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Golisopod

BugWater Legal in M-C New in M-C Mega Evolution

Mega Golisopod is #10 on the ladder, on 15.7% of teams.

Stats at level 50

HP 75
Atk 150
Def 175
SpA 70
SpD 120
Spe 40

Base stat total 630

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

Types and weaknesses

BugSteel
Weak ×4
Fire
Resists ×½
NormalIcePsychicBugDragonSteelFairy
Resists ×¼
Grass
Immune
Poison

Abilities

Tough Claws
This Pokemon's contact moves have their power multiplied by 1.3. · used by 100%

Mega Evolves from Golisopod holding Golisopite .

Speed tier

Most common
60 (Adamant, 0 Spe SP, 56% of spreads)
Fastest
101 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
60 (0 SP)
Slowest
54 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 60, it outspeeds 2 of the other 49 Pokémon in the top 50, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Incineroar 80
  2. Primarina 80
  3. Kingambit 70
  4. Mega Golisopod (this) 60
  5. Hatterene 44
  6. Torkoal 36
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #10 · on 15.7% of teams · 671,428 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Leech Life 90.3%
  2. Iron Head 85.3%
  3. Protect 67.8%
  4. Swords Dance 38.8%
  5. Sucker Punch 27.0%
  6. First Impression 26.4%
  7. Liquidation 22.1%
  8. Close Combat 10.0%
  9. Drill Run 8.4%
  10. U-turn 8.0%

Items

  1. Golisopite 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Tough Claws 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 60 29.8%
  2. Brave 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 54 21.7%
  3. Adamant 32/32/0/0/1/1 · Spe 61 2.6%
  4. Adamant 32/32/2/0/0/0 · Spe 60 2.2%
  5. Brave 32/32/2/0/0/0 · Spe 54 2.0%
  6. Adamant 32/32/0/0/0/2 · Spe 62 1.8%
  7. Adamant 27/32/0/0/7/0 · Spe 60 1.7%
  8. Adamant 32/25/0/0/9/0 · Spe 60 1.6%

Teammates

  1. Pelipper 41.5%
  2. Archaludon 37.5%
  3. Farigiraf 33.0%
  4. Rillaboom 30.5%
  5. Indeedee-F 23.5%
  6. Incineroar 23.2%
  7. Sneasler 21.9%
  8. Basculegion 19.1%
  9. Politoed 16.0%
  10. Grimmsnarl 12.3%
  11. Sinistcha 11.7%
  12. Mega Salamence 11.6%

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

Rank #7 · on 18.4% of teams · 671,428 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Leech Life 92.6%
  2. Iron Head 85.8%
  3. Protect 69.4%
  4. Swords Dance 42.4%
  5. Liquidation 23.2%
  6. Sucker Punch 23.2%
  7. First Impression 22.7%
  8. Drill Run 10.4%
  9. Close Combat 8.7%
  10. U-turn 5.8%

Items

  1. Golisopite 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Tough Claws 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 60 29.6%
  2. Brave 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 54 21.9%
  3. Adamant 32/32/2/0/0/0 · Spe 60 4.5%
  4. Brave 32/32/2/0/0/0 · Spe 54 3.0%
  5. Adamant 32/32/0/0/1/1 · Spe 61 2.2%
  6. Adamant 32/32/0/0/0/2 · Spe 62 1.2%
  7. Adamant 32/30/0/0/4/0 · Spe 60 1.2%
  8. Adamant 32/25/0/0/9/0 · Spe 60 1.2%

Teammates

  1. Pelipper 37.9%
  2. Farigiraf 33.4%
  3. Archaludon 29.3%
  4. Indeedee-F 27.3%
  5. Rillaboom 26.2%
  6. Sneasler 21.8%
  7. Incineroar 19.8%
  8. Basculegion 17.2%
  9. Politoed 15.9%
  10. Grimmsnarl 11.2%
  11. Sinistcha 10.8%
  12. Mega Salamence 10.1%

