Regulation M-CDoubles ladderSep 16–28, 2026

Bring Four.

Torkoal

On 5.9% of teams at all Elo. It wins 49.8% of games it is in the preview for, within noise of even, and ranks 48 of 172 ranked species on that measure. Above 1300 it wins 50.1% (+0.3 pp), rank 37 of 77. Why the splits differ.

Seen on the ladder

20,162 games brought1.4 moves shown per game10% showed an item95% showed an ability

In the 20,162 games it was brought, it used Eruption in 52% and Protect in 24%. The item seen most is Life Orb, in 2%.

Moves used

  1. Eruption52%
  2. Protect24%
  3. Weather Ball19%
  4. Heat Wave16%
  5. Earth Power12%
  6. Helping Hand8%
  7. Solar Beam4%
  8. Yawn2%

Items revealed

  1. Life Orb2%

Abilities revealed

  1. Drought95%

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

5.9% of teams62% brought11% lead33,212 teams

On-team WR
49.895% CI 49.3–50.4 · n 31,192Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
49.395% CI 48.5–50.1 · n 13,670Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
46.195% CI 44.4–47.7 · n 3,626Games it led.

Partners, best to worst

  1. Kingambit54.151.4–56.9 · n 1,271 · 382 players
  2. Armarouge51.248.6–53.8 · n 1,442 · 416 players
  3. Indeedee-F50.449.1–51.7 · n 6,133 · 1,409 players
  4. Sneasler50.147.5–52.8 · n 1,376 · 454 players
  5. Farigiraf50.148.6–51.6 · n 4,189 · 806 players
  6. Gardevoir49.847.8–51.9 · n 2,264 · 559 players
  7. Hatterene48.846.1–51.5 · n 1,336 · 383 players
  8. Incineroar48.645.8–51.4 · n 1,223 · 361 players

8 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 Tyranitar: 41.9% (CI 40.2–43.6, n 3,299). It does best against Ninetales-Alola, at 59.4%. Of 44 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against 13 and clearly above against five.

Hardest opponents

  1. Tyranitar41.940.2–43.6 · n 3,299 · 1,462 players
  2. Excadrill42.340.3–44.3 · n 2,360 · 1,214 players
  3. Armarouge43.741.6–45.8 · n 2,116 · 1,151 players
  4. Indeedee45.343.4–47.2 · n 2,647 · 1,275 players
  5. Swampert45.442.7–48.0 · n 1,349 · 829 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Ninetales-Alola59.456.8–62.0 · n 1,355 · 854 players
  2. Baxcalibur56.954.2–59.4 · n 1,391 · 892 players
  3. Lucario55.553.1–57.8 · n 1,655 · 971 players
  4. Pawmot54.751.7–57.7 · n 1,082 · 717 players
  5. Whimsicott54.152.3–55.8 · n 3,230 · 1,489 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 11% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Farigiraf, in 11% of its leads, and that lead wins 44.9% (thin sample). No lead with it clears the sample bar yet.

Most common lead partners

  1. Farigiraf44.911% of its leads · 40.1–49.7 · n 410 · 173 players · thin
  2. Indeedee-F43.411% of its leads · 38.7–48.3 · n 403 · 235 players · thin
  3. Vileplume44.78% of its leads · 39.1–50.4 · n 291 · 125 players · thin
  4. Pyroar54.48% of its leads · 48.6–60.1 · n 283 · 113 players · thin
  5. Venusaur50.58% of its leads · 44.7–56.4 · n 279 · 106 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

5.4% of teams58% brought7% lead7,039 teams

On-team WR
50.195% CI 48.9–51.3 · n 6,661Every game it was in the preview.
Full-reveal WR
49.295% CI 47.4–51.0 · n 2,913Brought, both sides showed four.
Lead WR
44.4thin95% CI 40.0–49.0 · n 459Games it led.

Partners, best to worst

  1. Farigiraf50.347.4–53.1 · n 1,179 · 216 players
  2. Indeedee-F49.546.7–52.3 · n 1,194 · 308 players

2 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 Archaludon: 46.5% (CI 43.7–49.3, n 1,207). It does best against Sneasler, at 52.3%. Of 13 opposing species with enough games, it is clearly below even against two and clearly above against one.

Hardest opponents

  1. Archaludon46.543.7–49.3 · n 1,207 · 406 players
  2. Milotic46.643.6–49.6 · n 1,056 · 400 players
  3. Gholdengo47.645.0–50.2 · n 1,381 · 448 players
  4. Indeedee-F49.046.4–51.7 · n 1,357 · 435 players
  5. Salamence49.446.9–51.8 · n 1,606 · 449 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Sneasler52.350.3–54.3 · n 2,374 · 537 players
  2. Incineroar51.849.5–54.0 · n 1,914 · 507 players
  3. Rillaboom51.549.7–53.2 · n 3,136 · 610 players
  4. Raichu51.248.5–54.0 · n 1,286 · 428 players
  5. Kingambit50.948.3–53.5 · n 1,399 · 439 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 7% of games it is on a team for. Its usual lead partner is Vileplume, in 14% of its leads, and that lead wins 37.5% (thin sample). No lead with it clears the sample bar yet.

Most common lead partners

  1. Vileplume37.514% of its leads · 26.7–49.7 · n 64 · 27 players · thin
  2. Pyroar49.011% of its leads · 35.9–62.3 · n 51 · 18 players · thin
  3. Farigiraf48.78% of its leads · 33.9–63.8 · n 39 · 25 players · thin
  4. Alakazam47.28% of its leads · 32.0–63.0 · n 36 · 13 players · thin
  5. Venusaur48.57% of its leads · 32.5–64.8 · n 33 · 20 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.