Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This will be the last Pokémon Scarlet and Violet video until the Pokémon Presents (but won’t be the last Pokémon video overall), so we’ll close off with the Ranked popularity list for Scarlet and Violet double battles through January 2026:
1. Incineroar (±0)
2. Miraidon (+1)
3. Calyrex (Shadow Rider) (-1)
4. Urshifu (Rapid Strike) (±0)
5. Calyrex (Ice Rider) (+1)
6. Rillaboom (-1)
7. Zamazenta (±0)
8. Whimsicott (+1)
9. Tornadus (Incarnate) (+3)
10. Kyogre (+1)
11. Chien-Pao (-3)
12. Raging Bolt (-2)
13. Koraidon (±0)
14. Lunala (+5)
15. Amoonguss (-1)
16. Flutter Mane (±0)
17. Landorus (Incarnate) (-2)
18. Indeedee (Female) (-1)
19. Grimmsnarl (-1)
20. Ogerpon (+2)
21. Smeargle (±0)
22. Volcarona (-2)
23. Chi-Yu (+2)
24. Ursaluna (Hisuian) (±0)
25. Farigiraf (-2)
26. Groudon (±0)
27. Terapagos (+3)
28. Zacian (+1)
29. Iron Hands (-1)
30. Urshifu (Single Strike) (-3)
31. Ho-Oh (+7)
32. Ting-Lu (±0)
33. Dragonite (-2)
34. Clefairy (-1)
35. Ursaluna (Bloodmoon) (+2)
36. Brute Bonnet (-1)
37. Kingambit (+8)
38. Walking Wake (+2)
39. Iron Valiant (+2)
40. Annihilape (-4)
41. Sableye (+2)
42. Roaring Moon (+5)
43. Dondozo (-1)
44. Weezing (Galarian) (+5)
45. Ditto (+3)
46. Sinistcha (+7)
47. Maushold (+3)
48. Iron Treads (+4)
49. Pelipper (-3)
50. Jumpluff (+40)
51. Torkoal (-6)
52. Eternatus (+4)
53. Iron Jugulis (+10)
54. Iron Bundle (±0)
55. Sneasler (-4)
56. Oranguru (+12)
57. Archaludon (-2)
58. Rayquaza (+16)
59. Glimmora (+1)
60. Entei (+2)
61. Flamigo (+6)
62. Raichu (Kantonian) (+4)
63. Wo-Chien (+9)
64. Murkrow (±0)
65. Cresselia (-6)
66. Muk (Alolan) (+7)
67. Tatsugiri (Curly) (-6)
68. Thundurus (Incarnate) (+8)
69. Araquanid (+24)
70. Toxapex (+64)
71. Giratina (Origin) (+55)
72. Overqwil (+14)
73. Ninetales (Alolan) (-8)
74. Garganacl (+17)
75. Gholdengo (+10)
This marks the return of Incarnate Thundurus, Araquanid, Origin Forme Giratina, Overqwil, Alolan Ninetales, Garganacl, and Gholdengo. Debuting on the list is Toxapex, at least in double battling. Leaving the list are Scream Tail, Rayquaza, Armarouge, Tyranitar, Basculegion (Male), and the Mythical Pokémon no longer allowed: Darkrai, Magearna, and Arceus (Normal). Notably, Gholdengo returns in the bottom spot at 75th, in contrast to it being in 1st place for double battling when I first started collecting Ranked data for January 2023.
While this is not Jumpluff’s best showing on the list, it did jump up (no pun intended) 40 spots. It is a Pokémon prone to wild swings in usage based on major tournament presence due to its Chlorophyll-boosted Tailwind and Sleep Powder usage, combined with Encore and Pollen Puff to set the pace of the battle, commonly paired with Groudon or Koraidon to set the Chlorophyll conditions. It is not an easy Pokémon to use though—most notably, Miraidon stops Sleep Powder from working—and is then subject to wild drops.
