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Pokémon · #828

Thievul

Dark Legal in M-C New in M-C

Thievul is #205 on the ladder, on 0.1% of teams.

Stats at level 50

HP 70
Atk 58
Def 58
SpA 87
SpD 92
Spe 90

Base stat total 455

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

Types and weaknesses

Dark
Weak ×2
FightingBugFairy
Resists ×½
GhostDark
Immune
Psychic

Abilities

Run Away
No description in the dex yet. · used by 1%
Unburden
Speed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches, gets new item/Ability. · used by 81%
Stakeout
This Pokemon's offensive stat is doubled against a target that switched in this turn. · used by 18%

Speed tier

Most common
156
Fastest
156 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
110 (0 SP)
Slowest
99 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 156, it outspeeds 27 of the 50 most used Pokémon, ties 1, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Mega Charizard Y 167
  2. Mega Gardevoir 167
  3. Arcanine-Hisui 156
  4. Thievul (this) 156
  5. Mega Baxcalibur 152
  6. Mega Dragonite 152
  7. Archaludon 150
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #205 · on 0.1% of teams · 6,702 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Snarl 83.5%
  2. Taunt 72.1%
  3. Fake Tears 56.9%
  4. Foul Play 43.1%
  5. Parting Shot 25.4%
  6. Dark Pulse 23.2%
  7. Howl 12.9%
  8. Beat Up 12.1%
  9. Protect 10.1%
  10. Nasty Plot 7.0%

Items

  1. Psychic Seed 58.4%
  2. Grassy Seed 16.3%
  3. Black Glasses 12.6%
  4. Electric Seed 5.5%
  5. Choice Scarf 4.3%
  6. Focus Sash 1.3%

Abilities

  1. Unburden 80.9%
  2. Stakeout 18.0%
  3. Run Away 1.1%

Spreads

  1. Timid 32/0/0/0/2/32 · Spe 156 22.3%
  2. Modest 0/0/0/32/2/32 · Spe 142 16.7%
  3. Timid 32/0/0/2/0/32 · Spe 156 11.2%
  4. Timid 32/0/2/0/0/32 · Spe 156 5.3%
  5. Hardy 32/0/0/0/0/0 · Spe 110 5.2%
  6. Calm 32/0/22/0/0/12 · Spe 122 4.4%
  7. Timid 32/0/7/0/0/27 · Spe 150 4.4%
  8. Timid 32/0/21/0/0/13 · Spe 135 3.5%

Teammates

  1. Indeedee 48.5%
  2. Sneasler 36.6%
  3. Mega Salamence 29.6%
  4. Mega Golisopod 29.4%
  5. Gholdengo 26.3%
  6. Basculegion 25.1%
  7. Rillaboom 24.9%
  8. Farigiraf 17.5%
  9. Mega Garchomp Z 16.2%
  10. Noivern 15.2%
  11. Pelipper 12.9%
  12. Archaludon 12.7%

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

Rank #207 · on 0.1% of teams · 6,702 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Snarl 74.1%
  2. Fake Tears 62.8%
  3. Taunt 58.9%
  4. Foul Play 40.0%
  5. Protect 28.5%
  6. Beat Up 25.3%
  7. Parting Shot 15.8%
  8. Howl 14.2%
  9. Dark Pulse 12.4%
  10. Baton Pass 9.2%

Items

  1. Psychic Seed 69.6%
  2. Grassy Seed 14.0%
  3. Electric Seed 7.8%
  4. Black Glasses 1.8%
  5. Focus Sash 1.7%
  6. Choice Scarf 1.3%

Abilities

  1. Unburden 93.3%
  2. Stakeout 5.6%
  3. Run Away 1.1%

Spreads

  1. Timid 32/0/2/0/0/32 · Spe 156 9.0%
  2. Timid 32/0/0/2/0/32 · Spe 156 8.2%
  3. Calm 32/0/22/0/0/12 · Spe 122 8.0%
  4. Timid 32/0/11/0/0/23 · Spe 146 6.2%
  5. Timid 32/0/7/0/0/27 · Spe 150 4.9%
  6. Timid 32/0/21/0/0/13 · Spe 135 4.8%
  7. Timid 32/0/32/2/0/0 · Spe 121 4.8%
  8. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 156 3.2%

