Substitute
Pokémon that run it
| Pokémon | Teams | Share of its teams | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
 Delphox | 1,033 | 15.38% | 52.79% |
 Gengar | 623 | 12.68% | 48.30% |
 Froslass | 209 | 3.25% | 52.76% |
 Delphox | 150 | 25.60% | 50.24% |
 Gengar | 96 | 22.17% | 48.70% |
 Garchomp | 50 | 0.17% | 53.22% |
 Sylveon | 47 | 0.41% | 49.43% |
 Aegislash | 43 | 1.63% | 54.18% |
 Froslass-Mega | 33 | 6.06% | 57.02% |
 Chandelure | 32 | 5.06% | 52.76% |
 Starmie | 28 | 4.23% | 42.91% |
 Primarina | 24 | 0.83% | 56.21% |
 Eternal Flower Floette | 23 | 0.16% | 47.64% |
 Raichu | 23 | 0.26% | 58.61% |
 Glimmora | 20 | 0.47% | 42.72% |
 Klefki | 19 | 4.99% | 38.93% |
 Gholdengo | 17 | 0.21% | 36.36% |
 Araquanid | 16 | 2.87% | 51.41% |
 Dragapult | 16 | 1.26% | 48.60% |
 Charizard | 14 | 0.07% | 51.03% |
 Floette | 13 | 0.41% | 49.21% |
 Hatterene | 13 | 1.14% | 40.98% |
 Politoed | 9 | 0.26% | 56.96% |
 Floette-Eternal | 8 | 0.45% | 47.83% |
 Mimikyu | 7 | 0.78% | 50.65% |
 Pyroar | 7 | 0.82% | 47.62% |
 Blastoise | 6 | 0.17% | 19.35% |
 Charizard | 6 | 0.30% | 57.50% |
 Milotic | 6 | 0.07% | 44.12% |
 Serperior | 6 | 3.08% | 36.11% |
 Typhlosion-Hisui | 6 | 0.63% | 21.95% |
 Zoroark-Hisui | 6 | 0.68% | 38.89% |
 Camerupt | 5 | 0.41% | 49.15% |
 Gardevoir | 5 | 0.13% | 55.13% |
 Inteleon | 5 | 5.95% | 27.91% |
 Kingambit | 5 | 0.02% | 45.24% |
 Whimsicott | 5 | 0.03% | 20.00% |
 Archaludon | 4 | 0.03% | 41.38% |
 Espathra | 4 | 0.78% | 16.67% |
 Glalie | 4 | 7.41% | 48.39% |
 Mawile | 4 | 0.18% | 36.84% |
 Metagross | 4 | 0.11% | 55.74% |
 Scovillain | 4 | 0.13% | 49.12% |
 Sharpedo | 4 | 4.35% | 34.29% |
 Vivillon | 4 | 0.20% | 12.50% |
 Alakazam | 3 | 1.09% | 45.71% |
 Ampharos | 3 | 1.03% | 53.66% |
 Basculegion | 3 | 0.01% | 54.55% |
 Bellibolt | 3 | 1.25% | 29.63% |
 Crabominable | 3 | 0.52% | 54.90% |
 Dragonite | 3 | 0.05% | 31.25% |
 Drampa | 3 | 0.44% | 43.48% |
 Eelektross | 3 | 0.75% | 70.73% |
 Espeon | 3 | 5.66% | 71.43% |
 Kangaskhan | 3 | 0.12% | 50.00% |
 Lucario | 3 | 0.22% | 51.28% |
 Meganium | 3 | 0.15% | 57.78% |
 Meowstic | 3 | 0.74% | 35.14% |
 Mr. Mime | 3 | 8.57% | 7.69% |
 Raichu | 3 | 0.95% | 50.00% |
Showing the 60 species that run it most, of 123.
All-time figures across every format. Method
Substitute FAQ
All-time, whole corpusIs Substitute good in Pokémon Champions VGC?
Substitute is ranked #130 of 453 moves by usage, carried by 2,465 teams (2.73% of teams). Those teams have won 50.53% of 27,680 games, above the 50% line. Usage says how many players trusted it; the win rate says how those games went.
Which Pokémon run Substitute the most?
Delphox, Gengar and Froslass 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delphox | 15.38% | 52.79% | 12,346 |
| Gengar | 12.68% | 48.30% | 6,276 |
| Froslass | 3.25% | 52.76% | 2,737 |
| Delphox | 25.60% | 50.24% | 848 |
| Gengar | 22.17% | 48.70% | 499 |
| Garchomp | 0.17% | 53.22% | 466 |
| Sylveon | 0.41% | 49.43% | 530 |
| Aegislash | 1.63% | 54.18% | 478 |
| Froslass-Mega | 6.06% | 57.02% | 228 |
| Chandelure | 5.06% | 52.76% | 398 |
| Starmie | 4.23% | 42.91% | 282 |
| Primarina | 0.83% | 56.21% | 322 |
| Eternal Flower Floette | 0.16% | 47.64% | 275 |
| Raichu | 0.26% | 58.61% | 273 |
| Glimmora | 0.47% | 42.72% | 213 |
| Klefki | 4.99% | 38.93% | 149 |
| Gholdengo | 0.21% | 36.36% | 132 |
| Araquanid | 2.87% | 51.41% | 177 |
| Dragapult | 1.26% | 48.60% | 179 |
| Charizard | 0.07% | 51.03% | 194 |
Is Substitute spread across the metagame, or concentrated on a few Pokémon?
Concentrated: Delphox alone carries 41.91% of the 2,465 teams running Substitute, and its top three species together account for 75.66%.
How reliable is Substitute's win rate?
The 50.53% figure is a posterior mean, not a raw average; the interval behind it is 50.05%–51.01%, from 27,680 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.