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Blastoise

Water Legal in M-C Mega Evolution

Mega Blastoise is #43 on the ladder, on 3.0% of teams.

Stats at level 50

HP 79
Atk 103
Def 120
SpA 135
SpD 115
Spe 78

Base stat total 630

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

Types and weaknesses

Water
Weak ×2
ElectricGrass
Resists ×½
FireWaterIceSteel

Abilities

Mega Launcher
This Pokemon's pulse moves have 1.5× power. Heal Pulse heals 3/4 target's max HP. · used by 100%

Mega Evolves from Blastoise holding Blastoisinite .

Speed tier

Most common
130 (Modest, 32 Spe SP, 50% of spreads)
Fastest
143 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
98 (0 SP)
Slowest
88 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 130, it outspeeds 18 of the other 49 Pokémon in the top 50, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Kommo-o 137
  2. Mega Tyranitar 135
  3. Venusaur 132
  4. Mega Blastoise (this) 130
  5. Pelipper 128
  6. Mega Swampert 122
  7. Volcarona 120
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #43 · on 3.0% of teams · 98,316 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Water Spout 90.8%
  2. Protect 84.4%
  3. Shell Smash 72.4%
  4. Dark Pulse 55.6%
  5. Terrain Pulse 31.5%
  6. Aura Sphere 28.4%
  7. Ice Beam 13.8%
  8. Fake Out 12.8%
  9. Water Pulse 5.4%
  10. Dragon Pulse 2.6%

Items

  1. Blastoisinite 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Mega Launcher 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 130 31.4%
  2. Modest 22/0/0/25/0/19 · Spe 117 13.2%
  3. Modest 21/0/0/32/0/13 · Spe 111 4.7%
  4. Quiet 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 88 4.5%
  5. Modest 14/0/0/32/0/20 · Spe 118 3.2%
  6. Quiet 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 88 2.1%
  7. Modest 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 98 1.9%
  8. Modest 9/0/0/32/0/25 · Spe 123 1.9%

Teammates

  1. Indeedee-F 52.2%
  2. Sneasler 41.5%
  3. Incineroar 41.4%
  4. Sinistcha 33.9%
  5. Rillaboom 25.0%
  6. Mega Gardevoir 19.5%
  7. Maushold 16.9%
  8. Mega Delphox 16.2%
  9. Kingambit 15.5%
  10. Farigiraf 13.6%
  11. Armarouge 11.7%
  12. Pelipper 11.1%

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

Rank #46 · on 2.7% of teams · 98,316 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Water Spout 91.0%
  2. Protect 76.0%
  3. Shell Smash 61.7%
  4. Dark Pulse 57.6%
  5. Aura Sphere 33.9%
  6. Terrain Pulse 28.4%
  7. Fake Out 18.7%
  8. Ice Beam 13.2%
  9. Water Pulse 8.7%
  10. Dragon Pulse 3.3%

Items

  1. Blastoisinite 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Mega Launcher 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 130 22.8%
  2. Modest 22/0/0/25/0/19 · Spe 117 9.0%
  3. Quiet 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 88 8.4%
  4. Modest 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 98 5.6%
  5. Quiet 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 88 3.6%
  6. Modest 20/0/0/32/0/14 · Spe 112 2.7%
  7. Quiet 32/2/0/32/0/0 · Spe 88 2.0%
  8. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 143 2.0%

Teammates

  1. Indeedee-F 46.5%
  2. Sneasler 32.9%
  3. Sinistcha 28.4%
  4. Incineroar 27.6%
  5. Rillaboom 26.2%
  6. Farigiraf 20.4%
  7. Pelipper 20.0%
  8. Kingambit 17.7%
  9. Mega Golisopod 13.3%
  10. Mega Delphox 12.2%
  11. Armarouge 11.4%
  12. Archaludon 9.2%

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

Rank #51 · on 2.6% of teams · 98,316 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Water Spout 86.8%
  2. Protect 74.3%
  3. Shell Smash 56.5%
  4. Dark Pulse 56.2%
  5. Aura Sphere 36.6%
  6. Terrain Pulse 27.1%
  7. Fake Out 19.2%
  8. Ice Beam 13.9%
  9. Water Pulse 11.8%
  10. Dragon Pulse 4.8%

Items

  1. Blastoisinite 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Mega Launcher 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 130 22.1%
  2. Quiet 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 88 7.8%
  3. Modest 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 98 7.2%
  4. Modest 22/0/0/25/0/19 · Spe 117 7.0%
  5. Quiet 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 88 4.1%
  6. Quiet 32/2/0/32/0/0 · Spe 88 2.7%
  7. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 143 2.4%
  8. Modest 20/0/0/32/0/14 · Spe 112 2.4%

