Protect
Pokémon that run it
| Pokémon | Teams | Share of its teams | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
 Garchomp | 22,762 | 75.54% | 50.45% |
 Kingambit | 21,561 | 72.73% | 52.09% |
 Sneasler | 20,927 | 69.19% | 50.40% |
 Charizard | 19,923 | 97.19% | 51.43% |
 Eternal Flower Floette | 14,189 | 97.78% | 53.23% |
 Basculegion | 12,729 | 51.16% | 52.37% |
 Archaludon | 11,307 | 92.51% | 50.60% |
 Sinistcha | 10,897 | 58.13% | 50.51% |
 Whimsicott | 9,712 | 66.11% | 51.23% |
 Venusaur | 8,173 | 89.60% | 50.82% |
 Raichu | 8,045 | 91.19% | 49.90% |
 Aerodactyl | 7,788 | 65.47% | 51.32% |
 Gholdengo | 7,670 | 93.08% | 50.12% |
 Farigiraf | 7,482 | 50.12% | 48.63% |
 Tyranitar | 7,257 | 88.44% | 49.23% |
 Staraptor | 6,659 | 90.12% | 49.89% |
 Delphox | 6,588 | 97.48% | 51.55% |
 Froslass | 6,316 | 97.91% | 50.93% |
 Milotic | 6,076 | 74.05% | 48.90% |
 Salamence | 4,902 | 96.40% | 50.13% |
 Dragonite | 4,818 | 79.85% | 51.04% |
 Hisuian Arcanine | 4,767 | 93.38% | 52.06% |
 Gengar | 4,720 | 95.47% | 49.52% |
 Pelipper | 4,710 | 40.17% | 49.07% |
 Swampert | 4,616 | 94.86% | 50.29% |
 Excadrill | 4,555 | 95.77% | 49.90% |
 Torkoal | 4,344 | 93.06% | 46.96% |
 Sylveon | 4,159 | 35.65% | 49.25% |
 Maushold | 3,811 | 87.97% | 49.64% |
 Incineroar | 3,674 | 12.43% | 49.24% |
 Gardevoir | 3,424 | 90.03% | 48.43% |
 Metagross | 3,395 | 92.03% | 48.22% |
 Wash Rotom | 3,282 | 55.50% | 48.98% |
 Politoed | 3,257 | 93.73% | 49.31% |
 Kommo-o | 3,184 | 96.28% | 51.46% |
 Floette | 3,158 | 99.46% | 53.46% |
 Talonflame | 3,001 | 78.73% | 49.55% |
 Alolan Ninetales | 2,970 | 76.11% | 49.31% |
 Scovillain | 2,802 | 94.44% | 52.57% |
 Primarina | 2,750 | 94.76% | 48.31% |
 Blastoise | 2,473 | 69.52% | 51.82% |
 Scizor | 2,407 | 93.69% | 50.87% |
 Golisopod | 2,098 | 79.08% | 47.90% |
 Charizard | 1,987 | 99.60% | 51.91% |
 Mawile | 1,968 | 89.58% | 45.89% |
 Meganium | 1,826 | 92.22% | 48.30% |
 Volcarona | 1,820 | 62.59% | 50.89% |
 Floette-Eternal | 1,774 | 99.89% | 54.17% |
 Ceruledge | 1,745 | 90.27% | 50.02% |
 Lycanroc Dusk | 1,500 | 94.82% | 53.10% |
 Vivillon | 1,357 | 66.39% | 51.41% |
 Annihilape | 1,186 | 67.85% | 48.63% |
 Camerupt | 1,165 | 95.10% | 47.48% |
 Rillaboom | 1,033 | 9.69% | 50.16% |
 Tsareena | 945 | 62.01% | 47.32% |
 Hatterene | 936 | 82.03% | 45.15% |
 Gyarados | 926 | 77.95% | 46.99% |
 Clefable | 896 | 78.53% | 49.14% |
 Dragapult | 858 | 67.24% | 47.71% |
 Pyroar | 830 | 97.19% | 49.70% |
Showing the 60 species that run it most, of 465.
All-time figures across every format. Method
Protect FAQ
All-time, whole corpusIs Protect good in Pokémon Champions VGC?
Protect is ranked #1 of 453 moves by usage, carried by 87,193 teams (96.18% of teams). Those teams have won 49.68% of 926,682 games, below the 50% line. Usage says how many players trusted it; the win rate says how those games went.
Which Pokémon run Protect the most?
Garchomp, Kingambit and Sneasler 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garchomp | 75.54% | 50.45% | 249,286 |
| Kingambit | 72.73% | 52.09% | 240,236 |
| Sneasler | 69.19% | 50.40% | 225,407 |
| Charizard | 97.19% | 51.43% | 220,772 |
| Eternal Flower Floette | 97.78% | 53.23% | 161,171 |
| Basculegion | 51.16% | 52.37% | 140,881 |
| Archaludon | 92.51% | 50.60% | 121,126 |
| Sinistcha | 58.13% | 50.51% | 118,276 |
| Whimsicott | 66.11% | 51.23% | 105,694 |
| Venusaur | 89.60% | 50.82% | 89,611 |
| Raichu | 91.19% | 49.90% | 80,808 |
| Aerodactyl | 65.47% | 51.32% | 90,155 |
| Gholdengo | 93.08% | 50.12% | 76,981 |
| Farigiraf | 50.12% | 48.63% | 77,276 |
| Tyranitar | 88.44% | 49.23% | 77,948 |
| Staraptor | 90.12% | 49.89% | 68,762 |
| Delphox | 97.48% | 51.55% | 73,495 |
| Froslass | 97.91% | 50.93% | 69,218 |
| Milotic | 74.05% | 48.90% | 65,177 |
| Salamence | 96.40% | 50.13% | 48,269 |
Is Protect spread across the metagame, or concentrated on a few Pokémon?
Spread: Garchomp alone carries 26.11% of the 87,193 teams running Protect, and its top three species together account for 74.83%.
How reliable is Protect's win rate?
The 49.68% figure is a posterior mean, not a raw average; the interval behind it is 49.59%–49.77%, from 926,682 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.