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Gholdengo

SteelGhost Legal in M-C

Gholdengo is #8 on the ladder, on 19.1% of teams.

Stats at level 50

HP 87
Atk 60
Def 95
SpA 133
SpD 91
Spe 84

Base stat total 550

Stat Point planner

66 / 66 Stat Points · 0 left

164
72
115
185
111
149

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

Types and weaknesses

SteelGhost
Weak ×2
FireGroundGhostDark
Resists ×½
GrassIceFlyingPsychicRockDragonSteelFairy
Resists ×¼
Bug
Immune
NormalFightingPoison

Abilities

Good as Gold
This Pokemon is immune to Status moves. · used by 100%

Speed tier

Most common
149 (Timid, 32 Spe SP, 55% of spreads)
With Choice Scarf
223 (held by 5%)
Fastest
149 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
104 (0 SP)
Slowest
93 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 149, it outspeeds 23 of the other 49 Pokémon in the top 50, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Mega Baxcalibur 152
  2. Mega Dragonite 152
  3. Archaludon 150
  4. Gholdengo (this) 149
  5. Excadrill 140
  6. Kommo-o 137
  7. Mega Tyranitar 135
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #8 · on 19.1% of teams · 533,753 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Shadow Ball 99.7%
  2. Make It Rain 99.6%
  3. Protect 94.6%
  4. Nasty Plot 89.1%
  5. Power Gem 8.1%
  6. Trick 3.0%
  7. Thunderbolt 1.6%
  8. Focus Blast 1.3%
  9. Dazzling Gleam 0.8%
  10. Psychic 0.5%

Items

  1. Life Orb 77.4%
  2. Grassy Seed 6.3%
  3. Choice Scarf 4.8%
  4. Leftovers 3.7%
  5. Focus Sash 3.2%
  6. Metal Coat 1.3%

Abilities

  1. Good as Gold 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 149 12.5%
  2. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 136 7.2%
  3. Timid 7/0/0/27/0/32 · Spe 149 6.3%
  4. Modest 17/0/0/17/0/32 · Spe 136 4.2%
  5. Timid 17/0/0/17/0/32 · Spe 149 3.9%
  6. Modest 7/0/0/27/0/32 · Spe 136 3.4%
  7. Timid 19/0/5/21/0/21 · Spe 137 2.2%
  8. Modest 17/0/2/17/16/14 · Spe 118 1.6%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 67.6%
  2. Mega Salamence 39.2%
  3. Mega Raichu Y 35.2%
  4. Sneasler 33.0%
  5. Incineroar 31.6%
  6. Arcanine-Hisui 25.2%
  7. Milotic 21.5%
  8. Mega Staraptor 17.9%
  9. Mega Floette 13.8%
  10. Sylveon 13.0%
  11. Mega Garchomp Z 11.7%
  12. Mega Tyranitar 10.2%

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

Rank #10 · on 16.6% of teams · 533,753 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Shadow Ball 99.2%
  2. Make It Rain 98.9%
  3. Protect 91.6%
  4. Nasty Plot 84.4%
  5. Power Gem 10.4%
  6. Trick 3.8%
  7. Thunderbolt 3.5%
  8. Dazzling Gleam 1.9%
  9. Focus Blast 1.8%
  10. Flash Cannon 1.0%

Items

  1. Life Orb 74.2%
  2. Choice Scarf 7.1%
  3. Grassy Seed 4.9%
  4. Leftovers 4.0%
  5. Focus Sash 1.9%
  6. Metal Coat 1.8%

Abilities

  1. Good as Gold 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 149 18.4%
  2. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 136 8.2%
  3. Timid 7/0/0/27/0/32 · Spe 149 4.8%
  4. Timid 17/0/0/17/0/32 · Spe 149 3.7%
  5. Modest 17/0/0/17/0/32 · Spe 136 3.6%
  6. Modest 7/0/0/27/0/32 · Spe 136 2.2%
  7. Modest 17/0/2/17/16/14 · Spe 118 1.7%
  8. Timid 1/0/1/32/0/32 · Spe 149 1.4%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 61.6%
  2. Mega Salamence 34.4%
  3. Incineroar 32.1%
  4. Mega Raichu Y 30.6%
  5. Sneasler 30.3%
  6. Arcanine-Hisui 20.1%
  7. Milotic 18.6%
  8. Mega Staraptor 16.0%
  9. Mega Floette 12.1%
  10. Mega Garchomp Z 11.9%
  11. Volcarona 11.3%
  12. Sylveon 11.2%

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

Rank #10 · on 14.6% of teams · 533,753 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Make It Rain 98.7%
  2. Shadow Ball 98.4%
  3. Protect 89.7%
  4. Nasty Plot 80.1%
  5. Power Gem 11.6%
  6. Thunderbolt 6.1%
  7. Trick 3.8%
  8. Dazzling Gleam 2.9%
  9. Focus Blast 2.1%
  10. Flash Cannon 1.6%

Items

  1. Life Orb 71.6%
  2. Choice Scarf 7.7%
  3. Grassy Seed 4.0%
  4. Leftovers 4.0%
  5. Metal Coat 2.5%
  6. Focus Sash 2.0%