Teammates

  1. Indeedee-F 41.6%
  2. Sneasler 29.0%
  3. Sinistcha 25.6%
  4. Rillaboom 24.6%
  5. Incineroar 24.2%
  6. Pelipper 20.6%
  7. Farigiraf 19.7%
  8. Kingambit 16.6%
  9. Mega Golisopod 14.1%
  10. Mega Delphox 10.0%
  11. Armarouge 9.9%
  12. Archaludon 8.8%

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 89 of 4,641 teams (1.9%) · win rate 44.8% (95% interval 40.1%–49.5%, n = 430 games) · 7 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· 4,444 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. Maushold +14.1 pp n = 16,586 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 17% of Mega Blastoise teams; Maushold is on 3% of all teams (6.03× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Mega Delphox +12.8 pp n = 15,947 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 16% of Mega Blastoise teams; Mega Delphox is on 3% of all teams (4.75× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Sinistcha +26.6 pp n = 33,319 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 34% of Mega Blastoise teams; Sinistcha is on 7% of all teams (4.62× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Indeedee-F +31.9 pp n = 51,321 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 52% of Mega Blastoise teams; Indeedee-F is on 20% of all teams (2.58× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Mega Gardevoir +10.0 pp n = 19,152 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 19% of Mega Blastoise teams; Mega Gardevoir is on 9% of all teams (2.06× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Armarouge +5.4 pp n = 11,513 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Mega Blastoise teams; Armarouge is on 6% of all teams (1.86× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Incineroar +9.7 pp n = 40,673 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 41% of Mega Blastoise teams; Incineroar is on 32% of all teams (1.31× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Sneasler +4.5 pp n = 40,840 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 42% of Mega Blastoise teams; Sneasler is on 37% of all teams (1.12× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Farigiraf -2.1 pp n = 13,332 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 14% of Mega Blastoise teams; Farigiraf is on 16% of all teams (0.86× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Pelipper -3.7 pp n = 10,933 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 11% of Mega Blastoise teams; Pelipper is on 15% of all teams (0.75× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Kingambit -9.8 pp n = 15,219 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 15% of Mega Blastoise teams; Kingambit is on 25% of all teams (0.61× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Rillaboom -21.6 pp n = 24,589 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 25% of Mega Blastoise teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (0.54× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

Stats at level 50

HP 79
Atk 83
Def 100
SpA 85
SpD 105
Spe 78

Base stat total 530

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

Types and weaknesses

Water
Weak ×2
ElectricGrass
Resists ×½
FireWaterIceSteel

Abilities

Torrent
At 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's offensive stat is 1.5× with Water attacks. · used by 72%
Rain Dish
If Rain is active, this Pokemon heals 1/16 of its max HP each turn. · used by 28%

Speed tier

Most common
88
Fastest
143 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
98 (0 SP)
Slowest
88 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 88, it outspeeds 9 of the 50 most used Pokémon, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Indeedee-F 94
  2. Politoed 90
  3. Sinistcha 90
  4. Blastoise (this) 88
  5. Armarouge 85
  6. Farigiraf 80
  7. Grimmsnarl 80
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #204 · on 0.1% of teams · 6,147 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Protect 79.2%
  2. Fake Out 75.5%
  3. Muddy Water 63.6%
  4. Water Spout 62.1%
  5. Ice Beam 22.1%
  6. Shell Smash 20.5%
  7. Yawn 11.0%
  8. Aura Sphere 9.9%
  9. Flip Turn 8.8%
  10. Hydro Cannon 8.2%

Items

  1. Mystic Water 48.4%
  2. Leftovers 17.8%
  3. White Herb 16.2%
  4. Sitrus Berry 8.6%
  5. Life Orb 1.8%
  6. Choice Scarf 1.5%

Abilities

  1. Torrent 71.8%
  2. Rain Dish 28.2%

Spreads

  1. Quiet 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 88 46.4%
  2. Modest 32/0/0/32/0/2 · Spe 100 8.2%
  3. Modest 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 98 6.3%
  4. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 130 5.3%
  5. Modest 20/0/0/32/0/14 · Spe 112 3.9%
  6. Bold 32/0/12/0/22/0 · Spe 98 2.9%
  7. Relaxed 31/0/20/0/15/0 · Spe 88 2.7%
  8. Calm 32/0/21/0/13/0 · Spe 98 2.3%

Teammates

  1. Indeedee-F 56.4%
  2. Torkoal 47.9%
  3. Mega Camerupt 47.7%
  4. Farigiraf 45.1%
  5. Hatterene 42.9%
  6. Rillaboom 15.1%
  7. Mega Golisopod 14.2%
  8. Pelipper 10.8%
  9. Archaludon 10.5%
  10. Sableye 8.2%
  11. Staraptor 7.9%
  12. Mega Metagross 7.1%

