Regulation M-CDoubles ladderSep 16–28, 2026

Bring Four.

Basculegion

On 15.0% of teams at all Elo. It wins 51.0% of games it is in the preview for, clearly above even, and ranks 25 of 172 ranked species on that measure. Above 1300 it wins 50.9% (−0.1 pp), rank 21 of 77. Why the splits differ.

Seen on the ladder

49,774 games brought1.3 moves shown per game24% showed an item1% showed an ability

In the 49,774 games it was brought, it used Wave Crash in 37% and Last Respects in 37%. The item seen most is Life Orb, in 20%.

Moves used

  1. Wave Crash37%
  2. Last Respects37%
  3. Aqua Jet17%
  4. Flip Turn17%
  5. Protect15%

Items revealed

  1. Life Orb20%

Abilities revealed

None revealed in 2% or more of its games.

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

15.0% of teams59% brought22% lead85,306 teams

On-team WR
51.095% CI 50.6–51.3 · n 71,968Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
51.095% CI 50.4–51.5 · n 34,332Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
49.895% CI 49.1–50.6 · n 18,168Games it led.

Best partners

  1. Sylveon54.351.4–57.2 · n 1,110 · 352 players
  2. Archaludon54.352.6–56.1 · n 3,065 · 741 players
  3. Volcarona54.252.0–56.4 · n 1,925 · 568 players
  4. Kingambit52.751.4–53.9 · n 6,109 · 1,608 players
  5. Froslass52.549.9–55.1 · n 1,449 · 392 players

Weakest partners

  1. Farigiraf49.347.2–51.5 · n 2,132 · 642 players
  2. Golisopod49.748.2–51.2 · n 4,360 · 1,233 players
  3. Sneasler49.748.7–50.7 · n 9,184 · 2,449 players
  4. Charizard49.748.0–51.5 · n 3,112 · 680 players
  5. Whimsicott49.848.1–51.4 · n 3,601 · 847 players

24 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: 47.6% (CI 46.6–48.5, n 11,189). It does best against Grapploct, at 57.9%. Of 71 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against eight and clearly above against 24.

Hardest opponents

  1. Archaludon47.646.6–48.5 · n 11,189 · 4,062 players
  2. Sylveon47.746.5–48.9 · n 6,558 · 3,173 players
  3. Kingambit47.746.9–48.5 · n 15,252 · 4,793 players
  4. Salamence48.147.3–48.8 · n 18,895 · 5,247 players
  5. Excadrill48.447.2–49.7 · n 6,043 · 2,985 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Grapploct57.954.9–60.8 · n 1,069 · 871 players
  2. Pincurchin57.554.5–60.4 · n 1,086 · 902 players
  3. Sirfetch’d57.254.5–59.7 · n 1,391 · 1,084 players
  4. Baxcalibur54.953.3–56.5 · n 3,782 · 2,333 players
  5. Talonflame54.652.5–56.8 · n 2,079 · 1,562 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 22% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Pelipper, in 8% of its leads, and that lead wins 51.7%. No qualifying lead with another partner wins more.

Most common lead partners

  1. Pelipper51.78% of its leads · 49.2–54.2 · n 1,567 · 576 players
  2. Sneasler46.57% of its leads · 43.8–49.1 · n 1,326 · 643 players
  3. Kingambit50.77% of its leads · 47.9–53.4 · n 1,230 · 551 players
  4. Salamence49.05% of its leads · 45.7–52.3 · n 894 · 460 players · thin
  5. Incineroar47.64% of its leads · 44.2–51.0 · n 828 · 464 players · thin

Best-winning lead partners

  1. Pelipper51.78% of its leads · 49.2–54.2 · n 1,567 · 576 players
  2. Kingambit50.77% of its leads · 47.9–53.4 · n 1,230 · 551 players
  3. Sneasler46.57% of its leads · 43.8–49.1 · n 1,326 · 643 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

14.4% of teams62% brought25% lead18,599 teams

On-team WR
50.995% CI 50.1–51.7 · n 15,763Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
51.395% CI 50.2–52.4 · n 7,938Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
50.795% CI 49.2–52.2 · n 4,484Games it led.

Partners, best to worst

  1. Kingambit52.149.6–54.5 · n 1,577 · 442 players
  2. Pelipper51.748.9–54.5 · n 1,259 · 289 players
  3. Salamence51.648.7–54.4 · n 1,156 · 370 players
  4. Rillaboom50.948.8–53.0 · n 2,134 · 598 players
  5. Incineroar50.547.8–53.3 · n 1,253 · 337 players
  6. Indeedee-F50.548.1–52.9 · n 1,606 · 371 players
  7. Sneasler49.547.3–51.6 · n 2,000 · 578 players

7 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 Kingambit: 47.6% (CI 46.0–49.2, n 3,590). It does best against Incineroar, at 52.3%. Of 31 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against one and clearly above against three.

Hardest opponents

  1. Kingambit47.646.0–49.2 · n 3,590 · 1,100 players
  2. Sylveon47.745.3–50.1 · n 1,664 · 802 players
  3. Grimmsnarl48.445.4–51.5 · n 1,061 · 605 players
  4. Archaludon48.847.1–50.5 · n 3,221 · 1,104 players
  5. Tyranitar48.846.6–51.0 · n 1,982 · 863 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Incineroar52.350.9–53.7 · n 4,900 · 1,327 players
  2. Volcarona51.849.5–54.1 · n 1,759 · 807 players
  3. Whimsicott51.849.2–54.3 · n 1,457 · 722 players
  4. Milotic51.649.7–53.6 · n 2,637 · 1,008 players
  5. Rillaboom51.650.5–52.7 · n 7,872 · 1,524 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 25% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Pelipper, in 8% of its leads, and that lead wins 51.9% (thin sample). No lead with it clears the sample bar yet.

Most common lead partners

  1. Pelipper51.98% of its leads · 46.6–57.1 · n 347 · 129 players · thin
  2. Kingambit47.36% of its leads · 41.6–53.2 · n 283 · 151 players · thin
  3. Sneasler46.96% of its leads · 40.8–53.0 · n 254 · 158 players · thin
  4. Whimsicott57.05% of its leads · 50.4–63.3 · n 223 · 86 players · thin
  5. Salamence48.15% of its leads · 41.5–54.8 · n 212 · 108 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.