Regulation M-CDoubles ladderSep 16–28, 2026

Bring Four.

Pelipper

On 13.2% of teams at all Elo. It wins 50.7% of games it is in the preview for, clearly above even, and ranks 31 of 172 ranked species on that measure. Above 1300 it wins 51.0% (+0.2 pp), rank 20 of 77. Why the splits differ.

Seen on the ladder

51,872 games brought1.4 moves shown per game30% showed an item96% showed an ability

In the 51,872 games it was brought, it used Hurricane in 39% and Weather Ball in 38%. The item seen most is Focus Sash, in 12%.

Moves used

  1. Hurricane39%
  2. Weather Ball38%
  3. Tailwind27%
  4. Wide Guard17%
  5. Protect10%
  6. Muddy Water4%

Items revealed

  1. Focus Sash12%
  2. Sitrus Berry12%
  3. Life Orb3%

Abilities revealed

  1. Drizzle96%

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

13.2% of teams71% brought29% lead74,642 teams

On-team WR
50.795% CI 50.3–51.1 · n 64,528Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
52.195% CI 51.6–52.6 · n 34,717Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
52.995% CI 52.3–53.6 · n 20,665Games it led.

Best partners

  1. Grimmsnarl57.055.4–58.7 · n 3,448 · 782 players
  2. Charizard56.554.0–59.0 · n 1,481 · 438 players
  3. Archaludon56.555.7–57.2 · n 18,423 · 3,170 players
  4. Swampert54.052.7–55.2 · n 6,080 · 1,322 players
  5. Sinistcha53.650.8–56.4 · n 1,248 · 414 players

Weakest partners

  1. Sneasler47.345.8–48.7 · n 4,703 · 1,327 players
  2. Garchomp49.547.0–51.9 · n 1,553 · 470 players
  3. Indeedee-F49.648.5–50.8 · n 7,240 · 1,630 players
  4. Incineroar50.648.9–52.4 · n 3,134 · 898 players
  5. Farigiraf50.749.2–52.2 · n 4,289 · 1,002 players

18 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: 41.4% (CI 40.2–42.6, n 6,459). It does best against Absol, at 56.9%. Of 62 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against 17 and clearly above against 29.

Hardest opponents

  1. Archaludon41.440.2–42.6 · n 6,459 · 2,887 players
  2. Charizard44.943.8–46.1 · n 7,300 · 3,139 players
  3. Sylveon46.044.8–47.3 · n 5,703 · 2,755 players
  4. Froslass46.444.7–48.1 · n 3,415 · 1,999 players
  5. Gengar46.645.0–48.2 · n 3,676 · 2,079 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Absol56.954.5–59.2 · n 1,769 · 1,290 players
  2. Sirfetch’d56.653.9–59.3 · n 1,271 · 1,025 players
  3. Rotom-Wash56.453.5–59.2 · n 1,151 · 934 players
  4. Mawile56.253.4–59.0 · n 1,192 · 947 players
  5. Hatterene55.553.3–57.6 · n 2,054 · 1,473 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 29% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Archaludon, in 25% of its leads, and that lead wins 57.0%. The best-winning qualifying lead is with Swampert: 58.7% (CI 56.8–60.5).

Most common lead partners

  1. Archaludon57.025% of its leads · 55.6–58.3 · n 5,145 · 1,672 players
  2. Swampert58.712% of its leads · 56.8–60.5 · n 2,612 · 774 players
  3. Golisopod53.89% of its leads · 51.5–56.1 · n 1,832 · 881 players
  4. Basculegion51.77% of its leads · 49.2–54.2 · n 1,567 · 576 players
  5. Farigiraf51.44% of its leads · 48.0–54.7 · n 839 · 299 players · thin

Best-winning lead partners

  1. Swampert58.712% of its leads · 56.8–60.5 · n 2,612 · 774 players
  2. Archaludon57.025% of its leads · 55.6–58.3 · n 5,145 · 1,672 players
  3. Golisopod53.89% of its leads · 51.5–56.1 · n 1,832 · 881 players
  4. Basculegion51.77% of its leads · 49.2–54.2 · n 1,567 · 576 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

12.1% of teams74% brought27% lead15,646 teams

On-team WR
51.095% CI 50.1–51.8 · n 13,590Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
52.295% CI 51.1–53.3 · n 7,899Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
52.795% CI 51.2–54.2 · n 4,094Games it led.

Partners, best to worst

  1. Grimmsnarl56.053.1–58.8 · n 1,175 · 238 players
  2. Archaludon54.953.6–56.3 · n 5,362 · 890 players
  3. Swampert53.851.4–56.2 · n 1,659 · 331 players
  4. Basculegion51.748.9–54.5 · n 1,259 · 289 players
  5. Golisopod51.149.0–53.2 · n 2,215 · 567 players
  6. Indeedee-F48.245.6–50.9 · n 1,339 · 326 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 Archaludon: 43.4% (CI 41.1–45.9, n 1,632). It does best against Metagross, at 57.1%. Of 27 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against seven and clearly above against 10.

Hardest opponents

  1. Archaludon43.441.1–45.9 · n 1,632 · 684 players
  2. Charizard45.743.4–47.9 · n 1,878 · 733 players
  3. Gholdengo46.845.0–48.5 · n 3,053 · 934 players
  4. Floette-Eternal46.843.9–49.8 · n 1,108 · 559 players
  5. Sylveon47.344.7–49.9 · n 1,377 · 637 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Metagross57.154.1–60.0 · n 1,076 · 585 players
  2. Indeedee55.152.4–57.7 · n 1,320 · 649 players
  3. Milotic54.252.2–56.3 · n 2,207 · 834 players
  4. Golisopod53.851.6–55.9 · n 2,037 · 776 players
  5. Indeedee-F53.551.7–55.2 · n 3,136 · 954 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 27% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Archaludon, in 29% of its leads, and that lead wins 53.4%. No qualifying lead with another partner wins more.

Most common lead partners

  1. Archaludon53.429% of its leads · 50.6–56.2 · n 1,207 · 425 players
  2. Swampert58.717% of its leads · 55.0–62.3 · n 692 · 195 players · thin
  3. Basculegion51.98% of its leads · 46.6–57.1 · n 347 · 129 players · thin
  4. Golisopod50.67% of its leads · 44.6–56.5 · n 271 · 145 players · thin
  5. Farigiraf46.13% of its leads · 37.7–54.7 · n 128 · 59 players · thin

Best-winning lead partners

  1. Archaludon53.429% of its leads · 50.6–56.2 · n 1,207 · 425 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.