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Published on February 5th, 2013 | by Firestorm

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Stats from the 2013 International Challenge — January

The 2013 International Challenge — January is over and with the results, we also received statistics showing what Pokémon, moves, items, natures, and abilities were most commonly seen by strong players. We aren’t quite sure what the sample size is so hopefully percentages suffice! This is based on the strongest of the 21,017 players who participated in the Masters division during the tournament.

Special Thanks to Team Rocket Elite for calculating how many of the counted teams each Pokémon was on.

#1. Cresselia (800)

488

Common Teammates:

tyranitar metagross rotom-wash hitmontop hydreigon thundurus

Moves % Items % Natures % Abilities %
1 Ice Beam 65.6% Sitrus Berry 42.7% Sassy 31.3% Levitate 100%
2 Trick Room 50.3% Leftovers 26.7% Calm 22.7%
3 Psyshock 42.0% Lum Berry 6.7% Bold 20.6%
4 Swagger 40.6% Mental Herb 6.0% Modest 11.7%
5 Helping Hand 40.0% Expert Belt 5.0% Timid 6.0%
6 Psychic 36.6% Psychic Gem 2.1% Relaxed 4.7%
7 Thunder Wave 30.6% Rocky Helmet 2.0% Quiet 1.7%
8 Icy Wind 23.5% Chesto Berry 1.8% Brave 0.2%
9 Hidden Power 14.1% Choice Specs 1.3% Hardy 0.2%
10 Safeguard 11.5% Macho Brace 1.3% Careful 0.1%

#2. Metagross (756)

376

Common Teammates:

cresselia tyranitar rotom-wash hydreigon thundurus hitmontop

Moves % Items % Natures % Abilities %
1 Meteor Mash 82.8% Lum Berry 50.1% Adamant 89.8% Clear Body 100%
2 Protect 76.5% Normal Gem 8.9% Brave 7.2%
3 Zen Headbutt 67.8% Occa Berry 8.8% Jolly 1.4%
4 Bullet Punch 60.8% Choice Band 4.4% Careful 0.5%
5 Earthquake 55.9% Psychic Gem 4.4% Impish 0.3%
6 Ice Punch 14.6% Shuca Berry 4.4% Sassy 0.2%
7 Explosion 14.0% Sitrus Berry 4.1% Hardy 0.1%
8 Hammer Arm 13.0% Steel Gem 1.9% Relaxed 0.1%
9 Rock Slide 4.2% Air Balloon 1.7%
10 Iron Head 3.1% Choice Scarf 1.5%

#3. Tyranitar (636)

248

Common Teammates:

cresselia metagross rotom-wash garchomp latios hitmontop

Moves % Items % Natures % Abilities %
1 Rock Slide 93.8% Chople Berry 45.2% Adamant 45.7% Sandstream 99.3%
2 Crunch 86.0% Choice Scarf 16.5% Brave 25.6% Unnerve 0.6%
3 Protect 79.4% Focus Sash 8.9% Jolly 22.0%
4 Low Kick 58.1% Dark Gem 7.3% Careful 1.2%
5 Fire Punch 22.9% Iron Ball 6.6% Sassy 1.2%
6 Ice Punch 15.5% Sitrus Berry 2.8% Timid 1.1%
7 Earthquake 6.6% Air Balloon 1.7% Modest 0.9%
8 Superpower 5.3% Expert Belt 1.7% Hasty 0.3%
9 Fling 5.0% Leftovers 1.7% Impish 0.3%
10 Stone Edge 4.0% Persim Berry 1.7% Naive 0.3%

#4. Rotom (525)

479

Note: All formes of Rotom are counted as one. The most common is Rotom-Wash with Rotom-Frost a distant second.

Common Teammates:

cresselia metagross tyranitar garchomp hydreigon hitmontop

Moves % Items % Natures % Abilities %
1 Hydro Pump 79.4% Choice Specs 25.3% Modest 72.9% Levitate 100%
2 Thunderbolt 75.4% Sitrus Berry 19.4% Calm 16.0%
3 Hidden Power 51.6% Electric Gem 19.0% Timid 7.6%
4 Protect 45.7% Choice Scarf 17.3% Bold 1.7%
5 Trick 30.2% Leftovers 4.9% Quiet 1.3%
6 Volt Switch 26.2% Water Gem 3.6% Gentle 0.1%
7 Thunder 24.9% Light Clay 1.7% Mild 0.1%
8 Thunder Wave 13.3% Fire Gem 0.9%
9 Blizzard 8.7% Expert Belt 0.7%
10 Will-O-Wisp 8.0% Grass Gem 0.7%

#5. Hitmontop (510)

237

Common Teammates:

cresselia metagross tyranitar chandelure thundurus gastrodon

Moves % Items % Natures % Abilities %
1 Fake Out 99.2% Fighting Gem 75.4% Adamant 49.8% Intimidate 95.6%
2 Close Combat 92.7% Dark Gem 7.6% Careful 38.8% Technician 4.3%
3 Sucker Punch 46.8% Eject Button 5.2% Brave 5.0%
4 Wide Guard 40.0% Sitrus Berry 2.3% Sassy 2.7%
5 Helping Hand 33.3% Life Orb 1.7% Impish 1.7%
6 Feint 22.3% Lum Berry 1.1% Jolly 1.3%
7 Stone Edge 15.8% Chesto Berry 0.9% Calm 0.1%
8 Detect 13.7% Persim Berry 0.7% Gentle 0.1%
9 Mach Punch 13.3% Leftovers 0.5%
10 Rock Slide 6.8% White Herb 0.5%