Teammates

  1. Indeedee 46.8%
  2. Mega Gardevoir 19.6%
  3. Archaludon 18.7%
  4. Pelipper 17.7%
  5. Sneasler 17.2%
  6. Rillaboom 17.2%
  7. Indeedee-F 16.2%
  8. Mega Salamence 15.3%
  9. Mega Lucario Z 13.5%
  10. Volcarona 12.4%
  11. Annihilape 12.2%
  12. Mega Swampert 11.7%

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

Rank #218 · on 0.2% of teams · 6,702 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Snarl 66.1%
  2. Taunt 54.8%
  3. Fake Tears 50.4%
  4. Foul Play 35.8%
  5. Protect 33.0%
  6. Beat Up 22.6%
  7. Parting Shot 22.3%
  8. Dark Pulse 17.6%
  9. Howl 15.3%
  10. Quick Guard 9.8%

Items

  1. Psychic Seed 57.7%
  2. Grassy Seed 15.4%
  3. Electric Seed 11.3%
  4. Focus Sash 4.3%
  5. Black Glasses 3.1%
  6. Sitrus Berry 1.4%

Abilities

  1. Unburden 88.8%
  2. Stakeout 9.5%
  3. Run Away 1.7%

Spreads

  1. Timid 32/0/0/2/0/32 · Spe 156 9.1%
  2. Timid 32/0/2/0/0/32 · Spe 156 6.4%
  3. Calm 32/0/22/0/0/12 · Spe 122 5.9%
  4. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 142 4.8%
  5. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 156 4.4%
  6. Jolly 32/2/0/0/0/32 · Spe 156 4.4%
  7. Hasty 32/2/0/0/0/32 · Spe 156 3.7%
  8. Timid 32/0/21/0/0/13 · Spe 135 3.6%

Teammates

  1. Indeedee 35.6%
  2. Rillaboom 17.3%
  3. Mega Gardevoir 16.5%
  4. Indeedee-F 16.3%
  5. Pelipper 14.5%
  6. Archaludon 14.0%
  7. Sneasler 12.8%
  8. Mega Salamence 12.2%
  9. Mega Lucario Z 12.0%
  10. Annihilape 9.7%
  11. Mega Golisopod 9.5%
  12. Gholdengo 9.3%

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 1 of 4,299 teams (0.0%) · win rate 75.0% (95% interval 46.8%–91.1%, n = 12 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. Noivern +15.1 pp n = 1,020 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 15% of Thievul teams; Noivern is on 0% of all teams (119.65× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Indeedee +42.3 pp n = 3,248 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 48% of Thievul teams; Indeedee is on 6% of all teams (7.82× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Mega Garchomp Z +8.3 pp n = 1,084 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 16% of Thievul teams; Mega Garchomp Z is on 8% of all teams (2.05× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Mega Golisopod +13.7 pp n = 1,972 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 29% of Thievul teams; Mega Golisopod is on 16% of all teams (1.87× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Gholdengo +7.2 pp n = 1,763 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 26% of Thievul teams; Gholdengo is on 19% of all teams (1.38× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Basculegion +4.5 pp n = 1,684 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 25% of Thievul teams; Basculegion is on 21% of all teams (1.22× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Farigiraf +1.8 pp n = 1,174 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 18% of Thievul teams; Farigiraf is on 16% of all teams (1.12× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Mega Salamence +1.5 pp n = 1,982 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 30% of Thievul teams; Mega Salamence is on 28% of all teams (1.05× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Sneasler -0.5 pp n = 2,450 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 37% of Thievul teams; Sneasler is on 37% of all teams (0.99× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Pelipper -1.9 pp n = 865 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 13% of Thievul teams; Pelipper is on 15% of all teams (0.87× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Archaludon -4.5 pp n = 850 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 13% of Thievul teams; Archaludon is on 17% of all teams (0.74× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Rillaboom -21.7 pp n = 1,668 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 25% of Thievul teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (0.53× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

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