Regulation M-CDoubles ladderSep 16–28, 2026

Bring Four.

Gallade

On 1.7% of teams at all Elo. It wins 48.1% of games it is in the preview for, clearly below even, and ranks 72 of 172 ranked species on that measure. Above 1300 it wins 50.4% (+2.3 pp), rank 27 of 77. Why the splits differ.

Seen on the ladder

5,709 games brought1.5 moves shown per game39% showed an item6% showed an ability10% Mega Evolved

In the 5,709 games it was brought, it used Sacred Sword in 47% and Psycho Cut in 31%. The item seen most is Sitrus Berry, in 11%.

Moves used

  1. Sacred Sword47%
  2. Psycho Cut31%
  3. Wide Guard19%
  4. Trick Room12%
  5. Protect10%
  6. Night Slash7%
  7. Drain Punch4%
  8. Leaf Blade4%

Items revealed

  1. Sitrus Berry11%
  2. Galladite10%
  3. Life Orb9%
  4. Focus Sash4%
  5. Psychic Seed2%

Abilities revealed

  1. Justified3%

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

1.7% of teams63% brought35% lead9,402 teams

On-team WR
48.195% CI 47.1–49.1 · n 9,252Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
45.895% CI 44.2–47.3 · n 3,962Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
47.195% CI 45.4–48.8 · n 3,272Games it led.

Partners, best to worst

  1. Indeedee-F49.146.1–52.1 · n 1,081 · 256 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 Arcanine-Hisui: 44.0% (CI 41.0–47.0, n 1,051). It does best against Archaludon, at 48.6%. Of 16 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against 12 and clearly above against zero.

Hardest opponents

  1. Arcanine-Hisui44.041.0–47.0 · n 1,051 · 384 players
  2. Salamence45.042.9–47.2 · n 2,136 · 549 players
  3. Raichu45.442.6–48.3 · n 1,206 · 409 players
  4. Basculegion45.743.2–48.2 · n 1,509 · 462 players
  5. Milotic45.843.2–48.4 · n 1,421 · 441 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Archaludon48.645.8–51.4 · n 1,222 · 417 players
  2. Indeedee-F48.646.5–50.7 · n 2,188 · 537 players
  3. Kingambit48.546.2–50.8 · n 1,773 · 488 players
  4. Farigiraf47.745.1–50.3 · n 1,428 · 440 players
  5. Sneasler47.245.5–49.0 · n 3,126 · 638 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 Indeedee-F, in 16% of its leads, and that lead wins 53.7% (thin sample). No lead with it clears the sample bar yet.

Most common lead partners

  1. Indeedee-F53.716% of its leads · 49.4–58.0 · n 523 · 141 players · thin
  2. Salamence43.614% of its leads · 39.1–48.2 · n 452 · 26 players · thin
  3. Farigiraf53.05% of its leads · 45.0–60.8 · n 151 · 41 players · thin
  4. Whimsicott37.73% of its leads · 29.1–47.2 · n 106 · 33 players · thin
  5. Talonflame39.83% of its leads · 30.7–49.7 · n 98 · 21 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

1.2% of teams59% brought32% lead1,586 teams

On-team WR
50.495% CI 48.0–52.9 · n 1,572Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
48.7thin95% CI 44.9–52.6 · n 638Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
52.2thin95% CI 47.8–56.5 · n 500Games 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 32% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Indeedee-F, in 21% of its leads, and that lead wins 67.3% (thin sample). No lead with it clears the sample bar yet.

Most common lead partners

  1. Indeedee-F67.321% of its leads · 57.8–75.6 · n 104 · 33 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.