Regulation M-CDoubles ladderSep 16–28, 2026

Bring Four.

Indeedee-F

On 22.7% of teams at all Elo. It wins 49.0% of games it is in the preview for, clearly below even, and ranks 57 of 172 ranked species on that measure. Above 1300 it wins 49.1% (+0.1 pp), rank 60 of 77. Why the splits differ.

Seen on the ladder

97,365 games brought1.5 moves shown per game50% showed an item91% showed an ability

In the 97,365 games it was brought, it used Follow Me in 59% and Helping Hand in 27%. The item seen most is Psychic Seed, in 18%.

Moves used

  1. Follow Me59%
  2. Helping Hand27%
  3. Psychic23%
  4. Trick Room23%
  5. Protect6%
  6. Terrain Pulse4%
  7. Mystical Fire2%

Items revealed

  1. Psychic Seed18%
  2. Rocky Helmet14%
  3. Colbur Berry7%
  4. Sitrus Berry7%
  5. Eject Button2%

Abilities revealed

  1. Psychic Surge91%

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

22.7% of teams77% brought46% lead129,020 teams

On-team WR
49.095% CI 48.7–49.3 · n 99,744Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
49.095% CI 48.5–49.4 · n 54,127Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
48.695% CI 48.2–49.1 · n 53,524Games it led.

Best partners

  1. Archaludon54.552.7–56.3 · n 2,986 · 755 players
  2. Excadrill54.051.0–56.9 · n 1,095 · 310 players
  3. Charizard52.850.7–55.0 · n 2,072 · 499 players
  4. Politoed52.049.0–55.0 · n 1,062 · 286 players
  5. Kingambit51.650.3–53.0 · n 5,264 · 1,473 players

Weakest partners

  1. Lucario45.643.2–47.9 · n 1,710 · 504 players
  2. Whimsicott46.344.1–48.5 · n 1,976 · 689 players
  3. Alakazam46.744.4–48.9 · n 1,912 · 511 players
  4. Absol46.944.3–49.6 · n 1,327 · 362 players
  5. Golisopod47.246.2–48.3 · n 8,990 · 2,325 players

37 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: 44.1% (CI 42.8–45.5, n 5,312). It does best against Malamar, at 58.5%. Of 89 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against 31 and clearly above against 27.

Hardest opponents

  1. Swampert44.142.8–45.5 · n 5,312 · 3,080 players
  2. Excadrill44.643.6–45.6 · n 9,291 · 4,345 players
  3. Archaludon45.344.5–46.0 · n 17,085 · 5,736 players
  4. Tyranitar45.844.9–46.6 · n 12,974 · 5,198 players
  5. Politoed46.645.5–47.6 · n 8,855 · 4,136 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Malamar58.555.6–61.3 · n 1,147 · 973 players
  2. Clefable57.755.1–60.2 · n 1,411 · 1,175 players
  3. Inteleon57.254.6–59.7 · n 1,396 · 1,173 players
  4. Toxapex56.954.1–59.8 · n 1,173 · 1,015 players
  5. Talonflame55.754.0–57.5 · n 3,049 · 2,191 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 46% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Gardevoir, in 16% of its leads, and that lead wins 54.1%. No qualifying lead with another partner wins more.

Most common lead partners

  1. Gardevoir54.116% of its leads · 53.1–55.1 · n 9,285 · 2,470 players
  2. Armarouge51.711% of its leads · 50.5–53.0 · n 6,166 · 1,792 players
  3. Sneasler45.29% of its leads · 43.8–46.5 · n 5,128 · 1,903 players
  4. Hatterene51.16% of its leads · 49.5–52.7 · n 3,791 · 885 players
  5. Golisopod48.25% of its leads · 46.4–49.9 · n 3,095 · 1,180 players

Best-winning lead partners

  1. Gardevoir54.116% of its leads · 53.1–55.1 · n 9,285 · 2,470 players
  2. Blastoise53.03% of its leads · 50.8–55.2 · n 1,988 · 471 players
  3. Kingambit52.92% of its leads · 49.9–55.8 · n 1,082 · 541 players
  4. Armarouge51.711% of its leads · 50.5–53.0 · n 6,166 · 1,792 players
  5. Hatterene51.16% of its leads · 49.5–52.7 · n 3,791 · 885 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

21.0% of teams77% brought41% lead27,151 teams

On-team WR
49.195% CI 48.4–49.7 · n 21,467Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
48.895% CI 48.0–49.7 · n 12,023Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
48.095% CI 47.1–49.0 · n 10,079Games it led.

Partners, best to worst

  1. Kingambit51.749.0–54.3 · n 1,359 · 363 players
  2. Basculegion50.548.1–52.9 · n 1,606 · 371 players
  3. Torkoal49.546.7–52.3 · n 1,194 · 308 players
  4. Armarouge49.447.5–51.2 · n 2,717 · 596 players
  5. Gardevoir49.247.5–50.9 · n 3,193 · 770 players
  6. Pelipper48.245.6–50.9 · n 1,339 · 326 players
  7. Incineroar47.944.9–50.8 · n 1,120 · 328 players
  8. Sneasler47.746.1–49.4 · n 3,580 · 861 players
  9. Golisopod45.142.4–47.9 · n 1,254 · 399 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: 42.8% (CI 40.0–45.6, n 1,232). It does best against Lucario, at 59.4%. Of 37 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against 13 and clearly above against one.

Hardest opponents

  1. Swampert42.840.0–45.6 · n 1,232 · 696 players
  2. Archaludon46.144.6–47.5 · n 4,623 · 1,424 players
  3. Pelipper46.544.8–48.3 · n 3,136 · 1,202 players
  4. Grimmsnarl46.844.3–49.2 · n 1,619 · 823 players
  5. Staraptor47.245.3–49.1 · n 2,588 · 1,111 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Lucario59.456.4–62.3 · n 1,042 · 636 players
  2. Gengar51.549.2–53.9 · n 1,700 · 842 players
  3. Annihilape51.248.4–54.0 · n 1,217 · 696 players
  4. Torkoal51.048.3–53.6 · n 1,357 · 725 players
  5. Whimsicott50.548.3–52.6 · n 2,073 · 947 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 Gardevoir, in 19% of its leads, and that lead wins 51.6%. No qualifying lead with another partner wins more.

Most common lead partners

  1. Gardevoir51.619% of its leads · 49.5–53.8 · n 2,030 · 590 players
  2. Armarouge50.510% of its leads · 47.6–53.4 · n 1,131 · 414 players
  3. Sneasler42.37% of its leads · 38.8–45.9 · n 740 · 371 players · thin
  4. Hatterene48.36% of its leads · 44.4–52.2 · n 636 · 185 players · thin
  5. Blastoise52.24% of its leads · 47.7–56.6 · n 483 · 131 players · thin

Best-winning lead partners

  1. Gardevoir51.619% of its leads · 49.5–53.8 · n 2,030 · 590 players
  2. Armarouge50.510% 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.