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Pokémon · #871

Pincurchin

Electric Legal in M-C New in M-C

Pincurchin is #90 on the ladder, on 0.5% of teams.

Stats at level 50

HP 48
Atk 101
Def 95
SpA 91
SpD 85
Spe 15

Base stat total 435

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

Types and weaknesses

Electric
Weak ×2
Ground
Resists ×½
ElectricFlyingSteel

With Lightning Rod: Electric ×0

Abilities

Lightning Rod
This Pokemon draws Electric moves to itself to raise Sp. Atk by 1; Electric immunity. · used by 25%
Electric Surge
On switch-in, this Pokemon summons Electric Terrain. · used by 75%

Speed tier

Most common
31 (Relaxed, 0 Spe SP, 92% of spreads)
Fastest
73 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
35 (0 SP)
Slowest
31 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 31, it outspeeds 0 of the 50 most used Pokémon, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Mega Golisopod 60
  2. Hatterene 44
  3. Torkoal 36
  4. Pincurchin (this) 31
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #90 · on 0.5% of teams · 51,040 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Rising Voltage 68.5%
  2. Scald 68.3%
  3. Protect 58.0%
  4. Sucker Punch 35.6%
  5. Thunderbolt 27.2%
  6. Rain Dance 26.0%
  7. Pain Split 19.6%
  8. Thunder Wave 11.9%
  9. Recover 11.4%
  10. Electric Terrain 9.0%

Items

  1. Sitrus Berry 26.7%
  2. Life Orb 21.3%
  3. Magnet 19.4%
  4. Electric Seed 11.5%
  5. Air Balloon 5.7%
  6. Terrain Extender 5.0%

Abilities

  1. Electric Surge 75.2%
  2. Lightning Rod 24.8%

Spreads

  1. Relaxed 32/0/32/2/0/0 · Spe 31 15.9%
  2. Quiet 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 31 12.2%
  3. Quiet 32/2/0/32/0/0 · Spe 31 11.5%
  4. Sassy 32/0/5/0/29/0 · Spe 31 10.4%
  5. Quiet 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 31 9.9%
  6. Quiet 32/0/1/32/1/0 · Spe 31 3.0%
  7. Modest 32/0/2/3/29/0 · Spe 35 2.7%
  8. Modest 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 35 2.6%

Teammates

  1. Sneasler 34.9%
  2. Kingambit 26.7%
  3. Basculegion 25.9%
  4. Farigiraf 24.8%
  5. Mega Froslass 24.1%
  6. Armarouge 23.3%
  7. Mega Golisopod 20.4%
  8. Raichu-Alola 17.9%
  9. Indeedee-F 16.6%
  10. Incineroar 12.2%
  11. Mega Ampharos 10.9%
  12. Rillaboom 9.1%

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

Rank #82 · on 0.9% of teams · 51,040 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Rising Voltage 84.6%
  2. Protect 75.3%
  3. Scald 50.6%
  4. Sucker Punch 44.5%
  5. Recover 14.9%
  6. Electroweb 14.1%
  7. Acupressure 11.9%
  8. Discharge 10.7%
  9. Thunder Wave 9.3%
  10. Zing Zap 8.2%

Items

  1. Magnet 27.6%
  2. Life Orb 19.4%
  3. Electric Seed 15.1%
  4. Terrain Extender 7.3%
  5. Sitrus Berry 5.1%
  6. Rocky Helmet 4.5%

Abilities

  1. Electric Surge 97.3%
  2. Lightning Rod 2.7%

Spreads

  1. Quiet 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 31 18.8%
  2. Quiet 32/2/0/32/0/0 · Spe 31 10.6%
  3. Quiet 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 31 10.0%
  4. Bold 32/0/32/2/0/0 · Spe 35 5.5%
  5. Modest 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 35 3.6%
  6. Relaxed 32/2/32/0/0/0 · Spe 31 2.0%
  7. Quiet 32/0/1/32/1/0 · Spe 31 2.0%
  8. Relaxed 32/0/32/2/0/0 · Spe 31 1.8%

