Delphox build and sets

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

The most used tournament build is Delphox @ Delphoxite with Blaze and Heat Wave, Nasty Plot, Protect and Psychic (637 teams).

Q: What item should Delphox hold?

The most used items in tournaments are Delphoxite (98.5%), Psychic Seed (1%) and Focus Sash (0.1%).

Q: What spread (SP) should Delphox run?

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

Q: What counters Delphox?

Based on tournament matchups, teams with Dragonite, Floette-Eternal and Kingambit have the best results against it.

Tier AReg M-CUpdated Nov 11

Fire

PsychicAbilities: Blaze · Magician

#1 tournament set

637 teams · has won a tournament

Items: Delphoxite
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Timid
Spread (SP) · ladder 1760+: 2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe

Heat Wave
Nasty Plot
Protect
Psychic

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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: 6.3%
Win rate: 53.1%
Top cuts: 132
Games: 5,397

Base stats

HP75
Attack69
Defense72
Sp. Atk114
Sp. Def100
Speed104
Total534

In Reg M-C, Delphox showed up on 6.3% of tournament teams (1,166 teams through Nov 10, 2026), with a 53.1% win rate and 132 top cut appearances.

Most used tournament builds

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

Delphoxite

Blaze

Heat Wave
Nasty Plot
Protect
Psychic

637 teams · has won a tournament

Delphoxite

Blaze

Heat Wave
Nasty Plot
Protect
Psyshock

169 teams · has won a tournament

Delphoxite

Blaze

Encore
Heat Wave
Protect
Psychic

54 teams · has won a tournament

Items, moves and abilities

Items

Delphoxite98.5%
Psychic Seed1%
Focus Sash0.1%
Life Orb0.1%
Leftovers0.1%

Moves

Heat Wave98.3%
Protect98%
Nasty Plot78.9%
Psychic71.7%
Psyshock18.1%
Expanding Force9.3%
Encore6.6%
Dazzling Gleam3%

Abilities

Blaze90.4%
Magician5.6%
Levitate3.6%

Nature (stat alignment)

Timid92.2%
Modest6.9%
Bold0.3%

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
Timid	2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe	12 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe	152 / 80 / 92 / 166 / 120 / 171	29.8%
Timid	1 HP / 32 SpA / 1 SpD / 32 Spe	4 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe	151 / 80 / 92 / 166 / 121 / 171	21.8%
Timid	1 HP / 1 Def / 32 SpA / 32 Spe	4 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe	151 / 80 / 93 / 166 / 120 / 171	18.2%
Timid	28 SpA / 6 SpD / 32 Spe	220 SpA / 44 SpD / 252 Spe	150 / 80 / 92 / 162 / 126 / 171	9.3%
Timid	13 HP / 21 Def / 32 Spe	100 HP / 164 Def / 252 Spe	163 / 80 / 113 / 134 / 120 / 171	5.5%

Delphox Speed

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

Pokémon	Base	Min (TR)	0 SP	32 SP	Max	Scarf
Mega Delphox	134	138	154	186	204	—
Delphox	104	111	124	156	171	256

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Mega Delphox

Levitate

Stone: Delphoxite. Held by 98.5% of the tournament teams that bring this Pokémon.

HP75
Attack69
Defense72
Sp. Atk159
Sp. Def125
Speed134
Total634

Most common partners

% of teams with Delphox that also bring each Pokémon.

Good and bad matchups

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

Does well against

Swampert58.9% · 198 games
Froslass58% · 305 games
Gengar57.5% · 353 games

Struggles against

Dragonite46.6% · 276 games
Floette-Eternal48.4% · 597 games
Kingambit49.3% · 1,198 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
Fighting
Psychic
Steel
Fairy

Resists (¼)

—

Immune

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In Showdown games

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

brought to battle

46.6%

in the lead

37.3%

Most used moves in games

Heat Wave66.7%
Protect57.9%
Psychic38.9%
Nasty Plot35.2%
Expanding Force10.2%
Psyshock8.3%

Leads alongside

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best Delphox build in Pokémon Champions?

The most used tournament build is Delphox @ Delphoxite with Blaze and Heat Wave, Nasty Plot, Protect and Psychic (637 teams).

What item should Delphox hold?

The most used items in tournaments are Delphoxite (98.5%), Psychic Seed (1%) and Focus Sash (0.1%).

What spread (SP) should Delphox run?

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

What counters Delphox?

Based on tournament matchups, teams with Dragonite, Floette-Eternal and Kingambit have the best results against it.

What is Delphox's Speed at level 50?

Base 104: 111 at minimum (Trick Room), 156 with 32 SP and a neutral nature, and 171 with 32 SP and a Speed nature.