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Pokémon · #505

Watchog

Normal Legal in M-C

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

Stats at level 50

HP 60
Atk 85
Def 69
SpA 60
SpD 69
Spe 77

Base stat total 420

Stat Point planner

66 / 66 Stat Points · 0 left

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

Types and weaknesses

Normal
Weak ×2
Fighting
Immune
Ghost

Abilities

Illuminate
This Pokemon's accuracy can't be lowered by others; ignores their evasiveness stat. · used by 23%
Keen Eye
This Pokemon's accuracy can't be lowered by others; ignores their evasiveness stat. · used by 16%
Analytic
This Pokemon's attacks have 1.3× power if it is the last to move in a turn. · used by 61%

Speed tier

Most common
97
Fastest
141 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
97 (0 SP)
Slowest
87 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 97, it outspeeds 13 of the 50 most used Pokémon, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Volcarona 120
  2. Rillaboom 105
  3. Milotic 101
  4. Watchog (this) 97
  5. Sylveon 95
  6. Indeedee-F 94
  7. Politoed 90
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #329 · on 0.0% of teams · 460 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Crunch 41.5%
  2. Low Kick 36.7%
  3. Ice Punch 33.7%
  4. Detect 32.6%
  5. Hypnosis 29.6%
  6. Super Fang 22.2%
  7. Double-Edge 20.0%
  8. Protect 18.9%
  9. Helping Hand 16.1%
  10. Psych Up 15.0%

Items

  1. Focus Sash 17.4%
  2. Expert Belt 11.5%
  3. Wide Lens 10.0%
  4. Iron Ball 8.3%
  5. Life Orb 8.3%
  6. Aggronite 5.9%

Abilities

  1. Analytic 60.9%
  2. Illuminate 22.8%
  3. Keen Eye 16.3%

Spreads

  1. Adamant 32/32/2/0/0/0 · Spe 97 12.6%
  2. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 141 11.5%
  3. Careful 32/0/21/0/13/0 · Spe 97 5.9%
  4. Hardy 0/0/0/0/23/0 · Spe 97 5.9%
  5. Calm 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 97 5.2%
  6. Brave 32/32/1/0/1/0 · Spe 87 5.0%
  7. Brave 32/32/2/0/0/0 · Spe 87 5.0%
  8. Adamant 32/32/1/0/1/0 · Spe 97 4.8%

Teammates

  1. Sneasler 16.3%
  2. Mega Glimmora 11.7%
  3. Mega Audino 10.2%
  4. Farigiraf 10.2%
  5. Talonflame 10.0%
  6. Rillaboom 9.8%
  7. Mega Froslass 8.7%
  8. Mega Golisopod 8.3%
  9. Simisear 8.0%
  10. Grimmsnarl 7.8%
  11. Overqwil 7.8%
  12. Glaceon 7.4%

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. Rillaboom n = 23 Smogon low sample
    Why? 1
    • UsageKOs or forces out Watchog in 61% of encounters (±10%), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026n = 23 · Smogon
  2. Incineroar n = 25 Smogon low sample
    Why? 1
    • UsageKOs or forces out Watchog in 52% of encounters (±10%), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026n = 25 · Smogon
  3. Sneasler n = 21 Smogon low sample
    Why? 1
    • UsageKOs or forces out Watchog in 52% of encounters (±11%), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026n = 21 · Smogon

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 Audino +10.1 pp n = 47 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Watchog teams; Mega Audino is on 0% of all teams (69.67× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Glaceon +7.2 pp n = 34 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 7% of Watchog teams; Glaceon is on 0% of all teams (43.27× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Simisear +8.0 pp n = 37 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 8% of Watchog teams; Simisear is on 0% of all teams (582.61× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Overqwil +7.2 pp n = 36 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 8% of Watchog teams; Overqwil is on 1% of all teams (12.98× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Mega Glimmora +9.7 pp n = 54 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Watchog teams; Mega Glimmora is on 2% of all teams (5.74× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Talonflame +6.9 pp n = 46 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Watchog teams; Talonflame is on 3% of all teams (3.26× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Mega Froslass +4.5 pp n = 40 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Watchog teams; Mega Froslass is on 4% of all teams (2.08× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Grimmsnarl +3.0 pp n = 36 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 8% of Watchog teams; Grimmsnarl is on 5% of all teams (1.63× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Farigiraf -5.9 pp n = 47 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Watchog teams; Farigiraf is on 16% of all teams (0.63× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Sneasler -17.4 pp n = 75 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 16% of Watchog teams; Sneasler is on 34% of all teams (0.48× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Mega Golisopod -10.0 pp n = 38 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 8% of Watchog teams; Mega Golisopod is on 18% of all teams (0.45× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Rillaboom -28.9 pp n = 45 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Watchog teams; Rillaboom is on 39% of all teams (0.25× as often), Smogon all ratings, Sep 2026Smogon

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