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Archaludon

Archaludon build and set

SteelDragonTier A

9.6% of teams · leads in 40% · #2

51% win rate
?It is the win rate of the teams that carry it, not its own: every game it is on the team counts, whether it is brought or not.
45%–57% · 278 games

How to play it

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How to beat it

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Who it plays with

  • Pelipper42%
  • Politoed38%
  • Swampert22%
  • Vivillon21%
  • Sinistcha17%
  • Tauros-Paldea-Aqua14%

116 · Faster than 3 of the 8 most used rivals. See its speed →

More data

Spreads (Smogon)

Source: Smogon, September 2026 (1,760+ cutoff)

  1. Calm

    +SpD−Atk

    12.9%Most used
    • HP32
    • Atk0
    • Def1
    • SpA1
    • SpD21
    • Spe11
  2. Calm

    +SpD−Atk

    5.4%
    • HP27
    • Atk0
    • Def5
    • SpA1
    • SpD25
    • Spe8
  3. Modest

    +SpA−Atk

    4.0%
    • HP32
    • Atk0
    • Def0
    • SpA9
    • SpD25
    • Spe0

1,413 battles · 30 days · weighted by rating · updated 7 min ago

Abilities

  • Stamina 98.9%
  • Sturdy 1.1%

Moves

Revealed in 120 games

  • ElectricSpecialElectro Shot61.7%
  • NormalStatusProtect52.5%
  • SteelSpecialFlash Cannon38.3%
  • DragonSpecialDragon Pulse25.0%
  • DragonSpecialDraco Meteor20.0%
  • DarkSpecialSnarl17.5%
  • FightingSpecialAura Sphere11.7%
  • RockPhysicalRock Slide1.7%
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  • ElectricSpecialThunderbolt1.7%
  • NormalPhysicalBody Slam0.8%
  • PsychicStatusLight Screen0.8%
  • SteelSpecialSteel Beam0.8%
  • RockPhysicalStone Edge0.8%
  • ElectricStatusThunder Wave0.8%

Items

Revealed in 84 games

  • Leftovers75.0%
  • Chople Berry10.7%
  • Shuca Berry3.6%
  • White Herb3.6%
  • Life Orb2.4%
  • Sitrus Berry2.4%
  • Choice Scarf1.2%
  • Light Clay1.2%
30-day trend0.0% – 25.0%

Lead pairs

Speed

116with 11 SP and a Calm nature

Faster than 3 of the 8 most used rivals

  1. 144Floette-Eternal
  2. 143Basculegion
  3. 132Venusaur
  4. 116Archaludon
  5. 99Kangaskhan
  6. 95Sylveon
  7. 70Sableye

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At tournaments

In 1 of 1 official Reg M-B tournaments (394 teams)

10.9% of teams · 0 top 8 appearances

Best result: #17 at World Championships 2026

Most used set at tournaments (27 teams)

Leftovers

Calm

  • Protect
  • Dragon Pulse
  • Flash Cannon
  • Electro Shot

Teams with Archaludon

Not in any of the most used teams yet.

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Archaludon is on 9.6% of VGC 2026 Reg M-B teams (30 days), ranking 2. Its most seen moves are Electro Shot, Protect and Flash Cannon. The most revealed item is Leftovers. It usually teams up with Pelipper and Politoed. It is brought in 86% of its games and leads in 40%.

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