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Primarina

WaterFairy Legal in M-C

Primarina is #39 on the ladder, on 3.7% of teams.

Stats at level 50

HP 80
Atk 74
Def 74
SpA 126
SpD 116
Spe 60

Base stat total 530

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

Types and weaknesses

WaterFairy
Weak ×2
ElectricGrassPoison
Resists ×½
FireWaterIceFightingBugDark
Immune
Dragon

Abilities

Torrent
At 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's offensive stat is 1.5× with Water attacks. · used by 2%
Liquid Voice
This Pokemon's sound-based moves become Water type. · used by 98%

Speed tier

Most common
80 (Modest, 0 Spe SP, 44% 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. Farigiraf 80
  2. Grimmsnarl 80
  3. Incineroar 80
  4. Primarina (this) 80
  5. Kingambit 70
  6. Mega Golisopod 60
  7. Hatterene 44
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #39 · on 3.7% of teams · 142,440 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Hyper Voice 98.2%
  2. Protect 97.4%
  3. Moonblast 95.5%
  4. Calm Mind 46.8%
  5. Aqua Jet 15.4%
  6. Dazzling Gleam 11.6%
  7. Ice Beam 7.4%
  8. Energy Ball 3.5%
  9. Perish Song 3.4%
  10. Haze 3.1%

Items

  1. Leftovers 33.5%
  2. Life Orb 28.2%
  3. Mystic Water 11.1%
  4. Sitrus Berry 10.4%
  5. Grassy Seed 9.0%
  6. Fairy Feather 1.7%

Abilities

  1. Liquid Voice 98.2%
  2. Torrent 1.8%

Spreads

  1. Modest 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 80 8.6%
  2. Modest 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 80 4.2%
  3. Modest 26/0/3/14/0/23 · Spe 103 3.2%
  4. Quiet 24/0/28/14/0/0 · Spe 72 3.1%
  5. Quiet 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 72 3.1%
  6. Quiet 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 72 2.8%
  7. Modest 27/0/28/4/0/7 · Spe 87 2.4%
  8. Modest 32/0/0/32/0/2 · Spe 82 1.7%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 53.9%
  2. Incineroar 35.5%
  3. Mega Salamence 32.0%
  4. Farigiraf 27.6%
  5. Kingambit 22.5%
  6. Sneasler 21.8%
  7. Mega Raichu Y 20.1%
  8. Gholdengo 20.0%
  9. Mega Golisopod 14.2%
  10. Arcanine-Hisui 12.6%
  11. Indeedee-F 10.1%
  12. Mega Garchomp Z 9.0%

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

Rank #39 · on 3.9% of teams · 142,440 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Hyper Voice 97.2%
  2. Protect 94.6%
  3. Moonblast 92.3%
  4. Calm Mind 40.4%
  5. Aqua Jet 12.0%
  6. Ice Beam 11.3%
  7. Dazzling Gleam 10.1%
  8. Icy Wind 6.0%
  9. Perish Song 4.5%
  10. Energy Ball 4.0%

Items

  1. Life Orb 32.6%
  2. Leftovers 30.0%
  3. Mystic Water 12.6%
  4. Sitrus Berry 8.6%
  5. Grassy Seed 7.9%
  6. Fairy Feather 1.6%

Abilities

  1. Liquid Voice 98.1%
  2. Torrent 1.9%

Spreads

  1. Modest 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 80 11.7%
  2. Modest 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 80 5.7%
  3. Quiet 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 72 4.9%
  4. Quiet 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 72 3.8%
  5. Modest 28/0/1/14/0/23 · Spe 103 1.8%
  6. Quiet 24/0/28/14/0/0 · Spe 72 1.8%
  7. Calm 32/0/0/2/32/0 · Spe 80 1.3%
  8. Quiet 32/2/0/32/0/0 · Spe 72 1.2%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 46.4%
  2. Incineroar 29.1%
  3. Mega Salamence 25.4%
  4. Farigiraf 22.8%
  5. Sneasler 20.3%
  6. Kingambit 17.3%
  7. Gholdengo 16.6%
  8. Mega Golisopod 16.2%
  9. Mega Raichu Y 13.4%
  10. Indeedee-F 12.3%
  11. Arcanine-Hisui 11.3%
  12. Sinistcha 9.4%