There are two Pokémon that moved up more spots, but to lower ranks: Toxapex and Origin Forme Giratina. Roughly 70% of all Toxapex, a new face on the double battling lists, follow the same scheme: Baneful Bunker, Wide Guard, Infestation, and Toxic Spikes, with Regenerator, Mental Herb, a Calm Nature (+Sp. Def, -Attack), and a Tera type of Grass or Ghost (completely evenly split). The intent appears to be to deal with Calyrex in particular, spreading Poison around the opposing team while blocking spread moves—like Astral Barrage and Glacial Lance. Giratina’s strategy appears to be pretty simple: use Shadow Sneak on anything faster than it, utilizing its base 120 Attack; and Shadow Force on anything that isn’t. There is no agreement on it Dragon-type move between, Dragon Pulse, Dragon Claw, or Draco Meteor. Its fourth move is Protect, whose usage is mostly the same regardless of who’s using it.
Araquanid’s return also means there are two Bug-types on this list (the other being Volcarona in 22nd). For the record, Snorlax was at 123rd.
Type: Double Battle
Opponent: B
Battle Court: Blueberry Academy
Music: BB League Elite Four
My Pokémon: Mortimer (Magmortar), Enamorus (Therian), Megan (Meganium), Ford (Revavroom)
Opponent’s Pokémon: Ogerpon (Teal), Thundurus (Incarnate), Incineroar, Araquanid
Many of my teams have one Pokémon I don’t select very often and tend to lose battles when selected, but I keep them on there because sometimes, the situation will arise where they’re exactly the Pokémon needed for the job. Megan (Meganium) is that Pokémon on this team: without access to Mega Meganium and its 140 Sp. Attack, this Pokémon must be put into a more defensive, support/cleric role, a difficult thing to do when no matter how defensively you train it, there are still a lot of Pokémon who can one-hit KO her.
This is one of those battles where Meganium came in handy, enabling not just a Reflect to mitigate damage from their physical attackers once Thundurus was down, but a Heal Pulse when Enamorus was low on HP so she could keep battling after the Weakness Policy triggered.
This will be the last Pokémon Scarlet and Violet video until the Pokémon Presents (but won’t be the last Pokémon video overall), so we’ll close off with the Ranked popularity list for Scarlet and Violet double battles through January 2026:
1. Incineroar (±0)
2. Miraidon (+1)
3. Calyrex (Shadow Rider) (-1)
4. Urshifu (Rapid Strike) (±0)
5. Calyrex (Ice Rider) (+1)
6. Rillaboom (-1)
7. Zamazenta (±0)
8. Whimsicott (+1)
9. Tornadus (Incarnate) (+3)
10. Kyogre (+1)
11. Chien-Pao (-3)
12. Raging Bolt (-2)
13. Koraidon (±0)
14. Lunala (+5)
15. Amoonguss (-1)
16. Flutter Mane (±0)
17. Landorus (Incarnate) (-2)
18. Indeedee (Female) (-1)
19. Grimmsnarl (-1)
20. Ogerpon (+2)
21. Smeargle (±0)
22. Volcarona (-2)
23. Chi-Yu (+2)
24. Ursaluna (Hisuian) (±0)
25. Farigiraf (-2)
26. Groudon (±0)
27. Terapagos (+3)
28. Zacian (+1)
29. Iron Hands (-1)
30. Urshifu (Single Strike) (-3)
31. Ho-Oh (+7)
32. Ting-Lu (±0)
33. Dragonite (-2)
34. Clefairy (-1)
35. Ursaluna (Bloodmoon) (+2)
36. Brute Bonnet (-1)
37. Kingambit (+8)
38. Walking Wake (+2)
39. Iron Valiant (+2)
40. Annihilape (-4)
41. Sableye (+2)
42. Roaring Moon (+5)
43. Dondozo (-1)
44. Weezing (Galarian) (+5)
45. Ditto (+3)
46. Sinistcha (+7)
47. Maushold (+3)
48. Iron Treads (+4)
49. Pelipper (-3)
50. Jumpluff (+40)
51. Torkoal (-6)
52. Eternatus (+4)
53. Iron Jugulis (+10)
54. Iron Bundle (±0)
55. Sneasler (-4)
56. Oranguru (+12)
57. Archaludon (-2)
58. Rayquaza (+16)
