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Archaludon

#10 Doubles (VGC) · 15.8%#17 Singles (OU) · 10.1% SteelDragon

Usage, sets and teammates pulled from the Pokémon Showdown / Smogon Champions ladder, June 2026.

Doubles (VGC) set #10 · 15.8% usage

Moves

Electro Shot97.3%
Protect94.7%
Flash Cannon93.8%
Dragon Pulse75.6%
Draco Meteor21.4%

Held items

Leftovers82.2%
Chople Berry3.9%
Sitrus Berry3.1%
Choice Scarf2.5%
Life Orb2%

Ability

Stamina 92.5%Sturdy 5.1%Stalwart 2.4%

Common EV spreads

Modest 252 HP / 8 SpA / 228 SpD / 32 Spe 6.6%
Modest 252 HP / 8 Def / 39 SpA / 197 SpD / 24 Spe 6.3%
Timid 16 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe 5.5%

Best teammates

Pelipper Pelipper 78% Mega Swampert Mega Swampert 65.3% Sinistcha Sinistcha 45.5% Basculegion Basculegion 27.6% Grimmsnarl Grimmsnarl 25.6% Sableye Sableye 25.4%

Singles (OU) set #17 · 10.1% usage

Moves

Flash Cannon88.4%
Electro Shot76.5%
Draco Meteor73.3%
Aura Sphere54.1%
Stealth Rock46.3%
Dragon Pulse22%

Held items

Shuca Berry30.3%
Leftovers29.2%
Chople Berry12.1%
Sitrus Berry8.4%
Choice Scarf5.4%

Ability

Stamina 92%Sturdy 8%Stalwart 0%

Common EV spreads

Timid 16 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe 24.8%
Timid 252 SpA / 16 SpD / 252 Spe 11.3%
Modest 252 HP / 252 SpA / 16 SpD 5.8%

Best teammates

Pelipper Pelipper 72.4% Mega Swampert Mega Swampert 41.5% Basculegion Basculegion 35.3% Excadrill Excadrill 19.4% Hisuian Samurott Hisuian Samurott 18.6% Garchomp Garchomp 18.5%

Counters & checks

Type-matchup math for Archaludon, cross-referenced with the live June 2026 meta. These flag likely threats and targets; confirm exact damage with the damage calculator.

Defensive profile

2× weakFightingGround
resistsGrassNormalWaterElectricFlyingPsychicBugRockSteel
immunePoison

Threatens Archaludon

Meta Pokémon carrying STAB that hits Archaludon super-effectively.

Garchomp Garchomp 48% Excadrill Excadrill 17.5% Sneasler Sneasler 17.2% Mega Staraptor Mega Staraptor 15.1% Mega Swampert Mega Swampert 14.1% Quaquaval Quaquaval 8.8% Mega Lopunny Mega Lopunny 6.6% Annihilape Annihilape 6.3% Mega Blaziken Mega Blaziken 5.9% Mega Scrafty Mega Scrafty 3.2%

Archaludon pressures

Common meta Pokémon weak to Archaludon's STAB.

Garchomp Garchomp 48% Whimsicott Whimsicott 26.7% Glimmora Glimmora 19.6% Dragapult Dragapult 15.4% Grimmsnarl Grimmsnarl 15% Floette (Mega Flower) Floette (Mega Flower) 14.9% Hatterene Hatterene 14.8% Sylveon Sylveon 12.8% Dragonite Dragonite 10.7% Mega Meganium Mega Meganium 7.2%

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