Gholdengo

Gholdengo

Steel / Ghost. Rank 21 by usage, on 7.4% of teams, leads 1.3% of the time.

2026-08, 1,269,250 battles at 1760+ rating.

Before this regulation

Doubles, Reg M-B, Bo3 (older), Smogon ladder 2026-08: rank 23, on 6.9% of teams, now 7.4% unchanged.

Then: Life Orb or Metal Coat, Make It Rain, Shadow Ball, Protect, Nasty Plot, Modest 17/0/0/17/0/32.

Moves

  • Shadow Ball24.8%
  • Make It Rain24.5%
  • Protect21.1%
  • Nasty Plot15.8%
  • Power Gem7.0%
  • Trick2.0%
  • Thunderbolt1.5%
  • Focus Blast1.4%

Items

  • Life Orb59.4%
  • Choice Scarf12.8%
  • Focus Sash10.8%
  • Metal Coat5.5%
  • Leftovers4.3%
  • Spell Tag2.1%
  • Sitrus Berry1.8%
  • Shuca Berry0.8%

Abilities

  • Good as Gold100.0%

Spreads

  • Timid 2/0/0/32/0/3212.8%
  • Modest 2/0/0/32/0/3210.6%
  • Modest 27/0/13/0/16/106.8%
  • Timid 3/0/0/31/0/324.2%
  • Modest 17/0/0/17/0/324.0%
  • Modest 27/0/12/0/17/103.6%

HP / Atk / Def / SpA / SpD / Spe in Stat Points

Partners

Staraptor-MegaStaraptor-Mega 12.1%SinistchaSinistcha 7.6%MiloticMilotic 6.3%ExcadrillExcadrill 6.2%Tyranitar-MegaTyranitar-Mega 5.7%WhimsicottWhimsicott 5.7%GarchompGarchomp 5.0%BasculegionBasculegion 3.4%

Share of this Pokémon's teams that also carry the partner.

Most common set, used for the calcs below

Life Orb, Good as Gold, Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32. Shadow Ball, Make It Rain, Protect, Nasty Plot.

Stats 164 / 72 / 115 / 185 / 111 / 149. Weak to Dark, Fire, Ghost, Ground. Resists Bug, Dragon, Fairy, Fighting, Flying, Grass, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock, Steel.

Good against, and why

  • Ninetales-Alola
    Ninetales-Alola 6.6% usage
    Make It Rain 265.1–317.4%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (54% of usage)
  • Whimsicott
    Whimsicott 23.5% usage
    Make It Rain 187.6–221.9%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (63% of usage)
  • Froslass-Mega
    Froslass-Mega 7.6% usage
    Make It Rain 126.1–151%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (34% of usage)
  • Aerodactyl-Mega
    Aerodactyl-Mega 7.4% usage
    Make It Rain 123.4–146.2%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (42% of usage)
  • Basculegion
    Basculegion 31.5% usage
    Shadow Ball 116.2–138.6%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (26% of usage)
  • Sinistcha
    Sinistcha 26.1% usage
    Shadow Ball 102.2–122.5%, guaranteed OHKO, and it moves first
    On their common spreads: OHKO (25%), 75% to OHKO (11%), OHKO (5%)
  • Floette-Mega
    Floette-Mega 17.2% usage
    Make It Rain 98–115.2%, 87.5% chance to OHKO
    On their common spreads: 87.5% to OHKO (17%), 87.5% to OHKO (8%), 56.3% to OHKO (6%)
  • Grimmsnarl
    Grimmsnarl 6.6% usage
    Make It Rain 98–117.3%, 93.8% chance to OHKO, and it moves first
    On their common spreads: 93.8% to OHKO (7%), 25% to OHKO (5%), 93.8% to OHKO (5%)
  • Delphox-Mega
    Delphox-Mega 12.8% usage
    Shadow Ball 91.5–108.5%, 43.8% chance to OHKO
    On their common spreads: 43.8% to OHKO (25%), 43.8% to OHKO (6%), 56.3% to OHKO (5%)
  • Gengar-Mega
    Gengar-Mega 6.4% usage
    Shadow Ball 91.5–110.3%, 56.3% chance to OHKO
    On their common spreads: 56.3% to OHKO (17%), OHKO (13%), OHKO (6%)
  • Pelipper
    Pelipper 8.3% usage
    Shadow Ball 88.3–105.1%, 31.3% chance to OHKO, and it moves first
    On their common spreads: 31.3% to OHKO (12%), 31.3% to OHKO (7%), 2HKO (5%)
  • Sylveon
    Sylveon 18.4% usage
    Make It Rain 85.9–102.1%, 6.3% chance to OHKO, and it moves first
    On their common spreads: 6.3% to OHKO (7%), 31.3% to OHKO (6%), 56.3% to OHKO (4%)
  • Maushold
    Maushold 5.5% usage
    Make It Rain 85.4–100.7%, 6.3% chance to OHKO
    On their common spreads: 6.3% to OHKO (22%), 2HKO (10%), 2HKO (7%)
  • Sneasler
    Sneasler 31.4% usage
    Make It Rain 77.1–91.7%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (63% of usage)
  • Arcanine-Hisui
    Arcanine-Hisui 5.7% usage
    Make It Rain 70.3–83.7%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (76% of usage)
  • Raichu-Mega-Y
    Raichu-Mega-Y 11.0% usage
    Shadow Ball 66.1–78.8%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (33% of usage)
  • Venusaur
    Venusaur 8.6% usage
    Make It Rain 64.3–77.1%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (76% of usage)
  • Garchomp
    Garchomp 32.2% usage
    Make It Rain 63.2–74.6%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (35% of usage)
  • Staraptor-Mega
    Staraptor-Mega 16.5% usage
    Make It Rain 56.6–66.7%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (32% of usage)
  • Scovillain-Mega
    Scovillain-Mega 4.9% usage
    Shadow Ball 52.9–63.4%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (21% of usage)
  • Blastoise-Mega
    Blastoise-Mega 10.9% usage
    Shadow Ball 52.6–62.2%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
    On their common spreads: 2HKO (43%), 3HKO (10%), 2HKO (7%)