59. Glimmora (+1)
60. Entei (+2)
61. Flamigo (+6)
62. Raichu (Kantonian) (+4)
63. Wo-Chien (+9)
64. Murkrow (±0)
65. Cresselia (-6)
66. Muk (Alolan) (+7)
67. Tatsugiri (Curly) (-6)
68. Thundurus (Incarnate) (+8)
69. Araquanid (+24)
70. Toxapex (+64)
71. Giratina (Origin) (+55)
72. Overqwil (+14)
73. Ninetales (Alolan) (-8)
74. Garganacl (+17)
75. Gholdengo (+10)
This marks the return of Incarnate Thundurus, Araquanid, Origin Forme Giratina, Overqwil, Alolan Ninetales, Garganacl, and Gholdengo. Debuting on the list is Toxapex, at least in double battling. Leaving the list are Scream Tail, Rayquaza, Armarouge, Tyranitar, Basculegion (Male), and the Mythical Pokémon no longer allowed: Darkrai, Magearna, and Arceus (Normal). Notably, Gholdengo returns in the bottom spot at 75th, in contrast to it being in 1st place for double battling when I first started collecting Ranked data for January 2023.
While this is not Jumpluff’s best showing on the list, it did jump up (no pun intended) 40 spots. It is a Pokémon prone to wild swings in usage based on major tournament presence due to its Chlorophyll-boosted Tailwind and Sleep Powder usage, combined with Encore and Pollen Puff to set the pace of the battle, commonly paired with Groudon or Koraidon to set the Chlorophyll conditions. It is not an easy Pokémon to use though—most notably, Miraidon stops Sleep Powder from working—and is then subject to wild drops.
There are two Pokémon that moved up more spots, but to lower ranks: Toxapex and Origin Forme Giratina. Roughly 70% of all Toxapex, a new face on the double battling lists, follow the same scheme: Baneful Bunker, Wide Guard, Infestation, and Toxic Spikes, with Regenerator, Mental Herb, a Calm Nature (+Sp. Def, -Attack), and a Tera type of Grass or Ghost (completely evenly split). The intent appears to be to deal with Calyrex in particular, spreading Poison around the opposing team while blocking spread moves—like Astral Barrage and Glacial Lance. Giratina’s strategy appears to be pretty simple: use Shadow Sneak on anything faster than it, utilizing its base 120 Attack; and Shadow Force on anything that isn’t. There is no agreement on it Dragon-type move between, Dragon Pulse, Dragon Claw, or Draco Meteor. Its fourth move is Protect, whose usage is mostly the same regardless of who’s using it.
Araquanid’s return also means there are two Bug-types on this list (the other being Volcarona in 22nd). For the record, Snorlax was at 123rd.
Type: Double Battle
Opponent: B
Battle Court: Blueberry Academy
Music: BB League Elite Four
My Pokémon: Mortimer (Magmortar), Enamorus (Therian), Megan (Meganium), Ford (Revavroom)
Opponent’s Pokémon: Ogerpon (Teal), Thundurus (Incarnate), Incineroar, Araquanid
Many of my teams have one Pokémon I don’t select very often and tend to lose battles when selected, but I keep them on there because sometimes, the situation will arise where they’re exactly the Pokémon needed for the job. Megan (Meganium) is that Pokémon on this team: without access to Mega Meganium and its 140 Sp. Attack, this Pokémon must be put into a more defensive, support/cleric role, a difficult thing to do when no matter how defensively you train it, there are still a lot of Pokémon who can one-hit KO her.
This is one of those battles where Meganium came in handy, enabling not just a Reflect to mitigate damage from their physical attackers once Thundurus was down, but a Heal Pulse when Enamorus was low on HP so she could keep battling after the Weakness Policy triggered.
