Metagame
Regulation M-C, Masters, 8 regionals, 6 Victory Road events, 7,401 teams
Weighted by recency and success (recommended)
All numbers count every team of the format the same.
S – Expect to face
- 33%Slot usage100%100%99%98%93%56%CoreFlexSwaps<1%1%<1%1%<1%+16%1%+433%6%+10Top variantsAll 25 variantsVGC Pastes RepositoryConner's Baltimore Regional 2027 Top 8 TeamOpen on pokepast.esVGC Pastes RepositoryRene's Puebla Regional 2027 TeamOpen on pokepast.esVGC Pastes RepositoryMetagame adjustedjaylek49's Louisville Regional 2027 Top 145 TeamOpen on pokepast.esShare per eventLatest: 3.6%Best placement2nd
- 27%Slot usage100%100%99%99%98%59%CoreFlexSwaps1%<1%<1%1%1%18%18%+4Top variantsAll 12 variantsVGC Pastes Repositorymev lad's VR October Challenge #2 Champion TeamOpen on pokepast.esVGC Pastes RepositoryAndrewFVGC's Louisville Regional 2027 Runner Up TeamOpen on pokepast.esGeneratedOpen on pokepast.esShare per eventLatest: 4.6%Best placement1st
- 26%Slot usage100%97%97%92%88%69%CoreFlexSwaps<1%1%1%+22%<1%+17%<1%4%4%+822%5%+6Top variantsAll 29 variantsVGC Pastes RepositoryLenVGC's Recreation of Riopaser's Frankfurt Regional 2027 Champion TeamOpen on pokepast.esGeneratedOpen on pokepast.esGeneratedShare per eventLatest: 2.8%Best placement1st
A – Likely to face
- 23%Slot usage100%100%98%93%90%49%CoreFlexSwaps1%<1%+16%1%+15%2%+421%21%+8Top variantsAll 23 variantsVGC Pastes RepositoryLenVGC's Recreation of Peppe's Frankfurt Regional 2027 Top 8 TeamOpen on pokepast.esVGC Pastes RepositoryRod's Make It Rain Tour Top 8 TeamOpen on pokepast.esVGC Pastes Repositoryshynessalex's Local Tour Champion TeamOpen on pokepast.esShare per eventLatest: 3.2%Best placementTop 4
- 22%▼ from SSlot usage100%98%87%86%80%77%CoreFlexSwaps1%<1%9%1%+511%1%+34%4%+811%3%+8Top variantsAll 35 variantsVGC Pastes Repositoryastralorautumn's Baltimore Regional 2027 TeamOpen on pokepast.esVGC Pastes RepositoryKoonKy's Frankfurt Regional 2027 Top 16 TeamOpen on pokepast.esVGC Pastes RepositorySahil's VR October Challenge #2 Top 8 TeamOpen on pokepast.esShare per eventLatest: 0.5%Best placementTop 8
- 20%Slot usage100%98%97%97%93%73%CoreFlexSwaps<1%<1%+31%1%+22%1%7%13%5%+6Top variantsAll 21 variantsVGC Pastes RepositoryPanda's Baltimore Regional 2027 Top 16 TeamOpen on pokepast.esGeneratedOpen on pokepast.esVGC Pastes Repositoryfluffy_vgc's Louisville Regional 2027 Top 128 TeamOpen on pokepast.esShare per eventLatest: 3.4%Best placementTop 8
- 18%Slot usage97%96%91%90%84%70%CoreFlexSwaps2%1%+12%1%+18%1%+110%1%11%2%+517%3%+11Top variantsAll 32 variantsVGC Pastes RepositoryMetagame adjustedWowyang's TeraSquare #97 Runner Up TeamOpen on pokepast.esVGC Pastes RepositoryMetagame adjustedSableyeVGC's r/VGC Regulation M-C Kickoff Cup Champion TeamOpen on pokepast.esVGC Pastes RepositoryAlejandro's Salamence Rillaboom TeamOpen on pokepast.esShare per eventLatest: 2%Best placement2nd
