Sample Pokemon Champions teams to start from
Four starting points assembled from October 2026 ladder data: each begins with a popular Pokemon and adds the partners it is most often paired with, on their most common sets. They are not copies of real players' teams, and the team checker's warnings are shown as they are. Load one, then fix what the checker flags.
Sneasler team
- SneaslerFightingPoisonWhite Herb, Close Combat, Dire Claw
- KingambitDarkSteelChople Berry, Kowtow Cleave, Sucker Punch
- BasculegionWaterGhostFocus Sash, Last Respects, Aqua Jet
- Charizard-Mega-YFireFlyingCharizardite Y, Heat Wave, Weather Ball
- FarigirafNormalPsychicSitrus Berry, Trick Room, Psychic
- GarchompDragonGroundChoice Scarf, Dragon Claw, Rock Slide
Rillaboom team
- RillaboomGrassMiracle Seed, Grassy Glide, Fake Out
- IncineroarFireDarkSitrus Berry, Fake Out, Parting Shot
- SneaslerFightingPoisonWhite Herb, Close Combat, Dire Claw
- BasculegionWaterGhostFocus Sash, Last Respects, Aqua Jet
- Raichu-Mega-YElectricRaichunite Y, Zap Cannon, Protect
- KingambitDarkSteelChople Berry, Kowtow Cleave, Sucker Punch
To fix: 4 members are weak to Ground. No speed control (Tailwind, Trick Room, Icy Wind, Electroweb, Thunder Wave).
Load the Rillaboom teamArchaludon team
- ArchaludonSteelDragonLeftovers, Protect, Electro Shot
- PelipperWaterFlyingSitrus Berry, Hurricane, Weather Ball
- Golisopod-MegaBugSteelGolisopite, Leech Life, Iron Head
- SneaslerFightingPoisonWhite Herb, Close Combat, Dire Claw
- Basculegion-FWaterGhostFocus Sash, Shadow Ball, Muddy Water
- GrimmsnarlDarkFairyLight Clay, Parting Shot, Light Screen
Indeedee-F team
- Indeedee-FPsychicNormalRocky Helmet, Follow Me, Helping Hand
- SneaslerFightingPoisonWhite Herb, Close Combat, Dire Claw
- Gardevoir-MegaPsychicFairyGardevoirite, Hyper Voice, Psychic
- ArmarougeFirePsychicFocus Sash, Expanding Force, Armor Cannon
- Kommo-oDragonFightingLife Orb, Protect, Clanging Scales
- BasculegionWaterGhostSitrus Berry, Last Respects, Aqua Jet
To fix: 3 members are weak to Ghost. 3 members are weak to Dark.
Load the Indeedee-F teamHow to build a team in Pokemon Champions
A VGC team is six Pokemon, and you bring four of them to each game after seeing your opponent's six. So the job of a team builder is not only to make six strong picks, but to make sure most fours you could bring hold up against what you expect to face. Start with a pair you want to lead with, add the support that makes that pair work, then fill the last slots with answers to whatever the first four struggle against.
The builder opens with a team made from the most used sets on the ladder so you can see how a working team looks. Click any slot to change it. Picking a Pokemon fills in its most common item, ability, moves and Stat Point spread from the latest Smogon statistics; change whatever you like from there.
- Pick the core. Two or three Pokemon that win games together, for example a weather setter and its abuser, or a Trick Room setter and slow attackers.
- Add support. Fake Out, Intimidate, redirection (Follow Me, Rage Powder) and speed control (Tailwind, Trick Room, Icy Wind) decide most VGC turns.
- Patch the weaknesses. Use the team weakness chart below the slots. A type that three members are weak to, with nothing that resists it, is the first thing an opponent will aim at.
- Tune the spreads. Spend Stat Points to outspeed or survive a specific threat, then confirm it in the damage calculator.
Stat Points instead of EVs
Pokemon Champions replaces EVs with Stat Points. Every Pokemon has 66 to spend, with a cap of 32 in one stat, and each point adds exactly one to the stat at level 50 (before the nature multiplier). The math is simple: HP is base plus SP plus 75, and every other stat is base plus SP plus 20, times 1.1 or 0.9 for the nature.
