What is the current Pokemon Champions singles meta?
The list above covers the 50 most used Pokemon on Battle Stadium Singles teams rated 1760 and above in BSS Regulation M-C, out of 87,848 counted battles. Primarina leads at 38.9% of teams, followed by Gholdengo (28.1%) and Hippowdon (26.7%). 18 of the top 50 are Mega Evolutions, and 5 of them run Stealth Rock on at least a fifth of their sets, which shows how much singles games are decided by switching and chip damage. Open any entry for its moves, items, abilities, Stat Point spreads and partners.
Common items in the singles meta
The most common item on each of the top 50 Pokemon (Megas left out, since they always hold their stone), grouped by item.
| Item | Top 50 Pokemon | Who runs it first |
|---|---|---|
| Focus Sash | 6 | Garchomp, Baxcalibur, Glimmora, Pawmot, Greninja, Scolipede |
| Rocky Helmet | 4 | Hippowdon, Corviknight, Dragonite, Scizor |
| Choice Scarf | 4 | Basculegion, Meowscarada, Indeedee, Hydreigon |
| Leftovers | 4 | Aegislash, Umbreon, Toxapex, Rotom-Wash |
| Sitrus Berry | 3 | Primarina, Archaludon, Rotom-Heat |
| Life Orb | 3 | Mimikyu, Rillaboom, Cinderace |
| Light Clay | 3 | Dragapult, Grimmsnarl, Ninetales-Alola |
| Air Balloon | 1 | Gholdengo |
Singles cores: who brings whom
Pairs that are registered together most often among the top Pokemon. Each is the leading partner of the first Pokemon in the pair.
- Primarina with Garchomp
- Gholdengo with Hippowdon
- Archaludon with Primarina
- Golisopod-Mega with Primarina
- Mimikyu with Primarina
- Salamence-Mega with Primarina
- Basculegion with Archaludon
- Garchomp-Mega-Z with Primarina
- Meowscarada with Primarina
- Corviknight with Garchomp
- Floette-Mega with Hippowdon
- Metagross-Mega with Primarina
- Indeedee with Corviknight
Most common types in the singles meta
How many of the top 50 Pokemon carry each type.
| Type | Pokemon in top 50 |
|---|---|
| Dragon | 11 |
| Water | 10 |
| Steel | 9 |
| Dark | 8 |
| Ghost | 7 |
| Flying | 7 |
| Fairy | 6 |
| Fire | 5 |
| Poison | 5 |
| Fighting | 4 |
| Electric | 4 |
| Bug | 3 |
| Psychic | 3 |
| Ice | 3 |
| Ground | 2 |
| Grass | 2 |
| Normal | 1 |
| Rock | 1 |
How to build a singles team in Pokemon Champions
Register six that cover each other, knowing you will bring only three. A common shape is one hazard setter or pivot, one or two win conditions (a setup sweeper or a fast attacker), and answers to the threats at the top of this page. Because the opponent picks their three after seeing your six, make sure no single Pokemon on their side beats most of your team.
Start from the threats: for each of the top ten here, note which of your six beats it and how, and confirm the numbers in the damage calculator (the Calc this set button opens it in singles mode with both sets loaded). Use the team builder to load common sets and check shared weaknesses, the speed tiers for Speed benchmarks, and the singles tier list for the full ranking.
Singles meta questions
Where does the singles meta data come from?
From Smogon's monthly statistics for BSS Regulation M-C on Pokemon Showdown, the Battle Stadium Singles format that follows the in-game ranked singles rules, using teams rated 1760 and above. The data covers October 2026.
What does the spread notation mean?
Spreads are Stat Points in the order HP / Atk / Def / SpA / SpD / Spe, with the nature first. "Jolly: 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe" puts 32 points in Attack and Speed and 2 in HP, for 66 in total.
How is singles different from VGC doubles?
Both use the same regulation, Stat Points and Mega rule. Singles brings three of six and puts one Pokemon on each side, so there are no spread moves, partners or redirection, and switching and entry hazards matter much more. The doubles meta is on the VGC meta page.