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Pokémon · #923

Pawmot

ElectricFighting Legal in M-C New in M-C

Pawmot is #40 on the ladder, on 3.4% of teams.

Stats at level 50

HP 70
Atk 115
Def 70
SpA 70
SpD 60
Spe 105

Base stat total 490

Stat Point planner

66 / 66 Stat Points · 0 left

147
167
90
81
80
172

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

Types and weaknesses

ElectricFighting
Weak ×2
GroundPsychicFairy
Resists ×½
ElectricBugRockDarkSteel

With Volt Absorb: Electric ×0

Abilities

Volt Absorb
This Pokemon heals 1/4 of its max HP when hit by Electric moves; Electric immunity. · used by 13%
Natural Cure
No description in the dex yet. · used by 3%
Iron Fist
This Pokemon's punch-based attacks have 1.2× power. Sucker Punch is not boosted. · used by 84%

Speed tier

Most common
172 (Jolly, 32 Spe SP, 78% of spreads)
With Choice Scarf
258 (held by 1%)
Fastest
172 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
125 (0 SP)
Slowest
112 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 172, it outspeeds 32 of the other 49 Pokémon in the top 50, ties 1, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Mega Metagross 178
  2. Mega Staraptor 178
  3. Ninetales-Alola 177
  4. Pawmot (this) 172
  5. Sneasler 172
  6. Mega Floette 169
  7. Garchomp 169
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #40 · on 3.4% of teams · 153,341 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Close Combat 95.3%
  2. Double Shock 94.8%
  3. Revival Blessing 67.0%
  4. Fake Out 59.5%
  5. Protect 31.7%
  6. Coaching 22.8%
  7. Ice Punch 17.2%
  8. Mach Punch 2.3%
  9. Thunder Punch 1.9%
  10. Upper Hand 1.5%

Items

  1. Focus Sash 88.6%
  2. Life Orb 3.5%
  3. Leppa Berry 2.8%
  4. Expert Belt 0.9%
  5. White Herb 0.9%
  6. Choice Scarf 0.8%

Abilities

  1. Iron Fist 83.8%
  2. Volt Absorb 13.2%
  3. Natural Cure 3.0%

Spreads

  1. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 172 67.9%
  2. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 157 18.4%
  3. Jolly 0/32/2/0/0/32 · Spe 172 2.0%
  4. Jolly 4/32/0/0/0/30 · Spe 170 1.4%
  5. Jolly 0/32/0/0/2/32 · Spe 172 1.4%
  6. Jolly 0/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 172 1.1%
  7. Brave 32/32/2/0/0/0 · Spe 112 0.6%
  8. Adamant 0/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 157 0.5%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 34.1%
  2. Mega Golisopod 32.6%
  3. Farigiraf 32.0%
  4. Kingambit 31.4%
  5. Incineroar 27.9%
  6. Politoed 19.0%
  7. Mega Salamence 15.4%
  8. Basculegion 15.3%
  9. Indeedee-F 13.6%
  10. Staraptor 13.1%
  11. Pelipper 12.2%
  12. Mega Froslass 11.7%

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

Rank #40 · on 3.9% of teams · 153,341 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Double Shock 92.2%
  2. Close Combat 91.9%
  3. Revival Blessing 68.5%
  4. Fake Out 57.2%
  5. Protect 30.3%
  6. Coaching 22.8%
  7. Ice Punch 19.2%
  8. Mach Punch 3.7%
  9. Thunder Punch 2.9%
  10. Nuzzle 2.4%

Items

  1. Focus Sash 79.0%
  2. Life Orb 5.3%
  3. Leppa Berry 5.3%
  4. Air Balloon 1.7%
  5. White Herb 1.6%
  6. Expert Belt 1.3%

