Encore
Pokémon that run it
| Pokémon | Teams | Share of its teams | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
 Whimsicott | 11,254 | 76.78% | 50.30% |
 Alolan Ninetales | 1,677 | 43.11% | 51.45% |
 Politoed | 1,430 | 41.51% | 50.79% |
 Sableye | 1,367 | 44.80% | 45.74% |
 Raichu | 910 | 10.45% | 51.64% |
 Delphox | 850 | 12.66% | 52.02% |
 Maushold | 814 | 18.79% | 49.79% |
 Tinkaton | 356 | 43.41% | 50.50% |
 Lopunny | 251 | 30.87% | 49.48% |
 Delphox | 112 | 19.11% | 54.19% |
 Oranguru | 100 | 17.36% | 46.27% |
 Liepard | 79 | 64.23% | 44.47% |
 Snorlax | 76 | 12.88% | 56.15% |
 Clefable | 53 | 4.67% | 43.44% |
 Maushold-Four | 49 | 30.63% | 43.87% |
 Primarina | 47 | 1.63% | 44.99% |
 Banette | 40 | 52.63% | 41.98% |
 Indeedee | 33 | 2.60% | 45.36% |
 Ninetales | 31 | 9.01% | 39.87% |
 Alakazam | 25 | 9.09% | 44.94% |
 Gardevoir | 23 | 0.61% | 35.82% |
 Salazzle | 23 | 18.55% | 49.47% |
 Alcremie | 22 | 15.17% | 41.63% |
 Palafin | 21 | 2.35% | 45.50% |
 Infernape | 17 | 11.97% | 47.03% |
 Lopunny | 16 | 22.86% | 50.43% |
 Aromatisse | 13 | 20.63% | 47.62% |
 Alolan Raichu | 12 | 16.22% | 39.33% |
 Pawmot | 12 | 2.44% | 43.14% |
 Pikachu | 12 | 7.74% | 33.90% |
 Scrafty | 12 | 1.15% | 54.35% |
 Annihilape | 11 | 0.64% | 54.67% |
 Raichu | 10 | 3.16% | 49.12% |
 Emolga | 8 | 33.33% | 39.24% |
 Hawlucha | 8 | 1.95% | 51.90% |
 Victreebel | 8 | 6.50% | 50.00% |
 Zoroark | 6 | 16.22% | 41.51% |
 Azumarill | 5 | 0.89% | 43.75% |
 Reuniclus | 5 | 5.10% | 43.75% |
 Gallade | 4 | 0.41% | 38.89% |
 Gardevoir | 4 | 1.75% | 41.67% |
 Mr. Rime | 4 | 2.35% | 31.25% |
 Quaquaval | 4 | 2.84% | 41.46% |
 Toxicroak | 4 | 3.67% | 51.28% |
 Audino | 3 | 2.75% | 25.00% |
 Wigglytuff | 3 | 12.50% | 55.56% |
 Banette-Mega | 2 | 100.00% | 37.50% |
 Beartic | 2 | 4.76% | 43.75% |
 Chimecho | 2 | 1.35% | 55.56% |
 Alakazam | 1 | 14.29% | 0.00% |
 Alcremie-Ruby-Swirl | 1 | 100.00% | 25.00% |
 Articuno | 1 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
 Aurorus | 1 | 0.91% | 60.00% |
 Elbromas (Whimsicott) | 1 | 100.00% | 33.33% |
 Frya (Whimsicott) | 1 | 100.00% | 50.00% |
 Gem (Sableye) | 1 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
 goblin mode (Sableye) | 1 | 100.00% | 50.00% |
 Hisuian Samurott | 1 | 0.16% | 42.86% |
 Incineroar | 1 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
 Meganium | 1 | 0.05% | 0.00% |
Showing the 60 species that run it most, of 66.
All-time figures across every format. Method
Encore FAQ
All-time, whole corpusIs Encore good in Pokémon Champions VGC?
Encore is ranked #27 of 453 moves by usage, carried by 18,971 teams (21.04% of teams). Those teams have won 50.16% of 204,213 games, above the 50% line. Usage says how many players trusted it; the win rate says how those games went.
Which Pokémon run Encore the most?
Whimsicott, Alolan Ninetales and Politoed are the top species carrying it, by teams. The win rate beside each one is that species' own record, not this move's.
| Name | Share of its teams | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whimsicott | 76.78% | 50.30% | 121,605 |
| Alolan Ninetales | 43.11% | 51.45% | 18,416 |
| Politoed | 41.51% | 50.79% | 15,028 |
| Sableye | 44.80% | 45.74% | 13,930 |
| Raichu | 10.45% | 51.64% | 9,216 |
| Delphox | 12.66% | 52.02% | 10,027 |
| Maushold | 18.79% | 49.79% | 8,965 |
| Tinkaton | 43.41% | 50.50% | 3,885 |
| Lopunny | 30.87% | 49.48% | 2,688 |
| Delphox | 19.11% | 54.19% | 716 |
| Oranguru | 17.36% | 46.27% | 1,046 |
| Liepard | 64.23% | 44.47% | 805 |
| Snorlax | 12.88% | 56.15% | 935 |
| Clefable | 4.67% | 43.44% | 541 |
| Maushold-Four | 30.63% | 43.87% | 310 |
| Primarina | 1.63% | 44.99% | 449 |
| Banette | 52.63% | 41.98% | 374 |
| Indeedee | 2.60% | 45.36% | 302 |
| Ninetales | 9.01% | 39.87% | 311 |
| Alakazam | 9.09% | 44.94% | 267 |
Is Encore spread across the metagame, or concentrated on a few Pokémon?
Concentrated: Whimsicott alone carries 59.32% of the 18,971 teams running Encore, and its top three species together account for 75.70%.
How reliable is Encore's win rate?
The 50.16% figure is a posterior mean, not a raw average; the interval behind it is 49.98%–50.34%, from 204,213 games. That is a narrow band for a figure with this many games behind it.
Where do these numbers come from?
Tournament decklists and real match records for Pokémon Champions, ingested from Limitless, Victory Road and the official circuit. These figures are all-time over the whole corpus, not scoped to a format or window the way the boards above the search bar are. Win rates are shrunk toward the field average rather than printed raw, so a thin sample cannot top a board.