Meta Analysis

Last updated 18/04/2026

Explore usage data from ranked ladder and community tournaments. 755,266 battles analyzed (Smogon chaos, March 2026).

Usage Rankings

Top 20 Pokémon by usage rate across all analyzed teams

# Pokémon Types Usage % Win Rate
1
Incineroar Incineroar
firedark
37.5%
51.5%
2
Farigiraf Farigiraf
normalpsychic
14.5%
51.5%
3
Torkoal Torkoal
fire
11.1%
51.0%
4
Dragonite Dragonite
dragonflying
9.9%
52.0%
5
Whimsicott Whimsicott
grassfairy
8.8%
51.5%
6
Archaludon Archaludon
steeldragon
8.0%
50.5%
7
Pelipper Pelipper
waterflying
6.9%
50.5%
8
Kingambit Kingambit
darksteel
4.2%
51.0%
9
Hatterene Hatterene
psychicfairy
3.8%
50.5%
10
Sinistcha Sinistcha
grassghost
3.6%
51.0%
11
Tyranitar Tyranitar
rockdark
3.1%
49.5%
12
Glimmora Glimmora
rockpoison
2.8%
52.0%
13
Primarina Primarina
waterfairy
2.5%
50.0%
14
Sneasler Sneasler
fightingpoison
2.0%
50.5%
15
Maushold Maushold
normal
1.8%
49.5%
16
Excadrill Excadrill
groundsteel
1.6%
49.5%
17
Garchomp Garchomp
dragonground
1.6%
48.0%
18
Basculegion Basculegion
waterghost
1.6%
49.0%
19
Armarouge Armarouge
firepsychic
1.6%
49.0%
20
Volcarona Volcarona
bugfire
1.5%
49.5%

Meta Type Distribution

How each type is represented across the metagame

Type Count in Meta Avg Win Rate
fire 4 50.3%
dark 3 50.7%
psychic 3 50.3%
dragon 3 50.2%
fairy 3 50.7%
steel 3 50.3%
water 3 49.8%
normal 2 50.5%
flying 2 51.3%
grass 2 51.3%
ghost 2 50.0%
rock 2 50.8%
poison 2 51.3%
ground 2 48.8%
fighting 1 50.5%
bug 1 49.5%

Rising in the Meta

Archaludon Archaludon 7.97% usage 50.5% WR
Pelipper Pelipper 6.92% usage 50.5% WR
Torkoal Torkoal 11.09% usage 51% WR
Hatterene Hatterene 3.84% usage 50.5% WR
Whimsicott Whimsicott 8.83% usage 51.5% WR

Falling in the Meta

No Pokémon falling — meta is stable

Tournament Winning Teams

Top performing teams from recent events

Striider 11W-2L
Pokemon Champions Challenge #1
203 participants
Incineroar
Gengar
Floette
Politoed
Whimsicott
Kommo-o
pokefey 10W-1L
TORNEO SALIDA POKEMON CHAMPIONS
173 participants
Incineroar
Farigiraf
Golurk
Sneasler
Torkoal
Venusaur
Magnetman 11W-1L
Talon's FIGHT CLUB #79 POKEMON CHAMPIONS
122 participants
Excadrill
Tyranitar
Sinistcha
Wash Rotom
Incineroar
Floette
PollitoA7 10W-1L
Unova Champions League / POKEMON CHAMPIONS / 30
100 participants
Floette
Delphox
Incineroar
Aerodactyl
Maushold
Garchomp
ShadowJeff 8W-2L
CHAMPIONS $50 USD | Guti x Trainers TCG
72 participants
Starmie
Sneasler
Sinistcha
Kingambit
Dragonite
Pelipper
OkayTokay369 8W-2L
Wolfey Patreon Tournament - Pokemon Champions #1
56 participants
Victreebel
Hisuian Arcanine
Charizard
Corviknight
Milotic
Sneasler
LiebesleidVGC 9W-1L
POKEMON CHAMPAGNE - LO CAMBIA TODO N1
40 participants
Sneasler
Kingambit
Basculegion
Clefable
Delphox
Garchomp
CptAuroOG 7W-2L
VGCA Battle Hall #24 (CHAMPIONS)
36 participants
Garchomp
Tyranitar
Sneasler
Gyarados
Heat Rotom
Sinistcha

Curated Teams

Archetype-defining teams for the current format

Mega Floette HO

Hyper Offense

Fast-paced hyper offense centered around Mega Floette's setup potential.

Floette
Sneasler
Garchomp
Incineroar
Kingambit
Charizard

Sand Bulky Offense

Sand

Sand-boosted Excadrill with bulky pivots and defensive coverage.

Tyranitar
Excadrill
Garchomp
Incineroar
Archaludon
Kingambit

Sand Offense

Sand

Aggressive sand team with fast threats and priority moves.

Tyranitar
Excadrill
Sneasler
Incineroar
Sinistcha
Garchomp

Rain Rush

Rain

Drizzle rain team with Swift Swim sweepers and rain-boosted Electro Shot.

Pelipper
Basculegion
Archaludon
Sneasler
Incineroar
Kingambit

Hard Trick Room

Trick Room

Dedicated Trick Room with Armor Tail support and slow sweepers.

