Gholdengo

Gholdengo

Steel / Ghost. Rank 8 by usage, on 18.0% of teams, leads 37.3% of the time.

Usage, lead rate and teammates from 2099 public Showdown replays uploaded 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-16, average rating 1149. Moves, items, abilities and Stat Point spreads from in-game ranked data (championsbattledata.com, M6/16_09_2026); each spread is paired with the most common nature because the game reports them separately.

Before this regulation

Doubles, Reg M-B (older), Smogon ladder 2026-08: rank 21, on 7.4% of teams, now 18.0% up 11 points.

Then: Life Orb or Choice Scarf, Shadow Ball, Make It Rain, Protect, Nasty Plot, Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32.

Moves

  • Make It Rain99.4%
  • Shadow Ball99.3%
  • Protect91.3%
  • Nasty Plot79.0%
  • Power Gem14.1%
  • Thunderbolt5.8%
  • Trick2.9%
  • Focus Blast2.0%

Items

  • Life Orb74.4%
  • Choice Scarf6.2%
  • Grassy Seed4.3%
  • White Herb3.0%
  • Leftovers3.0%
  • Focus Sash3.0%
  • Metal Coat1.4%
  • Colbur Berry0.9%

Abilities

  • Good as Gold100.0%

Spreads

  • Modest 2/0/0/32/0/3220.2%
  • Modest 17/0/0/17/0/3211.1%
  • Modest 7/0/0/27/0/325.8%
  • Modest 15/0/1/18/0/323.0%
  • Modest 3/0/16/18/0/292.9%
  • Modest 27/0/24/0/5/102.3%

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

Partners

RillaboomRillaboom 61.6%SneaslerSneasler 39.3%SalamenceSalamence 39.1%IncineroarIncineroar 35.2%StaraptorStaraptor 30.3%MiloticMilotic 26.2%RaichuRaichu 26.1%Arcanine-HisuiArcanine-Hisui 25.8%

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

Most common set, used for the calcs below

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

Stats 164 / 72 / 115 / 203 / 111 / 136. 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 6.4% usage
    Make It Rain 294.7–353.3%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (47% of usage)
  • Whimsicott
    Whimsicott 13.2% usage
    Make It Rain 205.1–240.9%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (66% of usage)
  • Froslass-Mega
    Froslass-Mega 5.1% usage
    Make It Rain 150.3–180.3%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (39% of usage)
  • Basculegion
    Basculegion 22.6% usage
    Shadow Ball 127.9–151.8%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (53% of usage)
  • Armarouge
    Armarouge 6.9% usage
    Shadow Ball 123.4–146.4%, guaranteed OHKO, and it moves first
    OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (41% of usage)
  • Gardevoir-Mega
    Gardevoir-Mega 10.5% usage
    Make It Rain 120–141.4%, guaranteed OHKO
    On their common spreads: OHKO (18%), 87.5% to OHKO (10%), OHKO (9%)
  • Baxcalibur-Mega
    Baxcalibur-Mega 6.1% usage
    Make It Rain 113.5–135.4%, guaranteed OHKO
    On their common spreads: OHKO (10%), 87.5% to OHKO (9%), OHKO (9%)
  • Sinistcha
    Sinistcha 6.7% usage
    Shadow Ball 111.2–133.1%, guaranteed OHKO, and it moves first
    OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (42% of usage)
  • Tyranitar-Mega
    Tyranitar-Mega 7.5% usage
    Make It Rain 107.3–127.7%, guaranteed OHKO, and it moves first
    On their common spreads: OHKO (17%), 87.5% to OHKO (6%), 43.8% to OHKO (5%)
  • Floette-Mega
    Floette-Mega 8.1% usage
    Make It Rain 105.3–125.8%, guaranteed OHKO
    On their common spreads: OHKO (17%), OHKO (4%), 31.3% to OHKO (3%)
  • Pelipper
    Pelipper 11.9% usage
    Shadow Ball 97.1–114.6%, 81.3% chance to OHKO, and it moves first
    On their common spreads: 81.3% to OHKO (30%), 2HKO (5%), 2HKO (5%)
  • Sylveon
    Sylveon 13.7% usage
    Make It Rain 88.6–105.4%, 37.5% chance to OHKO, and it moves first
    On their common spreads: 37.5% to OHKO (11%), OHKO (6%), 81.3% to OHKO (6%)
  • Raichu-Mega-Y
    Raichu-Mega-Y 10.1% usage
    Shadow Ball 88.3–103.6%, 18.8% chance to OHKO
    On their common spreads: 18.8% to OHKO (20%), 2HKO (6%), 2HKO (5%)
  • Sneasler
    Sneasler 36.3% usage
    Make It Rain 85.4–101.9%, 12.5% chance to OHKO
    On their common spreads: 12.5% to OHKO (47%), 18.8% to OHKO (8%), 2HKO (5%)
  • Arcanine-Hisui
    Arcanine-Hisui 12.0% usage
    Make It Rain 77.9–93%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (81% of usage)
  • Excadrill
    Excadrill 5.3% usage
    Shadow Ball 75.9–89.8%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (87% of usage)
  • Torkoal
    Torkoal 6.1% usage
    Shadow Ball 73.4–86.4%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (78% of usage)
  • Salamence-Mega
    Salamence-Mega 22.8% usage
    Make It Rain 70.3–83.7%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (52% of usage)
  • Garchomp
    Garchomp 17.8% usage
    Make It Rain 69.7–82.2%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (43% of usage)
  • Rillaboom
    Rillaboom 38.7% usage
    Make It Rain 69.6–83.1%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (25% of usage)
  • Staraptor-Mega
    Staraptor-Mega 10.6% usage
    Make It Rain 63–75%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (38% of usage)
  • Indeedee-F
    Indeedee-F 21.5% usage
    Make It Rain 59.3–70.6%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (68% of usage)
  • Charizard-Mega-Y
    Charizard-Mega-Y 14.4% usage
    Shadow Ball 56.1–67.7%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (36% of usage)
  • Farigiraf
    Farigiraf 16.5% usage
    Make It Rain 55–65.8%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (19% of usage)
  • Archaludon
    Archaludon 9.0% usage
    Shadow Ball 53.3–63.5%, guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery, and it moves first
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (12% of usage)

