Regulation M-CDoubles ladderSep 16–28, 2026

Bring Four.

Ceruledge

On 2.8% of teams at all Elo. It wins 49.7% of games it is in the preview for, within noise of even, and ranks 50 of 172 ranked species on that measure. Above 1300 it wins 48.6% (−1.0 pp), rank 64 of 77. Why the splits differ.

Seen on the ladder

9,984 games brought1.9 moves shown per game46% showed an item14% showed an ability

In the 9,984 games it was brought, it used Bitter Blade in 58% and Shadow Sneak in 33%. The item seen most is Grassy Seed, in 22%.

Moves used

  1. Bitter Blade58%
  2. Shadow Sneak33%
  3. Protect30%
  4. Swords Dance23%
  5. Bulk Up20%
  6. Poltergeist12%
  7. Close Combat3%

Items revealed

  1. Grassy Seed22%
  2. Focus Sash9%
  3. Life Orb7%
  4. Colbur Berry4%

Abilities revealed

  1. Flash Fire11%
  2. Weak Armor4%

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

2.8% of teams64% brought25% lead15,772 teams

On-team WR
49.795% CI 48.9–50.5 · n 15,364Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
49.195% CI 48.0–50.3 · n 6,795Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
48.095% CI 46.4–49.6 · n 3,886Games it led.

Partners, best to worst

  1. Rillaboom52.550.6–54.4 · n 2,728 · 674 players
  2. Milotic50.848.4–53.1 · n 1,720 · 457 players
  3. Raichu49.547.1–51.9 · n 1,681 · 418 players
  4. Sneasler47.344.6–50.1 · n 1,238 · 387 players

4 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: 44.9% (CI 42.6–47.2, n 1,832). It does best against Whimsicott, at 53.5%. Of 27 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against eight and clearly above against one.

Hardest opponents

  1. Arcanine-Hisui44.942.6–47.2 · n 1,832 · 788 players
  2. Gholdengo46.044.0–47.9 · n 2,578 · 953 players
  3. Raichu46.043.9–48.1 · n 2,192 · 835 players
  4. Archaludon46.043.9–48.1 · n 2,135 · 853 players
  5. Pelipper46.444.2–48.6 · n 2,026 · 876 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Whimsicott53.551.1–56.0 · n 1,550 · 721 players
  2. Excadrill52.049.1–54.8 · n 1,183 · 622 players
  3. Garchomp51.149.1–53.1 · n 2,389 · 904 players
  4. Tyranitar50.948.5–53.3 · n 1,603 · 750 players
  5. Gardevoir50.247.6–52.8 · n 1,421 · 721 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 Raichu, in 11% of its leads, and that lead wins 53.2% (thin sample). No lead with it clears the sample bar yet.

Most common lead partners

  1. Raichu53.211% of its leads · 48.5–57.8 · n 438 · 203 players · thin
  2. Rillaboom51.09% of its leads · 45.8–56.1 · n 365 · 202 players · thin
  3. Milotic46.19% of its leads · 40.9–51.4 · n 347 · 176 players · thin
  4. Lopunny50.09% of its leads · 44.7–55.3 · n 336 · 101 players · thin
  5. Sneasler47.16% of its leads · 40.9–53.4 · n 242 · 127 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

2.8% of teams65% brought25% lead3,665 teams

On-team WR
48.695% CI 47.0–50.3 · n 3,579Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
48.195% CI 45.7–50.6 · n 1,635Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
48.3thin95% CI 45.1–51.5 · n 915Games 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 Rillaboom: 48.9% (CI 46.5–51.4, n 1,612). It does best against Sneasler, at 49.7%. Of 2 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against zero and clearly above against zero.

Opponents, hardest first

  1. Rillaboom48.946.5–51.4 · n 1,612 · 338 players
  2. Sneasler49.747.0–52.5 · n 1,265 · 305 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 Raichu, in 16% of its leads, and that lead wins 50.3% (thin sample). No lead with it clears the sample bar yet.

Most common lead partners

  1. Raichu50.316% of its leads · 42.4–58.3 · n 147 · 81 players · thin
  2. Rillaboom48.212% of its leads · 39.1–57.4 · n 110 · 66 players · thin
  3. Lopunny58.312% of its leads · 48.9–67.2 · n 108 · 23 players · thin
  4. Milotic36.210% of its leads · 27.2–46.2 · n 94 · 53 players · thin
  5. Sneasler53.77% of its leads · 41.9–65.1 · n 67 · 34 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.