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Pokémon · #448

Lucario

FightingSteel Legal in M-C 2 Mega formes

Mega Lucario Z is #38 on the ladder, on 3.8% of teams.

Stats at level 50

HP 70
Atk 100
Def 70
SpA 164
SpD 70
Spe 151

Base stat total 625

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223

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

Types and weaknesses

FightingSteel
Weak ×2
FireFightingGround
Resists ×½
NormalGrassIceDragonDarkSteel
Resists ×¼
BugRock
Immune
Poison

Abilities

Aura Guard
This Pokemon receives 1/2 damage from contact moves. · used by 100%

Mega Evolves from Lucario holding Lucarionite Z .

Speed tier

Most common
223 (Timid, 32 Spe SP, 51% of spreads)
Fastest
223 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
171 (0 SP)
Slowest
153 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 223, it outspeeds 47 of the other 49 Pokémon in the top 50, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Indeedee 241 (Scarf)
  2. Annihilape 234 (Scarf)
  3. Mega Lucario Z (this) 223
  4. Basculegion 214 (Scarf)
  5. Mega Delphox 204
  6. Mega Garchomp Z 203
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #38 · on 3.8% of teams · 206,660 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Aura Sphere 97.7%
  2. Flash Cannon 91.5%
  3. Protect 58.0%
  4. Calm Mind 37.2%
  5. Detect 35.6%
  6. Nasty Plot 22.4%
  7. Dark Pulse 19.3%
  8. Steel Beam 9.7%
  9. Vacuum Wave 6.5%
  10. Dragon Pulse 4.6%

Items

  1. Lucarionite Z 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Aura Guard 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 223 15.2%
  2. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 203 8.3%
  3. Modest 20/0/0/16/0/30 · Spe 201 3.7%
  4. Modest 32/0/0/16/18/0 · Spe 171 3.1%
  5. Timid 32/0/0/21/0/13 · Spe 202 2.5%
  6. Timid 31/0/2/1/0/32 · Spe 223 2.5%
  7. Timid 32/0/0/2/0/32 · Spe 223 2.4%
  8. Timid 18/0/0/32/0/16 · Spe 205 1.6%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 65.0%
  2. Incineroar 47.7%
  3. Mega Salamence 32.8%
  4. Basculegion 29.4%
  5. Sneasler 19.6%
  6. Sylveon 14.9%
  7. Kingambit 12.8%
  8. Farigiraf 11.4%
  9. Indeedee-F 11.2%
  10. Garchomp 9.8%
  11. Arcanine-Hisui 8.3%
  12. Pelipper 7.8%

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

Rank #34 · on 5.0% of teams · 206,660 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Aura Sphere 97.1%
  2. Flash Cannon 84.5%
  3. Protect 56.5%
  4. Detect 35.4%
  5. Calm Mind 33.5%
  6. Nasty Plot 24.4%
  7. Dark Pulse 17.2%
  8. Steel Beam 13.9%
  9. Terrain Pulse 8.0%
  10. Vacuum Wave 7.8%

Items

  1. Lucarionite Z 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Aura Guard 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 223 22.3%
  2. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 203 10.3%
  3. Timid 32/0/0/2/0/32 · Spe 223 2.6%
  4. Modest 20/0/0/16/0/30 · Spe 201 1.6%
  5. Modest 24/0/0/22/0/20 · Spe 191 1.5%
  6. Timid 18/0/0/32/0/16 · Spe 205 1.4%
  7. Timid 30/0/2/0/2/32 · Spe 223 1.1%
  8. Timid 17/0/32/0/0/17 · Spe 206 1.0%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 57.2%
  2. Incineroar 38.5%
  3. Basculegion 23.9%
  4. Mega Salamence 22.4%
  5. Sneasler 19.2%
  6. Indeedee-F 17.4%
  7. Arcanine-Hisui 10.2%
  8. Farigiraf 9.8%
  9. Kingambit 9.6%
  10. Sinistcha 9.2%
  11. Milotic 8.9%
  12. Sylveon 8.7%

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

Rank #32 · on 5.6% of teams · 206,660 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Aura Sphere 95.5%
  2. Flash Cannon 82.1%
  3. Protect 56.4%
  4. Detect 32.3%
  5. Calm Mind 28.5%
  6. Nasty Plot 25.6%
  7. Dark Pulse 17.9%
  8. Steel Beam 15.9%
  9. Vacuum Wave 9.9%
  10. Terrain Pulse 8.6%