If you are used to EV spreads, 32 SP is the old 252 EVs and the full 66 is roughly 508 EVs. The stat calculator converts a spread either way and shows the final numbers side by side.
How to read the team weakness chart
Each row is an attacking type and each column is one of your Pokemon. Orange cells take double damage, the solid red cells take four times, green cells resist and dark cells are immune. The two columns on the right count how many members are weak to the type and how many resist or ignore it.
Rows outlined in orange have three or more weak members; rows outlined in red have three or more weak members and nothing that resists. Those are the gaps to close first. Abilities are counted, so Levitate makes a Pokemon immune to Ground and Thick Fat halves Fire and Ice. For a quick check of typings without building a full team, use the type coverage calculator.
Pokemon Champions team building checklist
- Speed control: whether any member carries Tailwind, Trick Room, Icy Wind, Electroweb, Thunder Wave or a similar move.
- Turn one tools: Fake Out, Intimidate and redirection.
- Protect count: most VGC teams run Protect on four or more members.
- Rule problems: two copies of one item or species, more than 66 Stat Points, two weather setters that cancel each other, or more than one Mega.
- Attack coverage: the types your damaging moves can only hit for resisted damage.
Export your VGC team to Showdown or share it
Export to Showdown gives you a standard paste you can load into Pokemon Showdown's teambuilder for the VGC 2026 Regulation M-C format, or keep in a notes app. Copy share link puts the full team into a link, so you can send it to a friend or post it on Reddit and anyone who opens it gets the same six, ready to edit. Opening a shared link never overwrites anything until you change it.
Most used Pokemon on VGC teams this month
The ladder's most used Pokemon in October 2026 at 1760 rating and above. Use them as a starting point or as the list of threats your team must handle. The full breakdown with sets is on the meta page, and the ranked list is on the tier list.
| # | Pokemon | Type | Usage | Common item |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sneasler | FightingPoison | 49.9% | White Herb |
| 2 | Kingambit | DarkSteel | 42.2% | Chople Berry |
| 3 | Basculegion | WaterGhost | 34.4% | Focus Sash |
| 4 | Charizard-Mega-Y | FireFlying | 32.3% | Charizardite Y |
| 5 | Rillaboom | Grass | 27.4% | Miracle Seed |
| 6 | Incineroar | FireDark | 26.3% | Sitrus Berry |
| 7 | Garchomp | DragonGround | 26.1% | Choice Scarf |
| 8 | Farigiraf | NormalPsychic | 23.6% | Sitrus Berry |
| 9 | Archaludon | SteelDragon | 15.4% | Leftovers |
| 10 | Indeedee-F | PsychicNormal | 13.6% | Rocky Helmet |
| 11 | Floette-Mega | Fairy | 13.2% | Floettite |
| 12 | Dragonite-Mega | DragonFlying | 13.1% | Dragoninite |
VGC team builder questions
How many Stat Points do you get in Pokemon Champions?
Each Pokemon gets 66 Stat Points, with at most 32 in a single stat. One Stat Point raises a stat by one point at level 50, so 32 SP does the same job as 252 EVs did in Scarlet and Violet. IVs are always maxed, so there is nothing else to set.
Can I import a team from Pokemon Showdown?
Yes. Use Import paste and drop in a normal Showdown export. If the paste still uses EVs (values above 32), each stat is converted to the Stat Points that give the same final number, using the rule that the first Stat Point is worth 4 EVs and each one after that is worth 8.
How do Mega Evolutions work in the builder?
Pick the Mega forme directly, for example Charizard-Mega-Y, and the builder gives it the right Mega Stone and the Mega forme stats, types and ability. On export it is written the way Showdown expects: the base species holding the stone. Only one Pokemon can Mega Evolve per battle, and the team checker reminds you if you bring more than one.
Is my team saved?
Your team is saved in this browser only, and it reloads when you come back. To keep a copy somewhere else or send it to a friend, use Copy share link: the whole team is stored in the link itself, nothing is uploaded.
Which rules does the team checker use?
The checks follow the current VGC format, VGC 2026 Regulation M-C: level 50, doubles, Species Clause, Item Clause and one Mega Evolution per battle. Type matchups use the Generation 9 type chart and account for abilities such as Levitate, Flash Fire, Thick Fat and Water Absorb.