Delphox

Mega Delphox holds a 12.17% share at rank 14 in the August 2026 singles ladder, a firmly established presence. Levitate grants Ground immunity, and its Fire plus Psychic STAB coverage gives it both offensive pressure and rotational utility. The weakness profile (Water, Ground, Rock, Ghost, Dark) is awkward, so its common movesets lean heavily on coverage and disruption to compensate.

Playstyle：The set revolves around Nasty Plot as the win condition, with Flamethrower, Psychic and Dazzling Gleam cycling coverage once boosted. Overheat appears at only 7.2% despite higher power, reflecting how the frail Mega Delphox cannot afford the Special Defense drop. Encore at 7.4% is the key disruption tool, locking foes into status options to buy Plot turns. Every listed spread is Timid, maxing Speed as the lifeline, with 28+ Special Attack and modest Special Defense bulk in the classic fast-fragile-special-sweeper mold.

✅ Favorable matchups3

CorviknightMega MetagrossArchaludon

⚠️ Unfavorable matchups3

MimikyuUmbreonPrimarina

Mega Delphox posts a 12.75% share at rank 13 on the August 2026 doubles ladder, a regular presence as a boosting threat. Levitate keeps positioning flexible and the Fire/Psychic STAB combo has wide double-target coverage. Compared to singles, its moveset shifts heavily toward Heat Wave and Protect, reflecting the format's demand for AoE damage and protection.

Playstyle：The common doubles pattern is to anchor Mega Delphox in the back, weather early pressure with Protect or Substitute, then Nasty Plot and sweep with Heat Wave plus Psychic. Overheat is effectively absent here because Heat Wave handles AoE coverage and Flamethrower offers accuracy when needed; Overheat's harsh Special Defense trade-off is even harder to justify in doubles. The 25.2% Timid spread (15/0/19/0/0/32) deliberately invests in Defense rather than Special Attack, showing many players treat it as a utility Plot user rather than a pure wallbreaker.

Delphox sits at a 0.09% single-format presence and ranks 174th, well outside the metagame core. Its 114 Special Attack and 104 Speed give it offensive reach, yet the dual 2× weaknesses to Ground and Rock, plus middling defenses, keep it from holding a defined role. Expanding Force, Heat Wave, and Scorching Sands let it answer several archetypes, but raw usage refuses to climb.

Playstyle：Magician shows up on 77.2% of sets, almost always on the Bold 100/76/89/94/116/72 spread, which pushes Special Defense to 116 and lets Delphox survive long enough to capitalize on Trick Room turns or predicted switches. A 17.1% Life Orb variant shifts to Timid for maximum Speed and pure damage output. Expanding Force leads at 23.6%, with Heat Wave, Scorching Sands, and Trick Room all tied at 19.3%, giving it both offensive coverage and a tempo tool.

Double-format usage sits at 0%, an empty cell that places Delphox outside the current rules. Incineroar and Sinistcha, two of the format's defining pieces, deny the Trick Room setup it relies on, while the 2× Ground weakness makes it a clean answer for Heavy Slam users. Even Choice Scarf variants cannot crack the rotation.