Items

  1. Lucarionite Z 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Aura Guard 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 223 28.5%
  2. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 203 12.2%
  3. Timid 32/0/0/2/0/32 · Spe 223 2.3%
  4. Modest 24/0/0/22/0/20 · Spe 191 1.3%
  5. Modest 20/0/0/16/0/30 · Spe 201 1.2%
  6. Timid 18/0/0/32/0/16 · Spe 205 1.2%
  7. Timid 0/0/2/32/0/32 · Spe 223 1.0%
  8. Timid 0/0/0/32/2/32 · Spe 223 0.9%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 49.7%
  2. Incineroar 33.6%
  3. Basculegion 20.9%
  4. Mega Salamence 18.6%
  5. Sneasler 17.7%
  6. Indeedee-F 17.1%
  7. Sinistcha 10.5%
  8. Farigiraf 9.0%
  9. Arcanine-Hisui 8.6%
  10. Whimsicott 8.4%
  11. Milotic 8.3%
  12. Pelipper 8.2%

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 111 of 4,299 teams (2.6%) · win rate 48.3% (95% interval 44.2%–52.3%, n = 574 games) · 13 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. Incineroar +16.0 pp n = 98,515 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 48% of Mega Lucario Z teams; Incineroar is on 32% of all teams (1.50× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Basculegion +8.8 pp n = 60,696 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 29% of Mega Lucario Z teams; Basculegion is on 21% of all teams (1.43× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Sylveon +4.5 pp n = 30,896 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 15% of Mega Lucario Z teams; Sylveon is on 10% of all teams (1.43× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Rillaboom +18.4 pp n = 134,329 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 65% of Mega Lucario Z teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (1.39× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Mega Salamence +4.8 pp n = 67,846 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 33% of Mega Lucario Z teams; Mega Salamence is on 28% of all teams (1.17× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Garchomp +0.4 pp n = 20,356 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Mega Lucario Z teams; Garchomp is on 9% of all teams (1.04× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Arcanine-Hisui -3.3 pp n = 17,049 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 8% of Mega Lucario Z teams; Arcanine-Hisui is on 12% of all teams (0.71× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Farigiraf -4.3 pp n = 23,477 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 11% of Mega Lucario Z teams; Farigiraf is on 16% of all teams (0.72× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Indeedee-F -9.1 pp n = 23,146 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 11% of Mega Lucario Z teams; Indeedee-F is on 20% of all teams (0.55× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Pelipper -7.0 pp n = 16,161 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 8% of Mega Lucario Z teams; Pelipper is on 15% of all teams (0.53× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Sneasler -17.5 pp n = 40,443 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 20% of Mega Lucario Z teams; Sneasler is on 37% of all teams (0.53× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Kingambit -12.5 pp n = 26,452 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 13% of Mega Lucario Z teams; Kingambit is on 25% of all teams (0.51× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

Stats at level 50

HP 70
Atk 145
Def 88
SpA 140
SpD 70
Spe 112

Base stat total 625

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180

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

Types and weaknesses

FightingSteel
Weak ×2
FireFightingGround
Resists ×½
NormalGrassIceDragonDarkSteel
Resists ×¼
BugRock
Immune
Poison

Abilities

Adaptability
This Pokemon's same-type attack bonus (STAB) is 2 instead of 1.5. · used by 100%

Mega Evolves from Lucario holding Lucarionite .

Speed tier

Most common
180
Fastest
180 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
132 (0 SP)
Slowest
118 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 180, it outspeeds 38 of the 50 most used Pokémon, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Mega Salamence 189
  2. Tyranitar 186 (Scarf)
  3. Whimsicott 184
  4. Mega Lucario (this) 180
  5. Maushold 179
  6. Mega Metagross 178
  7. Mega Staraptor 178
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #158 · on 0.1% of teams · 16,662 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Close Combat 74.5%
  2. Meteor Mash 68.8%
  3. Protect 51.4%
  4. Detect 37.8%
  5. Bullet Punch 26.6%
  6. Aura Sphere 19.5%
  7. Flash Cannon 14.5%
  8. Swords Dance 13.0%
  9. Substitute 10.3%
  10. Extreme Speed 9.4%

