Smart Strike
Pokémon that run it
| Pokémon | Teams | Share of its teams | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
 Excadrill | 4 | 0.10% | 41.18% |
 Ariados | 2 | 2.33% | 17.65% |
 Hisuian Samurott | 2 | 0.34% | 36.36% |
 Paldean Tauros Aqua Breed | 2 | 0.48% | 41.18% |
 Scolipede | 2 | 1.20% | 0.00% |
 Aggron | 1 | 0.17% | 0.00% |
 Hisuian Arcanine | 1 | 0.03% | 50.00% |
 Overqwil | 1 | 0.52% | 12.50% |
 Rhyperior | 1 | 0.74% | 20.00% |
Usage is the share of teams carrying this move, not the share of Pokémon. The win rate is the posterior mean under a fitted prior, so a thinly played option is pulled toward the field average rather than reported at its raw rate. How these are measured. Every figure here is all-time over the whole corpus; the board this sits under follows the format and window pickers, so its numbers will differ.
Smart Strike FAQ
All-time, whole corpusIs Smart Strike good in Pokémon Champions VGC?
Smart Strike is ranked #435 of 452 moves by usage, carried by 16 teams (0.02% of teams). Those teams have won 47.93% of 133 games, below the 50% line. Usage says how many players trusted it; the win rate says how those games went.
Which Pokémon run Smart Strike the most?
Excadrill, Ariados and Hisuian Samurott 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excadrill | 0.10% | 41.18% | 51 |
| Ariados | 2.33% | 17.65% | 17 |
| Hisuian Samurott | 0.34% | 36.36% | 11 |
| Paldean Tauros Aqua Breed | 0.48% | 41.18% | 17 |
| Scolipede | 1.20% | 0.00% | 7 |
| Aggron | 0.17% | 0.00% | 6 |
| Hisuian Arcanine | 0.03% | 50.00% | 6 |
| Overqwil | 0.52% | 12.50% | 8 |
| Rhyperior | 0.74% | 20.00% | 10 |
Is Smart Strike spread across the metagame, or concentrated on a few Pokémon?
Spread: Excadrill alone carries 25.00% of the 16 teams running Smart Strike, and its top three species together account for 50.00%.
How reliable is Smart Strike's win rate?
The 47.93% figure is a posterior mean, not a raw average; the interval behind it is 45.84%–50.02%, from 133 games. That is a wide band, which means the true rate could sit anywhere in it. Treat the point figure as a rough read, not a precise one.
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.