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Meta Analysis

Deep competitive analysis powered by the Champions Lab Advanced VGC Battle Engine — 1,000,000+ simulated battles with full damage calc, ELO rankings, win-rate matrices across 250 tournament teams, 97 usage entries, and 115 core pair combinations.

⚡ 1M+ Battle Engine
250 Tournament Results
115 Core Pairs

Engine Predicted Meta Teams

Live Predictions

Our ML engine analyzed 1,000,000 battles, 250 tournament results, and 40+ core pairs to predict what teams you'll face at your next event. Click any team for full breakdown.

ML Engine Insightsfrom 1,000,000 simulated battles

meta

Top meta threats: Kingambit (51.1% WR, 77764 ELO), Slowbro (60.2% WR, 59996 ELO), Garchomp (50.2% WR, 50764 ELO)

95% conf
synergy

Strongest cores: Gliscor + Archaludon (71%), Azumarill + Archaludon (71%), Corviknight + Archaludon (71%), Gyarados + Corviknight (71%)

90% conf
counter

Mega Kangaskhan hard-counters Setup (81.8% WR over 22 games)

85% conf
counter

Rain Offense hard-counters Mega Gardevoir (88.1% WR over 168 games)

85% conf
counter

Beat Up hard-counters Sun Trick Room (75% WR over 12 games)

75% conf
pokemon

Overrated Pokémon (high usage, low WR): Flareon (38.8%), Aggron (36%), Toxapex (38.1%), Spiritomb (29.3%)

80% conf
meta

Highest win-rate moves: Body Slam (59.3%), High Horsepower (59.3%), Curse (59.3%), Beat Up (58.9%), Dual Wingbeat (58.7%)

85% conf

Top ML Pokémon

#1Kingambit

Kingambit

440,921 games

51.1%

77,764

#2Slowbro

Slowbro

35,970 games

60.2%

59,996

#3Garchomp

Garchomp

1,600,288 games

50.2%

50,764

#4Dragapult

Dragapult

730,167 games

50.4%

47,716

#5Torkoal

Torkoal

177,402 games

51.6%

46,220

Dominant Archetypes

#1Slowbro Trick Room
65.6%
#2Aurora Veil
60.7%
#3Steel Stall
59.8%
#4Beat Up
58.9%
#5Dragon Spam
57.5%

Strongest Cores

Gliscor + Archaludon71%

3,677 games played

Azumarill + Archaludon71%

3,677 games played

Corviknight + Archaludon71%

3,677 games played

Gyarados + Corviknight71%

3,677 games played

Azumarill + Gliscor71%

3,677 games played

Top 10 Meta Threats

Pokémon you must prepare for. ELO is their simulated strength, Win Rate is raw performance, Games is frequency across 1M battles.

Kingambit1
KingambitS-Tier
darksteel
ELO: 77,764440,921 gamesTournament: 35.7% usage

51.1%

win rate

HP

Atk

Def

SpA

SpD

Spe

Slowbro2
SlowbroS-Tier
waterpsychic
ELO: 59,99635,970 gamesTournament: 6.8% usage

60.2%

win rate

HP

Atk

Def

SpA

SpD

Spe

Garchomp3
GarchompS-Tier
dragonground
ELO: 50,7641,600,288 gamesTournament: 24.1% usage

50.2%

win rate

HP

Atk

Def

SpA

SpD

Spe

Dragapult4
DragapultA-Tier
dragonghost
ELO: 47,716730,167 gamesTournament: 28.3% usage

50.4%

win rate

HP

Atk

Def

SpA

SpD

Spe

Torkoal5
TorkoalA-Tier
fire
ELO: 46,220177,402 gamesTournament: 12.9% usage

51.6%

win rate

HP

Atk

Def

SpA

SpD

Spe

Scizor6
ScizorA-Tier
bugsteel
ELO: 45,172216,783 gamesTournament: 7.3% usage

51.3%

win rate

HP

Atk

Def

SpA

SpD

Spe

Snorlax7
SnorlaxA-Tier
normal
ELO: 42,34827,580 gamesTournament: 4.8% usage

59.3%

win rate

HP

Atk

Def

SpA

SpD

Spe

Azumarill8
AzumarillB-Tier
waterfairy
ELO: 29,47681,119 games

52.2%

win rate

HP

Atk

Def

SpA

SpD

Spe

Milotic9
MiloticB-Tier
water
ELO: 27,14041,081 gamesTournament: 8.1% usage

53.9%

win rate

HP

Atk

Def

SpA

SpD

Spe

Archaludon10
ArchaludonB-Tier
steeldragon
ELO: 26,00424,345 gamesTournament: 8.6% usage

