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Pokémon · #53

Persian-Alola

Dark Legal in M-C New in M-C

Persian-Alola is #156 on the ladder, on 0.1% of teams.

Stats at level 50

HP 65
Atk 60
Def 60
SpA 75
SpD 65
Spe 115

Base stat total 440

Stat Point planner

66 / 66 Stat Points · 0 left

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180

Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 21 HP / 1 Def / 15 SpD / 29 Spe · Timid Nature

Types and weaknesses

Dark
Weak ×2
FightingBugFairy
Resists ×½
GhostDark
Immune
Psychic

Abilities

Fur Coat
This Pokemon's Defense is doubled. · used by 97%
Technician
This Pokemon's moves of 60 power or less have 1.5× power, including Struggle. · used by 3%
Rattled
Speed is raised 1 stage if hit by a Bug-, Dark-, or Ghost-type attack, or Intimidated. · used by 0%

Speed tier

Most common
180
Fastest
183 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
135 (0 SP)
Slowest
121 (−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. Persian-Alola (this) 180
  5. Maushold 179
  6. Mega Metagross 178
  7. Mega Staraptor 178
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #156 · on 0.1% of teams · 12,423 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Fake Out 89.6%
  2. Parting Shot 80.4%
  3. Foul Play 64.3%
  4. Snarl 42.2%
  5. Icy Wind 37.0%
  6. Taunt 25.5%
  7. Protect 13.2%
  8. Quash 12.6%
  9. Knock Off 7.6%
  10. Fake Tears 7.4%

Items

  1. Sitrus Berry 30.9%
  2. Roseli Berry 26.6%
  3. Black Glasses 10.7%
  4. Focus Sash 9.8%
  5. Chople Berry 9.0%
  6. Rocky Helmet 7.1%

Abilities

  1. Fur Coat 96.7%
  2. Technician 3.1%
  3. Rattled 0.2%

Spreads

  1. Timid 21/0/1/0/15/29 · Spe 180 10.0%
  2. Jolly 28/0/9/0/1/28 · Spe 179 8.8%
  3. Timid 32/0/2/0/0/32 · Spe 183 7.8%
  4. Careful 32/0/0/0/8/26 · Spe 161 6.0%
  5. Jolly 32/0/0/0/2/32 · Spe 183 5.8%
  6. Timid 32/0/6/0/5/23 · Spe 173 5.1%
  7. Jolly 21/0/17/0/0/28 · Spe 179 3.3%
  8. Calm 32/0/10/0/22/2 · Spe 137 3.1%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 36.5%
  2. Sneasler 23.7%
  3. Gholdengo 22.0%
  4. Mega Salamence 21.5%
  5. Volcarona 15.9%
  6. Mega Golisopod 15.4%
  7. Arcanine-Hisui 15.1%
  8. Incineroar 12.7%
  9. Mega Tyranitar 12.4%
  10. Indeedee-F 10.8%
  11. Milotic 9.9%
  12. Mega Staraptor 9.8%

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

Rank #164 · on 0.2% of teams · 12,423 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Fake Out 87.0%
  2. Parting Shot 77.0%
  3. Foul Play 61.4%
  4. Snarl 49.0%
  5. Icy Wind 28.8%
  6. Taunt 27.6%
  7. Protect 14.0%
  8. Knock Off 6.6%
  9. Thunder Wave 4.2%
  10. Fake Tears 4.2%

Items

  1. Sitrus Berry 18.7%
  2. Focus Sash 18.5%
  3. Black Glasses 15.2%
  4. Rocky Helmet 11.9%
  5. Roseli Berry 10.6%
  6. Chople Berry 10.2%

