Regulation M-CDoubles ladderSep 16–28, 2026

Bring Four.

Annihilape

On 3.5% of teams at all Elo. It wins 50.7% of games it is in the preview for, clearly above even, and ranks 32 of 172 ranked species on that measure. Above 1300 it wins 51.1% (+0.4 pp), rank 17 of 77. Why the splits differ.

Seen on the ladder

12,781 games brought1.6 moves shown per game38% showed an item28% showed an ability

In the 12,781 games it was brought, it used Rage Fist in 33% and Drain Punch in 26%. The item seen most is Leftovers, in 17%.

Moves used

  1. Rage Fist33%
  2. Drain Punch26%
  3. Protect23%
  4. Bulk Up21%
  5. Close Combat18%
  6. Ice Punch7%
  7. Shadow Claw6%
  8. Phantom Force5%

Items revealed

  1. Leftovers17%
  2. Sitrus Berry10%
  3. Life Orb4%
  4. Focus Sash3%
  5. Psychic Seed2%

Abilities revealed

  1. Defiant28%

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

3.5% of teams67% brought47% lead19,592 teams

On-team WR
50.795% CI 50.0–51.4 · n 18,832Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
50.995% CI 49.9–52.0 · n 8,218Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
52.095% CI 51.0–53.1 · n 9,000Games it led.

Partners, best to worst

  1. Incineroar54.051.1–56.8 · n 1,182 · 273 players
  2. Indeedee-F50.648.0–53.3 · n 1,351 · 358 players
  3. Rillaboom50.147.6–52.6 · n 1,516 · 407 players

3 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 Metagross: 46.6% (CI 44.0–49.1, n 1,480). It does best against Politoed, at 54.3%. Of 31 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against five and clearly above against four.

Hardest opponents

  1. Metagross46.644.0–49.1 · n 1,480 · 675 players
  2. Pelipper46.844.9–48.8 · n 2,538 · 939 players
  3. Charizard47.145.0–49.3 · n 2,083 · 810 players
  4. Floette-Eternal47.745.0–50.3 · n 1,376 · 637 players
  5. Archaludon47.845.9–49.7 · n 2,694 · 928 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Politoed54.351.7–57.0 · n 1,362 · 625 players
  2. Sinistcha54.351.5–57.0 · n 1,218 · 648 players
  3. Incineroar53.051.6–54.3 · n 5,238 · 1,252 players
  4. Milotic51.449.6–53.3 · n 2,841 · 977 players
  5. Rillaboom51.150.0–52.2 · n 7,857 · 1,434 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 47% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Golisopod, in 7% of its leads, and that lead wins 57.1% (thin sample). No lead with it clears the sample bar yet.

Most common lead partners

  1. Golisopod57.17% of its leads · 53.3–60.9 · n 639 · 111 players · thin
  2. Indeedee-F49.54% of its leads · 44.7–54.3 · n 408 · 155 players · thin
  3. Raichu57.04% of its leads · 51.9–61.9 · n 374 · 115 players · thin
  4. Whimsicott49.34% of its leads · 44.1–54.5 · n 355 · 87 players · thin
  5. Incineroar51.73% of its leads · 46.0–57.3 · n 300 · 136 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.

Elo ≥ 1300

4.3% of teams69% brought52% lead5,608 teams

On-team WR
51.195% CI 49.8–52.5 · n 5,322Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
51.795% CI 49.7–53.6 · n 2,476Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
53.095% CI 51.1–54.8 · n 2,846Games 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 Indeedee-F: 48.8% (CI 46.0–51.6, n 1,217). It does best against Rillaboom, at 53.4%. Of 7 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against zero and clearly above against two.

Opponents, hardest first

  1. Indeedee-F48.846.0–51.6 · n 1,217 · 294 players
  2. Sneasler51.849.5–54.0 · n 1,868 · 352 players
  3. Salamence51.849.0–54.6 · n 1,219 · 316 players
  4. Gholdengo52.049.1–55.0 · n 1,109 · 281 players
  5. Kingambit52.149.2–54.9 · n 1,170 · 301 players
  6. Incineroar52.950.4–55.4 · n 1,513 · 324 players
  7. Rillaboom53.451.4–55.4 · n 2,417 · 386 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 52% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Golisopod, in 15% of its leads, and that lead wins 58.3% (thin sample). No lead with it clears the sample bar yet.

Most common lead partners

  1. Golisopod58.315% of its leads · 53.6–62.8 · n 441 · 31 players · thin
  2. Raichu54.15% of its leads · 45.7–62.4 · n 133 · 43 players · thin
  3. Incineroar56.43% of its leads · 46.7–65.7 · n 101 · 42 players · thin
  4. Dragapult55.43% of its leads · 45.7–64.8 · n 101 · 20 players · thin
  5. Chandelure50.03% of its leads · 40.2–59.8 · n 96 · 1 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.