Items

  1. Lucarionite 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Adaptability 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 180 37.0%
  2. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 164 6.5%
  3. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 180 6.4%
  4. Jolly 0/25/0/0/9/32 · Spe 180 6.1%
  5. Hasty 0/19/0/22/0/25 · Spe 172 5.1%
  6. Adamant 0/32/0/0/2/32 · Spe 164 4.7%
  7. Adamant 0/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 164 4.0%
  8. Jolly 3/32/0/0/0/31 · Spe 179 3.1%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 38.8%
  2. Incineroar 33.5%
  3. Indeedee-F 29.3%
  4. Basculegion 26.4%
  5. Milotic 25.2%
  6. Armarouge 15.6%
  7. Pelipper 15.4%
  8. Sneasler 14.0%
  9. Farigiraf 13.6%
  10. Garchomp 13.1%
  11. Archaludon 10.9%
  12. Mega Gardevoir 10.6%

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

Rank #139 · on 0.3% of teams · 16,662 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Close Combat 63.3%
  2. Protect 56.5%
  3. Meteor Mash 46.0%
  4. Bullet Punch 35.7%
  5. Detect 31.5%
  6. Aura Sphere 25.0%
  7. Flash Cannon 20.7%
  8. Steel Beam 13.9%
  9. Stone Edge 12.3%
  10. Swords Dance 11.2%

Items

  1. Lucarionite 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Adaptability 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 180 30.2%
  2. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 180 10.3%
  3. Naive 0/2/0/32/0/32 · Spe 180 8.5%
  4. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 164 7.0%
  5. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 164 4.0%
  6. Jolly 0/32/2/0/0/32 · Spe 180 2.5%
  7. Adamant 0/32/0/0/2/32 · Spe 164 1.9%
  8. Jolly 0/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 180 1.8%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 30.3%
  2. Incineroar 28.3%
  3. Basculegion 21.9%
  4. Farigiraf 20.6%
  5. Indeedee-F 15.0%
  6. Milotic 14.5%
  7. Whimsicott 13.8%
  8. Mega Salamence 11.4%
  9. Pelipper 10.9%
  10. Garchomp 10.4%
  11. Torkoal 9.6%
  12. Kingambit 9.2%

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

Rank #138 · on 0.4% of teams · 16,662 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Close Combat 58.0%
  2. Protect 53.5%
  3. Meteor Mash 45.1%
  4. Bullet Punch 41.6%
  5. Detect 25.8%
  6. Aura Sphere 23.8%
  7. Flash Cannon 18.9%
  8. Drain Punch 15.6%
  9. Extreme Speed 12.9%
  10. Swords Dance 12.2%

Items

  1. Lucarionite 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Adaptability 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 180 37.7%
  2. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 180 9.9%
  3. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 164 8.1%
  4. Naive 0/2/0/32/0/32 · Spe 180 3.5%
  5. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 164 2.9%
  6. Jolly 0/32/2/0/0/32 · Spe 180 1.7%
  7. Jolly 0/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 180 1.3%
  8. Jolly 0/32/0/0/2/32 · Spe 180 1.3%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 23.2%
  2. Incineroar 19.2%
  3. Whimsicott 18.1%
  4. Basculegion 15.2%
  5. Farigiraf 13.2%
  6. Indeedee-F 12.7%
  7. Milotic 11.8%
  8. Garchomp 9.7%
  9. Maushold 9.0%
  10. Sinistcha 8.8%
  11. Pelipper 8.6%
  12. Mega Salamence 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 8 of 4,299 teams (0.2%) · win rate 35.6% (95% interval 23.2%–50.2%, n = 45 games) · 1 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. Armarouge +9.3 pp n = 2,601 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 16% of Mega Lucario teams; Armarouge is on 6% of all teams (2.48× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Milotic +13.4 pp n = 4,202 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 25% of Mega Lucario teams; Milotic is on 12% of all teams (2.13× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Indeedee-F +9.0 pp n = 4,877 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 29% of Mega Lucario teams; Indeedee-F is on 20% of all teams (1.44× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Garchomp +3.7 pp n = 2,189 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 13% of Mega Lucario teams; Garchomp is on 9% of all teams (1.38× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Basculegion +5.9 pp n = 4,405 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 26% of Mega Lucario teams; Basculegion is on 21% of all teams (1.29× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Mega Gardevoir +1.1 pp n = 1,763 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 11% of Mega Lucario teams; Mega Gardevoir is on 9% of all teams (1.12× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Incineroar +1.8 pp n = 5,580 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 33% of Mega Lucario teams; Incineroar is on 32% of all teams (1.06× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Pelipper +0.6 pp n = 2,569 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 15% of Mega Lucario teams; Pelipper is on 15% of all teams (1.04× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Farigiraf -2.1 pp n = 2,263 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 14% of Mega Lucario teams; Farigiraf is on 16% of all teams (0.87× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Rillaboom -7.8 pp n = 6,468 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 39% of Mega Lucario teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (0.83× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Archaludon -6.2 pp n = 1,824 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 11% of Mega Lucario teams; Archaludon is on 17% of all teams (0.64× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Sneasler -23.1 pp n = 2,329 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 14% of Mega Lucario teams; Sneasler is on 37% of all teams (0.38× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

