Regulation M-CDoubles ladderSep 16–28, 2026

Bring Four.

Alakazam

On 1.4% of teams at all Elo. It wins 45.1% of games it is in the preview for, clearly below even, and ranks 128 of 172 ranked species on that measure.

Seen on the ladder

4,752 games brought1.6 moves shown per game72% showed an item69% showed an ability64% Mega Evolved

In the 4,752 games it was brought, it used Expanding Force in 60% and Protect in 32%. The item seen most is Alakazite, in 64%.

Moves used

  1. Expanding Force60%
  2. Protect32%
  3. Speed Swap12%
  4. Dazzling Gleam12%
  5. Focus Blast10%
  6. Shadow Ball8%
  7. Nasty Plot7%
  8. Psychic4%

Items revealed

  1. Alakazite64%
  2. Focus Sash4%

Abilities revealed

  1. Inner Focus12%

After Mega Evolution

  1. Trace64%

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

1.4% of teams60% brought42% lead8,053 teams

On-team WR
45.195% CI 44.0–46.2 · n 7,935Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
45.095% CI 43.2–46.8 · n 2,933Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
45.395% CI 43.6–47.0 · n 3,341Games it led.

Partners, best to worst

  1. Indeedee-F46.744.4–48.9 · n 1,912 · 511 players

1 partner pair 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 Salamence: 41.4% (CI 39.1–43.7, n 1,784). It does best against Indeedee-F, at 47.3%. Of 13 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against 13 and clearly above against zero.

Hardest opponents

  1. Salamence41.439.1–43.7 · n 1,784 · 658 players
  2. Rillaboom42.240.5–43.9 · n 3,195 · 856 players
  3. Gholdengo43.040.3–45.7 · n 1,300 · 562 players
  4. Kingambit43.541.0–46.1 · n 1,463 · 584 players
  5. Incineroar43.741.6–45.7 · n 2,199 · 753 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Indeedee-F47.345.0–49.6 · n 1,780 · 640 players
  2. Basculegion45.742.8–48.6 · n 1,158 · 529 players
  3. Garchomp45.642.9–48.4 · n 1,256 · 563 players
  4. Milotic45.242.4–48.0 · n 1,201 · 520 players
  5. Sneasler45.243.3–47.1 · n 2,671 · 796 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 42% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Indeedee-F, in 32% of its leads, and that lead wins 45.5%. No qualifying lead with another partner wins more.

Most common lead partners

  1. Indeedee-F45.532% of its leads · 42.6–48.5 · n 1,072 · 403 players
  2. Torkoal48.97% of its leads · 42.4–55.4 · n 225 · 67 players · thin
  3. Indeedee46.06% of its leads · 39.2–52.9 · n 200 · 77 players · thin
  4. Sneasler52.06% of its leads · 45.1–58.9 · n 196 · 89 players · thin
  5. Kingambit52.84% of its leads · 44.1–61.4 · n 123 · 50 players · thin

Best-winning lead partners

  1. Indeedee-F45.532% of its leads · 42.6–48.5 · n 1,072 · 403 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

0.7% of teams65% brought45% lead965 teams

On-team WR
45.0thin95% CI 41.8–48.1 · n 961Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
46.0thin95% CI 41.1–51.0 · n 389Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
42.4thin95% CI 37.7–47.1 · n 425Games 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

No opposing species clears the sample and player thresholds yet.

Leads

It is in the opening pair in 45% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Indeedee-F, in 30% of its leads, and that lead wins 43.7% (thin sample). No lead with it clears the sample bar yet.

Most common lead partners

  1. Indeedee-F43.730% of its leads · 35.3–52.4 · n 126 · 59 players · thin
  2. Kingambit53.311% of its leads · 39.1–67.1 · n 45 · 9 players · thin
  3. Torkoal47.28% of its leads · 32.0–63.0 · n 36 · 13 players · thin
  4. Sneasler45.27% of its leads · 29.2–62.2 · n 31 · 19 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.