Golisopod build and sets

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

The most used tournament build is Golisopod @ Golisopite with Emergency Exit and Iron Head, Leech Life, Protect and Sucker Punch (684 teams).

Q: What item should Golisopod hold?

The most used items in tournaments are Golisopite (99.5%), Life Orb (0.1%) and Sitrus Berry (0.1%).

Q: What spread (SP) should Golisopod run?

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

Q: What counters Golisopod?

Based on tournament matchups, teams with Venusaur, Grimmsnarl and Charizard have the best results against it.

Tier AReg M-CUpdated Nov 11

Bug

WaterAbilities: Emergency Exit

#1 tournament set

684 teams · has won a tournament

Items: Golisopite
Ability: Emergency Exit
Nature: Adamant
Spread (SP) · ladder 1760+: 32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 Spe

Iron Head
Leech Life
Protect
Sucker Punch

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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: 11.4%
Win rate: 48.8%
Top cuts: 175
Games: 9,384

Base stats

HP75
Attack125
Defense140
Sp. Atk60
Sp. Def90
Speed40
Total530

In Reg M-C, Golisopod showed up on 11.4% of tournament teams (2,122 teams through Nov 10, 2026), with a 48.8% win rate and 175 top cut appearances.

Most used tournament builds

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

Golisopite

Emergency Exit

Iron Head
Leech Life
Protect
Sucker Punch

684 teams · has won a tournament

Golisopite

Emergency Exit

Drill Run
Iron Head
Leech Life
Protect

354 teams · has won a tournament

Golisopite

Emergency Exit

Iron Head
Leech Life
Protect
Swords Dance

273 teams · has won a tournament

Items, moves and abilities

Items

Golisopite99.5%
Life Orb0.1%
Sitrus Berry0.1%
mega Golisopod0.1%
Golurkite0%

Moves

Leech Life98.4%
Protect88.9%
Iron Head86.9%
Sucker Punch48.7%
Swords Dance28.1%
Drill Run20.9%
Liquidation10.7%
Close Combat4.5%

Abilities

Emergency Exit95.3%
Tough Claws4.2%

Nature (stat alignment)

Adamant81.2%
Brave16.7%
Careful0.8%

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	32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 Spe	252 HP / 252 Atk / 12 Spe	182 / 194 / 160 / 72 / 110 / 62	31.1%
Careful	32 HP / 2 Def / 32 SpD	252 HP / 12 Def / 252 SpD	182 / 145 / 162 / 72 / 156 / 60	30.3%
Brave	32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 SpD	252 HP / 252 Atk / 12 SpD	182 / 194 / 160 / 80 / 112 / 54	17.6%
Adamant	32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 SpD	252 HP / 252 Atk / 12 SpD	182 / 194 / 160 / 72 / 112 / 60	12.2%
Brave	32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 Def	252 HP / 252 Atk / 12 Def	182 / 194 / 162 / 80 / 110 / 54	1.9%

Golisopod Speed

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

Pokémon	Base	Min (TR)	0 SP	32 SP	Max	Scarf
Golisopod	40	54	60	92	101	151
Mega Golisopod	40	54	60	92	101	—

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Mega Golisopod

Tough Claws

Stone: Golisopite. Held by 99.5% of the tournament teams that bring this Pokémon.

HP75
Attack150
Defense175
Sp. Atk70
Sp. Def120
Speed40
Total630

Most common partners

% of teams with Golisopod 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

Gardevoir58.6% · 494 games
Indeedee-F57.7% · 1,121 games
Froslass55.8% · 484 games

Struggles against

Venusaur40.1% · 694 games
Grimmsnarl40.5% · 724 games
Charizard41.6% · 1,607 games

Weaknesses and resistances

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

4x weakness

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2x weakness

Electric
Flying
Rock

Resists (½)

Water
Ice
Fighting
Ground
Steel

Resists (¼)

—

Immune

—

In Showdown games

1,454 rated games (1500+) with this Pokémon on the team.

brought to battle

59.7%

in the lead

37.6%

Most used moves in games

Leech Life54.5%
Sucker Punch51.4%
Iron Head49.4%
Protect34.9%
Swords Dance5.5%
Drill Run4%

Leads alongside

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best Golisopod build in Pokémon Champions?

The most used tournament build is Golisopod @ Golisopite with Emergency Exit and Iron Head, Leech Life, Protect and Sucker Punch (684 teams).

What item should Golisopod hold?

The most used items in tournaments are Golisopite (99.5%), Life Orb (0.1%) and Sitrus Berry (0.1%).

What spread (SP) should Golisopod run?

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

What counters Golisopod?

Based on tournament matchups, teams with Venusaur, Grimmsnarl and Charizard have the best results against it.

What is Golisopod's Speed at level 50?

Base 40: 54 at minimum (Trick Room), 92 with 32 SP and a neutral nature, and 101 with 32 SP and a Speed nature.