Stats at level 50

HP 70
Atk 110
Def 70
SpA 115
SpD 70
Spe 90

Base stat total 525

Stat Point planner

66 / 66 Stat Points · 0 left

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90
121
90
156

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

Types and weaknesses

FightingSteel
Weak ×2
FireFightingGround
Resists ×½
NormalGrassIceDragonDarkSteel
Resists ×¼
BugRock
Immune
Poison

Abilities

Steadfast
If this Pokemon flinches, its Speed is raised by 1 stage. · used by 8%
Inner Focus
This Pokemon cannot be made to flinch. Immune to Intimidate. · used by 91%
Justified
This Pokemon's Attack is raised by 1 stage after it is damaged by a Dark-type move. · used by 1%

Speed tier

Most common
156
Fastest
156 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
110 (0 SP)
Slowest
99 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 156, it outspeeds 27 of the 50 most used Pokémon, ties 1, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Mega Charizard Y 167
  2. Mega Gardevoir 167
  3. Arcanine-Hisui 156
  4. Lucario (this) 156
  5. Mega Baxcalibur 152
  6. Mega Dragonite 152
  7. Archaludon 150
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #218 · on 0.1% of teams · 5,481 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Close Combat 79.1%
  2. Meteor Mash 54.8%
  3. Feint 35.1%
  4. Thunder Punch 33.4%
  5. Final Gambit 29.2%
  6. Flash Cannon 18.7%
  7. Protect 17.3%
  8. Steel Beam 16.6%
  9. Aura Sphere 15.3%
  10. Rock Slide 11.2%

Items

  1. Focus Sash 46.9%
  2. Choice Scarf 32.6%
  3. Life Orb 14.5%
  4. Shuca Berry 1.4%
  5. Red Card 1.2%
  6. Iron Ball 1.1%

Abilities

  1. Inner Focus 91.1%
  2. Steadfast 7.9%
  3. Justified 1.0%

Spreads

  1. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 156 41.7%
  2. Jolly 32/2/0/0/0/32 · Spe 156 13.2%
  3. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 142 5.9%
  4. Timid 32/0/0/2/0/32 · Spe 156 5.3%
  5. Timid 6/0/0/32/0/28 · Spe 151 4.0%
  6. Adamant 32/2/0/0/0/32 · Spe 142 3.5%
  7. Adamant 0/32/1/0/1/32 · Spe 142 3.4%
  8. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 156 3.0%

Teammates

  1. Indeedee-F 45.2%
  2. Kingambit 43.2%
  3. Mega Gardevoir 32.4%
  4. Mega Golisopod 22.8%
  5. Incineroar 22.2%
  6. Armarouge 21.1%
  7. Rillaboom 17.2%
  8. Mega Salamence 15.8%
  9. Torkoal 13.6%
  10. Mega Delphox 13.3%
  11. Sneasler 10.2%
  12. Hatterene 9.7%

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

Rank #225 · on 0.1% of teams · 5,481 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Close Combat 55.4%
  2. Final Gambit 41.4%
  3. Meteor Mash 39.0%
  4. Aura Sphere 28.1%
  5. Protect 22.9%
  6. Flash Cannon 21.8%
  7. Coaching 19.5%
  8. Steel Beam 16.1%
  9. Extreme Speed 14.5%
  10. Bullet Punch 13.4%

Items

  1. Choice Scarf 44.7%
  2. Focus Sash 33.8%
  3. Life Orb 10.0%
  4. Sitrus Berry 2.0%
  5. Leftovers 2.0%
  6. Expert Belt 1.4%