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

Rank #220 · on 0.1% of teams · 6,147 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Fake Out 61.9%
  2. Protect 60.8%
  3. Water Spout 46.1%
  4. Ice Beam 39.9%
  5. Shell Smash 32.2%
  6. Muddy Water 27.5%
  7. Yawn 21.6%
  8. Flip Turn 14.2%
  9. Aura Sphere 13.4%
  10. Hydro Pump 9.8%

Items

  1. Sitrus Berry 23.9%
  2. White Herb 20.8%
  3. Leftovers 18.7%
  4. Eject Button 8.7%
  5. Mystic Water 6.9%
  6. Choice Scarf 5.7%

Abilities

  1. Torrent 51.7%
  2. Rain Dish 48.3%

Spreads

  1. Quiet 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 88 10.7%
  2. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 130 10.4%
  3. Sassy 32/2/0/0/32/0 · Spe 88 9.8%
  4. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 143 5.9%
  5. Modest 0/0/20/32/0/14 · Spe 112 2.8%
  6. Modest 32/0/0/32/0/2 · Spe 100 2.5%
  7. Modest 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 98 2.4%
  8. Modest 20/0/0/32/0/14 · Spe 112 2.2%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 20.3%
  2. Farigiraf 17.4%
  3. Mega Charizard Y 16.2%
  4. Venusaur 14.9%
  5. Pelipper 14.8%
  6. Indeedee-F 14.4%
  7. Mega Golisopod 13.4%
  8. Mega Absol Z 13.1%
  9. Whimsicott 12.7%
  10. Mega Salamence 11.8%
  11. Volcarona 11.4%
  12. Dragapult 11.0%

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

Rank #223 · on 0.2% of teams · 6,147 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Protect 56.3%
  2. Fake Out 50.5%
  3. Water Spout 42.0%
  4. Shell Smash 41.0%
  5. Ice Beam 37.8%
  6. Muddy Water 25.2%
  7. Yawn 16.9%
  8. Flip Turn 14.1%
  9. Aura Sphere 12.8%
  10. Hydro Pump 11.6%

Items

  1. White Herb 31.4%
  2. Leftovers 19.6%
  3. Sitrus Berry 14.8%
  4. Mystic Water 7.1%
  5. Life Orb 4.7%
  6. Choice Scarf 4.6%

Abilities

  1. Rain Dish 52.6%
  2. Torrent 47.4%

Spreads

  1. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 130 10.3%
  2. Sassy 32/2/0/0/32/0 · Spe 88 5.4%
  3. Modest 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 98 4.3%
  4. Quiet 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 88 4.3%
  5. Calm 32/0/0/2/32/0 · Spe 98 3.9%
  6. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 143 3.9%
  7. Mild 0/2/0/32/0/32 · Spe 130 3.0%
  8. Modest 12/0/0/32/0/22 · Spe 120 2.2%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 18.3%
  2. Pelipper 15.7%
  3. Indeedee-F 13.8%
  4. Mega Salamence 12.1%
  5. Farigiraf 11.8%
  6. Sinistcha 11.4%
  7. Mega Golisopod 10.3%
  8. Incineroar 10.0%
  9. Whimsicott 9.8%
  10. Sneasler 8.8%
  11. Venusaur 8.6%
  12. Mega Charizard Y 8.4%

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 1 of 4,641 teams (0.0%) · win rate 33.3% (95% interval 6.1%–79.2%, n = 3 games) · 0 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· 4,444 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. Mega Camerupt +45.9 pp n = 2,934 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 48% of Blastoise teams; Mega Camerupt is on 2% of all teams (25.57× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Hatterene +40.3 pp n = 2,636 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 43% of Blastoise teams; Hatterene is on 3% of all teams (16.90× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Staraptor +6.9 pp n = 484 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 8% of Blastoise teams; Staraptor is on 1% of all teams (8.13× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Torkoal +42.8 pp n = 2,944 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 48% of Blastoise teams; Torkoal is on 5% of all teams (9.40× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Sableye +6.5 pp n = 503 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 8% of Blastoise teams; Sableye is on 2% of all teams (4.98× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Farigiraf +29.4 pp n = 2,772 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 45% of Blastoise teams; Farigiraf is on 16% of all teams (2.87× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Indeedee-F +36.1 pp n = 3,466 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 56% of Blastoise teams; Indeedee-F is on 20% of all teams (2.78× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Mega Metagross +0.8 pp n = 434 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 7% of Blastoise teams; Mega Metagross is on 6% of all teams (1.13× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Mega Golisopod -1.5 pp n = 872 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 14% of Blastoise teams; Mega Golisopod is on 16% of all teams (0.90× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Pelipper -4.1 pp n = 661 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 11% of Blastoise teams; Pelipper is on 15% of all teams (0.73× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Archaludon -6.7 pp n = 648 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 11% of Blastoise teams; Archaludon is on 17% of all teams (0.61× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Rillaboom -31.5 pp n = 927 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 15% of Blastoise teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (0.32× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

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