Grimmsnarl

Grimmsnarl

Dark / Fairy. Rank 43 by usage, on 3.1% of teams, leads 53.4% 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 23, on 6.6% of teams, now 3.1% down 4 points.

Then: Light Clay or Black Glasses, Parting Shot, Light Screen, Reflect, Spirit Break, Sassy 32/0/19/0/15/0.

Moves

  • Light Screen94.2%
  • Reflect92.4%
  • Parting Shot91.0%
  • Spirit Break74.2%
  • Fake Out16.3%
  • Foul Play10.4%
  • Sucker Punch4.5%
  • Throat Chop3.4%

Items

  • Light Clay91.1%
  • Sitrus Berry1.7%
  • Roseli Berry1.5%
  • Black Glasses1.1%
  • Life Orb0.7%
  • Focus Sash0.5%
  • Leftovers0.5%
  • Rocky Helmet0.4%

Abilities

  • Prankster99.4%
  • Frisk0.4%
  • Pickpocket0.2%

Spreads

  • Careful 32/0/19/0/15/023.2%
  • Careful 31/0/20/0/15/09.2%
  • Careful 32/0/20/0/14/05.1%
  • Careful 32/0/17/0/17/02.9%
  • Careful 32/0/32/0/2/02.7%
  • Careful 32/0/16/0/18/02.4%

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

Partners

PelipperPelipper 44.3%ArchaludonArchaludon 42.0%GolisopodGolisopod 38.9%CharizardCharizard 25.2%FarigirafFarigiraf 21.4%IncineroarIncineroar 19.1%SwampertSwampert 19.1%SinistchaSinistcha 18.3%

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

Most common set, used for the calcs below

Light Clay, Prankster, Careful 32/0/19/0/15/0. Light Screen, Reflect, Parting Shot, Spirit Break.

Stats 202 / 140 / 104 / 103 / 121 / 80. Weak to Fairy, Poison, Steel. Resists Dark, Dragon, Ghost, Psychic.

Good against, and why

  • Garchomp
    Garchomp 17.8% usage
    Spirit Break 62.7–74.6%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (43% of usage)
  • Raichu-Mega-Y
    Raichu-Mega-Y 10.1% usage
    Spirit Break 57.7–68.6%, guaranteed 2HKO
    On their common spreads: 2HKO (20%), 3HKO (6%), 3HKO (5%)
  • Staraptor-Mega
    Staraptor-Mega 10.6% usage
    Spirit Break 53.1–62.5%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (38% of usage)

Threatened by, and why

  • Sylveon
    Sylveon 13.7% usage
    Hyper Beam 176.2–208.9%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (38% of usage)
  • Gholdengo
    Gholdengo 18.0% usage
    Make It Rain 107.9–128.7%, guaranteed OHKO, and they move first
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (38% of usage)
  • Floette-Mega
    Floette-Mega 8.1% usage
    Moonblast 101–118.8%, guaranteed OHKO, and they move first
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (38% of usage)
  • Golisopod-Mega
    Golisopod-Mega 17.1% usage
    Iron Head 96–113.9%, 75% chance to OHKO
    On its common spreads: 75% to OHKO (23%), 68.8% to OHKO (9%), 68.8% to OHKO (5%)
  • Kingambit
    Kingambit 24.1% usage
    Iron Head 89.1–105%, 31.3% chance to OHKO
    On its common spreads: 31.3% to OHKO (23%), 18.8% to OHKO (9%), 18.8% to OHKO (5%)
  • Excadrill
    Excadrill 5.3% usage
    Iron Head 89.1–105%, 31.3% chance to OHKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: 31.3% to OHKO (23%), 18.8% to OHKO (9%), 18.8% to OHKO (5%)
  • Sneasler
    Sneasler 36.3% usage
    Dire Claw 86.1–102%, 12.5% chance to OHKO, and they move first
    12.5% to OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (38% of usage)
  • Basculegion
    Basculegion 22.6% usage
    Wave Crash 78.2–92.1%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (38% of usage)
  • Rillaboom
    Rillaboom 38.7% usage
    Wood Hammer 75.7–89.1%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (38% of usage)
  • Armarouge
    Armarouge 6.9% usage
    Armor Cannon 70.3–83.2%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (38% of usage)
  • Arcanine-Hisui
    Arcanine-Hisui 12.0% usage
    Head Smash 66.8–79.2%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (38% of usage)
  • Archaludon
    Archaludon 9.0% usage
    Flash Cannon 59.4–71.3%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (38% of usage)
  • Raichu-Mega-Y
    Raichu-Mega-Y 10.1% usage
    Zap Cannon 58.4–69.8%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (38% of usage)
  • Whimsicott
    Whimsicott 13.2% usage
    Moonblast 57.4–68.3%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (38% of usage)
  • Staraptor-Mega
    Staraptor-Mega 10.6% usage
    Close Combat 56.9–67.3%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (38% of usage)
  • Baxcalibur-Mega
    Baxcalibur-Mega 6.1% usage
    Icicle Crash 56.9–67.3%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (38% of usage)