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Gourgeist

GhostGrass Legal in M-C

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

Stats at level 50

HP 65
Atk 90
Def 122
SpA 58
SpD 75
Spe 84

Base stat total 494

Stat Point planner

66 / 66 Stat Points · 0 left

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

Types and weaknesses

GhostGrass
Weak ×2
FireIceFlyingGhostDark
Resists ×½
WaterElectricGrassGround
Immune
NormalFighting

Abilities

Pickup
If this Pokemon has no item, it finds one used by an adjacent Pokemon this turn. · used by 5%
Frisk
On switch-in, this Pokemon identifies the held items of all opposing Pokemon. · used by 72%
Insomnia
This Pokemon cannot fall asleep. Gaining this Ability while asleep cures it. · used by 24%

Speed tier

Most common
149
Fastest
149 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
104 (0 SP)
Slowest
93 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

With Scarf (Speed 223), it outspeeds 47 of the 50 most used Pokémon, ties 1, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Indeedee 241 (Scarf)
  2. Annihilape 234 (Scarf)
  3. Gourgeist (this) 223 (Scarf)
  4. Mega Lucario Z 223
  5. Basculegion 214 (Scarf)
  6. Mega Delphox 204
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #330 · on 0.0% of teams · 468 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Trick-or-Treat 78.4%
  2. Will-O-Wisp 39.7%
  3. Poltergeist 38.3%
  4. Trick 31.8%
  5. Trick Room 28.0%
  6. Destiny Bond 25.0%
  7. Power Whip 23.1%
  8. Protect 20.3%
  9. Ally Switch 18.2%
  10. Foul Play 15.6%

Items

  1. Choice Scarf 51.7%
  2. Leftovers 15.4%
  3. Sitrus Berry 10.9%
  4. Rocky Helmet 4.9%
  5. Occa Berry 3.6%
  6. Life Orb 3.0%

Abilities

  1. Frisk 71.6%
  2. Insomnia 23.5%
  3. Pickup 4.9%

Spreads

  1. Jolly 32/0/2/0/0/32 · Spe 149 9.8%
  2. Careful 32/0/8/0/24/2 · Spe 106 9.0%
  3. Jolly 14/0/20/0/0/32 · Spe 149 6.6%
  4. Sassy 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 93 6.4%
  5. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 149 6.2%
  6. Jolly 0/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 149 4.5%
  7. Impish 29/0/9/0/11/17 · Spe 121 3.6%
  8. Jolly 32/14/0/0/0/20 · Spe 136 3.2%

Teammates

  1. Garchomp 15.4%
  2. Mabosstiff 15.2%
  3. Whimsicott 13.9%
  4. Kingambit 13.7%
  5. Mega Absol Z 11.5%
  6. Milotic 11.3%
  7. Mega Tyranitar 10.7%
  8. Venusaur 10.3%
  9. Farfetch’d 10.0%
  10. Mega Salamence 9.8%
  11. Mega Houndoom 9.4%
  12. Ninetales 9.4%

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 4,299 teams (0.0%) · win rate 25.0% (95% interval 7.1%–59.1%, n = 8 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).

  1. Pelipper n = 21 Smogon low sample
    Why? 1
    • UsageKOs or forces out Gourgeist in 57% of encounters (±11%), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026n = 21 · Smogon
  2. Incineroar n = 27 Smogon low sample
    Why? 1
    • UsageKOs or forces out Gourgeist in 52% of encounters (±10%), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026n = 27 · Smogon

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. Farfetch’d +9.9 pp n = 47 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Gourgeist teams; Farfetch’d is on 0% of all teams (53.01× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Mega Houndoom +9.1 pp n = 44 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Gourgeist teams; Mega Houndoom is on 0% of all teams (33.84× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Mabosstiff +15.0 pp n = 71 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 15% of Gourgeist teams; Mabosstiff is on 0% of all teams (98.70× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Ninetales +9.0 pp n = 44 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Gourgeist teams; Ninetales is on 0% of all teams (24.90× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Venusaur +8.2 pp n = 48 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Gourgeist teams; Venusaur is on 2% of all teams (5.03× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Mega Absol Z +8.4 pp n = 54 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Gourgeist teams; Mega Absol Z is on 3% of all teams (3.62× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Garchomp +7.0 pp n = 72 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 15% of Gourgeist teams; Garchomp is on 8% of all teams (1.83× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Mega Tyranitar +4.5 pp n = 50 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 11% of Gourgeist teams; Mega Tyranitar is on 6% of all teams (1.74× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Whimsicott +3.4 pp n = 65 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 14% of Gourgeist teams; Whimsicott is on 11% of all teams (1.32× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Milotic -0.8 pp n = 53 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 11% of Gourgeist teams; Milotic is on 12% of all teams (0.93× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Kingambit -5.8 pp n = 64 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 14% of Gourgeist teams; Kingambit is on 20% of all teams (0.70× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Mega Salamence -12.4 pp n = 46 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Gourgeist teams; Mega Salamence is on 22% of all teams (0.44× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon

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