Abilities

  1. Iron Fist 82.8%
  2. Volt Absorb 15.8%
  3. Natural Cure 1.4%

Spreads

  1. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 172 65.6%
  2. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 157 18.1%
  3. Jolly 0/32/0/0/2/32 · Spe 172 2.1%
  4. Jolly 0/32/2/0/0/32 · Spe 172 1.8%
  5. Jolly 0/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 172 1.6%
  6. Jolly 4/32/0/0/0/30 · Spe 170 0.8%
  7. Jolly 32/2/0/0/0/32 · Spe 172 0.8%
  8. Hardy 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 157 0.5%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 31.6%
  2. Mega Golisopod 30.4%
  3. Farigiraf 27.4%
  4. Kingambit 25.9%
  5. Incineroar 20.4%
  6. Mega Salamence 16.9%
  7. Politoed 16.1%
  8. Basculegion 15.9%
  9. Indeedee-F 13.9%
  10. Staraptor 12.5%
  11. Pelipper 10.6%
  12. Sinistcha 8.7%

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

Rank #39 · on 4.1% of teams · 153,341 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Double Shock 89.7%
  2. Close Combat 86.3%
  3. Revival Blessing 70.9%
  4. Fake Out 55.9%
  5. Protect 31.7%
  6. Ice Punch 20.2%
  7. Coaching 19.2%
  8. Mach Punch 5.7%
  9. Thunder Punch 4.1%
  10. Nuzzle 2.8%

Items

  1. Focus Sash 70.6%
  2. Leppa Berry 8.8%
  3. Life Orb 6.5%
  4. Air Balloon 2.5%
  5. Expert Belt 1.9%
  6. White Herb 1.5%

Abilities

  1. Iron Fist 80.3%
  2. Volt Absorb 17.9%
  3. Natural Cure 1.8%

Spreads

  1. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 172 64.8%
  2. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 157 15.6%
  3. Jolly 0/32/0/0/2/32 · Spe 172 1.9%
  4. Jolly 0/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 172 1.8%
  5. Jolly 0/32/2/0/0/32 · Spe 172 1.7%
  6. Jolly 32/2/0/0/0/32 · Spe 172 1.2%
  7. Jolly 4/32/0/0/0/30 · Spe 170 0.8%
  8. Hardy 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 157 0.6%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 27.9%
  2. Mega Golisopod 26.6%
  3. Farigiraf 23.0%
  4. Kingambit 21.4%
  5. Incineroar 18.0%
  6. Mega Salamence 14.9%
  7. Basculegion 14.5%
  8. Indeedee-F 14.2%
  9. Politoed 13.1%
  10. Pelipper 10.2%
  11. Staraptor 9.9%
  12. Sinistcha 9.7%

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 84 of 4,641 teams (1.8%) · win rate 40.0% (95% interval 35.2%–44.9%, n = 393 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· 4,444 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. Staraptor +12.2 pp n = 20,134 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 13% of Pawmot teams; Staraptor is on 1% of all teams (13.57× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Mega Froslass +6.9 pp n = 17,926 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Pawmot teams; Mega Froslass is on 5% of all teams (2.43× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Politoed +11.3 pp n = 29,135 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 19% of Pawmot teams; Politoed is on 8% of all teams (2.48× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Farigiraf +16.3 pp n = 49,008 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 32% of Pawmot teams; Farigiraf is on 16% of all teams (2.04× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Mega Golisopod +16.9 pp n = 50,020 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 33% of Pawmot teams; Mega Golisopod is on 16% of all teams (2.08× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Kingambit +6.2 pp n = 48,180 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 31% of Pawmot teams; Kingambit is on 25% of all teams (1.24× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Incineroar -3.8 pp n = 42,767 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 28% of Pawmot teams; Incineroar is on 32% of all teams (0.88× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Pelipper -2.6 pp n = 18,769 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Pawmot teams; Pelipper is on 15% of all teams (0.83× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Basculegion -5.2 pp n = 23,507 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 15% of Pawmot teams; Basculegion is on 21% of all teams (0.75× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Rillaboom -12.5 pp n = 52,259 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 34% of Pawmot teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (0.73× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Indeedee-F -6.7 pp n = 20,854 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 14% of Pawmot teams; Indeedee-F is on 20% of all teams (0.67× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Mega Salamence -12.7 pp n = 23,599 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 15% of Pawmot teams; Mega Salamence is on 28% of all teams (0.55× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

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