- 16%Slot usage100%100%99%99%94%72%CoreFlexSwaps1%1%2%1%+513%8%+6Top variantsAll 18 variantsVGC Pastes RepositoryElm's Recreation of JoeUX9's Baltimore Regional 2027 Champion TeamOpen on pokepast.esVGC Pastes RepositoryLenVGC's Salamence Sand TeamOpen on pokepast.esVGC Pastes RepositoryMetagame adjustedKarmaNyx64's Salamence Sand TeamOpen on pokepast.esShare per eventLatest: 1.1%Best placement1st
- 15%▲ from BSlot usage100%99%99%99%96%70%CoreFlexSwaps1%1%1%1%1%1%3%1%12%8%+4Top variantsAll 15 variantsVGC Pastes RepositoryMetagame adjustedeuphitc's Louisville Regional 2027 Top 64 TeamOpen on pokepast.esVGC Pastes RepositoryHari's Recreation of Striider and Carson's VR October Challenge TeamOpen on pokepast.esGeneratedOpen on pokepast.esShare per eventLatest: 5.4%Best placement1st
- 14%Slot usage100%100%100%99%99%52%CoreFlexSwaps1%1%32%7%+8Top variantsAll 13 variantsVGC Pastes Repositorypunihina1334's Puebla Regional 2027 Top 32 TeamOpen on pokepast.esGeneratedOpen on pokepast.esGeneratedOpen on pokepast.esShare per eventLatest: 2.2%Best placement1st
- 14%▲ from BSlot usage100%100%99%93%86%66%CoreFlexSwaps1%4%2%7%5%+231%1%+2Top variantsAll 12 variantsVGC Pastes RepositoryJustin's Nice Regional 2027 TeamOpen on pokepast.esVGC Pastes RepositoryMetagame adjustedGenius' Local Tour Top 8 TeamOpen on pokepast.esGeneratedOpen on pokepast.esShare per eventLatest: 7.8%Best placement1st
- 14%Slot usage100%100%97%96%87%47%CoreFlexSwaps2%1%+12%1%+28%2%+311%9%+20Top variantsAll 35 variantsVGC Pastes RepositoryMetagame adjustedbsmiffy's Baltimore Regional 2027 Top 4 TeamVGC Pastes Repositorymarcofiero's VR September Challenge Top 8 TeamOpen on pokepast.esVGC Pastes RepositoryMetagame adjustedgocinema96's Baltimore Regional 2027 Top 16 TeamOpen on pokepast.esShare per eventLatest: 0.8%Best placementTop 4
- 13%Slot usage100%98%96%96%89%81%CoreFlexSwaps2%1%2%2%1%1%+35%2%+617%2%+1Top variantsAll 21 variantsVGC Pastes RepositoryMetagame adjustedcharmdi5089's VR October Challenge #3 Champion TeamOpen on pokepast.esGeneratedVGC Pastes RepositoryRyu's 2027 Global Challenge I (Seniors) TeamOpen on pokepast.esShare per eventLatest: 4.7%Best placementTop 16
- 13%Slot usage100%98%98%98%94%94%CoreFlexSwaps1%1%1%1%1%1%+12%2%+23%2%+2Top variantsAll 16 variantsVGC Pastes RepositoryMetagame adjustedImageTT7's Louisville Regional 2027 Top 32 TeamOpen on pokepast.esGeneratedOpen on pokepast.esGeneratedShare per eventLatest: 2.1%Best placementTop 8
- 11%Slot usage97%96%96%94%87%84%CoreFlexSwaps2%1%4%4%3%2%+18%4%+16%4%+5Top variantsAll 18 variantsVGC Pastes RepositoryZekromZeke's Local Tour Champion TeamOpen on pokepast.esVGC Pastes Repositoryspy_anya11's Recreation of y0ssh1_pkmn's Tera Square Offline Meetup #2 Champion TeamOpen on pokepast.esVGC Pastes RepositoryMetagame adjustedmax_Zi_ma's Tera Square Offline Meetup #2 TeamShare per eventLatest: 0.9%Best placementTop 64
