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Pokémon · #936

Armarouge

FirePsychic Legal in M-C

Armarouge is #27 on the ladder, on 6.3% of teams.

Stats at level 50

HP 85
Atk 60
Def 100
SpA 125
SpD 80
Spe 75

Base stat total 525

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Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 32 HP / 32 SpA / 2 SpD · Quiet Nature

Types and weaknesses

FirePsychic
Weak ×2
WaterGroundRockGhostDark
Resists ×½
FireGrassIceFightingPsychicSteelFairy

With Flash Fire: Fire ×0

Abilities

Flash Fire
This Pokemon's Fire attacks do 1.5× damage if hit by one Fire move; Fire immunity. · used by 83%
Weak Armor
If a physical attack hits this Pokemon, Defense is lowered by 1, Speed is raised by 2. · used by 17%

Speed tier

Most common
85 (Quiet, 0 Spe SP, 50% of spreads)
Fastest
139 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
95 (0 SP)
Slowest
85 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 85, it outspeeds 8 of the other 49 Pokémon in the top 50, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Indeedee-F 94
  2. Politoed 90
  3. Sinistcha 90
  4. Armarouge (this) 85
  5. Farigiraf 80
  6. Grimmsnarl 80
  7. Incineroar 80
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #27 · on 6.3% of teams · 234,003 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Expanding Force 96.0%
  2. Armor Cannon 80.2%
  3. Protect 63.6%
  4. Trick Room 48.3%
  5. Wide Guard 45.0%
  6. Heat Wave 24.7%
  7. Aura Sphere 15.5%
  8. Energy Ball 6.1%
  9. Psychic 3.4%
  10. Dark Pulse 2.6%

Items

  1. Life Orb 49.0%
  2. Focus Sash 28.5%
  3. Twisted Spoon 5.1%
  4. Psychic Seed 3.8%
  5. Colbur Berry 2.9%
  6. Sitrus Berry 2.4%

Abilities

  1. Flash Fire 82.8%
  2. Weak Armor 17.2%

Spreads

  1. Quiet 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 85 10.7%
  2. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 127 10.3%
  3. Modest 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 95 6.3%
  4. Quiet 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 85 5.0%
  5. Quiet 31/0/0/32/3/0 · Spe 85 4.3%
  6. Modest 0/0/0/32/2/32 · Spe 127 4.3%
  7. Quiet 29/0/0/32/5/0 · Spe 85 3.8%
  8. Modest 3/0/0/31/0/32 · Spe 127 3.2%

Teammates

  1. Indeedee-F 79.4%
  2. Sneasler 42.6%
  3. Mega Gardevoir 25.6%
  4. Kingambit 22.8%
  5. Mega Golisopod 22.5%
  6. Mega Salamence 19.8%
  7. Torkoal 16.2%
  8. Basculegion 12.4%
  9. Milotic 9.4%
  10. Mega Staraptor 9.1%
  11. Rillaboom 7.0%
  12. Kommo-o 7.0%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1760 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1760· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #27 · on 6.6% of teams · 234,003 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Expanding Force 94.3%
  2. Armor Cannon 79.1%
  3. Protect 61.5%
  4. Trick Room 49.6%
  5. Wide Guard 42.5%
  6. Heat Wave 26.5%
  7. Aura Sphere 17.3%
  8. Energy Ball 4.6%
  9. Psychic 3.9%
  10. Calm Mind 3.0%

Items

  1. Life Orb 48.9%
  2. Focus Sash 23.5%
  3. Twisted Spoon 6.5%
  4. Psychic Seed 5.1%
  5. Colbur Berry 3.8%
  6. Choice Scarf 2.4%

Abilities

  1. Flash Fire 87.8%
  2. Weak Armor 12.2%

Spreads

  1. Quiet 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 85 10.8%
  2. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 127 7.6%
  3. Quiet 31/0/0/32/3/0 · Spe 85 6.6%
  4. Modest 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 95 6.6%
  5. Quiet 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 85 5.8%
  6. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 139 3.1%
  7. Quiet 29/0/0/32/5/0 · Spe 85 3.0%
  8. Modest 31/0/0/32/3/0 · Spe 95 2.9%

