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Gholdengo

148 appearances (Regulation M-B)
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Tier
Gholdengo
Steel Ghost
HP 87
Atk 60
Def 95
Sp.Atk 133
Sp.Def 91
Speed 84
Total 550
Weight 66.1 lbs.
Good as Gold
The Pokémon is immune to status moves used by other Pokémon.

Type effectiveness

Weakness · 2×
Fire Ground Ghost Dark
Resistance · ½×
Grass Ice Flying Psychic Rock Dragon Steel Fairy
Resistance · ¼×
Bug
Immunity · 0×
Normal Fighting Poison

Meta Builds

Meta Popular

Builds ranked by competitive performance — higher placement at larger events scores more.

#1
Good as Gold Focus Sash
100.0 65.9% WR · 6 teams
Make It Rain Nasty Plot Protect Shadow Ball
Stat Alignment: 100% Modest
Team
Gholdengo
Gholdengo
Good as Gold · Focus Sash
100%
Pelipper
Pelipper
Drizzle · Sitrus Berry
67%
Sneasler
Sneasler
Unburden · White Herb
67%
Basculegion
Basculegion
Adaptability · Choice Scarf
67%
Dragonite
Dragonite
Inner Focus · Dragoninite
67%
Archaludon
Archaludon
Stamina · Leftovers
67%
Tenki's x MMHM - Champions M-B · Testing444 (#1) · 8–2
Pelipper
Pelipper
Drizzle Sitrus Berry
Wide Guard Tailwind Weather Ball Hurricane
Sneasler
Sneasler
Unburden White Herb
Close Combat Dire Claw Fake Out Protect
Basculegion
Basculegion
Adaptability Choice Scarf
Wave Crash Last Respects Flip Turn Aqua Jet
Dragonite
Dragonite
Inner Focus Dragoninite
Dragon Pulse Heat Wave Tailwind Protect
Archaludon
Archaludon
Stamina Leftovers
Electro Shot Dragon Pulse Flash Cannon Protect
Gholdengo
Gholdengo
Good as Gold Focus Sash
Make It Rain Shadow Ball Nasty Plot Protect
#2
Good as Gold Life Orb
87.0 51.1% WR · 52 teams
Make It Rain Nasty Plot Protect Shadow Ball
Stat Alignment: 65% Modest, 35% Timid
Team
Gholdengo
Gholdengo
Good as Gold · Life Orb
100%
Sinistcha
Sinistcha
Hospitality · Kasib Berry
42%
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate · Sitrus Berry
40%
Grimmsnarl
Grimmsnarl
Prankster · Light Clay
35%
Staraptor
Staraptor
Intimidate · Staraptite
29%
Whimsicott
Whimsicott
Prankster · Focus Sash
29%
Wolfey Patreon Tournament - Pokémon Champions #4 · Rhymar (#1) · 8–2
Charizard
Charizard
Blaze Charizardite Y
Heat Wave Weather Ball Solar Beam Protect
Hydreigon
Hydreigon
Levitate Choice Scarf
Draco Meteor Dark Pulse Snarl Earth Power
Gholdengo
Gholdengo
Good as Gold Life Orb
Make It Rain Shadow Ball Protect Nasty Plot
Grimmsnarl
Grimmsnarl
Prankster Light Clay
Parting Shot Fake Out Light Screen Reflect
Toxapex
Toxapex
Regenerator Leftovers
Infestation Baneful Bunker Wide Guard Toxic
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate Sitrus Berry
Flare Blitz Throat Chop Fake Out Parting Shot
#3
Good as Gold Metal Coat
72.8 48.5% WR · 14 teams
Make It Rain Nasty Plot Protect Shadow Ball
Stat Alignment: 79% Modest, 21% Timid
Team
Gholdengo
Gholdengo
Good as Gold · Metal Coat
100%
Garchomp
Garchomp
Rough Skin · Life Orb
64%
Whimsicott
Whimsicott
Prankster · Focus Sash
50%
Grimmsnarl
