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Gholdengo
Champions-legalTier S
#1000

Gholdengo

Legal in the current Regulation Set M-B (Jun 17 – Sep 2, 2026).

Contents

Base stats

HP
87
Atk
60
Def
95
SpA
133
SpD
91
Spe
84
Total550

Abilities

Competitive usage

#18·11.6% usageof 199 ranked

Ladder snapshot Jun 2026 · 1,163,315 battles·Win rate: not published by this source

Moves

  • Shadow Ball24.5%
  • Make It Rain24.3%
  • Protect21.4%
  • Nasty Plot16.1%
  • Power Gem6.8%
  • Trick2.3%
  • Thunderbolt1.3%
  • Flash Cannon0.7%
  • Dazzling Gleam0.6%
  • Steel Beam0.4%

Items

  • Life Orb53.6%
  • Choice Scarf13.1%
  • Metal Coat10.6%
  • Leftovers8.1%
  • Sitrus Berry4.2%
  • Spell Tag2.4%
  • White Herb2.4%
  • Focus Sash1.8%

Abilities

  • Good as Gold100.0%

Natures

  • Modest68.4%
  • Timid29.3%
  • Quiet0.9%
  • Hardy0.6%
  • Bold0.4%

Stat-Point spreads

  • Modest · 2/0/0/32/0/32 SP18.7%
  • Timid · 2/0/0/32/0/32 SP17.1%
  • Modest · 32/0/2/10/3/19 SP3.5%
  • Modest · 21/0/1/17/0/27 SP1.7%
  • Timid · 3/0/2/29/0/32 SP1.7%
  • Timid · 7/0/0/27/0/32 SP1.5%

Ladder spreads in Champions Stat Points (stat order HP/Atk/Def/SpA/SpD/Spe) — the ladder's Champions formats use SP natively.

Source: Smogon / Pokémon Showdown usage statistics (Champions ladder) Showdown ladder, not the official in-game ranked ladder. 1,163,315 battles, snapshot 2026-06. Methodology

Notable moves

Its hardest-hitting attacks, one per type — from a movepool of 45 legal moves.

Featured in meta teams

Sand OffenseDoubles

Tyranitar's Sand Stream doubles Excadrill's Speed via Sand Rush and chips everything that isn't Rock, Ground or Steel. Garchomp takes your one Mega slot, Incineroar's Intimidate and Fake Out buy setup turns, and Gholdengo (Good as Gold) walls the status moves that would slow the sweep.

Dragon OffenseDoubles

Two dragons apply immediate pressure with Extreme Speed priority and speed control. Gyarados takes the Mega slot for a Mold Breaker Dragon Dance, Incineroar keeps the tempo with Intimidate, and Kingambit closes — Supreme Overlord climbs with every fainted ally.

Fairy & Steel BalanceSingles

Mega Mawile's Huge Power and Fairy/Steel typing blanks the dragon-heavy meta while Sylveon's Pixilate Hyper Voice pressures from range. Corviknight and Gholdengo form the defensive backbone behind a Garchomp sweeper.

Mega Kangaskhan HOSingles

Mega Kangaskhan spearheads — Parental Bond turns every hit into two, so Fake Out chips and Double-Edge hurts twice. Weavile's priority Ice Shard picks off weakened dragons, Garchomp and Volcarona provide secondary win conditions, and Gholdengo plus Corviknight keep it from folding to faster teams.