Cinderace build and sets

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

The most used tournament build is Cinderace @ Choice Scarf with Libero and High Jump Kick, Iron Head, Pyro Ball and U-turn (4 teams).

Q: What item should Cinderace hold?

The most used items in tournaments are Choice Scarf (32.2%), Life Orb (22%) and Focus Sash (20.3%).

Q: What spread (SP) should Cinderace run?

The most common spread on the 1760+ ladder is 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe with a Jolly nature (as EVs: 12 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe).

Tier DReg M-CUpdated Nov 11

FireAbilities: Blaze · Libero

#1 tournament set

4 teams

Items: Choice Scarf
Ability: Libero
Nature: Jolly
Spread (SP) · ladder 1760+: 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe

High Jump Kick
Iron Head
Pyro Ball
U-turn

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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: 0.3%
Win rate: 37.4%
Top cuts: 2
Games: 208

Base stats

HP80
Attack116
Defense75
Sp. Atk65
Sp. Def75
Speed119
Total530

In Reg M-C, Cinderace showed up on 0.3% of tournament teams (59 teams through Nov 10, 2026), with a 37.4% win rate and 2 top cut appearances.

Most used tournament builds

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

Choice Scarf

Libero

High Jump Kick
Iron Head
Pyro Ball
U-turn

4 teams · best finish: 12th

Focus Sash

Blaze

Coaching
Feint
Protect
Pyro Ball

3 teams · best finish: 29th

Choice Scarf

Libero

Gunk Shot
Pyro Ball
U-turn
Zen Headbutt

3 teams · best finish: 27th

Items, moves and abilities

Items

Choice Scarf32.2%
Life Orb22%
Focus Sash20.3%
White Herb10.2%
Wide Lens3.4%

Moves

Pyro Ball100%
U-turn50.8%
High Jump Kick45.8%
Protect42.4%
Sucker Punch33.9%
Iron Head30.5%
Gunk Shot23.7%
Zen Headbutt13.6%

Abilities

Libero86.4%
Blaze13.6%

Nature (stat alignment)

Jolly55.9%
Adamant40.7%
Adaman1.7%

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
Jolly	2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe	12 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe	157 / 168 / 95 / 76 / 95 / 188	33.2%
Adamant	2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe	12 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe	157 / 184 / 95 / 76 / 95 / 171	32.1%
Jolly	18 HP / 23 Atk / 25 Spe	140 HP / 180 Atk / 196 Spe	173 / 159 / 95 / 76 / 95 / 180	12.4%
Adamant	32 Atk / 32 Spe	252 Atk / 252 Spe	155 / 184 / 95 / 76 / 95 / 171	5.5%
Timid	22 HP / 19 SpA / 25 Spe	172 HP / 148 SpA / 196 Spe	177 / 122 / 95 / 104 / 95 / 180	3.2%

Cinderace Speed

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

Pokémon	Base	Min (TR)	0 SP	32 SP	Max	Scarf
Cinderace	119	125	139	171	188	282

See the full Speed tier table

Most common partners

% of teams with Cinderace that also bring each Pokémon.

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

Resists (½)

Fire
Grass
Ice
Bug
Steel
Fairy

Resists (¼)

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Immune

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best Cinderace build in Pokémon Champions?

The most used tournament build is Cinderace @ Choice Scarf with Libero and High Jump Kick, Iron Head, Pyro Ball and U-turn (4 teams).

What item should Cinderace hold?

The most used items in tournaments are Choice Scarf (32.2%), Life Orb (22%) and Focus Sash (20.3%).

What spread (SP) should Cinderace run?

The most common spread on the 1760+ ladder is 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe with a Jolly nature (as EVs: 12 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe).

What is Cinderace's Speed at level 50?

Base 119: 125 at minimum (Trick Room), 171 with 32 SP and a neutral nature, and 188 with 32 SP and a Speed nature.