Grimmsnarl
Prankster · Light Clay
43%
Staraptor
Staraptor
Intimidate · Staraptite
36%
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate · Passho Berry
36%
Friday Fight Night #60 Reg M-B Bo3 · Holasoy (#4) · 6–3
Staraptor
Staraptor
Intimidate Staraptite
Close Combat Protect Roost Brave Bird
Gholdengo
Gholdengo
Good as Gold Metal Coat
Protect Nasty Plot Shadow Ball Make It Rain
Garchomp
Garchomp
Rough Skin Life Orb
Earthquake Dragon Claw Protect Rock Slide
Whimsicott
Whimsicott
Prankster Focus Sash
Moonblast Encore Charm Tailwind
Charizard
Charizard
Blaze Charizardite Y
Weather Ball Solar Beam Heat Wave Protect
Basculegion
Basculegion
Adaptability Choice Scarf
Wave Crash Flip Turn Aqua Jet Last Respects
#4
Good as Gold Life Orb
59.2 39.8% WR · 15 teams
Make It Rain Power Gem Protect Shadow Ball
Stat Alignment: 67% Modest, 33% Timid
Team
Gholdengo
Gholdengo
Good as Gold · Life Orb
100%
Staraptor
Staraptor
Intimidate · Staraptite
73%
Garchomp
Garchomp
Rough Skin · Roseli Berry
67%
Basculegion
Basculegion
Adaptability · Mystic Water
47%
Whimsicott
Whimsicott
Prankster · Focus Sash
47%
Grimmsnarl
Grimmsnarl
Prankster · Light Clay
40%
Friday Fight Night #60 Reg M-B Bo3 · NightX (#2) · 7–3
Staraptor
Staraptor
Intimidate Staraptite
Brave Bird Roost Close Combat Protect
Gholdengo
Gholdengo
Good as Gold Life Orb
Make It Rain Shadow Ball Power Gem Protect
Raichu
Raichu
Lightning Rod Raichunite X
Fake Out Volt Switch Protect Dazzling Gleam
Whimsicott
Whimsicott
Prankster Focus Sash
Moonblast Tailwind Tickle Fake Tears
Garchomp
Garchomp
Rough Skin Roseli Berry
Dragon Claw Stomping Tantrum Poison Jab Rock Tomb
Basculegion
Basculegion
Adaptability Mystic Water
Wave Crash Last Respects Aqua Jet Protect
#5
Good as Gold White Herb
56.3 50.0% WR · 3 teams
Make It Rain Nasty Plot Protect Shadow Ball
Stat Alignment: 100% Modest
Team
Gholdengo
Gholdengo
Good as Gold · White Herb
100%
Whimsicott
Whimsicott
Prankster · Focus Sash
100%
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate · Charcoal
67%
Metagross
Metagross
Clear Body · Metagrossite
33%
Basculegion
Basculegion
Adaptability · Life Orb
33%
Eelektross
Eelektross
Levitate · Eelektrossite
33%
Alpensee Tour (Reg M-B) #62 - ✨🐢 for #1! IN-GAME! · zichris (#19) · 3–2
Grimmsnarl
Grimmsnarl
Prankster Light Clay
Fake Out Parting Shot Spirit Break Light Screen
Gholdengo
Gholdengo
Good as Gold White Herb
Shadow Ball Make It Rain Nasty Plot Protect
Staraptor
Staraptor
Intimidate Staraptite
Close Combat Brave Bird Roost Protect
Whimsicott
Whimsicott
Prankster Focus Sash
Moonblast Tickle Tailwind Protect
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate Sitrus Berry
Flare Blitz Parting Shot Fake Out Taunt
Floette
Floette
Flower Veil Floettite
Dazzling Gleam Draining Kiss Calm Mind Protect

Tournament Stats

Submissions that don't match in-game data (typos, renamed moves or abilities) are discarded during import, so the counts here can differ from the total appearance count above.