56.3%

win rate

HP

Atk

Def

SpA

SpD

Spe

Rising in the Meta

Tatsugiri

Tatsugiri

9.3% usage · 12.1% top cut

54.2%

Kangaskhan

Kangaskhan

14.2% usage · 18.9% top cut

53.8%

Dondozo

Dondozo

9.1% usage · 11.9% top cut

53.8%

Palafin

Palafin

10.7% usage · 13.8% top cut

53.4%

Venusaur

Venusaur

14.8% usage · 18.1% top cut

53.2%

Falling in the Meta

Highest Win-Rate Moves

Moves that appeared on the most winning teams across 1,000,000 simulated battles. Teams running these moves won significantly more often.

#1

Body Slam

59.3%

27,580 uses

#2

High Horsepower

59.3%

27,580 uses

#3

Curse

59.3%

27,580 uses

#4

Beat Up

58.9%

4,546 uses

#5

Dual Wingbeat

58.7%

9,371 uses

#6

Electro Shot

56.3%

24,345 uses

#7

Iron Defense

55.9%

9,877 uses

#8

Volt Switch

55.3%

9,541 uses

#9

Poison Jab

55.1%

39,648 uses

#10

Roost

54.9%

14,630 uses

Key Counter Matchups

Critical matchups from tournament history: which archetypes hard-counter which. Use these to know when you're favored and when to dodge.

Core Pair Spotlight

The best 2-Pokémon combinations from both ML simulation and 20 years of tournament data. Build your team around these proven partnerships.

ML-Discovered (1M Battles)

GliscorArchaludonGliscor + Archaludon
71%

3,677 games

AzumarillArchaludonAzumarill + Archaludon
71%

3,677 games

CorviknightArchaludonCorviknight + Archaludon
71%

3,677 games

GyaradosCorviknightGyarados + Corviknight
71%

3,677 games

Tournament-Proven (20 Years)

Dondozo+TatsugiriDondozo + Tatsugiri
58.6%

9.4% usage · Commander combo — Tatsugiri boosts Dondozo

Torkoal+VenusaurTorkoal + Venusaur
57.2%

14.6% usage · Drought + Chlorophyll sun core

Pelipper+PalafinPelipper + Palafin
56.8%

13.2% usage · Drizzle + Zero to Hero water nuke in rain

Tyranitar+ExcadrillTyranitar + Excadrill
56.4%

18.2% usage · Sand Stream + Sand Rush classic weather core

Tournament Usage Heatmap

Top 20 most-used Pokémon across all VGC events. Color intensity reflects usage rate — the darker the bar, the more dominant the Pokémon.

1IncineroarIncineroar
62.4%
51.2%
2KingambitKingambit
35.7%
52.1%
3DragapultDragapult
28.3%
50.8%
4GarchompGarchomp
24.1%
51.6%
5WhimsicottWhimsicott
22.1%
50.3%
6TyranitarTyranitar
19.6%
50.9%
7AegislashAegislash
18.9%
51.3%
8LucarioLucario
18.2%
52.8%
9MetagrossMetagross
16.7%
51.8%
10GreninjaGreninja
15.6%
51.4%
11HattereneHatterene
15.3%
52.4%
12VenusaurVenusaur
14.8%
53.2%
13KangaskhanKangaskhan
14.2%
53.8%
14PolitoedPolitoed
13.7%
51.1%
15ExcadrillExcadrill
13.2%
53.1%
16TorkoalTorkoal
12.9%
52.6%
17CharizardCharizard
12.4%
51.7%
18GyaradosGyarados
11.8%
52.5%
19GardevoirGardevoir
11.4%
52.9%
20ArmarougeArmarouge
11.2%
52.8%

Meta Type Distribution

Which types appear most on top-performing teams. Understanding type representation helps identify under-served niches and over-saturated types.

wat

water

8

Pokémon

52.3% avg WR

ste

steel

6

Pokémon

52.3% avg WR

dar

dark

5

Pokémon

51.3% avg WR

dra

dragon

5

Pokémon

52.4% avg WR

fir

fire

4

Pokémon

52.1% avg WR

fai

fairy

4

Pokémon

51.8% avg WR

psy

psychic

4

Pokémon

52.5% avg WR

fly

flying

4

Pokémon

51.8% avg WR

gho

ghost

3

Pokémon

50.9% avg WR

gra

grass

3

Pokémon

51.5% avg WR

gro

ground

2

Pokémon

52.4% avg WR

poi

poison

2

Pokémon

52.0% avg WR

roc

rock

1

Pokémon

50.9% avg WR

fig

fighting

1

Pokémon

52.8% avg WR

nor

normal

1

Pokémon

53.8% avg WR

Archetype Power Rankings

Every archetype ranked by ML ELO and win rate. The most successful playstyles across 1,000,000 simulated doubles battles.