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

Rank #7 · on 18.2% of teams · 671,428 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Leech Life 91.4%
  2. Iron Head 85.1%
  3. Protect 68.1%
  4. Swords Dance 41.9%
  5. Liquidation 25.8%
  6. First Impression 25.4%
  7. Sucker Punch 20.1%
  8. Close Combat 9.0%
  9. Drill Run 8.7%
  10. U-turn 6.2%

Items

  1. Golisopite 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Tough Claws 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 60 31.9%
  2. Brave 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 54 21.4%
  3. Adamant 32/32/2/0/0/0 · Spe 60 4.0%
  4. Brave 32/32/2/0/0/0 · Spe 54 2.9%
  5. Adamant 32/32/0/0/1/1 · Spe 61 1.8%
  6. Adamant 32/32/0/0/0/2 · Spe 62 1.1%
  7. Adamant 32/30/0/0/4/0 · Spe 60 1.0%
  8. Adamant 32/25/0/0/9/0 · Spe 60 0.9%

Teammates

  1. Pelipper 36.5%
  2. Farigiraf 31.0%
  3. Indeedee-F 28.7%
  4. Rillaboom 24.6%
  5. Archaludon 24.0%
  6. Sneasler 22.4%
  7. Incineroar 19.0%
  8. Basculegion 17.1%
  9. Politoed 13.7%
  10. Sinistcha 11.6%
  11. Mega Gardevoir 9.5%
  12. Kingambit 9.5%

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 433 of 4,299 teams (10.1%) · win rate 46.3% (95% interval 44.2%–48.4%, n = 2,179 games) · 27 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. Mega Charizard Y +7.3 pp n = 68 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Mega Charizard Y beat teams bringing Mega Golisopod more often than expected+7.3 pp · n = 68 · Showdown replays
  2. Incineroar +5.1 pp n = 146 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Incineroar beat teams bringing Mega Golisopod more often than expected+5.1 pp · n = 146 · Showdown replays
  3. Mega Floette +4.4 pp n = 60 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Mega Floette beat teams bringing Mega Golisopod more often than expected+4.4 pp · n = 60 · Showdown replays
  4. Sinistcha +3.3 pp n = 50 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Sinistcha beat teams bringing Mega Golisopod more often than expected+3.3 pp · n = 50 · Showdown replays
  5. Kingambit +2.4 pp n = 125 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Kingambit beat teams bringing Mega Golisopod more often than expected+2.4 pp · n = 125 · Showdown replays
  6. Archaludon +2.0 pp n = 72 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Archaludon beat teams bringing Mega Golisopod more often than expected+2.0 pp · n = 72 · 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 Dragonite +5.8 pp n = 55 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Mega Dragonite more often than expected+5.8 pp · n = 55 · Showdown replays
  2. Sneasler +4.3 pp n = 157 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Sneasler more often than expected+4.3 pp · n = 157 · Showdown replays
  3. Basculegion +1.5 pp n = 94 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Basculegion more often than expected+1.5 pp · n = 94 · Showdown replays

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.

  1. Basculegion-F +3.8 pp n = 266 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatWins more often when brought together with Basculegion-F+3.8 pp · n = 266 · Showdown replays

Common teammates

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

  1. Pelipper +26.7 pp n = 278,710 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 42% of Mega Golisopod teams; Pelipper is on 15% of all teams (2.80× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Grimmsnarl +7.1 pp n = 82,854 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Mega Golisopod teams; Grimmsnarl is on 5% of all teams (2.37× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Archaludon +20.3 pp n = 251,450 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 37% of Mega Golisopod teams; Archaludon is on 17% of all teams (2.18× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Farigiraf +17.3 pp n = 221,706 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 33% of Mega Golisopod teams; Farigiraf is on 16% of all teams (2.11× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Politoed +8.3 pp n = 107,496 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 16% of Mega Golisopod teams; Politoed is on 8% of all teams (2.09× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Sinistcha +4.4 pp n = 78,490 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Mega Golisopod teams; Sinistcha is on 7% of all teams (1.59× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Indeedee-F +3.3 pp n = 157,920 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 24% of Mega Golisopod teams; Indeedee-F is on 20% of all teams (1.16× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Basculegion -1.5 pp n = 128,108 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 19% of Mega Golisopod teams; Basculegion is on 21% of all teams (0.93× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Incineroar -8.5 pp n = 155,771 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 23% of Mega Golisopod teams; Incineroar is on 32% of all teams (0.73× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Rillaboom -16.1 pp n = 204,718 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 30% of Mega Golisopod teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (0.65× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Sneasler -15.2 pp n = 146,707 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 22% of Mega Golisopod teams; Sneasler is on 37% of all teams (0.59× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Mega Salamence -16.5 pp n = 77,819 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Mega Golisopod teams; Mega Salamence is on 28% of all teams (0.41× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