Abilities

  1. Fur Coat 91.6%
  2. Technician 7.7%
  3. Rattled 0.8%

Spreads

  1. Timid 21/0/1/0/15/29 · Spe 180 8.6%
  2. Timid 32/0/2/0/0/32 · Spe 183 8.1%
  3. Timid 32/0/0/0/2/32 · Spe 183 5.3%
  4. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 183 4.6%
  5. Timid 32/0/0/2/0/32 · Spe 183 4.1%
  6. Jolly 32/0/0/0/2/32 · Spe 183 3.7%
  7. Hasty 32/2/0/0/0/32 · Spe 183 3.0%
  8. Timid 2/0/32/0/0/32 · Spe 183 2.9%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 30.3%
  2. Mega Salamence 27.2%
  3. Sneasler 16.9%
  4. Indeedee-F 15.8%
  5. Gholdengo 11.8%
  6. Farigiraf 11.8%
  7. Arcanine-Hisui 10.4%
  8. Mega Metagross 10.0%
  9. Mega Golisopod 9.9%
  10. Milotic 9.7%
  11. Volcarona 9.3%
  12. Incineroar 7.5%

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

Rank #164 · on 0.3% of teams · 12,423 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Fake Out 81.1%
  2. Parting Shot 69.1%
  3. Foul Play 51.1%
  4. Snarl 45.8%
  5. Taunt 27.8%
  6. Icy Wind 26.2%
  7. Protect 16.9%
  8. Dark Pulse 8.7%
  9. Knock Off 6.9%
  10. Thunder Wave 6.9%

Items

  1. Focus Sash 24.2%
  2. Sitrus Berry 16.8%
  3. Rocky Helmet 12.9%
  4. Black Glasses 10.8%
  5. Roseli Berry 8.4%
  6. Chople Berry 7.1%

Abilities

  1. Fur Coat 82.7%
  2. Technician 12.6%
  3. Rattled 4.7%

Spreads

  1. Timid 32/0/2/0/0/32 · Spe 183 7.1%
  2. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 183 6.5%
  3. Timid 21/0/1/0/15/29 · Spe 180 5.3%
  4. Timid 32/0/0/0/2/32 · Spe 183 4.9%
  5. Hasty 32/2/0/0/0/32 · Spe 183 4.8%
  6. Jolly 32/2/0/0/0/32 · Spe 183 4.4%
  7. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 183 3.7%
  8. Hasty 0/2/0/32/0/32 · Spe 183 3.5%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 23.3%
  2. Mega Salamence 19.9%
  3. Indeedee-F 16.9%
  4. Sneasler 14.9%
  5. Farigiraf 9.8%
  6. Mega Golisopod 9.5%
  7. Gholdengo 8.5%
  8. Milotic 7.6%
  9. Sinistcha 7.6%
  10. Mega Metagross 7.1%
  11. Incineroar 7.0%
  12. Arcanine-Hisui 6.8%

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 6 of 4,641 teams (0.1%) · win rate 57.7% (95% interval 38.9%–74.5%, n = 26 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· 4,444 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. Volcarona +8.9 pp n = 1,976 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 16% of Persian-Alola teams; Volcarona is on 7% of all teams (2.27× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Mega Tyranitar +6.6 pp n = 1,535 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Persian-Alola teams; Mega Tyranitar is on 6% of all teams (2.16× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Mega Staraptor +3.5 pp n = 1,211 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Persian-Alola teams; Mega Staraptor is on 6% of all teams (1.56× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Arcanine-Hisui +3.5 pp n = 1,876 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 15% of Persian-Alola teams; Arcanine-Hisui is on 12% of all teams (1.30× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Gholdengo +2.9 pp n = 2,728 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 22% of Persian-Alola teams; Gholdengo is on 19% of all teams (1.15× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Mega Golisopod -0.3 pp n = 1,912 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 15% of Persian-Alola teams; Mega Golisopod is on 16% of all teams (0.98× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Milotic -2.0 pp n = 1,229 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Persian-Alola teams; Milotic is on 12% of all teams (0.83× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Rillaboom -10.1 pp n = 4,537 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 37% of Persian-Alola teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (0.78× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Mega Salamence -6.5 pp n = 2,676 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 22% of Persian-Alola teams; Mega Salamence is on 28% of all teams (0.77× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Sneasler -13.4 pp n = 2,941 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 24% of Persian-Alola teams; Sneasler is on 37% of all teams (0.64× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Indeedee-F -9.5 pp n = 1,338 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 11% of Persian-Alola teams; Indeedee-F is on 20% of all teams (0.53× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Incineroar -19.0 pp n = 1,580 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 13% of Persian-Alola teams; Incineroar is on 32% of all teams (0.40× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

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