Farigiraf
Torkoal
Incineroar
Sinistcha
Maushold
Milotic

Full Pokémon Rankings

Detailed usage and performance statistics for the top 20 Pokémon

# Pokémon Types Usage % Win Rate Tier
1
Incineroar Incineroar
firedark
37.54%
51.5% S
2
Farigiraf Farigiraf
normalpsychic
14.52%
51.5% B
3
Torkoal Torkoal
fire
11.09%
51.0% B
4
Dragonite Dragonite
dragonflying
9.94%
52.0% B
5
Whimsicott Whimsicott
grassfairy
8.83%
51.5% B
6
Archaludon Archaludon
steeldragon
7.97%
50.5% C
7
Pelipper Pelipper
waterflying
6.92%
50.5% C
8
Kingambit Kingambit
darksteel
4.15%
51.0% D
9
Hatterene Hatterene
psychicfairy
3.84%
50.5% D
10
Sinistcha Sinistcha
grassghost
3.56%
51.0% D
11
Tyranitar Tyranitar
rockdark
3.09%
49.5% D
12
Glimmora Glimmora
rockpoison
2.84%
52.0% D
13
Primarina Primarina
waterfairy
2.51%
50.0% D
14
Sneasler Sneasler
fightingpoison
1.99%
50.5% D
15
Maushold Maushold
normal
1.82%
49.5% D
16
Excadrill Excadrill
groundsteel
1.65%
49.5% D
17
Garchomp Garchomp
dragonground
1.61%
48.0% D
18
Basculegion Basculegion
waterghost
1.60%
49.0% D
19
Armarouge Armarouge
firepsychic
1.58%
49.0% D
20
Volcarona Volcarona
bugfire
1.51%
49.5% D

Speed Tiers

Base speed comparison with common boosts (Level 50, 252 EVs, 31 IVs, +Speed nature)

Pokémon Types Base Speed Max Speed +Scarf +Tailwind +Both
Sneasler Sneasler
fightingpoison 120 189 283 378 566
Whimsicott Whimsicott
grassfairy 116 184 276 368 552
Maushold Maushold
normal 111 179 268 358 536
Garchomp Garchomp
dragonground 102 169 253 338 506
Volcarona Volcarona
bugfire 100 167 250 334 500
Excadrill Excadrill
groundsteel 88 154 231 308 462
Glimmora Glimmora
rockpoison 86 151 226 302 452
Archaludon Archaludon
steeldragon 85 150 225 300 450
Dragonite Dragonite
dragonflying 80 145 217 290 434
Basculegion Basculegion
waterghost 78 143 214 286 428
Armarouge Armarouge
firepsychic 75 139 208 278 416
Sinistcha Sinistcha
grassghost 70 134 201 268 402
Pelipper Pelipper
waterflying 65 128 192 256 384
Tyranitar Tyranitar
rockdark 61 124 186 248 372
Incineroar Incineroar
firedark 60 123 184 246 368
Farigiraf Farigiraf
normalpsychic 60 123 184 246 368
Primarina Primarina
waterfairy 60 123 184 246 368
Kingambit Kingambit
darksteel 50 112 168 224 336
Hatterene Hatterene
psychicfairy 29 89 133 178 266
Torkoal Torkoal
fire 20 79 118 158 236

Core Pairs

Most commonly paired Pokémon and their competitive synergy

Incineroar Incineroar
+
Farigiraf Farigiraf
Synergy 60%
Usage 14.5%

Incineroar + Farigiraf teammate synergy (Smogon stats)

Farigiraf Farigiraf
+
Torkoal Torkoal
Synergy 60%
Usage 11.1%

Trick Room + Eruption sun TR

Archaludon Archaludon
+
Pelipper Pelipper
Synergy 60%
Usage 6.9%

Rain-boosted Electro Shot guarantee

Incineroar Incineroar
+
Whimsicott Whimsicott
Synergy 60%
Usage 8.8%

Incineroar + Whimsicott teammate synergy (Smogon stats)

Incineroar Incineroar
+
Torkoal Torkoal
Synergy 60%
Usage 11.1%

Incineroar + Torkoal teammate synergy (Smogon stats)

Incineroar Incineroar
+
Dragonite Dragonite
Synergy 60%
Usage 9.9%

Incineroar + Dragonite teammate synergy (Smogon stats)

Archetype Rankings

Win rates and representation of major archetypes

#1

Sun

53.2% WR 6.2% usage
Torkoal
Venusaur
Incineroar
Garchomp
Charizard
Farigiraf
#2

Trick Room

52.8% WR 8.6% usage
Farigiraf
Torkoal
Incineroar
Sinistcha
Maushold
Milotic
#3

Standard Goodstuffs

52.5% WR 22.3% usage
Incineroar
Sinistcha
Garchomp
Kingambit
Whimsicott
Basculegion
#4

Rain

52.1% WR 21.4% usage
Pelipper
Basculegion
Archaludon
Sneasler
Incineroar
Kingambit
#5

Tailwind Offense

51.8% WR 20.1% usage
Pelipper
Sneasler
Garchomp
Incineroar
Sinistcha
Kingambit
#6

Sand Rush Offense

51.7% WR 18.7% usage
Tyranitar
Excadrill
Garchomp
Incineroar
Archaludon
Kingambit
#7

Commander

51.1% WR 2.7% usage
Dragonite
Sinistcha
Incineroar
Garchomp
Kingambit
Pelipper
#8

Hyper Offense

50.9% WR 5.1% usage
Sneasler
Garchomp
Floette
Incineroar
Kingambit
Charizard

Move Analysis

Top moves by usage rate and associated win rates

# Move Type Category Usage % Win Rate
1 Protect normal Physical
0.0%
51.5%
2 Fake Out normal Physical
0.0%
51.3%
3 Close Combat normal Physical
0.0%
51.6%
4 Moonblast normal Physical
0.0%
51.7%
5 Tailwind normal Physical
0.0%
51.7%
6 Follow Me normal Physical
0.0%
51.7%
7 Trick Room normal Physical
0.0%
51.1%
8 U-turn normal Physical
0.0%
51.5%