Showdown Tier

Archaludon + Charizard + Farigiraf + Golisopod + Grimmsnarl + Politoed

VGC 2026 Regulation M-C (Pokemon Champions) Archetype Analysis

Archaludon Archaludon Charizard Charizard Farigiraf Farigiraf Golisopod Golisopod Grimmsnarl Grimmsnarl Politoed Politoed

Last Updated: 10/22/2026 11:03 [UTC]

Core Overview

1.59%
Usage Rate
50.76%
Win Rate
10508
Teams
1315
Average Rating
Record: 5334 wins / 5174 losses · Period: 10/08/2026 - 10/22/2026 (UTC)

Flex Picks

No flex pick data is available for this archetype.

Counter Picks

Opposing Pokemon associated with a lower win rate for this archetype than its overall 50.76%. Win rates below are for this archetype against teams containing each Pokemon, not individual one-on-one matchups.

Pokemon Games Archetype Win %
Venusaur Venusaur
811 33.66%
Charizard Charizard
1840 36.36%
Grimmsnarl Grimmsnarl
868 37.21%
Archaludon Archaludon
2117 41.57%
Politoed Politoed
948 42.93%
Garchomp Garchomp
2931 43.43%
Volcarona Volcarona
1046 43.50%
Incineroar Incineroar
3096 44.41%
Floette-Eternal Floette-Eternal
791 45.13%
Raichu Raichu
1916 46.71%

Matchups Against Other Archetypes

Opponent Core Games Win %
Garchomp Garchomp Gholdengo Gholdengo Incineroar Incineroar Raichu Raichu Rillaboom Rillaboom Volcarona Volcarona
188 26.06%
Archaludon Archaludon Basculegion-F Basculegion-F Golisopod Golisopod Pelipper Pelipper Raichu Raichu Sneasler Sneasler
113 59.29%
Charizard Charizard Garchomp Garchomp Incineroar Incineroar Sylveon Sylveon Toxapex Toxapex Venusaur Venusaur
131 38.93%
Archaludon Archaludon Charizard Charizard Garchomp Garchomp Grimmsnarl Grimmsnarl Pelipper Pelipper Venusaur Venusaur
140 23.57%
Archaludon Archaludon Farigiraf Farigiraf Garchomp Garchomp Golisopod Golisopod Incineroar Incineroar Politoed Politoed
94 17.02%
Excadrill Excadrill Indeedee Indeedee Milotic Milotic Salamence Salamence Sneasler Sneasler Tyranitar Tyranitar
88 63.64%
Charizard Charizard Garchomp Garchomp Incineroar Incineroar Sylveon Sylveon Venusaur Venusaur
224 35.27%
Archaludon Archaludon Basculegion-F Basculegion-F Golisopod Golisopod Pelipper Pelipper Sneasler Sneasler
175 54.29%
Charizard Charizard Farigiraf Farigiraf Garchomp Garchomp Incineroar Incineroar Sylveon Sylveon
194 34.02%
Excadrill Excadrill Indeedee Indeedee Salamence Salamence Sneasler Sneasler Tyranitar Tyranitar
207 55.56%
Archaludon Archaludon Charizard Charizard Grimmsnarl Grimmsnarl Pelipper Pelipper Venusaur Venusaur
179 22.35%
Basculegion Basculegion Kingambit Kingambit Rillaboom Rillaboom Salamence Salamence Sneasler Sneasler
148 58.78%
Floette-Eternal Floette-Eternal Gholdengo Gholdengo Incineroar Incineroar Rillaboom Rillaboom Sneasler Sneasler
92 53.26%
Archaludon Archaludon Gengar Gengar Incineroar Incineroar Politoed Politoed Rillaboom Rillaboom
67 38.81%
Charizard Charizard Garchomp Garchomp Incineroar Incineroar Sylveon Sylveon
349 37.25%
Garchomp Garchomp Incineroar Incineroar Rillaboom Rillaboom Volcarona Volcarona
292 31.85%
Gholdengo Gholdengo Incineroar Incineroar Raichu Raichu Rillaboom Rillaboom
283 29.68%
Archaludon Archaludon Golisopod Golisopod Pelipper Pelipper Sneasler Sneasler
246 52.44%
Garchomp Garchomp Gholdengo Gholdengo Incineroar Incineroar Rillaboom Rillaboom
288 35.07%
Archaludon Archaludon Farigiraf Farigiraf Golisopod Golisopod Politoed Politoed
317 37.85%
Garchomp Garchomp Incineroar Incineroar Raichu Raichu Rillaboom Rillaboom
275 28.73%
Incineroar Incineroar Raichu Raichu Rillaboom Rillaboom Volcarona Volcarona
265 25.28%
Garchomp Garchomp Raichu Raichu Rillaboom Rillaboom Volcarona Volcarona
249 28.92%
Archaludon Archaludon Charizard Charizard Grimmsnarl Grimmsnarl Politoed Politoed
303 37.95%
Archaludon Archaludon Charizard Charizard Golisopod Golisopod Grimmsnarl Grimmsnarl
272 41.54%
Archaludon Archaludon Golisopod Golisopod Grimmsnarl Grimmsnarl Politoed Politoed
266 42.11%
Archaludon Archaludon Charizard Charizard Golisopod Golisopod Politoed Politoed
261 42.53%
Kingambit Kingambit Rillaboom Rillaboom Salamence Salamence Sneasler Sneasler
259 52.12%
Archaludon Archaludon Garchomp Garchomp Grimmsnarl Grimmsnarl Pelipper Pelipper
194 23.71%
Floette-Eternal Floette-Eternal Incineroar Incineroar Rillaboom Rillaboom Sneasler Sneasler
156 49.36%