Stats at level 50

HP 75
Atk 125
Def 140
SpA 60
SpD 90
Spe 40

Base stat total 530

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

Types and weaknesses

BugWater
Weak ×2
ElectricFlyingRock
Resists ×½
WaterIceFightingGroundSteel

Abilities

Emergency Exit
No description in the dex yet. · used by 100%

Speed tier

Most common
60
Fastest
101 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
60 (0 SP)
Slowest
54 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 60, it outspeeds 2 of the 50 most used Pokémon, ties 1, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Incineroar 80
  2. Primarina 80
  3. Kingambit 70
  4. Golisopod (this) 60
  5. Mega Golisopod 60
  6. Hatterene 44
  7. Torkoal 36
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #196 · on 0.1% of teams · 6,493 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. First Impression 75.7%
  2. Liquidation 63.4%
  3. Aqua Jet 46.5%
  4. Leech Life 46.5%
  5. U-turn 45.1%
  6. Wide Guard 38.3%
  7. Protect 37.9%
  8. Sucker Punch 18.4%
  9. Taunt 8.2%
  10. Close Combat 5.5%

Items

  1. Rocky Helmet 20.7%
  2. Life Orb 19.1%
  3. Sitrus Berry 19.1%
  4. Eject Button 12.2%
  5. White Herb 6.7%
  6. Coba Berry 6.4%

Abilities

  1. Emergency Exit 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Adamant 32/32/2/0/0/0 · Spe 60 20.3%
  2. Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 60 16.6%
  3. Brave 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 54 10.6%
  4. Adamant 32/32/0/0/0/2 · Spe 62 9.4%
  5. Sassy 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 54 6.3%
  6. Adamant 26/32/0/0/8/0 · Spe 60 4.0%
  7. Adamant 27/25/0/0/14/0 · Spe 60 3.2%
  8. Adamant 29/32/0/0/5/0 · Spe 60 2.7%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 49.6%
  2. Incineroar 43.4%
  3. Mega Gengar 19.7%
  4. Mega Lucario Z 19.4%
  5. Whimsicott 18.4%
  6. Glimmora 16.4%
  7. Archaludon 13.3%
  8. Dragonite 12.2%
  9. Mega Raichu X 11.0%
  10. Mega Metagross 8.9%
  11. Sinistcha 8.9%
  12. Manectric 8.8%

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

Rank #209 · on 0.1% of teams · 6,493 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Liquidation 69.8%
  2. First Impression 66.6%
  3. Leech Life 61.1%
  4. Wide Guard 44.4%
  5. Protect 39.2%
  6. Aqua Jet 26.4%
  7. U-turn 21.8%
  8. Sucker Punch 19.8%
  9. Drill Run 15.8%
  10. Close Combat 8.5%

Items

  1. Life Orb 35.8%
  2. Sitrus Berry 19.6%
  3. Rocky Helmet 9.8%
  4. Expert Belt 5.5%
  5. Eject Button 5.4%
  6. Mystic Water 3.8%