Most Common Teammates

Staraptor
Staraptor
Normal Flying
40.5% usage · WR 42.5%
Garchomp
Garchomp
Dragon Ground
40.5% usage · WR 44.3%
Incineroar
Incineroar
Fire Dark
36.5% usage · WR 41.1%
Sinistcha
Sinistcha
Grass Ghost
35.1% usage · WR 41.4%
Whimsicott
Whimsicott
Grass Fairy
33.1% usage · WR 50.0%
Grimmsnarl
Grimmsnarl
Dark Fairy
32.4% usage · WR 42.1%
Basculegion
Basculegion
Water Ghost
20.3% usage · WR 61.0%
Raichu
Raichu
Electric
16.9% usage · WR 36.4%

Most Common Moves

Make It Rain
147 (99.3%)
Shadow Ball
147 (99.3%)
Protect
121 (81.8%)
Nasty Plot
93 (62.8%)
Power Gem
41 (27.7%)
Trick
18 (12.2%)
Thunderbolt
8 (5.4%)
Dazzling Gleam
4 (2.7%)
Thunder
4 (2.7%)
Flash Cannon
2 (1.4%)

Most Common Items

Life Orb Life Orb
73 (49.3%)
Choice Scarf Choice Scarf
23 (15.5%)
Metal Coat Metal Coat
15 (10.1%)
Leftovers Leftovers
11 (7.4%)
White Herb White Herb
8 (5.4%)
Focus Sash Focus Sash
7 (4.7%)
Quick Claw Quick Claw
3 (2.0%)
Expert Belt Expert Belt
3 (2.0%)
Sitrus Berry Sitrus Berry
2 (1.4%)
Wise Glasses Wise Glasses
2 (1.4%)

Learnable Moves

Move Type Cat. Pow Acc PP
Charge Beam Electric Special 50 90 12
Confuse Ray Ghost Status - 100 12
Dazzling Gleam Fairy Special 80 100 12
Electro Ball Electric Special 1 100 12
Endure Normal Status - 101 12
Flash Cannon Steel Special 80 100 12
Fling Dark Physical 1 100 12
Focus Blast Fighting Special 120 70 8
Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150 100 20
Giga Impact Normal Physical 150 90 8
Heavy Slam Steel Physical 1 100 12
Hex Ghost Special 65 100 12
Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90 8
Iron Head Steel Physical 80 100 16
Light Screen Psychic Status - 101 20
Low Kick Fighting Physical 1 100 20
Low Sweep Fighting Physical 65 100 20
Make It Rain Steel Special 120 95 8
Memento Dark Status - 100 12
Metal Sound Steel Status - 85 20
Nasty Plot Dark Status - 101 20
Move Type Cat. Pow Acc PP
Night Shade Ghost Special 1 100 16
Poltergeist Ghost Physical 110 90 8
Power Gem Rock Special 80 100 20
Protect Normal Status - 101 8
Psychic Psychic Special 90 100 12
Psyshock Psychic Special 80 100 12
Recover Normal Status - 101 8
Reflect Psychic Status - 101 20
Rest Psychic Status - 101 8
Sandstorm Rock Status - 101 8
Shadow Ball Ghost Special 80 100 16
Shadow Punch Ghost Physical 60 101 20
Sleep Talk Normal Status - 101 12
Steel Beam Steel Special 140 95 8
Substitute Normal Status - 101 12
Surf Water Special 90 100 16
Thief Dark Physical 60 100 20
Thunder Electric Special 110 70 12
Thunder Punch Electric Physical 75 100 16
Thunderbolt Electric Special 90 100 16
Trick Psychic Status - 100 12

Notable Placements

Place Player Tournament Record
#1 Rhymar Wolfey Patreon Tournament - Pokémon Champions #4 8-2-0
#3 gslong00 Wolfey Patreon Tournament - Pokémon Champions #4 8-1-0
#4 Sooner Talon's FIGHT CLUB #89 POKEMON CHAMPIONS 7-3-0
#5 ヒミーは最低だ ヒ r/VGC Regulation M-B Kickoff Cup 6-2-0
#7 washy r/VGC Regulation M-B Kickoff Cup 6-2-0
#7 TenkiPK CHAMPIONS REG. M-B |👑CROWN FIGHT Bo3 TOUR #73👑 6-3-0
#9 Wolfey r/VGC Regulation M-B Kickoff Cup 6-1-0
#9 Thomas Dick Wolfey Patreon Tournament - Pokémon Champions #4 5-2-0
#11 Rhymar r/VGC Regulation M-B Kickoff Cup 6-1-0
#13 Kael Shobel Wolfey Patreon Tournament - Pokémon Champions #4 4-3-0