Threatened by, and why

  • Armarouge
    Armarouge 6.9% usage
    Armor Cannon 187.2–223.8%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (37% of usage)
  • Tyranitar-Mega
    Tyranitar-Mega 7.5% usage
    Knock Off 136.6–162.2%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (37% of usage)
  • Torkoal
    Torkoal 6.1% usage
    Eruption 125.6–150%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (37% of usage)
  • Arcanine-Hisui
    Arcanine-Hisui 12.0% usage
    Flare Blitz 120.7–142.7%, guaranteed OHKO, and they move first
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (37% of usage)
  • Excadrill
    Excadrill 5.3% usage
    High Horsepower 117.1–139%, guaranteed OHKO, and they move first
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (37% of usage)
  • Kingambit
    Kingambit 24.1% usage
    Kowtow Cleave 103.7–124.4%, guaranteed OHKO
    On its common spreads: OHKO (20%), 75% to OHKO (11%), OHKO (6%)
  • Charizard-Mega-Y
    Charizard-Mega-Y 14.4% usage
    Heat Wave 102.4–122%, guaranteed OHKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: OHKO (20%), 68.8% to OHKO (11%), 93.8% to OHKO (6%)
  • Incineroar
    Incineroar 26.7% usage
    Flare Blitz 96.3–114.6%, 81.3% chance to OHKO
    On its common spreads: 81.3% to OHKO (20%), 31.3% to OHKO (11%), 62.5% to OHKO (6%)
  • Froslass-Mega
    Froslass-Mega 5.1% usage
    Shadow Ball 95.1–113.4%, 75% chance to OHKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: 75% to OHKO (20%), 25% to OHKO (11%), 56.3% to OHKO (6%)
  • Basculegion
    Basculegion 22.6% usage
    Wave Crash 86.6–102.4%, 18.8% chance to OHKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: 18.8% to OHKO (20%), 2HKO (11%), 2HKO (6%)
  • Raichu-Mega-Y
    Raichu-Mega-Y 10.1% usage
    Zap Cannon 78.7–93.3%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (37% of usage)
  • Sylveon
    Sylveon 13.7% usage
    Hyper Beam 59.1–70.1%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (37% of usage)
  • Garchomp
    Garchomp 17.8% usage
    Earthquake 54.9–64.6%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (37% of usage)