Ceruledge build and sets

Q: What is the best Ceruledge build in Pokémon Champions?

The most used tournament build is Ceruledge @ Grassy Seed with Flash Fire and Bitter Blade, Protect, Shadow Sneak and Swords Dance (129 teams).

Q: What item should Ceruledge hold?

The most used items in tournaments are Grassy Seed (50.2%), Colbur Berry (16.3%) and Focus Sash (15.6%).

Q: What spread (SP) should Ceruledge run?

The most common spread on the 1760+ ladder is 31 HP / 7 Atk / 24 Def / 3 SpD / 1 Spe with a Adamant nature (as EVs: 244 HP / 52 Atk / 188 Def / 20 SpD / 4 Spe).

Q: What counters Ceruledge?

Based on tournament matchups, teams with Pelipper, Basculegion and Raichu have the best results against it.

Tier BReg M-CUpdated Nov 11

Fire

GhostAbilities: Flash Fire · Weak Armor

#1 tournament set

129 teams · has won a tournament

Items: Grassy Seed
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Adamant
Spread (SP) · ladder 1760+: 31 HP / 7 Atk / 24 Def / 3 SpD / 1 Spe

Bitter Blade
Protect
Shadow Sneak
Swords Dance

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SP and nature: the most used spread on the Showdown 1760+ ladder (tournaments publish item, ability and moves, not the spread).

#1 tournament set

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Tournament usage: 1.6%
Win rate: 48.8%
Top cuts: 22
Games: 1,333

Base stats

HP75
Attack125
Defense80
Sp. Atk60
Sp. Def100
Speed85
Total525

In Reg M-C, Ceruledge showed up on 1.6% of tournament teams (295 teams through Nov 10, 2026), with a 48.8% win rate and 22 top cut appearances.

Most used tournament builds

The full Ceruledge sets that show up most on tournament teams (item, ability and all 4 moves).

Grassy Seed

Flash Fire

Bitter Blade
Protect
Shadow Sneak
Swords Dance

129 teams · has won a tournament

Colbur Berry

Flash Fire

Bitter Blade
Bulk Up
Protect
Shadow Sneak

39 teams · has won a tournament

Focus Sash

Flash Fire

Bitter Blade
Close Combat
Poltergeist
Swords Dance

21 teams · best finish: 5th

Items, moves and abilities

Items

Grassy Seed50.2%
Colbur Berry16.3%
Focus Sash15.6%
Life Orb6.4%
Psychic Seed2.4%

Moves

Bitter Blade99.7%
Protect85.8%
Shadow Sneak81%
Swords Dance60.3%
Bulk Up30.8%
Poltergeist16.9%
Close Combat11.5%
Phantom Force2%

Abilities

Flash Fire96.3%
Weak Armor3.7%

Nature (stat alignment)

Adamant79.7%
Jolly18%
Naughty0.7%

Most used spread (SP)

Spreads from the Showdown 1760+ ladder. Champions gives you 66 Stat Points (max 32 per stat); the EV equivalent is just for reference.

Nature	SP	As EVs	Stats at level 50	usage
Adamant	31 HP / 7 Atk / 24 Def / 3 SpD / 1 Spe	244 HP / 52 Atk / 188 Def / 20 SpD / 4 Spe	181 / 167 / 124 / 72 / 123 / 106	29%
Jolly	2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe	12 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe	152 / 177 / 100 / 72 / 120 / 150	11.6%
Adamant	2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe	12 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe	152 / 194 / 100 / 72 / 120 / 137	4.9%
Adamant	31 HP / 15 Atk / 10 Def / 10 SpD	244 HP / 116 Atk / 76 Def / 76 SpD	181 / 176 / 110 / 72 / 130 / 105	4.3%
Adamant	31 HP / 32 Atk / 3 Def	244 HP / 252 Atk / 20 Def	181 / 194 / 103 / 72 / 120 / 105	3.1%

Ceruledge Speed

Final Speed at level 50. Trick Room: the minimum. Tailwind doubles any value.

Pokémon	Base	Min (TR)	0 SP	32 SP	Max	Scarf
Ceruledge	85	94	105	137	150	225

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Most common partners

% of teams with Ceruledge that also bring each Pokémon.

Rillaboom65.4%
Raichu54.2%
Milotic49.5%
Staraptor42.4%
Gholdengo41.4%
Sneasler15.6%

Good and bad matchups

Win rate of teams with this Pokémon against teams with each opponent (only matchups with 100+ games).

Does well against

Sylveon56.6% · 152 games
Farigiraf54.7% · 165 games
Salamence53.3% · 196 games

Struggles against

Pelipper43.2% · 176 games
Basculegion44.8% · 167 games
Raichu44.9% · 340 games

Weaknesses and resistances

Damage multiplier of each move type against this Pokémon's types.

4x weakness

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2x weakness

Water
Ground
Rock
Ghost
Dark

Resists (½)

Fire
Grass
Ice
Poison
Steel
Fairy

Resists (¼)

Immune

Normal
Fighting

With Flash Fire, it is also immune to Fire-type moves.

In Showdown games

627 rated games (1500+) with this Pokémon on the team.

brought to battle

42.1%

in the lead

12.1%

Most used moves in games

Bitter Blade61.4%
Protect56.4%
Shadow Sneak40.9%
Swords Dance36.4%
Bulk Up25%
Poltergeist0.8%

Leads alongside

Staraptor35.5%
Sylveon19.7%
Dragonite13.2%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best Ceruledge build in Pokémon Champions?

The most used tournament build is Ceruledge @ Grassy Seed with Flash Fire and Bitter Blade, Protect, Shadow Sneak and Swords Dance (129 teams).

What item should Ceruledge hold?

The most used items in tournaments are Grassy Seed (50.2%), Colbur Berry (16.3%) and Focus Sash (15.6%).

What spread (SP) should Ceruledge run?

The most common spread on the 1760+ ladder is 31 HP / 7 Atk / 24 Def / 3 SpD / 1 Spe with a Adamant nature (as EVs: 244 HP / 52 Atk / 188 Def / 20 SpD / 4 Spe).

What counters Ceruledge?

Based on tournament matchups, teams with Pelipper, Basculegion and Raichu have the best results against it.

What is Ceruledge's Speed at level 50?

Base 85: 94 at minimum (Trick Room), 137 with 32 SP and a neutral nature, and 150 with 32 SP and a Speed nature.