Regulation M-CDoubles ladderSep 16–28, 2026

Bring Four.

Gengar

On 5.0% of teams at all Elo. It wins 50.4% of games it is in the preview for, within noise of even, and ranks 37 of 172 ranked species on that measure. Above 1300 it wins 50.2% (−0.2 pp), rank 35 of 77. Why the splits differ.

Seen on the ladder

18,841 games brought2.0 moves shown per game93% showed an item5% showed an ability90% Mega Evolved

In the 18,841 games it was brought, it used Protect in 66% and Perish Song in 43%. The item seen most is Gengarite, in 90%.

Moves used

  1. Protect66%
  2. Perish Song43%
  3. Shadow Ball39%
  4. Sludge Bomb30%
  5. Disable8%
  6. Substitute3%
  7. Icy Wind2%

Items revealed

  1. Gengarite90%

Abilities revealed

  1. Cursed Body4%

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

5.0% of teams67% brought56% lead28,457 teams

On-team WR
50.495% CI 49.8–51.0 · n 26,931Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
54.595% CI 53.6–55.4 · n 12,217Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
50.695% CI 49.8–51.4 · n 15,445Games it led.

Partners, best to worst

  1. Archaludon59.858.0–61.5 · n 3,053 · 766 players
  2. Politoed57.756.3–59.1 · n 4,834 · 974 players
  3. Incineroar56.455.3–57.5 · n 7,793 · 1,514 players
  4. Rillaboom55.954.7–57.1 · n 6,544 · 1,347 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 Staraptor: 45.8% (CI 43.9–47.8, n 2,413). It does best against Ninetales-Alola, at 55.0%. Of 39 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against nine and clearly above against seven.

Hardest opponents

  1. Staraptor45.843.9–47.8 · n 2,413 · 1,074 players
  2. Raichu46.344.8–47.9 · n 3,966 · 1,380 players
  3. Indeedee47.045.0–49.0 · n 2,413 · 1,084 players
  4. Excadrill47.245.0–49.3 · n 2,048 · 997 players
  5. Tyranitar47.445.6–49.3 · n 2,840 · 1,192 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Ninetales-Alola55.052.1–57.8 · n 1,171 · 740 players
  2. Baxcalibur54.351.5–57.2 · n 1,167 · 747 players
  3. Grimmsnarl53.450.7–56.1 · n 1,348 · 755 players
  4. Pelipper53.451.8–55.0 · n 3,676 · 1,378 players
  5. Golisopod53.452.0–54.8 · n 4,764 · 1,577 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 56% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Incineroar, in 39% of its leads, and that lead wins 53.2%. No qualifying lead with another partner wins more.

Most common lead partners

  1. Incineroar53.239% of its leads · 52.0–54.5 · n 6,053 · 1,301 players
  2. Rillaboom52.314% of its leads · 50.2–54.4 · n 2,153 · 742 players
  3. Vivillon49.46% of its leads · 46.2–52.6 · n 921 · 184 players · thin
  4. Politoed51.34% of its leads · 47.2–55.5 · n 557 · 232 players · thin
  5. Archaludon51.83% of its leads · 47.2–56.4 · n 446 · 191 players · thin

Best-winning lead partners

  1. Incineroar53.239% of its leads · 52.0–54.5 · n 6,053 · 1,301 players
  2. Rillaboom52.314% of its leads · 50.2–54.4 · n 2,153 · 742 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

6.4% of teams68% brought59% lead8,235 teams

On-team WR
50.295% CI 49.1–51.3 · n 7,671Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
54.095% CI 52.3–55.6 · n 3,560Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
50.495% CI 49.0–51.9 · n 4,601Games it led.

Partners, best to worst

  1. Archaludon57.955.0–60.8 · n 1,095 · 258 players
  2. Politoed56.454.0–58.9 · n 1,579 · 312 players
  3. Incineroar54.852.8–56.8 · n 2,316 · 441 players
  4. Rillaboom54.051.8–56.2 · n 2,033 · 420 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 Gholdengo: 47.6% (CI 45.2–50.0, n 1,620). It does best against Golisopod, at 55.2%. Of 16 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against zero and clearly above against three.

Hardest opponents

  1. Gholdengo47.645.2–50.0 · n 1,620 · 480 players
  2. Raichu47.945.3–50.5 · n 1,412 · 433 players
  3. Indeedee-F48.546.1–50.8 · n 1,700 · 496 players
  4. Kingambit48.546.1–50.9 · n 1,649 · 475 players
  5. Basculegion48.745.9–51.5 · n 1,212 · 421 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Golisopod55.252.4–57.9 · n 1,236 · 434 players
  2. Archaludon52.950.2–55.6 · n 1,311 · 427 players
  3. Arcanine-Hisui52.749.7–55.7 · n 1,063 · 398 players
  4. Salamence52.049.7–54.2 · n 1,867 · 515 players
  5. Rillaboom51.950.2–53.6 · n 3,371 · 617 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 59% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Incineroar, in 38% of its leads, and that lead wins 51.7%. No qualifying lead with another partner wins more.

Most common lead partners

  1. Incineroar51.738% of its leads · 49.4–54.0 · n 1,788 · 407 players
  2. Rillaboom50.515% of its leads · 47.0–54.1 · n 746 · 248 players · thin
  3. Vivillon46.67% of its leads · 41.2–52.0 · n 324 · 61 players · thin
  4. Archaludon50.34% of its leads · 43.3–57.2 · n 195 · 74 players · thin
  5. Politoed49.63% of its leads · 41.3–58.0 · n 133 · 68 players · thin

Best-winning lead partners

  1. Incineroar51.738% of its leads · 49.4–54.0 · n 1,788 · 407 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.