Teammates

  1. Farigiraf 25.4%
  2. Raichu-Alola 24.1%
  3. Mega Golisopod 18.6%
  4. Indeedee-F 17.3%
  5. Sneasler 16.9%
  6. Incineroar 14.3%
  7. Rillaboom 11.5%
  8. Pelipper 10.3%
  9. Sinistcha 10.0%
  10. Mega Raichu Y 9.9%
  11. Mega Blastoise 8.8%
  12. Mega Lucario Z 8.6%

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

Rank #69 · on 1.4% of teams · 51,040 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Rising Voltage 79.4%
  2. Protect 71.6%
  3. Scald 44.5%
  4. Sucker Punch 37.9%
  5. Recover 18.7%
  6. Electroweb 16.8%
  7. Acupressure 15.5%
  8. Discharge 12.8%
  9. Thunder Wave 11.3%
  10. Zing Zap 10.3%

Items

  1. Magnet 20.4%
  2. Electric Seed 17.9%
  3. Life Orb 13.2%
  4. Terrain Extender 10.9%
  5. Air Balloon 6.9%
  6. Rocky Helmet 6.1%

Abilities

  1. Electric Surge 97.3%
  2. Lightning Rod 2.7%

Spreads

  1. Quiet 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 31 13.3%
  2. Bold 32/0/32/2/0/0 · Spe 35 8.7%
  3. Quiet 32/2/0/32/0/0 · Spe 31 7.1%
  4. Quiet 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 31 7.0%
  5. Modest 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 35 4.8%
  6. Relaxed 32/2/32/0/0/0 · Spe 31 3.5%
  7. Relaxed 32/0/32/2/0/0 · Spe 31 2.4%
  8. Brave 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 31 2.0%

Teammates

  1. Raichu-Alola 23.0%
  2. Farigiraf 19.8%
  3. Mega Golisopod 15.9%
  4. Indeedee-F 15.6%
  5. Sneasler 13.2%
  6. Incineroar 10.8%
  7. Pelipper 10.8%
  8. Rillaboom 10.6%
  9. Mega Raichu Y 10.4%
  10. Sinistcha 9.6%
  11. Mega Lucario Z 9.0%
  12. Mega Ampharos 7.5%

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 16 of 4,299 teams (0.4%) · win rate 32.0% (95% interval 22.7%–43.0%, n = 78 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. Mega Ampharos +10.7 pp n = 5,579 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 11% of Pincurchin teams; Mega Ampharos is on 0% of all teams (47.50× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Raichu-Alola +17.8 pp n = 9,136 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 18% of Pincurchin teams; Raichu-Alola is on 0% of all teams (158.69× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Mega Froslass +19.3 pp n = 12,316 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 24% of Pincurchin teams; Mega Froslass is on 5% of all teams (5.01× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Armarouge +17.0 pp n = 11,892 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 23% of Pincurchin teams; Armarouge is on 6% of all teams (3.70× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Farigiraf +9.1 pp n = 12,648 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 25% of Pincurchin teams; Farigiraf is on 16% of all teams (1.58× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Mega Golisopod +4.7 pp n = 10,438 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 20% of Pincurchin teams; Mega Golisopod is on 16% of all teams (1.30× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Basculegion +5.3 pp n = 13,214 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 26% of Pincurchin teams; Basculegion is on 21% of all teams (1.26× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Kingambit +1.4 pp n = 13,612 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 27% of Pincurchin teams; Kingambit is on 25% of all teams (1.06× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Sneasler -2.1 pp n = 17,838 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 35% of Pincurchin teams; Sneasler is on 37% of all teams (0.94× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Indeedee-F -3.6 pp n = 8,488 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 17% of Pincurchin teams; Indeedee-F is on 20% of all teams (0.82× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Incineroar -19.5 pp n = 6,201 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Pincurchin teams; Incineroar is on 32% of all teams (0.38× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Rillaboom -37.5 pp n = 4,640 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Pincurchin teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (0.20× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

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