona55.37% of its leads · 51.4–59.2 · n 618 · 188 players · thin
  3. Rillaboom49.37% of its leads · 45.3–53.2 · n 617 · 299 players · thin
  4. Incineroar52.55% of its leads · 47.7–57.3 · n 417 · 213 players · thin
  5. Kingambit54.64% of its leads · 49.2–59.9 · n 326 · 153 players · thin

Best-winning lead partners

  1. Whimsicott50.913% of its leads · 47.9–53.9 · n 1,084 · 342 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

4.5% of teams60% brought39% lead5,836 teams

On-team WR
51.395% CI 50.0–52.7 · n 5,572Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
51.495% CI 49.4–53.4 · n 2,375Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
51.695% CI 49.5–53.6 · n 2,245Games 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 Archaludon: 48.2% (CI 45.2–51.2, n 1,072). It does best against Incineroar, at 53.9%. Of 8 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against zero and clearly above against two.

Opponents, hardest first

  1. Archaludon48.245.2–51.2 · n 1,072 · 345 players
  2. Salamence50.547.7–53.2 · n 1,274 · 369 players
  3. Indeedee-F51.448.6–54.2 · n 1,231 · 384 players
  4. Kingambit51.648.8–54.4 · n 1,206 · 356 players
  5. Sneasler51.949.7–54.1 · n 1,988 · 439 players
  6. Rillaboom52.050.0–53.9 · n 2,518 · 463 players
  7. Gholdengo52.249.2–55.1 · n 1,087 · 340 players
  8. Incineroar53.951.4–56.4 · n 1,527 · 401 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 39% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Whimsicott, in 12% of its leads, and that lead wins 51.1% (thin sample). No lead with it clears the sample bar yet.

Most common lead partners

  1. Whimsicott51.112% of its leads · 45.2–56.9 · n 280 · 87 players · thin
  2. Volcarona54.410% of its leads · 47.7–60.9 · n 217 · 73 players · thin
  3. Rillaboom48.96% of its leads · 40.7–57.2 · n 137 · 75 players · thin
  4. Kingambit58.34% of its leads · 48.6–67.3 · n 103 · 54 players · thin
  5. Incineroar46.74% of its leads · 36.7–56.9 · n 90 · 50 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.