- 10%Slot usage100%99%98%94%94%75%CoreFlexSwaps1%1%1%3%2%+13%1%+218%3%+2Top variantsAll 15 variantsVGC Pastes RepositoryMetagame adjustedCloverBells' Raichu-Y Froslass TeamOpen on pokepast.esVGC Pastes RepositoryLexicon's Salamence Froslass TeamOpen on pokepast.esVGC Pastes Repositorysubxforce's Louisville Regional 2027 Top 64 TeamOpen on pokepast.esShare per eventLatest: 0.1%Best placementTop 8
B – Might face
- 9%▼ from ASlot usage100%100%98%98%94%92%CoreFlexSwaps1%1%1%1%4%1%+17%1%Top variantsAll 10 variantsVGC Pastes Repositoryhamanvgc's Baltimore Regional 2027 Top 8 TeamOpen on pokepast.esVGC Pastes Repositoryyura's VR September Challenge Top 16 TeamOpen on pokepast.esGeneratedOpen on pokepast.esShare per eventLatest: 0.3%Best placementTop 8
- 8%Slot usage100%96%95%94%93%90%CoreFlexSwaps1%1%+12%2%2%2%+17%6%1%+2Top variantsAll 14 variantsVGC Pastes Repositoryck49's Baltimore Regional 2027 Runner Up TeamOpen on pokepast.esGeneratedOpen on pokepast.esGeneratedOpen on pokepast.esShare per eventLatest: 1.6%Best placement2nd
- 7%Slot usage99%99%96%94%90%75%CoreFlexSwaps1%1%1%1%+13%1%+17%1%+114%11%Top variantsAll 14 variantsVGC Pastes RepositoryMetagame adjustedpokemonbattle23's 2027 Global Challenge I Top 128 TeamOpen on pokepast.esGeneratedOpen on pokepast.esGeneratedOpen on pokepast.esShare per eventLatest: 0.7%Best placementTop 8
- 6%Slot usage100%97%97%89%52%34%CoreFlexSwaps3%2%2%3%2%+448%36%11%+5Top variantsAll 21 variantsVGC Pastes RepositoryMetagame adjustedCloverBells' Garchomp-Z Golisopod Rain TeamOpen on pokepast.esVGC Pastes RepositoryDimsunlight's Louisville Regional 2027 Top 8 TeamOpen on pokepast.esGeneratedShare per eventLatest: 0.7%Best placement2nd
- 6%Slot usage100%100%98%96%91%87%CoreFlexSwaps2%2%2%4%2%+213%Top variantsAll 9 variantsVGC Pastes Repositoryayoitsbenji's Local Tour Champion TeamOpen on pokepast.esGeneratedOpen on pokepast.esGeneratedOpen on pokepast.esShare per eventLatest: 0.7%Best placement2nd
- 6%Slot usage100%100%100%94%72%56%CoreFlexSwaps6%11%6%+517%11%+6Top variantsAll 17 variantsGeneratedVGC Pastes RepositoryMinche Chung's VR September Challenge #2 Top 16 TeamOpen on pokepast.esGeneratedOpen on pokepast.esShare per eventLatest: 0.4%Best placementTop 16
- 5%Slot usage100%100%100%98%90%82%CoreFlexSwaps2%8%2%14%2%+1Top variantsAll 7 variantsVGC Pastes RepositoryChessBoard's Baltimore Regional 2027 Top 32 TeamOpen on pokepast.esGeneratedOpen on pokepast.esGeneratedOpen on pokepast.esShare per eventLatest: 0.8%Best placementTop 32
- 5%Slot usage100%94%92%90%82%82%CoreFlexSwaps4%2%4%2%+14%2%+210%4%+26%4%+3Top variantsAll 19 variantsVGC Pastes RepositoryWolfey's r/VGC Regulation M-C Kickoff Cup Top 8 TeamOpen on pokepast.esVGC Pastes RepositoryMetagame adjustedm6hn67's Gardevoir Rain TeamVGC Pastes RepositoryMetagame adjustedPing's Golisopod Gardevoir TeamShare per eventLatest: 0.1%Best placementTop 64
