Regulation M-CDoubles ladderSep 16–28, 2026

Bring Four.

Metagross

On 7.9% of teams at all Elo. It wins 49.9% of games it is in the preview for, within noise of even, and ranks 46 of 172 ranked species on that measure. Above 1300 it wins 49.5% (−0.4 pp), rank 55 of 77. Why the splits differ.

Seen on the ladder

24,076 games brought1.9 moves shown per game88% showed an item18% showed an ability85% Mega Evolved

In the 24,076 games it was brought, it used Psychic Fangs in 54% and Protect in 45%. The item seen most is Metagrossite, in 85%.

Moves used

  1. Psychic Fangs54%
  2. Protect45%
  3. Steel Roller23%
  4. Iron Head15%
  5. Body Press15%
  6. Ice Punch8%
  7. Stomping Tantrum8%
  8. Psych Up6%

Items revealed

  1. Metagrossite85%

Abilities revealed

  1. Clear Body18%

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

7.9% of teams55% brought33% lead44,823 teams

On-team WR
49.995% CI 49.4–50.4 · n 41,171Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
48.695% CI 47.9–49.4 · n 16,230Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
49.795% CI 48.9–50.6 · n 14,343Games it led.

Best partners

  1. Volcarona52.650.0–55.2 · n 1,395 · 482 players
  2. Indeedee52.050.0–54.0 · n 2,400 · 634 players
  3. Arcanine-Hisui51.649.7–53.4 · n 2,832 · 752 players
  4. Milotic50.648.9–52.3 · n 3,437 · 1,028 players
  5. Sneasler50.348.9–51.8 · n 4,526 · 1,348 players

Weakest partners

  1. Sinistcha40.437.7–43.3 · n 1,162 · 103 players
  2. Whimsicott41.839.3–44.4 · n 1,441 · 294 players
  3. Garchomp42.640.5–44.7 · n 2,071 · 346 players
  4. Incineroar46.645.0–48.2 · n 3,837 · 783 players
  5. Dragapult47.444.6–50.2 · n 1,201 · 370 players

12 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: 43.7% (CI 42.5–45.0, n 5,850). It does best against Ninetales-Alola, at 54.6%. Of 55 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against 12 and clearly above against seven.

Hardest opponents

  1. Archaludon43.742.5–45.0 · n 5,850 · 2,186 players
  2. Politoed45.844.1–47.6 · n 3,013 · 1,482 players
  3. Swampert46.143.8–48.4 · n 1,791 · 1,094 players
  4. Pelipper46.144.9–47.4 · n 5,772 · 2,258 players
  5. Charizard46.945.5–48.4 · n 4,598 · 1,940 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Ninetales-Alola54.652.3–56.9 · n 1,826 · 1,149 players
  2. Baxcalibur54.552.3–56.7 · n 1,961 · 1,197 players
  3. Annihilape53.450.9–56.0 · n 1,480 · 913 players
  4. Lucario52.850.8–54.8 · n 2,334 · 1,364 players
  5. Gardevoir52.450.9–53.9 · n 4,121 · 1,820 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 33% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Incineroar, in 15% of its leads, and that lead wins 43.3%. The best-winning qualifying lead is with Sneasler: 51.4% (CI 49.2–53.5).

Most common lead partners

  1. Incineroar43.315% of its leads · 41.2–45.3 · n 2,252 · 414 players
  2. Sneasler51.414% of its leads · 49.2–53.5 · n 2,029 · 732 players
  3. Indeedee-F49.011% of its leads · 46.6–51.5 · n 1,570 · 565 players
  4. Rillaboom48.96% of its leads · 45.6–52.2 · n 873 · 473 players · thin
  5. Milotic57.56% of its leads · 54.2–60.7 · n 870 · 426 players · thin

Best-winning lead partners

  1. Sneasler51.414% of its leads · 49.2–53.5 · n 2,029 · 732 players
  2. Indeedee-F49.011% of its leads · 46.6–51.5 · n 1,570 · 565 players
  3. Incineroar43.315% of its leads · 41.2–45.3 · n 2,252 · 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.

Elo ≥ 1300

7.3% of teams51% brought30% lead9,385 teams

On-team WR
49.595% CI 48.4–50.5 · n 8,613Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
48.495% CI 46.6–50.1 · n 3,123Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
49.595% CI 47.7–51.4 · n 2,709Games 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 Pelipper: 42.9% (CI 40.0–45.9, n 1,076). It does best against Arcanine-Hisui, at 53.4%. Of 17 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against five and clearly above against one.

Hardest opponents

  1. Pelipper42.940.0–45.9 · n 1,076 · 480 players
  2. Archaludon43.340.9–45.8 · n 1,565 · 584 players
  3. Golisopod45.643.1–48.2 · n 1,464 · 584 players
  4. Garchomp47.344.7–49.8 · n 1,477 · 559 players
  5. Farigiraf47.344.9–49.7 · n 1,642 · 591 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Arcanine-Hisui53.450.6–56.2 · n 1,209 · 517 players
  2. Raichu51.849.3–54.3 · n 1,565 · 593 players
  3. Sneasler51.049.2–52.8 · n 3,056 · 802 players
  4. Incineroar50.448.4–52.4 · n 2,425 · 702 players
  5. Gholdengo50.348.0–52.6 · n 1,770 · 623 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 30% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Sneasler, in 18% of its leads, and that lead wins 46.4% (thin sample). No lead with it clears the sample bar yet.

Most common lead partners

  1. Sneasler46.418% of its leads · 42.0–50.8 · n 485 · 202 players · thin
  2. Indeedee-F45.69% of its leads · 39.7–51.7 · n 261 · 107 players · thin
  3. Milotic51.78% of its leads · 44.9–58.4 · n 207 · 120 players · thin
  4. Incineroar52.47% of its leads · 45.3–59.5 · n 185 · 85 players · thin
  5. Indeedee52.86% of its leads · 45.5–60.0 · n 178 · 89 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.