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Gholdengo.

Champions BSS Reg M-C usage profile · rank #3
september 2026 · 69.5K battles
Gholdengo
steelghostPokédex entry ↗
Usage · September 2026
28.7%
Gholdengo is ranked #3 in Champions BSS Reg M-C, carried by 25,323 teams
TierS · top 5 of the format
Ladder rank#3 of 278
Raw count25,323
Viability ceiling79
Month on month+28.69pp
13 month peak28.7%
FormatChampions BSS Reg M-C
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sets and counters from 69.5K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 550
HP
87
Atk
60
Def
95
SpA
133
SpD
91
Spe
84
Usage over time28.7%▲ 28.69pppeak 28.7% · Sep '26
24.427.330.133.0Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Apr '26Jun '26Aug '26Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

12.4% of Gholdengo teams
HP
29
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
18
SpD
11
Spe
8
NatureModest
AbilityGood as Gold · 100.0%
ItemAir Balloon · 67.4%
EV spread29 HP / 18 SpA / 11 SpD / 8 Spe
Moves
Shadow Ball99.5%
Make It Rain96.0%
Nasty Plot87.0%
Recover73.9%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Timid2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe9.3%
Modest31 HP / 18 Def / 7 SpA / 10 SpD5.9%

Moves

7 tracked
Shadow Ball99.5%
Make It Rain96.0%
Nasty Plot87.0%
Recover73.9%
Thunderbolt14.5%
Focus Blast8.0%
Trick5.5%

Items

Air Balloon67.4%
Leftovers11.6%
Life Orb8.6%
Choice Scarf6.7%
Rocky Helmet1.5%

Abilities

Good as Gold100.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Modest29 HP / 18 SpA / 11 SpD / 8 Spe12.4%
Timid2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe9.3%
Modest31 HP / 18 Def / 7 SpA / 10 SpD5.9%
Modest31 HP / 32 SpA / 3 Spe3.4%
Modest32 HP / 32 SpA / 2 SpD3.4%
Modest31 HP / 32 SpA2.9%

Top teammates

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Best Gholdengo build for Champions BSS Reg M-C

The set above is the one Champions BSS Reg M-C players run most often, taken from 69,462 battles in September 2026. Gholdengo sits at rank #3 with 28.7% usage, which puts it in S tier, up 28.69 points on the month before.

These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.

The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.

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