- 5%Slot usage100%100%98%92%90%86%CoreFlexSwaps2%4%2%+16%4%8%2%+2Top variantsAll 11 variantsGeneratedOpen on pokepast.esVGC Pastes RepositoryWyatVGC's Garchomp-Z Metagross TeamOpen on pokepast.esGeneratedOpen on pokepast.esShare per eventLatest: 0.1%Best placementTop 4
- 5%Slot usage100%100%100%92%90%84%CoreFlexSwaps4%4%10%6%4%+3Top variantsAll 9 variantsShare per eventLatest: 0.3%Best placementTop 16
- 5%Slot usage100%100%95%86%80%66%CoreFlexSwaps2%2%7%5%+114%2%+29%9%+4Top variantsAll 16 variantsGeneratedOpen on pokepast.esVGC Pastes Repositorykara's Sitrus Series #75 Top 8 TeamOpen on pokepast.esGeneratedShare per eventLatest: 0.4%Best placementDay 2
C – Unlikely to face
- 4%Slot usage100%98%95%93%86%64%CoreFlexSwaps2%5%2%2%+17%5%+131%2%+1Top variantsAll 12 variantsGeneratedOpen on pokepast.esVGC Pastes RepositoryLenVGC's Recreation of valentijn616's Frankfurt Regional 2027 Top 8 TeamOpen on pokepast.esGeneratedShare per eventLatest: 0.7%Best placementTop 8
- 4%NewSlot usage100%100%98%95%90%85%CoreFlexSwaps2%2%2%2%2%+215%Top variantsAll 9 variantsVGC Pastes RepositoryMetagame adjustedChompy's Recreation of Erizabeth's VR October Challenge #4 Top 4 TeamOpen on pokepast.esGeneratedOpen on pokepast.esGeneratedShare per eventLatest: 2.9%Best placementTop 8
- 4%▼ from BSlot usage100%100%95%93%93%88%CoreFlexSwaps2%2%2%2%+12%2%+15%2%+2Top variantsAll 13 variantsShare per eventLatest: 0.1%Best placementTop 64
- 4%NewSlot usage100%100%100%97%97%90%CoreFlexSwaps2%2%7%2%Top variantsAll 5 variantsVGC Pastes RepositorySanvy's Nice Regional 2027 Top 4 TeamOpen on pokepast.esGeneratedOpen on pokepast.esGeneratedShare per eventLatest: 3%Best placement1st
- 4%▼ from BSlot usage100%100%100%100%97%44%CoreFlexSwaps3%26%10%+3Top variantsAll 7 variantsGeneratedOpen on pokepast.esVGC Pastes RepositoryMetagame adjustedgostraightvgc's 2027 Global Challenge I Top 64 TeamOpen on pokepast.esGeneratedShare per eventLatest: 0.1%Best placementTop 16
- 4%NewSlot usage100%100%100%100%100%49%CoreFlexSwaps30%5%+5Top variantsAll 8 variantsVGC Pastes RepositorymaGicaUra's Brisbane Regional 2027 Top 4 TeamOpen on pokepast.esVGC Pastes RepositoryMetagame adjustedLing's Garchomp-Z Floette TeamOpen on pokepast.esGeneratedOpen on pokepast.esShare per eventLatest: 0.9%Best placement2nd
- 4%Slot usage100%100%97%97%94%58%CoreFlexSwaps3%3%3%3%42%Top variantsAll 6 variantsVGC Pastes RepositoryFeitosa's Recife Regional 2027 Top 8 TeamOpen on pokepast.esVGC Pastes RepositoryMetagame adjustedApex__Dragon's TeraSquare Offline Meetup #3 Top 8 TeamOpen on pokepast.esGeneratedShare per eventLatest: 0.5%Best placementTop 8
- 4%Slot usage97%94%94%91%82%68%CoreFlexSwaps3%3%3%3%3%6%3%6%6%+218%12%+1Top variantsAll 15 variantsVGC Pastes RepositoryPokeReplaysVGC's Salamence Tailroom TeamOpen on pokepast.esGeneratedOpen on pokepast.esGeneratedOpen on pokepast.esShare per eventLatest: 0.1%Best placementTop 32
