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Grimmsnarl

DarkFairy Legal in M-C

Grimmsnarl is #34 on the ladder, on 5.2% of teams.

Stats at level 50

HP 95
Atk 120
Def 65
SpA 95
SpD 75
Spe 60

Base stat total 510

Stat Point planner

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Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 32 HP / 19 Def / 15 SpD · Careful Nature

Types and weaknesses

DarkFairy
Weak ×2
PoisonSteelFairy
Resists ×½
Ghost
Resists ×¼
Dark
Immune
PsychicDragon

Abilities

Prankster
This Pokemon's Status moves have priority raised by 1, but Dark types are immune. · used by 100%
Frisk
On switch-in, this Pokemon identifies the held items of all opposing Pokemon. · used by 0%
Pickpocket
If this Pokemon has no item and is hit by a contact move, it steals the attacker's item. · used by 0%

Speed tier

Most common
72 (Sassy, 0 Spe SP, 58% of spreads)
Fastest
123 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
80 (0 SP)
Slowest
72 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 80, it outspeeds 4 of the other 49 Pokémon in the top 50, ties 3, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Sinistcha 90
  2. Armarouge 85
  3. Farigiraf 80
  4. Grimmsnarl (this) 80
  5. Incineroar 80
  6. Primarina 80
  7. Kingambit 70
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #34 · on 5.2% of teams · 174,777 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Light Screen 97.3%
  2. Reflect 96.3%
  3. Parting Shot 91.9%
  4. Spirit Break 83.9%
  5. Foul Play 10.3%
  6. Fake Out 7.9%
  7. Scary Face 1.9%
  8. Sucker Punch 1.8%
  9. Protect 1.5%
  10. Fake Tears 1.4%

Items

  1. Light Clay 96.0%
  2. Roseli Berry 1.5%
  3. Sitrus Berry 0.5%
  4. Life Orb 0.4%
  5. Focus Sash 0.3%
  6. Leftovers 0.3%

Abilities

  1. Prankster 100.0%
  2. Frisk 0.0%
  3. Pickpocket 0.0%

Spreads

  1. Careful 32/0/19/0/15/0 · Spe 80 11.2%
  2. Sassy 29/0/22/0/15/0 · Spe 72 8.9%
  3. Sassy 32/0/19/0/15/0 · Spe 72 5.4%
  4. Sassy 32/0/14/0/20/0 · Spe 72 3.6%
  5. Careful 32/2/0/0/32/0 · Spe 80 3.3%
  6. Sassy 32/0/9/0/25/0 · Spe 72 2.9%
  7. Sassy 31/0/20/0/15/0 · Spe 72 2.3%
  8. Calm 32/0/20/0/14/0 · Spe 80 2.1%

Teammates

  1. Archaludon 66.5%
  2. Pelipper 55.0%
  3. Mega Golisopod 38.0%
  4. Mega Charizard Y 36.0%
  5. Mega Swampert 28.6%
  6. Venusaur 18.4%
  7. Farigiraf 17.8%
  8. Sinistcha 17.1%
  9. Rillaboom 16.2%
  10. Politoed 14.6%
  11. Basculegion 10.8%
  12. Incineroar 9.7%

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

Rank #33 · on 5.0% of teams · 174,777 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Light Screen 93.8%
  2. Reflect 92.1%
  3. Parting Shot 89.3%
  4. Spirit Break 78.3%
  5. Fake Out 14.3%
  6. Foul Play 11.1%
  7. Scary Face 4.1%
  8. Sucker Punch 2.8%
  9. Fake Tears 2.4%
  10. Throat Chop 2.1%

Items

  1. Light Clay 90.5%
  2. Roseli Berry 2.4%
  3. Sitrus Berry 1.2%
  4. Rocky Helmet 0.9%
  5. Life Orb 0.8%
  6. Leftovers 0.7%

Abilities

  1. Prankster 99.8%
  2. Frisk 0.2%
  3. Pickpocket 0.1%

Spreads

  1. Sassy 32/0/19/0/15/0 · Spe 72 11.8%
  2. Careful 32/0/19/0/15/0 · Spe 80 8.7%
  3. Careful 32/2/0/0/32/0 · Spe 80 8.1%
  4. Sassy 32/0/14/0/20/0 · Spe 72 3.3%
  5. Calm 32/0/20/0/14/0 · Spe 80 2.2%
  6. Sassy 29/0/22/0/15/0 · Spe 72 1.9%
  7. Careful 32/0/20/0/14/0 · Spe 80 1.8%
  8. Careful 31/0/20/0/15/0 · Spe 80 1.8%