#6. Thundurus (476)

642

Common Teammates:

metagross cresselia tyranitar politoed kingdra hitmontop

Moves % Items % Natures % Abilities %
1 Thunderbolt 75.4% Sitrus Berry 25.0% Timid 49.1% Prankster 71.4%
2 Hidden Power 61.9% Electric Gem 23.5% Calm 32.3% Volt Absorb 27.7%
3 Thunder Wave 59.6% Choice Specs 11.5% Modest 10.5% Defiant 0.8%
4 Taunt 37.6% Leftovers 8.8% Naive 2.1%
5 Swagger 34.2% Focus Sash 5.6% Bold 1.4%
6 Protect 28.9% Choice Scarf 3.9% Hasty 0.8%
7 Thunder 24.1% Expert Belt 3.7% Mild 0.8%
8 Grass Knot 16.5% Life Orb 3.7% Rash 0.6%
9 Volt Switch 15.9% Yache Berry 2.9% Jolly 0.4%
10 Substitute 14.9% Flying Gem 2.3% Relaxed 0.4%

#7. Politoed (462)

186

Common Teammates:

kingdra metagross thundurus cresselia ludicolo scizor

Moves % Items % Natures % Abilities %
1 Protect 79.4% Water Gem 25.7% Modest 42.6% Drizzle 99.7%
2 Ice Beam 70.9% Wacan Berry 21.8% Quiet 20.5% Water Absorb 0.2%
3 Hydro Pump 42.4% Sitrus Berry 21.4% Calm 13.8%
4 Scald 38.9% Leftovers 7.3% Bold 7.5%
5 Helping Hand 34.8% Choice Scarf 5.8% Sassy 7.5%
6 Perish Song 29.0% Iron Ball 2.8% Timid 6.0%
7 Surf 23.8% Eject Button 2.3% Relaxed 1.2%
8 Hidden Power 18.1% Choice Specs 1.5% Brave 0.2%
9 Encore 13.8% Rocky Helmet 1.5% Docile 0.2%
10 Icy Wind 10.1% Wide Lens 1.0%

#8. Latios (398)

381

Common Teammates:

tyranitar metagross cresselia hitmontop landorus rotom-wash

Moves % Items % Natures % Abilities %
1 Draco Meteor 92.7% Dragon Gem 35.6% Timid 90.9% Levitate 100%
2 Protect 59.5% Life Orb 21.3% Modest 7.7%
3 Psyshock 47.9% Choice Specs 15.0% Rash 0.5%
4 Hidden Power 33.6% Choice Scarf 11.8% Naive 0.2%
5 Psychic 32.4% Focus Sash 7.0% Quirky 0.2%
6 Trick 17.3% Light Clay 2.2% Serious 0.2%
7 Thunder 14.8% Haban Berry 1.5%
8 Dragon Pulse 13.5% White Herb 1.5%
9 Ice Beam 11.5% BrightPowder 0.7%
10 Thunderbolt 10.5% Lum Berry

#9. Hydreigon (365)

635

Common Teammates:

metagross cresselia rotom-wash hitmontop tyranitar thundurus

Moves % Items % Natures % Abilities %
1 Dark Pulse 96.9% Dragon Gem 31.7% Modest 51.7% Levitate 100%
2 Draco Meteor 90.1% Haban Berry 14.5% Timid 44.3%
3 Protect 73.9% Life Orb 13.9% Quiet 1.3%
4 Fire Blast 44.9% Choice Scarf 13.4% Rash 0.8%
5 Flamethrower 35.8% Dark Gem 8.2% Hasty 0.5%
6 Dragon Pulse 14.7% Focus Sash 6.5% Adamant 0.2%
7 Heat Wave 10.9% Choice Specs 2.7% Bold 0.2%
8 Earth Power 9.8% Expert Belt 1.6% Jolly 0.2%
9 Focus Blast 6.5% Fire Gem 1.3% Naugthy 0.2%
10 Surf 3.2% White Herb 1.3%

#10. Gastrodon (362)

423

Common Teammates:

cresselia tyranitar hitmontop metagross latios scizor

Moves % Items % Natures % Abilities %
1 Earth Power 92.8% Rindo Berry 40.6% Calm 28.7% Storm Drain 99.1%
2 Protect 77.6% Leftovers 20.7% Quiet 25.6% Sticky Hold 0.5%
3 Ice Beam 70.4% Ground Gem 16.8% Modest 24.3% Sand Force 0.2%
4 Recover 56.6% Sitrus Berry 13.5% Bold 11.6%
5 Muddy Water 43.6% Rockey Helmet 2.2% Sassy 6.6%
6 Scald 13.8% Expert Belt 1.1% Relaxed 2.7%
7 Toxic 8.0% Quick Claw 1.1% Quirky 0.2%
8 Icy Wind 6.3% Choice Specs 0.8%
9 Hidden Power 6.0% Water Gem 0.8%
10 Surf 5.8% Life Orb 0.5%


About the Author

is one of the co-founders of Nugget Bridge and the Community Manager for eSports Tournament Platform Battlefy. He has been playing Pokémon since 1999, competitively since 2007, and attending tournaments since 2010. He lives in Vancouver, Canada with a degree in Interactive Art & Technology + Communications. You can follow him on Twitter at @rushanshekar.


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