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

Rank #40 · on 3.9% of teams · 142,440 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Hyper Voice 96.3%
  2. Protect 91.5%
  3. Moonblast 89.2%
  4. Calm Mind 36.3%
  5. Ice Beam 14.2%
  6. Aqua Jet 10.5%
  7. Dazzling Gleam 10.4%
  8. Icy Wind 6.3%
  9. Energy Ball 4.7%
  10. Perish Song 4.6%

Items

  1. Life Orb 31.7%
  2. Leftovers 28.3%
  3. Mystic Water 15.3%
  4. Sitrus Berry 8.4%
  5. Grassy Seed 6.2%
  6. Expert Belt 1.7%

Abilities

  1. Liquid Voice 97.7%
  2. Torrent 2.3%

Spreads

  1. Modest 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 80 15.5%
  2. Modest 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 80 6.3%
  3. Quiet 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 72 4.6%
  4. Quiet 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 72 4.1%
  5. Calm 32/0/0/2/32/0 · Spe 80 2.2%
  6. Modest 28/0/1/14/0/23 · Spe 103 1.8%
  7. Quiet 24/0/28/14/0/0 · Spe 72 1.6%
  8. Modest 32/0/0/32/0/2 · Spe 82 1.3%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 40.4%
  2. Incineroar 26.9%
  3. Mega Salamence 21.6%
  4. Farigiraf 20.5%
  5. Sneasler 18.8%
  6. Mega Golisopod 15.9%
  7. Kingambit 15.2%
  8. Indeedee-F 13.7%
  9. Gholdengo 13.3%
  10. Sinistcha 10.4%
  11. Mega Raichu Y 10.1%
  12. Arcanine-Hisui 8.8%

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 239 of 4,299 teams (5.6%) · win rate 50.2% (95% interval 47.4%–53.0%, n = 1,230 games) · 14 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. Rillaboom +3.0 pp n = 93 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Rillaboom beat teams bringing Primarina more often than expected+3.0 pp · n = 93 · Showdown replays
  2. Sneasler +2.2 pp n = 121 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Sneasler beat teams bringing Primarina more often than expected+2.2 pp · n = 121 · 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. Farigiraf +2.6 pp n = 52 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Farigiraf more often than expected+2.6 pp · n = 52 · 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.

  1. Rillaboom +3.1 pp n = 169 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatWins more often when brought together with Rillaboom+3.1 pp · n = 169 · Showdown replays
  2. Mega Staraptor +2.2 pp n = 127 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatWins more often when brought together with Mega Staraptor+2.2 pp · n = 127 · Showdown replays
  3. Arcanine-Hisui +2.0 pp n = 160 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatWins more often when brought together with Arcanine-Hisui+2.0 pp · n = 160 · Showdown replays
  4. Mega Raichu Y +1.9 pp n = 151 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatWins more often when brought together with Mega Raichu Y+1.9 pp · n = 151 · Showdown replays
  5. Gholdengo +1.8 pp n = 110 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatWins more often when brought together with Gholdengo+1.8 pp · n = 110 · Showdown replays

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Farigiraf +11.9 pp n = 39,271 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 28% of Primarina teams; Farigiraf is on 16% of all teams (1.76× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Mega Raichu Y +7.5 pp n = 28,573 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 20% of Primarina teams; Mega Raichu Y is on 13% of all teams (1.60× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Mega Garchomp Z +1.1 pp n = 12,791 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Primarina teams; Mega Garchomp Z is on 8% of all teams (1.14× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Rillaboom +7.3 pp n = 76,761 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 54% of Primarina teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (1.16× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Mega Salamence +3.9 pp n = 45,595 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 32% of Primarina teams; Mega Salamence is on 28% of all teams (1.14× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Incineroar +3.8 pp n = 50,523 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 35% of Primarina teams; Incineroar is on 32% of all teams (1.12× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Arcanine-Hisui +1.0 pp n = 17,990 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 13% of Primarina teams; Arcanine-Hisui is on 12% of all teams (1.09× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Gholdengo +0.9 pp n = 28,431 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 20% of Primarina teams; Gholdengo is on 19% of all teams (1.05× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Mega Golisopod -1.5 pp n = 20,184 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 14% of Primarina teams; Mega Golisopod is on 16% of all teams (0.90× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Kingambit -2.7 pp n = 32,092 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 23% of Primarina teams; Kingambit is on 25% of all teams (0.89× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Sneasler -15.3 pp n = 31,080 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 22% of Primarina teams; Sneasler is on 37% of all teams (0.59× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Indeedee-F -10.1 pp n = 14,415 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Primarina teams; Indeedee-F is on 20% of all teams (0.50× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

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