Teammates

  1. Indeedee-F 76.5%
  2. Sneasler 35.5%
  3. Mega Golisopod 25.0%
  4. Mega Gardevoir 20.9%
  5. Kingambit 18.3%
  6. Torkoal 15.3%
  7. Mega Salamence 14.1%
  8. Milotic 12.7%
  9. Rillaboom 9.6%
  10. Mega Staraptor 9.6%
  11. Basculegion 9.0%
  12. Hatterene 7.7%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1500 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1500· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #26 · on 6.3% of teams · 234,003 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Expanding Force 92.4%
  2. Armor Cannon 78.0%
  3. Protect 60.4%
  4. Trick Room 48.7%
  5. Wide Guard 39.7%
  6. Heat Wave 26.8%
  7. Aura Sphere 17.6%
  8. Energy Ball 5.4%
  9. Psychic 4.7%
  10. Ally Switch 3.8%

Items

  1. Life Orb 48.3%
  2. Focus Sash 20.5%
  3. Twisted Spoon 6.3%
  4. Psychic Seed 5.5%
  5. Colbur Berry 4.0%
  6. Choice Scarf 2.6%

Abilities

  1. Flash Fire 88.0%
  2. Weak Armor 12.0%

Spreads

  1. Quiet 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 85 10.3%
  2. Quiet 31/0/0/32/3/0 · Spe 85 7.3%
  3. Modest 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 95 6.7%
  4. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 127 6.2%
  5. Quiet 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 85 5.7%
  6. Modest 31/0/0/32/3/0 · Spe 95 3.9%
  7. Quiet 29/0/0/32/5/0 · Spe 85 2.9%
  8. Timid 1/0/0/32/1/32 · Spe 139 2.7%

Teammates

  1. Indeedee-F 72.9%
  2. Sneasler 33.0%
  3. Mega Golisopod 25.5%
  4. Mega Gardevoir 19.9%
  5. Kingambit 16.7%
  6. Torkoal 14.6%
  7. Mega Salamence 12.7%
  8. Milotic 11.0%
  9. Rillaboom 9.7%
  10. Basculegion 8.4%
  11. Hatterene 8.1%
  12. Mega Staraptor 7.8%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Tournaments (Last 30 days)

On 191 of 4,299 teams (4.4%) · win rate 50.1% (95% interval 46.9%–53.3%, n = 942 games) · 16 top-cut teams

Tournament data: Limitless (play.limitlesstcg.com); player names removed · 40 tournaments· player names removed

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No matchup in the replay sample passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

Smogon lists no checks with at least 20 encounters.

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,940 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No partner passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Indeedee-F +59.2 pp n = 185,892 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 79% of Armarouge teams; Indeedee-F is on 20% of all teams (3.92× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Torkoal +11.1 pp n = 38,002 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 16% of Armarouge teams; Torkoal is on 5% of all teams (3.19× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Mega Gardevoir +16.1 pp n = 59,811 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 26% of Armarouge teams; Mega Gardevoir is on 9% of all teams (2.71× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Kommo-o +2.7 pp n = 16,263 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 7% of Armarouge teams; Kommo-o is on 4% of all teams (1.65× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Mega Staraptor +2.9 pp n = 21,318 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Armarouge teams; Mega Staraptor is on 6% of all teams (1.46× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Mega Golisopod +6.8 pp n = 52,604 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 22% of Armarouge teams; Mega Golisopod is on 16% of all teams (1.43× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Sneasler +5.6 pp n = 99,802 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 43% of Armarouge teams; Sneasler is on 37% of all teams (1.15× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Kingambit -2.4 pp n = 53,446 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 23% of Armarouge teams; Kingambit is on 25% of all teams (0.90× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Milotic -2.4 pp n = 22,113 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Armarouge teams; Milotic is on 12% of all teams (0.80× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Mega Salamence -8.3 pp n = 46,239 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 20% of Armarouge teams; Mega Salamence is on 28% of all teams (0.70× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Basculegion -8.1 pp n = 29,087 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Armarouge teams; Basculegion is on 21% of all teams (0.60× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Rillaboom -39.6 pp n = 16,310 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 7% of Armarouge teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (0.15× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

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