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Pokémon · #937

Ceruledge

FireGhost Legal in M-C

Ceruledge is #51 on the ladder, on 2.2% of teams.

Stats at level 50

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

Base stat total 525

Stat Point planner

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Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 31 HP / 7 Atk / 24 Def / 3 SpD / 1 Spe · Adamant Nature

Types and weaknesses

FireGhost
Weak ×2
WaterGroundRockGhostDark
Resists ×½
FireGrassIcePoisonSteelFairy
Resists ×¼
Bug
Immune
NormalFighting

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 98%
Weak Armor
If a physical attack hits this Pokemon, Defense is lowered by 1, Speed is raised by 2. · used by 2%

Speed tier

Most common
106 (Adamant, 1 Spe SP, 24% of spreads)
Fastest
150 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
105 (0 SP)
Slowest
94 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 106, it outspeeds 15 of the 50 most used Pokémon, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Pelipper 128
  2. Mega Swampert 122
  3. Volcarona 120
  4. Ceruledge (this) 106
  5. Rillaboom 105
  6. Milotic 101
  7. Sylveon 95
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #51 · on 2.2% of teams · 91,889 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Bitter Blade 99.9%
  2. Protect 88.8%
  3. Shadow Sneak 87.3%
  4. Swords Dance 47.8%
  5. Bulk Up 42.8%
  6. Poltergeist 17.2%
  7. Close Combat 5.9%
  8. Ally Switch 4.2%
  9. Taunt 1.9%
  10. Shadow Claw 0.8%

Items

  1. Grassy Seed 39.5%
  2. Colbur Berry 31.4%
  3. Focus Sash 12.0%
  4. Leftovers 4.5%
  5. Life Orb 4.5%
  6. Kasib Berry 1.9%

Abilities

  1. Flash Fire 98.2%
  2. Weak Armor 1.8%

Spreads

  1. Adamant 31/7/24/0/3/1 · Spe 106 10.8%
  2. Adamant 32/26/4/0/1/3 · Spe 108 7.8%
  3. Adamant 31/25/10/0/0/0 · Spe 105 6.7%
  4. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 150 4.8%
  5. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 137 4.6%
  6. Adamant 10/15/6/0/9/26 · Spe 131 4.3%
  7. Jolly 1/32/0/0/1/32 · Spe 150 3.4%
  8. Adamant 31/25/6/0/0/4 · Spe 109 3.3%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 73.0%
  2. Milotic 42.5%
  3. Mega Raichu Y 42.2%
  4. Sneasler 30.9%
  5. Gholdengo 27.9%
  6. Mega Staraptor 23.0%
  7. Mega Salamence 20.2%
  8. Kingambit 19.7%
  9. Ninetales-Alola 14.4%
  10. Mega Floette 13.5%
  11. Indeedee-F 9.4%
  12. Incineroar 8.6%

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

Rank #52 · on 2.4% of teams · 91,889 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Bitter Blade 99.7%
  2. Protect 80.3%
  3. Shadow Sneak 77.4%
  4. Bulk Up 42.9%
  5. Swords Dance 40.1%
  6. Poltergeist 28.7%
  7. Close Combat 12.2%
  8. Ally Switch 3.6%
  9. Shadow Claw 3.0%
  10. Lava Plume 2.1%

Items

  1. Grassy Seed 25.7%
  2. Colbur Berry 25.3%
  3. Focus Sash 19.7%
  4. Life Orb 10.0%
  5. Leftovers 4.7%
  6. Kasib Berry 3.9%

Abilities

  1. Flash Fire 93.6%
  2. Weak Armor 6.4%

Spreads

  1. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 150 9.8%
  2. Adamant 31/7/24/0/3/1 · Spe 106 9.6%
  3. Jolly 1/32/0/0/1/32 · Spe 150 9.4%
  4. Adamant 31/25/10/0/0/0 · Spe 105 4.7%
  5. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 137 3.5%
  6. Adamant 32/5/22/0/0/7 · Spe 112 2.7%
  7. Adamant 32/32/2/0/0/0 · Spe 105 2.4%
  8. Adamant 1/32/0/0/1/32 · Spe 137 2.2%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 53.9%
  2. Milotic 35.9%
  3. Mega Raichu Y 28.6%
  4. Sneasler 26.4%
  5. Gholdengo 21.9%
  6. Mega Staraptor 17.7%
  7. Mega Salamence 16.3%
  8. Kingambit 15.1%
  9. Indeedee-F 15.1%
  10. Ninetales-Alola 11.9%
  11. Mega Gardevoir 10.1%
  12. Mega Baxcalibur 9.5%