#1

Slowbro Trick Room

ELO: 32,380

65.6%
#2

Aurora Veil

ELO: 9,172

60.7%
#3

Steel Stall

ELO: 8,588

59.8%
#4

Beat Up

ELO: 7,964

58.9%
#5

Dragon Spam

ELO: 7,172

57.5%
#6

Belly Drum

ELO: 6,188

56%
#7

Hard Trick Room

ELO: 9,532

55.1%
#8

Balance

ELO: 15,676

54.4%
#9

Hyper Offense

ELO: 12,508

51.4%

Curated Tournament Teams

Hand-picked teams with full sets ready to load into the Team Builder. These represent proven archetypes from competitive play.

S-TierSand

Sand Offense

Tyranitar + Excadrill sand core with Intimidate support and fast coverage

TyranitarExcadrillGarchompIncineroarGreninjaGardevoir
sandweatheroffenseintimidate
S-TierRain

Rain Rush

Politoed rain with Swift Swim sweepers and Tailwind backup

PolitoedBlastoiseGyaradosWhimsicottDragapultIncineroar
rainweatheroffensetailwind
S-TierTrick Room

Hard Trick Room

Hatterene sets TR for devastating slow attackers under Follow Me support

HattereneClefableKingambitRhyperiorIncineroarDrampa
trick-roombulkyslowfollow-me
S-TierSun

Sun Hyper Offense

Torkoal sun with Chlorophyll Venusaur and Solar Power Charizard

TorkoalVenusaurCharizardIncineroarWhimsicottAegislash
sunweatherhyper-offensetailwind
S-TierBalance

Metagross Balance

Mega Metagross pivot with Incineroar + Tailwind support

MetagrossIncineroarWhimsicottDragoniteMiloticAegislash
balancemegaintimidatetailwind
A-TierOffense

Garchomp Rush

Mega Garchomp with speed control and coverage

GarchompIncineroarWhimsicottDragapultGardevoirKingambit
offensemegatailwindintimidate

Recent Tournament Champions

Winning teams from the most recent VGC events. Click any team for full breakdown.

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Worlds 2025

2025 · NA · TBD (Projected)

Standard
IncineroarIncineroar
DragapultDragapult
KingambitKingambit
GarchompGarchomp
HattereneHatterene
PalafinPalafin
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NAIC 2025

2025 · NA · Top 4 (A)

Tailwind
IncineroarIncineroar
GarchompGarchomp
DragapultDragapult
KingambitKingambit
WhimsicottWhimsicott
GardevoirGardevoir
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EUIC 2025

2025 · EU · Top 4 (A)

Hyper Offense
IncineroarIncineroar
DragapultDragapult
GarchompGarchomp
KingambitKingambit
HattereneHatterene
ExcadrillExcadrill
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LAIC 2025

2025 · LATAM · Top 4 (A)

Tailwind
IncineroarIncineroar
GarchompGarchomp
DragapultDragapult
PalafinPalafin
WhimsicottWhimsicott
HattereneHatterene
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OAIC 2025

2025 · OCE · Top 4 (A)

Balance
IncineroarIncineroar
DragapultDragapult
GarchompGarchomp
HattereneHatterene
KingambitKingambit
TyranitarTyranitar
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Portland Regional

2025 · NA · Winner

Standard
IncineroarIncineroar
DragapultDragapult
GarchompGarchomp
KingambitKingambit
HattereneHatterene
PalafinPalafin
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Charlotte Regional

2025 · NA · Winner

Sand
TyranitarTyranitar
ExcadrillExcadrill
IncineroarIncineroar
DragapultDragapult
GardevoirGardevoir
AegislashAegislash
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Dortmund Regional

2025 · EU · Winner

Sun Trick Room
TorkoalTorkoal
VenusaurVenusaur
HattereneHatterene
RhyperiorRhyperior
IncineroarIncineroar
KingambitKingambit