Pounce move usage across Smogon and VGC formats
Pounce (Bug · Physical) — competitive usage across every Smogon and VGC format on Pokékipe. Base power, accuracy, PP, top users per format, monthly trends. Refreshed live from Pokémon Showdown's chaos JSON dump.
Pounce
- Power
- 50
- Accuracy
- 100%
- PP
- 20
The user attacks by pouncing on the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat.
- SV Anything Goes27 mon
- SV National Dex Doubles22 mon
- SV OU17 mon
- SV Doubles OU17 mon
- SV National Dex Ubers15 mon
- SV Ubers14 mon
- SV Monotype12 mon
- SV National Dex12 mon
- SV DOUBLESUU8 mon
- SV POKEBILITIESAAA7 mon
- SV Almost Any Ability7 mon
- SV RU7 mon
- SV UU7 mon
- SV DOUBLESUBERS7 mon
- SV PU5 mon
- SV MIXANDMEGA5 mon
- SV NU5 mon
- SV NATIONALDEXMONOTYPE5 mon
- SV ZU4 mon
- SV NATIONALDEXAAA4 mon
- SV REVELATIONMONS3 mon
- SV CONVERGENCE2 mon
- SV UBERSUU1 mon
- SV LC1 mon
- SV SHAREDPOWER1 mon
- SV STABMONS1 mon
- SV Balanced Hackmons1 mon
- SV NATIONALDEXUU1 mon
About Pounce across competitive formats
This page is the cross-format home for Pounce : rather than a single tier, it rolls up everywhere Pounce 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 Pounce 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 Pounce 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, Pounce 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 PU
What's the most-used Pokémon in SV PU?
Rhydon leads SV PU with a 48.7% usage rate in July 2026, followed by Decidueye-Hisui (38.0%) and Slowbro-Galar (37.3%).
Which Pokémon rose the most this month?
Sneasel climbed the fastest in SV PU this July 2026, with a +18.7% change in usage.
How many battles inform these SV PU stats?
14,155 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 PU 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 PU data last updated?
The SV PU usage snapshot above reflects July 2026. New monthly data drops a few days after the end of each month.