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Smogon XY OU usage stats, top picks and metagame snapshot

Quick snapshot

Top Pokémon in XY OU this July 2026: Excadrill (47.2%), Garchomp (23.8%), and Clefable (22.7%). Biggest mover is Ferrothorn at -13.3%. Sample: 24,666 battles played at ELO 1760+.

Top team cores · XY OUPokémon that frequently show up together, inferred from usage stats
  1. #1
    DragoniteDragoniteExcadrillExcadrill
    78.9%
  2. #2
    Charizard-Mega-XCharizard-Mega-XExcadrillExcadrill
    71.3%
  3. #3
    Charizard-Mega-XCharizard-Mega-XSerperiorSerperior
    59.4%
  4. #4
    Charizard-Mega-XCharizard-Mega-XFerrothornFerrothorn
    58.1%
  5. #5
    Alakazam-MegaAlakazam-MegaExcadrillExcadrill
    52.9%
  6. #6
    DragoniteDragoniteManaphyManaphy
    52.1%
Speed tiers · XY OUTop picks by base Speed & ×1.5 Booster Energy / Choice Scarf boost
PokémonBase×1.5
Lopunny-Mega135202
Talonflame126189
Weavile125187
Tornadus-Therian121181
Serperior113169
Thundurus111166
Metagross-Mega110165
Keldeo108162
Garchomp102153
Zapdos100150
Manaphy100150
Mew100150
Recent events · XY OUSmogon tournaments, suspect tests, and tiering events
  1. ORAS Last ChanceT2Oct 18, 2026
  2. ORAS Ladder TournamentT2Sep 6, 2026
  3. ORAS Summer SeasonalT2Aug 16, 2026
  4. ORAS NU CupT2Jul 22, 2026

PlaystyleXY OU

Defensive (Defensive / Offensive Spectrum: 2.39)

  • Stall 59.7%
  • Sand 24.8%
  • Balance 18.9%
  • Semi-Stall 13.1%
  • Sand Stall 9.9%
  • Offense 6.1%
  • Volt-Turn 4.4%
  • Sun 3.6%

Formats· Competitive Pokémon guides

Format guide: Gen 6 OU

About the XY OU metagame

This page tracks the XY OU metagame from Smogon's monthly public statistics, derived from millions of rated battles played on Pokémon Showdown. Beyond the raw usage ranking and its monthly delta, Pokékipe computes the parts the source files do not contain: the top movers of the month measured against each Pokémon's own history, the recurring team cores derived from co-usage, the speed tiers that decide who moves first, and the tournament results that show whether the ladder and the competitive circuit agree.

Every Pokémon row is clickable and opens a per-format profile : top moves, items, abilities, EV spreads, teammates and checks & counters. The compact ELO toggle at the top right switches between ALL ladder data and the highest available rating bucket published for the format (the cutoff varies, typically 1760+ on National Dex, 1825+ on Gen 9 OU). Use the high bucket when you want a cleaner picture of what wins at top level, ALL for the broad meta.

Use the time-travel selector in the topbar to view past months, or pin the format to your filter bar to share an indexed permalink. The data on this page is free, requires no account, and is also exposed via the public read API at /openapi.json for analysts and tool-builders.

FAQ · XY OU

What's the most-used Pokémon in XY OU?

Excadrill leads XY OU with a 47.2% usage rate in July 2026, followed by Garchomp (23.8%) and Clefable (22.7%).

Which Pokémon rose the most this month?

Ferrothorn climbed the fastest in XY OU this July 2026, with a -13.3% change in usage.

How many battles inform these XY OU stats?

24,666 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 XY OU 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 XY OU data last updated?

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