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Pokémon · #503

Samurott

Water Legal in M-C

Samurott is legal in Regulation Set M-C but has no ladder usage data yet.

Stats at level 50

HP 95
Atk 100
Def 85
SpA 108
SpD 70
Spe 70

Base stat total 528

Stat Point planner

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

Types and weaknesses

Water
Weak ×2
ElectricGrass
Resists ×½
FireWaterIceSteel

Abilities

Torrent
At 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's offensive stat is 1.5× with Water attacks. · used by 41%
Shell Armor
This Pokemon cannot be struck by a critical hit. · used by 59%

Speed tier

Most common
81
Fastest
134 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
90 (0 SP)
Slowest
81 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 81, it outspeeds 8 of the 50 most used Pokémon, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Politoed 90
  2. Sinistcha 90
  3. Armarouge 85
  4. Samurott (this) 81
  5. Farigiraf 80
  6. Grimmsnarl 80
  7. Incineroar 80
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #331 · on 0.0% of teams · 426 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Sacred Sword 55.4%
  2. Detect 54.7%
  3. Liquidation 46.0%
  4. Ice Beam 26.5%
  5. Aqua Jet 23.5%
  6. Vacuum Wave 20.7%
  7. Night Slash 18.1%
  8. X-Scissor 17.4%
  9. Icy Wind 15.0%
  10. Aqua Cutter 14.1%

Items

  1. Life Orb 18.1%
  2. Scope Lens 17.8%
  3. Mystic Water 17.4%
  4. Expert Belt 15.7%
  5. Choice Scarf 7.0%
  6. Focus Sash 6.1%

Abilities

  1. Shell Armor 58.9%
  2. Torrent 41.1%

Spreads

  1. Quiet 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 81 14.5%
  2. Quiet 32/2/0/32/0/0 · Spe 81 10.6%
  3. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 134 7.8%
  4. Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 90 6.6%
  5. Timid 0/0/8/24/10/24 · Spe 125 6.3%
  6. Modest 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 90 5.9%
  7. Brave 30/32/0/4/0/0 · Spe 81 3.5%
  8. Adamant 32/32/0/0/0/2 · Spe 92 3.3%

Teammates

  1. Hawlucha 20.7%
  2. Umbreon 20.4%
  3. Eelektross 20.0%
  4. Infernape 16.9%
  5. Alakazam 15.3%
  6. Garchomp 14.8%
  7. Indeedee-F 12.2%
  8. Mega Pyroar 12.0%
  9. Corviknight 10.3%
  10. Cofagrigus 9.2%
  11. Mega Raichu Y 8.0%
  12. Talonflame 8.0%

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).

  1. Sneasler n = 22 Smogon low sample
    Why? 1
    • UsageKOs or forces out Samurott in 45% of encounters (±11%), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026n = 22 · Smogon
  2. Incineroar n = 21 Smogon low sample
    Why? 1
    • UsageKOs or forces out Samurott in 29% of encounters (±10%), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026n = 21 · Smogon

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. Alakazam +14.8 pp n = 65 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 15% of Samurott teams; Alakazam is on 0% of all teams (35.28× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Cofagrigus +8.8 pp n = 39 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Samurott teams; Cofagrigus is on 0% of all teams (23.78× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Eelektross +19.9 pp n = 85 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 20% of Samurott teams; Eelektross is on 0% of all teams (565.16× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Hawlucha +20.4 pp n = 88 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 21% of Samurott teams; Hawlucha is on 0% of all teams (84.74× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Infernape +16.7 pp n = 72 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 17% of Samurott teams; Infernape is on 0% of all teams (78.71× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Mega Pyroar +11.3 pp n = 51 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Samurott teams; Mega Pyroar is on 1% of all teams (17.95× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Umbreon +20.1 pp n = 87 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 20% of Samurott teams; Umbreon is on 0% of all teams (60.20× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Corviknight +7.2 pp n = 44 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Samurott teams; Corviknight is on 3% of all teams (3.27× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Talonflame +4.9 pp n = 34 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 8% of Samurott teams; Talonflame is on 3% of all teams (2.60× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Garchomp +6.4 pp n = 63 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 15% of Samurott teams; Garchomp is on 8% of all teams (1.76× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Mega Raichu Y -1.3 pp n = 34 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 8% of Samurott teams; Mega Raichu Y is on 9% of all teams (0.86× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Indeedee-F -10.1 pp n = 52 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Samurott teams; Indeedee-F is on 22% of all teams (0.55× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon

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