Gardevoir build and sets

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

The most used tournament build is Gardevoir @ Gardevoirite with Trace and Expanding Force, Hyper Voice, Protect and Trick Room (178 teams).

Q: What item should Gardevoir hold?

The most used items in tournaments are Gardevoirite (98.1%), Choice Scarf (0.8%) and Sitrus Berry (0.3%).

Q: What spread (SP) should Gardevoir run?

The most common spread on the 1760+ ladder is 32 HP / 30 Def / 3 SpA with a Bold nature (as EVs: 252 HP / 236 Def / 20 SpA).

Q: What counters Gardevoir?

Based on tournament matchups, teams with Swampert, Excadrill and Golisopod have the best results against it.

Tier AReg M-CUpdated Nov 11

Psychic

FairyAbilities: Synchronize · Trace · Telepathy

#1 tournament set

178 teams · has won a tournament

Items: Gardevoirite
Ability: Trace
Nature: Bold
Spread (SP) · ladder 1760+: 32 HP / 30 Def / 3 SpA

Expanding Force
Hyper Voice
Protect
Trick Room

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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: 5.4%
Win rate: 47.7%
Top cuts: 91
Games: 4,506

Base stats

HP68
Attack65
Defense65
Sp. Atk125
Sp. Def115
Speed80
Total518

In Reg M-C, Gardevoir showed up on 5.4% of tournament teams (1,009 teams through Nov 10, 2026), with a 47.7% win rate and 91 top cut appearances.

Most used tournament builds

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

Gardevoirite

Trace

Expanding Force
Hyper Voice
Protect
Trick Room

178 teams · best finish: 2nd

Gardevoirite

Trace

Calm Mind
Expanding Force
Hyper Voice
Protect

123 teams · has won a tournament

Gardevoirite

Trace

Expanding Force
Hyper Voice
Protect
Thunderbolt

102 teams · has won a tournament

Items, moves and abilities

Items

Gardevoirite98.1%
Choice Scarf0.8%
Sitrus Berry0.3%
Life Orb0.2%
Focus Sash0.2%

Moves

Protect96.6%
Hyper Voice95.8%
Expanding Force92.2%
Trick Room28.6%
Calm Mind21.4%
Thunderbolt15.5%
Mystical Fire14.5%
Moonblast8.3%

Abilities

Trace68.6%
Synchronize20.1%
Telepathy9.1%

Nature (stat alignment)

Modest72.2%
Timid16.9%
Quiet8.5%

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
Bold	32 HP / 30 Def / 3 SpA	252 HP / 236 Def / 20 SpA	175 / 76 / 126 / 148 / 135 / 100	27.2%
Timid	2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe	12 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe	145 / 76 / 85 / 177 / 135 / 145	13.9%
Modest	2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe	12 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe	145 / 76 / 85 / 194 / 135 / 132	11%
Modest	32 HP / 4 Def / 25 SpA / 5 Spe	252 HP / 28 Def / 196 SpA / 36 Spe	175 / 76 / 89 / 187 / 135 / 105	9.8%
Calm	10 HP / 14 Atk / 32 Def / 10 SpA	76 HP / 108 Atk / 252 Def / 76 SpA	153 / 89 / 117 / 155 / 148 / 100	9.2%

Gardevoir 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 Gardevoir	100	108	120	152	167	—
Gardevoir	80	90	100	132	145	217

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Mega Gardevoir

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Stone: Gardevoirite. Held by 98.1% of the tournament teams that bring this Pokémon.

HP68
Attack85
Defense65
Sp. Atk165
Sp. Def135
Speed100
Total618

Most common partners

% of teams with Gardevoir 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

Torkoal56.2% · 219 games
Glimmora55.4% · 161 games
Froslass54.2% · 259 games

Struggles against

Swampert38.3% · 195 games
Excadrill39.7% · 276 games
Golisopod41.4% · 494 games

Weaknesses and resistances

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

4x weakness

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2x weakness

Poison
Ghost
Steel

Resists (½)

Psychic

Resists (¼)

Fighting

Immune

Dragon

In Showdown games

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

brought to battle

57.3%

in the lead

41.3%

Most used moves in games

Hyper Voice65.7%
Protect45.8%
Expanding Force45.1%
Moonblast8.4%
Mystical Fire4.2%
Thunderbolt3.8%

Leads alongside

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best Gardevoir build in Pokémon Champions?

The most used tournament build is Gardevoir @ Gardevoirite with Trace and Expanding Force, Hyper Voice, Protect and Trick Room (178 teams).

What item should Gardevoir hold?

The most used items in tournaments are Gardevoirite (98.1%), Choice Scarf (0.8%) and Sitrus Berry (0.3%).

What spread (SP) should Gardevoir run?

The most common spread on the 1760+ ladder is 32 HP / 30 Def / 3 SpA with a Bold nature (as EVs: 252 HP / 236 Def / 20 SpA).

What counters Gardevoir?

Based on tournament matchups, teams with Swampert, Excadrill and Golisopod have the best results against it.

What is Gardevoir's Speed at level 50?

Base 80: 90 at minimum (Trick Room), 132 with 32 SP and a neutral nature, and 145 with 32 SP and a Speed nature.