Abilities

  1. Inner Focus 89.2%
  2. Justified 6.8%
  3. Steadfast 4.0%

Spreads

  1. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 156 16.1%
  2. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 142 11.8%
  3. Jolly 32/2/0/0/0/32 · Spe 156 10.1%
  4. Timid 32/0/0/2/0/32 · Spe 156 9.5%
  5. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 156 8.5%
  6. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 142 5.6%
  7. Adamant 32/6/0/0/0/28 · Spe 138 3.3%
  8. Naive 32/2/0/0/0/32 · Spe 156 2.1%

Teammates

  1. Indeedee-F 21.0%
  2. Rillaboom 19.6%
  3. Mega Salamence 18.0%
  4. Incineroar 17.0%
  5. Farigiraf 14.4%
  6. Kingambit 14.4%
  7. Torkoal 13.8%
  8. Mega Golisopod 10.2%
  9. Basculegion 10.0%
  10. Gholdengo 9.9%
  11. Sneasler 9.7%
  12. Mega Gardevoir 9.0%

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

Rank #233 · on 0.1% of teams · 5,481 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Close Combat 46.6%
  2. Final Gambit 36.4%
  3. Meteor Mash 32.1%
  4. Aura Sphere 28.7%
  5. Protect 21.7%
  6. Flash Cannon 21.6%
  7. Bullet Punch 17.5%
  8. Coaching 17.0%
  9. Extreme Speed 16.6%
  10. Steel Beam 14.3%

Items

  1. Choice Scarf 42.4%
  2. Focus Sash 24.8%
  3. Life Orb 13.0%
  4. Expert Belt 2.6%
  5. Leftovers 2.1%
  6. Air Balloon 1.8%

Abilities

  1. Inner Focus 83.6%
  2. Justified 9.1%
  3. Steadfast 7.2%

Spreads

  1. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 156 13.9%
  2. Jolly 32/2/0/0/0/32 · Spe 156 12.9%
  3. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 156 10.6%
  4. Timid 32/0/0/2/0/32 · Spe 156 7.3%
  5. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 142 7.0%
  6. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 142 4.0%
  7. Hasty 0/2/0/32/0/32 · Spe 156 3.3%
  8. Adamant 32/6/0/0/0/28 · Spe 138 2.5%

Teammates

  1. Indeedee-F 15.8%
  2. Rillaboom 15.4%
  3. Mega Salamence 13.7%
  4. Farigiraf 13.4%
  5. Incineroar 12.5%
  6. Torkoal 12.0%
  7. Whimsicott 10.3%
  8. Kingambit 8.6%
  9. Sinistcha 8.1%
  10. Gholdengo 7.7%
  11. Milotic 6.9%
  12. Mega Golisopod 6.8%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

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. Mega Delphox +9.9 pp n = 731 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 13% of Lucario teams; Mega Delphox is on 3% of all teams (3.90× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Hatterene +7.2 pp n = 534 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Lucario teams; Hatterene is on 3% of all teams (3.84× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Armarouge +14.8 pp n = 1,155 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 21% of Lucario teams; Armarouge is on 6% of all teams (3.35× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Mega Gardevoir +22.9 pp n = 1,774 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 32% of Lucario teams; Mega Gardevoir is on 9% of all teams (3.43× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Torkoal +8.5 pp n = 745 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 14% of Lucario teams; Torkoal is on 5% of all teams (2.67× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Indeedee-F +24.9 pp n = 2,476 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 45% of Lucario teams; Indeedee-F is on 20% of all teams (2.23× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Kingambit +18.0 pp n = 2,369 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 43% of Lucario teams; Kingambit is on 25% of all teams (1.71× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Mega Golisopod +7.1 pp n = 1,247 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 23% of Lucario teams; Mega Golisopod is on 16% of all teams (1.45× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Incineroar -9.5 pp n = 1,218 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 22% of Lucario teams; Incineroar is on 32% of all teams (0.70× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Mega Salamence -12.2 pp n = 869 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 16% of Lucario teams; Mega Salamence is on 28% of all teams (0.56× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Rillaboom -29.4 pp n = 940 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 17% of Lucario teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (0.37× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Sneasler -26.9 pp n = 558 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Lucario teams; Sneasler is on 37% of all teams (0.27× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

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