Threatened by, and why

  • Scovillain-Mega
    Scovillain-Mega 4.9% usage
    Overheat 128–151.2%, guaranteed OHKO
    On its common spreads: OHKO (13%), OHKO (11%), 81.3% to OHKO (7%)
  • Arcanine-Hisui
    Arcanine-Hisui 5.7% usage
    Flare Blitz 120.7–142.7%, guaranteed OHKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: OHKO (13%), OHKO (11%), 56.3% to OHKO (7%)
  • Garchomp
    Garchomp 32.2% usage
    Earthquake 106.1–125%, guaranteed OHKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: OHKO (13%), OHKO (11%), 2HKO (7%)
  • Kingambit
    Kingambit 47.2% usage
    Kowtow Cleave 103.7–124.4%, guaranteed OHKO
    On its common spreads: OHKO (13%), OHKO (11%), 2HKO (7%)
  • Gengar-Mega
    Gengar-Mega 6.4% usage
    Shadow Ball 103.7–124.4%, guaranteed OHKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: OHKO (13%), OHKO (11%), 2HKO (7%)
  • Charizard-Mega-Y
    Charizard-Mega-Y 26.5% usage
    Heat Wave 102.4–122%, guaranteed OHKO
    On its common spreads: OHKO (13%), OHKO (11%), 2HKO (7%)
  • Blastoise-Mega
    Blastoise-Mega 10.9% usage
    Dark Pulse 102.4–120.7%, guaranteed OHKO
    On its common spreads: OHKO (13%), OHKO (11%), 2HKO (7%)
  • Froslass-Mega
    Froslass-Mega 7.6% usage
    Shadow Ball 98.8–117.1%, 93.8% chance to OHKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: 93.8% to OHKO (13%), 93.8% to OHKO (11%), 2HKO (7%)
  • Swampert-Mega
    Swampert-Mega 7.2% usage
    Earthquake 98.8–117.1%, 93.8% chance to OHKO
    On its common spreads: 93.8% to OHKO (13%), 93.8% to OHKO (11%), 2HKO (7%)
  • Incineroar
    Incineroar 33.6% usage
    Flare Blitz 96.3–114.6%, 81.3% chance to OHKO
    On its common spreads: 81.3% to OHKO (13%), 81.3% to OHKO (11%), 2HKO (7%)
  • Venusaur
    Venusaur 8.6% usage
    Earth Power 81.1–97%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (30% of usage)
  • Delphox-Mega
    Delphox-Mega 12.8% usage
    Heat Wave 80.5–95.1%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (30% of usage)
  • Basculegion
    Basculegion 31.5% usage
    Wave Crash 79.3–93.9%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (30% of usage)
  • Raichu-Mega-Y
    Raichu-Mega-Y 11.0% usage
    Zap Cannon 66.5–79.3%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (30% of usage)
  • Dragonite-Mega
    Dragonite-Mega 4.9% usage
    Heat Wave 63.4–75.6%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: 2HKO (13%), 2HKO (11%), 3HKO (7%)
  • Floette-Mega
    Floette-Mega 17.2% usage
    Light of Ruin 59.1–70.1%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: 2HKO (13%), 2HKO (11%), 3HKO (7%)
  • Sylveon
    Sylveon 18.4% usage
    Hyper Beam 52.4–62.2%, guaranteed 2HKO
    On its common spreads: 2HKO (13%), 2HKO (11%), 3HKO (7%)