Abilities

  1. Good as Gold 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 149 23.8%
  2. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 136 9.2%
  3. Timid 7/0/0/27/0/32 · Spe 149 3.8%
  4. Modest 17/0/0/17/0/32 · Spe 136 3.5%
  5. Timid 17/0/0/17/0/32 · Spe 149 2.9%
  6. Modest 7/0/0/27/0/32 · Spe 136 2.0%
  7. Modest 17/0/2/17/16/14 · Spe 118 1.4%
  8. Timid 1/0/1/32/0/32 · Spe 149 1.3%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 55.6%
  2. Incineroar 32.1%
  3. Mega Salamence 31.9%
  4. Sneasler 30.2%
  5. Mega Raichu Y 26.1%
  6. Milotic 17.1%
  7. Arcanine-Hisui 16.9%
  8. Mega Staraptor 14.3%
  9. Mega Floette 11.1%
  10. Mega Garchomp Z 10.8%
  11. Volcarona 10.0%
  12. Sylveon 9.6%

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 1,212 of 4,641 teams (26.1%) · win rate 47.9% (95% interval 46.7%–49.2%, n = 6,219 games) · 80 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.

  1. Arcanine-Hisui +4.6 pp n = 119 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Arcanine-Hisui beat teams bringing Gholdengo more often than expected+4.6 pp · n = 119 · Showdown replays
  2. Mega Charizard Y +4.4 pp n = 122 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Mega Charizard Y beat teams bringing Gholdengo more often than expected+4.4 pp · n = 122 · Showdown replays
  3. Mega Salamence +3.5 pp n = 79 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Mega Salamence beat teams bringing Gholdengo more often than expected+3.5 pp · n = 79 · Showdown replays
  4. Volcarona +3.0 pp n = 113 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Volcarona beat teams bringing Gholdengo more often than expected+3.0 pp · n = 113 · Showdown replays
  5. Kingambit +2.2 pp n = 176 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Kingambit beat teams bringing Gholdengo more often than expected+2.2 pp · n = 176 · Showdown replays
  6. Venusaur +2.2 pp n = 76 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Venusaur beat teams bringing Gholdengo more often than expected+2.2 pp · n = 76 · Showdown replays
  7. Basculegion-F +2.0 pp n = 102 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Basculegion-F beat teams bringing Gholdengo more often than expected+2.0 pp · n = 102 · Showdown replays
  8. Mega Delphox +1.9 pp n = 77 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Mega Delphox beat teams bringing Gholdengo more often than expected+1.9 pp · n = 77 · Showdown replays

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.

Strong against (replays)

Teams with it beat teams bringing these more often than expected.

  1. Mega Floette +3.4 pp n = 79 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Mega Floette more often than expected+3.4 pp · n = 79 · Showdown replays
  2. Archaludon +2.9 pp n = 174 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Archaludon more often than expected+2.9 pp · n = 174 · Showdown replays
  3. Sinistcha +2.9 pp n = 60 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Sinistcha more often than expected+2.9 pp · n = 60 · Showdown replays
  4. Sylveon +2.7 pp n = 80 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Sylveon more often than expected+2.7 pp · n = 80 · Showdown replays
  5. Farigiraf +2.2 pp n = 111 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Farigiraf more often than expected+2.2 pp · n = 111 · Showdown replays
  6. Mega Golisopod +2.2 pp n = 122 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Mega Golisopod more often than expected+2.2 pp · n = 122 · Showdown replays
  7. Mega Gengar +2.0 pp n = 50 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Mega Gengar more often than expected+2.0 pp · n = 50 · Showdown replays
  8. Whimsicott +1.9 pp n = 50 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Whimsicott more often than expected+1.9 pp · n = 50 · Showdown replays
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  1. Rillaboom +1.8 pp n = 243 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Rillaboom more often than expected+1.8 pp · n = 243 · Showdown replays
  2. Basculegion +1.6 pp n = 122 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Basculegion more often than expected+1.6 pp · n = 122 · Showdown replays

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 Raichu Y +22.6 pp n = 187,668 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 35% of Gholdengo teams; Mega Raichu Y is on 13% of all teams (2.80× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Mega Staraptor +11.6 pp n = 95,435 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 18% of Gholdengo teams; Mega Staraptor is on 6% of all teams (2.86× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Arcanine-Hisui +13.6 pp n = 134,452 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 25% of Gholdengo teams; Arcanine-Hisui is on 12% of all teams (2.17× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Milotic +9.6 pp n = 114,650 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 21% of Gholdengo teams; Milotic is on 12% of all teams (1.81× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Mega Tyranitar +4.5 pp n = 54,283 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Gholdengo teams; Mega Tyranitar is on 6% of all teams (1.78× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Mega Garchomp Z +3.8 pp n = 62,556 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Gholdengo teams; Mega Garchomp Z is on 8% of all teams (1.49× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Rillaboom +21.0 pp n = 360,924 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 68% of Gholdengo teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (1.45× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Mega Salamence +11.2 pp n = 209,445 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 39% of Gholdengo teams; Mega Salamence is on 28% of all teams (1.40× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Mega Floette +3.0 pp n = 73,658 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 14% of Gholdengo teams; Mega Floette is on 11% of all teams (1.28× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Sylveon +2.5 pp n = 69,121 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 13% of Gholdengo teams; Sylveon is on 10% of all teams (1.24× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Incineroar -0.1 pp n = 168,559 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 32% of Gholdengo teams; Incineroar is on 32% of all teams (1.00× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Sneasler -4.1 pp n = 175,978 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 33% of Gholdengo teams; Sneasler is on 37% of all teams (0.89× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

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