Regulation M-CDoubles ladderSep 16–28, 2026

Bring Four.

Staraptor

On 8.3% of teams at all Elo. It wins 52.1% of games it is in the preview for, clearly above even, and ranks 8 of 172 ranked species on that measure. Above 1300 it wins 52.1% (−0.0 pp), rank 5 of 77. Why the splits differ.

Seen on the ladder

25,557 games brought1.6 moves shown per game67% showed an item96% showed an ability66% Mega Evolved

In the 25,557 games it was brought, it used Close Combat in 55% and Protect in 34%. The item seen most is Staraptite, in 67%.

Moves used

  1. Close Combat55%
  2. Protect34%
  3. Brave Bird28%
  4. Tailwind16%
  5. Final Gambit13%
  6. Roost8%
  7. Dual Wingbeat5%
  8. U-turn2%

Items revealed

  1. Staraptite67%

Abilities revealed

  1. Intimidate96%

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

8.3% of teams55% brought38% lead47,081 teams

On-team WR
52.195% CI 51.7–52.6 · n 43,195Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
51.495% CI 50.7–52.2 · n 16,001Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
52.295% CI 51.5–53.0 · n 17,131Games it led.

Best partners

  1. Arcanine-Hisui53.852.1–55.5 · n 3,166 · 817 players
  2. Sylveon53.551.3–55.7 · n 1,982 · 598 players
  3. Gholdengo53.451.9–54.9 · n 4,203 · 1,079 players
  4. Golisopod52.750.0–55.4 · n 1,281 · 235 players
  5. Rillaboom52.651.1–54.1 · n 4,132 · 1,218 players

Weakest partners

  1. Garchomp46.944.1–49.8 · n 1,180 · 306 players
  2. Whimsicott49.848.0–51.6 · n 3,082 · 654 players
  3. Indeedee-F50.348.2–52.4 · n 2,144 · 610 players
  4. Raichu50.348.1–52.6 · n 1,927 · 638 players
  5. Incineroar51.348.6–54.0 · n 1,296 · 423 players

14 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 Blastoise: 46.5% (CI 43.8–49.2, n 1,296). It does best against Baxcalibur, at 57.7%. Of 56 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against two and clearly above against 30.

Hardest opponents

  1. Blastoise46.543.8–49.2 · n 1,296 · 863 players
  2. Arcanine-Hisui48.146.7–49.5 · n 5,046 · 2,016 players
  3. Froslass48.246.2–50.3 · n 2,229 · 1,243 players
  4. Indeedee49.047.5–50.6 · n 4,026 · 1,738 players
  5. Sylveon49.147.4–50.8 · n 3,376 · 1,616 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Baxcalibur57.755.5–60.0 · n 1,850 · 1,165 players
  2. Lucario56.354.2–58.3 · n 2,244 · 1,319 players
  3. Sinistcha-Masterpiece56.053.1–58.9 · n 1,094 · 796 players
  4. Ninetales-Alola56.053.8–58.2 · n 1,878 · 1,169 players
  5. Sinistcha56.054.2–57.8 · n 2,909 · 1,549 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 38% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Whimsicott, in 15% of its leads, and that lead wins 49.5%. The best-winning qualifying lead is with Gholdengo: 58.0% (CI 55.3–60.6).

Most common lead partners

  1. Whimsicott49.515% of its leads · 47.6–51.4 · n 2,646 · 622 players
  2. Farigiraf55.914% of its leads · 54.0–57.9 · n 2,509 · 341 players
  3. Gholdengo58.08% of its leads · 55.3–60.6 · n 1,358 · 549 players
  4. Rillaboom53.66% of its leads · 50.5–56.6 · n 1,025 · 524 players · thin
  5. Arcanine-Hisui55.76% of its leads · 52.6–58.8 · n 1,000 · 412 players · thin

Best-winning lead partners

  1. Gholdengo58.08% of its leads · 55.3–60.6 · n 1,358 · 549 players
  2. Farigiraf55.914% of its leads · 54.0–57.9 · n 2,509 · 341 players
  3. Whimsicott49.515% of its leads · 47.6–51.4 · n 2,646 · 622 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

9.8% of teams52% brought35% lead12,665 teams

On-team WR
52.195% CI 51.2–53.0 · n 11,491Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
51.595% CI 49.9–53.0 · n 4,153Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
52.695% CI 51.1–54.1 · n 4,269Games it led.

Partners, best to worst

  1. Gholdengo52.449.8–55.1 · n 1,375 · 374 players
  2. Rillaboom50.948.1–53.7 · n 1,247 · 392 players

2 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 Arcanine-Hisui: 49.0% (CI 46.4–51.5, n 1,493). It does best against Politoed, at 56.6%. Of 21 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against zero and clearly above against nine.

Hardest opponents

  1. Arcanine-Hisui49.046.4–51.5 · n 1,493 · 585 players
  2. Kingambit49.047.1–51.0 · n 2,506 · 741 players
  3. Charizard49.947.5–52.3 · n 1,661 · 633 players
  4. Basculegion50.047.7–52.3 · n 1,794 · 648 players
  5. Salamence50.448.5–52.2 · n 2,891 · 801 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Politoed56.653.8–59.4 · n 1,162 · 526 players
  2. Tyranitar53.851.2–56.4 · n 1,368 · 559 players
  3. Golisopod53.451.1–55.6 · n 1,851 · 692 players
  4. Archaludon53.451.3–55.4 · n 2,243 · 724 players
  5. Incineroar53.351.6–55.0 · n 3,420 · 843 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 35% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Farigiraf, in 14% of its leads, and that lead wins 51.3% (thin sample). No lead with it clears the sample bar yet.

Most common lead partners

  1. Farigiraf51.314% of its leads · 47.3–55.3 · n 610 · 105 players · thin
  2. Whimsicott52.411% of its leads · 48.0–56.7 · n 502 · 107 players · thin
  3. Gholdengo56.111% of its leads · 51.6–60.4 · n 485 · 214 players · thin
  4. Arcanine-Hisui55.27% of its leads · 49.8–60.5 · n 328 · 150 players · thin
  5. Milotic53.87% of its leads · 48.0–59.4 · n 290 · 125 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.