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Stakeout ability usage across Smogon and VGC formats

Stakeout — ability usage across every Smogon and VGC format on Pokékipe. Description, top users per format, monthly trends.

Stakeout

Doubles the damage dealt to the target’s replacement if the target switches out.

This page is the cross-format home for Stakeout : rather than a single tier, it rolls up everywhere Stakeout sees competitive play, from the Smogon singles ladders to Doubles OU and the live VGC regulations. The format tabs above jump straight to any of them, while this view answers the bigger question first : which metagames Stakeout actually matters in, and how heavily it is leaned on in each.

Open a format and you get the full breakdown : the Pokémon that run Stakeout and how often, the moves, items and abilities it pairs with, the EV spreads and sets built around it, and a month-over-month usage trend. Because the meta never sits still, Stakeout can be a staple in one format and a niche pick in another, so the per-format split is where the real story lives, not a single blended number.

Every figure is derived from Smogon's public monthly usage statistics, built from millions of rated Pokémon Showdown battles and refreshed as soon as a new snapshot lands, no editorial picks, no curation, just what high-rated players are running right now. The data is free, needs no account, and is also available through Pokékipe's public read API for analysts and team-builders.

FAQ · SV ZU

What's the most-used Pokémon in SV ZU?

Mesprit leads SV ZU with a 41.4% usage rate in July 2026, followed by Skuntank (27.4%) and Passimian (27.4%).

Which Pokémon rose the most this month?

Whimsicott climbed the fastest in SV ZU this July 2026, with a -11.2% change in usage.

How many battles inform these SV ZU stats?

5,773 rated battles played on Pokémon Showdown ladder at ELO 1760+ during July 2026. Aggregated monthly from Smogon's public chaos JSON dump.

Where does the SV ZU data come from?

Pokémon Showdown's monthly ladder snapshot (chaos JSON), refreshed each month. For VGC formats, official tournament results are also surfaced when available via Pokémon Company's Pokedata feed.

When was the SV ZU data last updated?

The SV ZU usage snapshot above reflects July 2026. New monthly data drops a few days after the end of each month.