Feraligatr

Mega Feraligatr appears in 0.69% of high-ladder teams at rank 94, functioning as a physical momentum setter through Dragon Dance. Its movepool offers good neutral coverage after setup, but it faces stiff competition from more efficient wallbreakers and sweepers in the current metagame.

Playstyle：Mega Feraligatr's strategy centers on using Dragon Dance to raise Attack and Speed, typically running Jolly nature spreads like 0/32/2/0/0/32 for maximum Speed investment. It pairs strong physical attacks (Outrage, Waterfall, Double-Edge) with teammates like Corviknight that provide defensive pivoting and setup opportunities.

✅ Favorable matchups1

Umbreon

Mega Feraligatr maintains 0.24% usage at rank 126 in doubles, where it can leverage teammate support to apply faster offense than in singles. However, its limited special move coverage and reliance on physical attacks constrains its metagame presence.

Playstyle：In doubles, Mega Feraligatr functions as a physical attacker running Adamant or Brave spreads, prioritizing raw offensive power through Double-Edge, Outrage, and Aqua Jet. It commonly pairs with fast teammates like Sneasler and Sinistcha to create layered offense and pressure.

Feraligatr sits at just 0.03% usage at the 1760 ladder bracket (rank 211), appearing almost exclusively in fringe builds. Its Mega form (0.69% usage) dramatically outperforms the base form, and most players who want a Feraligatr in their team simply run Mega. Without the Mega Stone, Feraligatr lacks coverage against the current environment's abundant Fairy- and Grass-types, and its base 78 Speed is insufficient to threaten the high-speed meta on its own.

Playstyle：Base Feraligatr in singles runs almost exclusively Mystic Water (96.1%) with Sheer Force (98.2%), using Liquidation, Earthquake, Ice Punch, and Dragon Dance. Jolly nature (94.2%) with full Speed and Attack EVs aims for fast Dragon Dance sweeps amplified by Sheer Force's damage boost. However, this niche is entirely overshadowed by Mega Feraligatr in the same team slot, and the few examples in the data show it paired with Ghost- and Grass-types purely to fill coverage gaps.

Feraligatr has 0% usage at the 1760 doubles bracket and only trace data at lower ratings (0.03%). Doubles demands immediate field presence and spread damage, but Feraligatr's single-target physical offense has no spread moves and no priority setup to justify Dragon Dance accumulation in the fast-paced VGC format. In the 20 tournament appearances recorded, it appears as a filler slot rather than a tactical core. Teams wanting this archetype simply use Mega Feraligatr instead.