Regulation M-CDoubles ladderSep 16–28, 2026

Bring Four.

Garchomp

On 15.4% of teams at all Elo. It wins 50.4% of games it is in the preview for, clearly above even, and ranks 36 of 172 ranked species on that measure. Above 1300 it wins 51.3% (+0.9 pp), rank 15 of 77. Why the splits differ.

Seen on the ladder

53,076 games brought1.6 moves shown per game67% showed an item27% showed an ability41% Mega Evolved

In the 53,076 games it was brought, it used Protect in 34% and Earthquake in 19%. The item seen most is Garchompite Z, in 38%.

Moves used

  1. Protect34%
  2. Earthquake19%
  3. Rock Slide16%
  4. Draco Meteor14%
  5. Dragon Claw13%
  6. Power Gem12%
  7. Stomping Tantrum12%
  8. Earth Power12%

Items revealed

  1. Garchompite Z38%
  2. Life Orb21%
  3. Garchompite2%

Abilities revealed

  1. Rough Skin26%

Mega formes: Garchomp-Mega-Z 94% · Garchomp-Mega 6% of its Mega Evolutions.

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

15.4% of teams62% brought34% lead87,582 teams

On-team WR
50.495% CI 50.0–50.8 · n 73,906Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
49.295% CI 48.6–49.7 · n 33,156Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
50.495% CI 49.9–51.0 · n 27,542Games it led.

Best partners

  1. Archaludon57.054.3–59.6 · n 1,332 · 389 players
  2. Indeedee53.450.6–56.1 · n 1,270 · 369 players
  3. Volcarona52.851.3–54.3 · n 4,015 · 1,032 players
  4. Salamence51.649.0–54.2 · n 1,402 · 446 players
  5. Basculegion51.549.9–53.2 · n 3,713 · 982 players

Weakest partners

  1. Sinistcha42.439.9–44.8 · n 1,577 · 267 players
  2. Metagross42.640.5–44.7 · n 2,071 · 346 players
  3. Aerodactyl45.843.2–48.5 · n 1,362 · 378 players
  4. Whimsicott46.945.5–48.4 · n 4,616 · 1,005 players
  5. Staraptor46.944.1–49.8 · n 1,180 · 306 players

26 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 Camerupt: 46.4% (CI 44.1–48.6, n 1,889). It does best against Pincurchin, at 56.4%. Of 71 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against 16 and clearly above against 18.

Hardest opponents

  1. Camerupt46.444.1–48.6 · n 1,889 · 1,336 players
  2. Staraptor47.346.1–48.4 · n 7,215 · 3,141 players
  3. Archaludon47.646.7–48.5 · n 12,133 · 4,017 players
  4. Swampert47.846.1–49.4 · n 3,681 · 2,149 players
  5. Floette-Eternal48.146.8–49.4 · n 5,834 · 2,873 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Pincurchin56.453.4–59.3 · n 1,093 · 857 players
  2. Rotom-Wash55.452.7–58.0 · n 1,391 · 1,046 players
  3. Sirfetch’d55.352.7–58.0 · n 1,346 · 1,022 players
  4. Absol54.652.5–56.8 · n 2,044 · 1,469 players
  5. Talonflame54.552.4–56.7 · n 2,058 · 1,476 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 34% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Incineroar, in 9% of its leads, and that lead wins 50.1%. The best-winning qualifying lead is with Charizard: 55.4% (CI 53.3–57.4).

Most common lead partners

  1. Incineroar50.19% of its leads · 48.3–52.0 · n 2,760 · 1,195 players
  2. Sneasler51.09% of its leads · 49.1–53.0 · n 2,596 · 937 players
  3. Charizard55.48% of its leads · 53.3–57.4 · n 2,242 · 592 players
  4. Rillaboom49.96% of its leads · 47.5–52.2 · n 1,771 · 893 players
  5. Whimsicott48.25% of its leads · 45.6–50.8 · n 1,420 · 536 players

Best-winning lead partners

  1. Charizard55.48% of its leads · 53.3–57.4 · n 2,242 · 592 players
  2. Volcarona54.24% of its leads · 51.5–56.9 · n 1,267 · 513 players
  3. Kingambit51.54% of its leads · 48.6–54.4 · n 1,140 · 480 players
  4. Sneasler51.09% of its leads · 49.1–53.0 · n 2,596 · 937 players
  5. Farigiraf50.84% of its leads · 47.9–53.6 · n 1,172 · 461 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

16.6% of teams62% brought38% lead21,471 teams

On-team WR
51.395% CI 50.5–52.0 · n 17,927Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
50.195% CI 49.0–51.2 · n 8,143Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
50.995% CI 49.8–52.0 · n 7,423Games it led.

Partners, best to worst

  1. Charizard53.050.5–55.5 · n 1,514 · 342 players
  2. Kingambit52.549.9–55.0 · n 1,506 · 356 players
  3. Gholdengo50.547.8–53.2 · n 1,281 · 348 players
  4. Sneasler49.947.7–52.1 · n 2,021 · 523 players
  5. Incineroar49.747.7–51.7 · n 2,383 · 649 players
  6. Volcarona48.746.0–51.4 · n 1,294 · 337 players
  7. Rillaboom48.646.6–50.5 · n 2,553 · 724 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 Pelipper: 47.8% (CI 45.9–49.8, n 2,529). It does best against Volcarona, at 54.4%. Of 33 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against one and clearly above against nine.

Hardest opponents

  1. Pelipper47.845.9–49.8 · n 2,529 · 989 players
  2. Froslass48.045.2–50.8 · n 1,235 · 646 players
  3. Archaludon48.647.0–50.2 · n 3,859 · 1,205 players
  4. Sylveon49.146.9–51.4 · n 1,850 · 862 players
  5. Staraptor49.347.2–51.5 · n 2,080 · 889 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Volcarona54.452.2–56.6 · n 1,990 · 882 players
  2. Sinistcha53.450.4–56.3 · n 1,104 · 647 players
  3. Metagross52.750.2–55.3 · n 1,477 · 740 players
  4. Excadrill52.349.9–54.6 · n 1,691 · 807 players
  5. Incineroar52.350.9–53.6 · n 5,218 · 1,351 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 38% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Sneasler, in 10% of its leads, and that lead wins 51.5% (thin sample). No lead with it clears the sample bar yet.

Most common lead partners

  1. Sneasler51.510% of its leads · 48.0–54.9 · n 804 · 293 players · thin
  2. Incineroar47.69% of its leads · 43.8–51.3 · n 679 · 327 players · thin
  3. Charizard57.08% of its leads · 53.2–60.8 · n 654 · 201 players · thin
  4. Rillaboom48.87% of its leads · 44.7–53.0 · n 549 · 267 players · thin
  5. Volcarona51.56% of its leads · 47.0–56.1 · n 458 · 180 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.