- 4%Slot usage100%97%97%88%85%68%CoreFlexSwaps3%3%6%3%+16%3%+212%9%+4Top variantsAll 16 variantsVGC Pastes RepositoryXeminan's Gardevoir Psyspam TeamOpen on pokepast.esGeneratedOpen on pokepast.esGeneratedOpen on pokepast.esShare per eventLatest: 0%Best placementTop 64
- 4%Slot usage97%94%91%91%91%76%CoreFlexSwaps3%6%3%3%+16%3%3%3%+112%6%+1Top variantsAll 14 variantsVGC Pastes Repositorydoughboyvgc's Baltimore Regional 2027 Top 32 TeamOpen on pokepast.esGeneratedOpen on pokepast.esGeneratedShare per eventLatest: 0%Best placementTop 32
| Archetype | Change | Trend | Best placement | Variants | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S – Expect to face | ||||||
| Ychu Raptor | 33% | Latest: 3.6% | 2nd | |||
| Dual Weather | 27% | Latest: 4.6% | 1st | |||
| Ychu Zomp Balance | 26% | Latest: 2.8% | 1st | |||
| A – Likely to face | ||||||
| Dnite Balance | 23% | Latest: 3.2% | Top 4 | |||
| Ychu Mence | 22% | ▼ from S | Latest: 0.5% | Top 8 | ||
| Delphox Balance | 20% | Latest: 3.4% | Top 8 | |||
| Mence Balance | 18% | Latest: 2% | 2nd | |||
| Sand Psyspam | 16% | Latest: 1.1% | 1st | |||
| Raichu X Rain | 15% | ▲ from B | Latest: 5.4% | 1st | ||
| Pex Zard | 14% | Latest: 2.2% | 1st | |||
| Neo Big 6 | 14% | ▲ from B | Latest: 7.8% | 1st | ||
| Rain Perish | 14% | Latest: 0.8% | Top 4 | |||
| Ychu Balance | 13% | Latest: 4.7% | Top 16 | |||
| Aero Zard | 13% | Latest: 2.1% | Top 8 | |||
| Mence Sand | 11% | Latest: 0.9% | Top 64 | |||
| Ychu Froslass | 10% | Latest: 0.1% | Top 8 | |||
| B – Might face | ||||||
| Raichu Mega Y + Staraptor Mega | 9% | ▼ from A | Latest: 0.3% | Top 8 | ||
| Pod Dual Weather | 8% | Latest: 1.6% | 2nd | |||
| Zomp Zard | 7% | Latest: 0.7% | Top 8 | |||
| Pod TR Rain | 6% | Latest: 0.7% | 2nd | |||
| Zomp TR Sun | 6% | Latest: 0.7% | 2nd | |||
| Perish | 6% | Latest: 0.4% | Top 16 | |||
| Pyroar Psyspam | 5% | Latest: 0.8% | Top 32 | |||
| Gardevoir Mega + Golisopod Mega | 5% | Latest: 0.1% | Top 64 | |||
| Meta Mence | 5% | Latest: 0.1% | Top 4 | |||
| Delphox Mega + Raichu Mega Y | 5% | Latest: 0.3% | Top 16 | |||
| Pod Rain | 5% | Latest: 0.4% | Day 2 | |||
| C – Unlikely to face | ||||||
| Froslass Zomp Balance | 4% | Latest: 0.7% | Top 8 | |||
| Camerupt TR Balance | 4% | New | Latest: 2.9% | Top 8 | ||
| Camerupt HTR | 4% | ▼ from B | Latest: 0.1% | Top 64 | ||
| Raptor Sand | 4% | New | Latest: 3% | 1st | ||
| Raptor Gengar | 4% | ▼ from B | Latest: 0.1% | Top 16 | ||
| Floette Chomp Balance | 4% | New | Latest: 0.9% | 2nd | ||
| Dnite Delphox | 4% | Latest: 0.5% | Top 8 | |||
| Salamence Mega + Sylveon | 4% | Latest: 0.1% | Top 32 | |||
| Gardevoir Mega + Armarouge | 4% | Latest: 0% | Top 64 | |||
| Pod Mence Rain | 4% | Latest: 0% | Top 32 | |||