Teammates

  1. Archaludon 54.5%
  2. Mega Golisopod 41.6%
  3. Pelipper 38.8%
  4. Mega Charizard Y 30.8%
  5. Farigiraf 24.9%
  6. Politoed 20.0%
  7. Rillaboom 19.0%
  8. Sinistcha 17.2%
  9. Mega Swampert 17.2%
  10. Incineroar 11.8%
  11. Mega Salamence 9.2%
  12. Venusaur 9.2%

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

Rank #35 · on 4.8% of teams · 174,777 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Light Screen 91.3%
  2. Reflect 88.7%
  3. Parting Shot 84.0%
  4. Spirit Break 74.9%
  5. Fake Out 18.8%
  6. Foul Play 10.5%
  7. Scary Face 4.7%
  8. Sucker Punch 3.8%
  9. Taunt 3.4%
  10. Fake Tears 3.0%

Items

  1. Light Clay 85.4%
  2. Roseli Berry 2.4%
  3. Sitrus Berry 1.9%
  4. Rocky Helmet 1.6%
  5. Leftovers 1.6%
  6. Mental Herb 1.0%

Abilities

  1. Prankster 99.4%
  2. Pickpocket 0.4%
  3. Frisk 0.3%

Spreads

  1. Careful 32/2/0/0/32/0 · Spe 80 11.6%
  2. Sassy 32/0/19/0/15/0 · Spe 72 7.7%
  3. Careful 32/0/19/0/15/0 · Spe 80 7.2%
  4. Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 80 3.3%
  5. Sassy 32/0/14/0/20/0 · Spe 72 2.6%
  6. Calm 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 80 2.1%
  7. Impish 32/0/17/0/17/0 · Spe 80 2.0%
  8. Careful 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 80 1.9%

Teammates

  1. Archaludon 42.9%
  2. Mega Golisopod 35.4%
  3. Pelipper 32.6%
  4. Mega Charizard Y 24.3%
  5. Farigiraf 21.6%
  6. Rillaboom 19.0%
  7. Sinistcha 17.6%
  8. Politoed 15.7%
  9. Mega Swampert 14.2%
  10. Incineroar 12.8%
  11. Mega Salamence 9.3%
  12. Sneasler 8.4%

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 331 of 4,299 teams (7.7%) · win rate 48.8% (95% interval 46.5%–51.2%, n = 1,682 games) · 29 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. Sneasler +3.9 pp n = 123 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Sneasler beat teams bringing Grimmsnarl more often than expected+3.9 pp · n = 123 · Showdown replays
  2. Mega Raichu Y +3.3 pp n = 71 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Mega Raichu Y beat teams bringing Grimmsnarl more often than expected+3.3 pp · n = 71 · Showdown replays
  3. Sylveon +3.2 pp n = 56 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Sylveon beat teams bringing Grimmsnarl more often than expected+3.2 pp · n = 56 · Showdown replays
  4. Garchomp +2.4 pp n = 58 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Garchomp beat teams bringing Grimmsnarl more often than expected+2.4 pp · n = 58 · Showdown replays
  5. Incineroar +2.3 pp n = 104 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Incineroar beat teams bringing Grimmsnarl more often than expected+2.3 pp · n = 104 · 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. Indeedee-F +2.4 pp n = 55 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Indeedee-F more often than expected+2.4 pp · n = 55 · 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.

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. Venusaur +15.5 pp n = 32,194 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 18% of Grimmsnarl teams; Venusaur is on 3% of all teams (6.25× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Mega Swampert +23.4 pp n = 50,074 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 29% of Grimmsnarl teams; Mega Swampert is on 5% of all teams (5.41× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Archaludon +49.3 pp n = 116,279 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 67% of Grimmsnarl teams; Archaludon is on 17% of all teams (3.87× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Pelipper +40.2 pp n = 96,215 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 55% of Grimmsnarl teams; Pelipper is on 15% of all teams (3.71× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Mega Charizard Y +23.8 pp n = 62,990 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 36% of Grimmsnarl teams; Mega Charizard Y is on 12% of all teams (2.95× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Mega Golisopod +22.3 pp n = 66,433 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 38% of Grimmsnarl teams; Mega Golisopod is on 16% of all teams (2.42× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Sinistcha +9.8 pp n = 29,869 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 17% of Grimmsnarl teams; Sinistcha is on 7% of all teams (2.33× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Politoed +6.9 pp n = 25,448 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 15% of Grimmsnarl teams; Politoed is on 8% of all teams (1.90× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Farigiraf +2.1 pp n = 31,093 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 18% of Grimmsnarl teams; Farigiraf is on 16% of all teams (1.13× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Basculegion -9.8 pp n = 18,823 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 11% of Grimmsnarl teams; Basculegion is on 21% of all teams (0.52× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Rillaboom -30.4 pp n = 28,261 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 16% of Grimmsnarl teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (0.35× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Incineroar -21.9 pp n = 17,006 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Grimmsnarl teams; Incineroar is on 32% of all teams (0.31× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

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