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Last Updated: 04/04/2026 10:19 [UTC]

Gouging Fire

Tier C

3.51%Usage Rate

52.79%Win Rate

33.99%Lead Rate

61.01%Selection Rate

1299Avg Rating

10221 total games · 5396 wins · 4825 losses

Move Performance Analysis

Top 10 moves used in 10+ battles

Heat CrashUsed in 3153 of 10221 battles (30.8%)

57.4%

Breaking SwipeUsed in 2563 of 10221 battles (25.1%)

56.9%

HowlUsed in 1816 of 10221 battles (17.8%)

55.3%

Burning BulwarkUsed in 1698 of 10221 battles (16.6%)

50.3%

ProtectUsed in 613 of 10221 battles (6.0%)

51.2%

Flare BlitzUsed in 459 of 10221 battles (4.5%)

57.3%

Dragon DanceUsed in 351 of 10221 battles (3.4%)

53.3%

Dragon ClawUsed in 225 of 10221 battles (2.2%)

46.2%

SnarlUsed in 133 of 10221 battles (1.3%)

54.9%

BulldozeUsed in 59 of 10221 battles (0.6%)

57.6%

Win rate when used · bars centered at 50%

⚠️ Important Note:

This data shows moves actually used in battles, not move adoption rates in team building.
Some moves may be on the Pokémon's moveset but never used during a battle, so they won't appear here.
Win rate reflects performance in battles where the move was used.
For actual move adoption rates, please refer to Smogon Stats or other official sources.

Usage Trend

Win Rate Trend

Usage by rating

Win rate by rating

Chart data

Trends
Period / band	Usage %	Win %
03/01~	3.81	51.55
03/17~	3.14	53.28
03/22~	3.58	52.90
03/28~	3.49	53.61

Rating bands
Period / band	Usage %	Win %
~R1110	2.12	55.67
~R1186	2.90	53.00
~R1284	3.28	53.69
~R1384	4.09	53.77
R1384~	5.11	50.17

Frequent Partners

Most common teammates with Gouging Fire · bars centered at 50%

4905 games · 3.4% appear

54.1%

4114 games · 2.8% appear

54.5%

3688 games · 2.5% appear

54.4%

2777 games · 1.9% appear

52.9%

2372 games · 1.6% appear

54.2%

1870 games · 1.3% appear

52.6%

1552 games · 1.1% appear

54.1%

1550 games · 1.1% appear

56.2%

1518 games · 1.0% appear

54.1%

1491 games · 1.0% appear

55.2%

1354 games · 0.9% appear

51.7%

1325 games · 0.9% appear

53.7%

1215 games · 0.8% appear

49.5%

1179 games · 0.8% appear

52.2%

1146 games · 0.8% appear

57.8%

1134 games · 0.8% appear

54.2%

1085 games · 0.7% appear

51.8%

1064 games · 0.7% appear

53.1%

956 games · 0.7% appear

51.0%

950 games · 0.7% appear

54.1%

Frequent Matchups

Most common opponents against Gouging Fire · bars centered at 50%

3834 games · 2.63% appear

52.1%

3647 games · 2.50% appear

51.2%

2193 games · 1.50% appear

49.9%

2185 games · 1.50% appear

51.1%

2128 games · 1.46% appear

54.5%

1978 games · 1.36% appear

51.9%

1926 games · 1.32% appear

52.2%

1607 games · 1.10% appear

46.1%

1538 games · 1.05% appear

46.8%

1509 games · 1.04% appear

49.5%

1429 games · 0.98% appear

51.6%

1401 games · 0.96% appear

52.2%

1399 games · 0.96% appear

51.6%

1319 games · 0.90% appear

53.6%

1190 games · 0.82% appear

53.7%

1040 games · 0.71% appear

53.5%

1014 games · 0.70% appear

53.4%

994 games · 0.68% appear

49.8%

976 games · 0.67% appear

58.4%

867 games · 0.59% appear

49.8%

Strong Partners

Pokemon that perform well with Gouging Fire · bars centered at 50%

139 games · 0.10% appear

59.0%

154 games · 0.11% appear

57.8%

1146 games · 0.79% appear

57.8%

201 games · 0.14% appear

56.7%

1550 games · 1.06% appear

56.2%

301 games · 0.21% appear

55.5%

1491 games · 1.02% appear

55.2%

369 games · 0.25% appear

55.0%

4114 games · 2.82% appear

54.5%

3688 games · 2.53% appear

54.4%

Challenging Partners

Pokemon that struggle with Gouging Fire · bars centered at 50%

152 games · 0.10% appear

44.1%

302 games · 0.21% appear

44.4%

169 games · 0.12% appear

45.0%

167 games · 0.11% appear

45.5%

260 games · 0.18% appear

45.8%

229 games · 0.16% appear

47.2%

652 games · 0.45% appear

47.9%

248 games · 0.17% appear

48.4%

331 games · 0.23% appear

48.9%

1215 games · 0.83% appear

49.5%

Favorable Matchups

Opponents Gouging Fire performs well against · bars centered at 50%

194 games · 0.13% appear

67.0%

184 games · 0.13% appear

61.4%

156 games · 0.11% appear

60.9%

238 games · 0.16% appear

59.7%

142 games · 0.10% appear

59.1%

144 games · 0.10% appear

59.0%

976 games · 0.67% appear

58.4%

170 games · 0.12% appear

58.2%

447 games · 0.31% appear

58.2%

327 games · 0.22% appear

58.1%

Difficult Matchups

Opponents that challenge Gouging Fire · bars centered at 50%

181 games · 0.12% appear

44.2%

298 games · 0.20% appear

44.3%

268 games · 0.18% appear

45.1%

250 games · 0.17% appear

45.6%

313 games · 0.21% appear

46.0%

1607 games · 1.10% appear

46.1%

1538 games · 1.05% appear

46.8%

623 games · 0.43% appear

46.9%

257 games · 0.18% appear

47.5%

237 games · 0.16% appear

47.7%