Gholdengo

GBL Note Analysis

Basis: PvPoke simulation · last-30-day field meta · S27 New Beginnings

✔ Strengths & how to use

• High matchup stability gives it even, reliable performance across a wide field.
• It posts favorable results against current field-meta staples Zacian (Crowned Sword)(#2) · Xerneas(#4) · Zamazenta (Crowned Shield)(#20), giving it real value as a meta counter.
• On defense it double-resists Normal · Poison · Bug · resists Grass · Ice · Fighting · Flying · Psychic · Rock etc, holding up well against those attackers.

⚠ Weaknesses & threats

• On defense it is weak to Fire · Ground · Ghost · Dark, so watch out for those attackers.
• High attack but thin bulk means shield management heavily decides its games.
• It's notably unfavored into White Kyurem (usage rank #5), common right now, so dodging that matchup is safer in the current meta.

GBL Note verdict

Its C-tier rating isn't high, yet it's seen 3% in real play — a case where field data runs ahead of theory. Ranked #34 on paper yet #18 by real usage — chosen more in practice than theory implies.

Gholdengo — Master League C-tier. Recommended movesets are based on public battle simulation (PvPoke); counters and favorable matchups come from sim results. Pick rates are anonymous aggregates of opponents GBL Note users actually faced. Log my battles →

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