Regulation M-CDoubles ladderSep 16–28, 2026

Bring Four.

Sirfetch’d

On 1.6% of teams at all Elo. It wins 44.4% of games it is in the preview for, clearly below even, and ranks 138 of 172 ranked species on that measure. Above 1300 it wins 44.8% (+0.4 pp), rank 77 of 77. Why the splits differ.

Seen on the ladder

5,567 games brought1.4 moves shown per game6% showed an item24% showed an ability

In the 5,567 games it was brought, it used Meteor Assault in 35% and Close Combat in 34%. The item seen most is Life Orb, in 3%.

Moves used

  1. Meteor Assault35%
  2. Close Combat34%
  3. Detect21%
  4. Feint10%
  5. Protect7%
  6. Leaf Blade6%
  7. First Impression6%
  8. Night Slash3%

Items revealed

  1. Life Orb3%

Abilities revealed

  1. Scrappy23%

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

1.6% of teams63% brought28% lead9,024 teams

On-team WR
44.495% CI 43.4–45.4 · n 8,880Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
43.495% CI 41.8–44.9 · n 3,895Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
41.395% CI 39.4–43.3 · n 2,464Games it led.

Partners, best to worst

  1. Farigiraf45.642.9–48.4 · n 1,264 · 353 players
  2. Golisopod44.441.6–47.3 · n 1,150 · 360 players
  3. Incineroar43.440.6–46.3 · n 1,137 · 339 players

3 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 Salamence: 40.5% (CI 38.4–42.6, n 2,058). It does best against Indeedee-F, at 45.7%. Of 16 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against 16 and clearly above against zero.

Hardest opponents

  1. Salamence40.538.4–42.6 · n 2,058 · 799 players
  2. Kingambit41.038.6–43.4 · n 1,657 · 710 players
  3. Arcanine-Hisui41.838.9–44.9 · n 1,042 · 534 players
  4. Golisopod42.139.6–44.6 · n 1,509 · 681 players
  5. Milotic42.239.6–44.8 · n 1,347 · 678 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Indeedee-F45.743.5–47.9 · n 2,024 · 772 players
  2. Raichu44.942.1–47.8 · n 1,178 · 575 players
  3. Gholdengo44.942.3–47.5 · n 1,392 · 660 players
  4. Garchomp44.742.0–47.3 · n 1,346 · 651 players
  5. Incineroar43.741.7–45.7 · n 2,391 · 886 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 28% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Farigiraf, in 16% of its leads, and that lead wins 44.1% (thin sample). No lead with it clears the sample bar yet.

Most common lead partners

  1. Farigiraf44.116% of its leads · 39.4–49.0 · n 401 · 173 players · thin
  2. Indeedee-F40.28% of its leads · 33.6–47.2 · n 194 · 97 players · thin
  3. Whimsicott41.96% of its leads · 34.5–49.8 · n 155 · 78 players · thin
  4. Salamence42.95% of its leads · 34.3–51.8 · n 119 · 69 players · thin
  5. Golisopod47.54% of its leads · 38.1–57.2 · n 101 · 53 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

0.8% of teams61% brought25% lead1,068 teams

On-team WR
44.895% CI 41.8–47.8 · n 1,058Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
38.3thin95% CI 34.0–42.8 · n 467Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
43.2thin95% CI 37.4–49.2 · n 266Games 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 25% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Farigiraf, in 22% of its leads, and that lead wins 41.4% (thin sample). No lead with it clears the sample bar yet.

Most common lead partners

  1. Farigiraf41.422% of its leads · 29.6–54.2 · n 58 · 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.