Abilities

  1. Emergency Exit 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Brave 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 54 28.8%
  2. Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 60 24.4%
  3. Adamant 32/32/2/0/0/0 · Spe 60 4.1%
  4. Adamant 27/25/0/0/14/0 · Spe 60 2.4%
  5. Adamant 29/32/0/0/5/0 · Spe 60 1.9%
  6. Adamant 32/32/0/0/0/2 · Spe 62 1.8%
  7. Adamant 32/32/0/0/1/1 · Spe 61 1.7%
  8. Hardy 32/32/0/0/0/2 · Spe 62 1.6%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 30.4%
  2. Incineroar 25.5%
  3. Talonflame 16.8%
  4. Tyranitar 15.4%
  5. Mega Starmie 15.3%
  6. Tsareena 15.2%
  7. Excadrill 15.1%
  8. Mega Gengar 14.2%
  9. Kingambit 11.6%
  10. Farigiraf 11.1%
  11. Indeedee-F 10.8%
  12. Archaludon 9.2%

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

Rank #219 · on 0.2% of teams · 6,493 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. First Impression 71.8%
  2. Liquidation 66.3%
  3. Leech Life 56.4%
  4. Protect 41.3%
  5. Wide Guard 33.7%
  6. Aqua Jet 29.1%
  7. Sucker Punch 22.3%
  8. U-turn 22.1%
  9. Close Combat 9.4%
  10. Drill Run 9.1%

Items

  1. Life Orb 27.7%
  2. Sitrus Berry 21.2%
  3. Rocky Helmet 9.9%
  4. Leftovers 5.8%
  5. Expert Belt 5.7%
  6. Eject Button 4.9%

Abilities

  1. Emergency Exit 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 60 32.1%
  2. Brave 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 54 17.1%
  3. Adamant 32/32/2/0/0/0 · Spe 60 4.0%
  4. Impish 32/2/32/0/0/0 · Spe 60 3.0%
  5. Brave 2/32/0/0/32/0 · Spe 54 2.2%
  6. Adamant 32/32/0/0/0/2 · Spe 62 1.5%
  7. Adamant 25/23/9/0/9/0 · Spe 60 1.4%
  8. Brave 32/32/0/0/0/0 · Spe 54 1.4%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 25.7%
  2. Incineroar 19.5%
  3. Indeedee-F 12.5%
  4. Farigiraf 11.7%
  5. Sneasler 10.1%
  6. Kingambit 9.7%
  7. Mega Gengar 9.6%
  8. Sinistcha 9.4%
  9. Talonflame 8.5%
  10. Mega Salamence 7.7%
  11. Archaludon 7.6%
  12. Mega Starmie 7.5%

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 3 of 4,299 teams (0.1%) · win rate 0.0% (95% interval 0.0%–25.9%, n = 11 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· 4,940 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. Manectric +8.8 pp n = 573 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Golisopod teams; Manectric is on 0% of all teams (334.47× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Dragonite +11.3 pp n = 790 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Golisopod teams; Dragonite is on 1% of all teams (13.97× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Glimmora +14.7 pp n = 1,068 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 16% of Golisopod teams; Glimmora is on 2% of all teams (9.67× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Mega Raichu X +9.2 pp n = 712 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 11% of Golisopod teams; Mega Raichu X is on 2% of all teams (6.17× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Mega Lucario Z +15.6 pp n = 1,261 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 19% of Golisopod teams; Mega Lucario Z is on 4% of all teams (5.06× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Mega Gengar +13.3 pp n = 1,277 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 20% of Golisopod teams; Mega Gengar is on 6% of all teams (3.10× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Whimsicott +10.8 pp n = 1,193 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 18% of Golisopod teams; Whimsicott is on 8% of all teams (2.42× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Mega Metagross +2.6 pp n = 577 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Golisopod teams; Mega Metagross is on 6% of all teams (1.42× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Incineroar +11.7 pp n = 2,817 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 43% of Golisopod teams; Incineroar is on 32% of all teams (1.37× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Sinistcha +1.5 pp n = 576 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Golisopod teams; Sinistcha is on 7% of all teams (1.21× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Rillaboom +3.0 pp n = 3,221 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 50% of Golisopod teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (1.06× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Archaludon -3.9 pp n = 861 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 13% of Golisopod teams; Archaludon is on 17% of all teams (0.77× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

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