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

Rank #53 · on 2.5% of teams · 91,889 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Bitter Blade 99.4%
  2. Protect 75.5%
  3. Shadow Sneak 71.7%
  4. Bulk Up 40.6%
  5. Swords Dance 36.6%
  6. Poltergeist 28.9%
  7. Close Combat 14.4%
  8. Shadow Claw 5.8%
  9. Ally Switch 4.2%
  10. Lava Plume 3.8%

Items

  1. Colbur Berry 22.8%
  2. Focus Sash 21.4%
  3. Grassy Seed 19.2%
  4. Life Orb 11.5%
  5. Leftovers 4.3%
  6. Charcoal 3.7%

Abilities

  1. Flash Fire 89.3%
  2. Weak Armor 10.7%

Spreads

  1. Jolly 1/32/0/0/1/32 · Spe 150 14.0%
  2. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 150 9.8%
  3. Adamant 31/7/24/0/3/1 · Spe 106 6.8%
  4. Adamant 31/25/10/0/0/0 · Spe 105 4.4%
  5. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 137 3.6%
  6. Adamant 32/32/2/0/0/0 · Spe 105 2.3%
  7. Adamant 1/32/0/0/1/32 · Spe 137 2.3%
  8. Adamant 32/5/22/0/0/7 · Spe 112 2.1%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 44.8%
  2. Milotic 28.3%
  3. Sneasler 24.7%
  4. Mega Raichu Y 22.1%
  5. Gholdengo 17.6%
  6. Indeedee-F 15.5%
  7. Mega Staraptor 13.8%
  8. Mega Salamence 13.6%
  9. Kingambit 12.8%
  10. Ninetales-Alola 12.4%
  11. Mega Baxcalibur 11.2%
  12. Mega Gardevoir 9.8%

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 85 of 4,641 teams (1.8%) · win rate 47.3% (95% interval 42.7%–51.9%, n = 442 games) · 5 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. Ninetales-Alola +11.4 pp n = 13,260 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 14% of Ceruledge teams; Ninetales-Alola is on 3% of all teams (4.83× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Milotic +30.6 pp n = 39,016 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 42% of Ceruledge teams; Milotic is on 12% of all teams (3.58× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Mega Staraptor +16.7 pp n = 21,116 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 23% of Ceruledge teams; Mega Staraptor is on 6% of all teams (3.67× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Mega Raichu Y +29.7 pp n = 38,814 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 42% of Ceruledge teams; Mega Raichu Y is on 13% of all teams (3.37× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Rillaboom +26.5 pp n = 67,125 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 73% of Ceruledge teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (1.57× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Gholdengo +8.9 pp n = 25,665 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 28% of Ceruledge teams; Gholdengo is on 19% of all teams (1.46× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Mega Floette +2.6 pp n = 12,359 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 13% of Ceruledge teams; Mega Floette is on 11% of all teams (1.24× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Sneasler -6.2 pp n = 28,375 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 31% of Ceruledge teams; Sneasler is on 37% of all teams (0.83× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Kingambit -5.5 pp n = 18,121 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 20% of Ceruledge teams; Kingambit is on 25% of all teams (0.78× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Mega Salamence -7.9 pp n = 18,562 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 20% of Ceruledge teams; Mega Salamence is on 28% of all teams (0.72× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Indeedee-F -10.9 pp n = 8,619 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Ceruledge teams; Indeedee-F is on 20% of all teams (0.46× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Incineroar -23.1 pp n = 7,866 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Ceruledge teams; Incineroar is on 32% of all teams (0.27× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

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