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Pokémon · #351

Castform

Normal Legal in M-C

Castform is legal in Regulation Set M-C but has no ladder usage data yet.

Stats at level 50

HP 70
Atk 70
Def 70
SpA 70
SpD 70
Spe 70

Base stat total 420

Stat Point planner

66 / 66 Stat Points · 0 left

147
81
90
122
90
134

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

Types and weaknesses

Normal
Weak ×2
Fighting
Immune
Ghost

Abilities

Forecast
Castform's type changes to the current weather condition's type, except Sandstorm. · used by 100%

Speed tier

Most common
134
Fastest
134 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
90 (0 SP)
Slowest
81 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 134, it outspeeds 20 of the 50 most used Pokémon, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Excadrill 140
  2. Kommo-o 137
  3. Mega Tyranitar 135
  4. Castform (this) 134
  5. Venusaur 132
  6. Mega Blastoise 130
  7. Pelipper 128
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #300 · on 0.0% of teams · 1,170 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Weather Ball 51.8%
  2. Thunder 32.5%
  3. Protect 28.5%
  4. Ice Beam 27.1%
  5. Blizzard 26.8%
  6. Flamethrower 18.5%
  7. Thunderbolt 17.8%
  8. Body Slam 16.0%
  9. Solar Beam 14.8%
  10. Icy Wind 14.2%

Items

  1. Life Orb 35.5%
  2. Choice Scarf 19.2%
  3. Absolite 12.7%
  4. Air Balloon 9.0%
  5. Focus Sash 5.4%
  6. Icy Rock 3.5%

Abilities

  1. Forecast 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 134 21.1%
  2. Hardy 0/0/17/0/0/0 · Spe 90 12.7%
  3. Quiet 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 81 10.0%
  4. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 122 7.5%
  5. Hardy 1/1/1/1/1/1 · Spe 91 6.0%
  6. Timid 6/0/0/32/0/28 · Spe 129 5.2%
  7. Quiet 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 81 4.2%
  8. Modest 32/0/0/32/0/2 · Spe 92 2.7%

Teammates

  1. Sneasler 20.4%
  2. Rillaboom 19.4%
  3. Incineroar 19.3%
  4. Torkoal 15.9%
  5. Mega Froslass 15.5%
  6. Pelipper 13.4%
  7. Politoed 13.4%
  8. Farfetch’d 13.3%
  9. Mega Tyranitar 12.5%
  10. Mega Abomasnow 12.3%
  11. Kingambit 11.3%
  12. Sinistcha 11.0%

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

Rank #306 · on 0.0% of teams · 1,170 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Weather Ball 68.0%
  2. Thunder 39.9%
  3. Protect 38.6%
  4. Blizzard 37.3%
  5. Ice Beam 23.6%
  6. Hurricane 21.7%
  7. Flamethrower 20.7%
  8. Thunderbolt 16.7%
  9. Solar Beam 16.4%
  10. Body Slam 9.9%

Items

  1. Life Orb 33.2%
  2. Choice Scarf 20.0%
  3. Focus Sash 12.0%
  4. Sitrus Berry 5.5%
  5. Icy Rock 5.0%
  6. Absolite 5.0%

Abilities

  1. Forecast 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 134 25.0%
  2. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 122 13.3%
  3. Quiet 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 81 9.2%
  4. Modest 32/0/0/32/0/2 · Spe 92 5.7%
  5. Hardy 0/0/17/0/0/0 · Spe 90 5.0%
  6. Modest 32/2/0/32/0/0 · Spe 90 3.4%
  7. Timid 6/0/0/32/0/28 · Spe 129 2.5%
  8. Quiet 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 81 2.4%

Teammates

  1. Mega Froslass 21.2%
  2. Politoed 16.9%
  3. Pelipper 16.7%
  4. Torkoal 16.0%
  5. Sneasler 15.4%
  6. Mega Tyranitar 12.5%
  7. Mega Abomasnow 11.4%
  8. Rillaboom 11.0%
  9. Incineroar 10.8%
  10. Mega Charizard Y 10.0%
  11. Sinistcha 9.4%
  12. Kingambit 8.6%

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

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 Abomasnow +12.1 pp n = 144 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Castform teams; Mega Abomasnow is on 0% of all teams (53.85× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Farfetch’d +13.3 pp n = 156 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 13% of Castform teams; Farfetch’d is on 0% of all teams (162.29× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Mega Froslass +10.9 pp n = 182 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 16% of Castform teams; Mega Froslass is on 5% of all teams (3.39× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Torkoal +9.9 pp n = 186 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 16% of Castform teams; Torkoal is on 6% of all teams (2.68× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Politoed +6.8 pp n = 156 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 13% of Castform teams; Politoed is on 7% of all teams (2.04× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Mega Tyranitar +5.8 pp n = 147 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 13% of Castform teams; Mega Tyranitar is on 7% of all teams (1.86× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Sinistcha +2.1 pp n = 129 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 11% of Castform teams; Sinistcha is on 9% of all teams (1.24× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Pelipper -0.6 pp n = 156 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 13% of Castform teams; Pelipper is on 14% of all teams (0.96× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Incineroar -9.4 pp n = 225 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 19% of Castform teams; Incineroar is on 29% of all teams (0.67× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Sneasler -15.6 pp n = 239 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 20% of Castform teams; Sneasler is on 36% of all teams (0.57× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Kingambit -10.1 pp n = 133 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 11% of Castform teams; Kingambit is on 21% of all teams (0.53× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Rillaboom -23.5 pp n = 227 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 19% of Castform teams; Rillaboom is on 43% of all teams (0.45× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon

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