Scovillain

Mega Scovillain sits at a 3.5% single use rate, ranked 48th, a mid-tier presence rather than a defining force. The grass/fire pairing combined with Spicy Spray's guaranteed burn on physical attackers makes it a durable annoyance that warps physical switch-ins. Poison, Flying, and Rock hit it for 4x or 2x damage, and its 65/65/65 bulk means it leans on Protect and Leech Seed to stay healthy across long games.

Playstyle：The core loop is Protect plus Leech Seed (both 24.6%), with Flamethrower at 19.5% as the primary fire STAB and Giga Drain at 10.7% for sustain. There are no physical attacking moves anywhere in the top set, confirming its role as a special sponge and attrition piece. Leaf Storm appears at only 7.6%, suggesting burst is not the goal, and Overheat at 2.1% reads as a desperate closer. Scovillainite and Spicy Spray are locked in at 100%. The top three spreads are Bold at 21.3%, Modest at 20.2%, and Calm at 18.9%, a near-even split that mirrors the tension between bulk and special offense.

Double battles push it to a 4.85% usage rate at rank 30, well above its single showing, and the movepool confirms a dedicated support or pivot role. Protect and Rage Powder together account for nearly half of all selections, and Overheat at 20.9% gives it real breaking power when called on. Its resistances let it absorb switches into Poison or Fairy types without crumbling.

Playstyle：In doubles, Protect at 24.8% and Rage Powder at 24.7% form the backbone of its support shell. Overheat jumps to 20.9%, overtaking Flamethrower as the primary STAB hit, while Giga Drain at 16.7% handles sustain and matchup coverage. Leech Seed drops to 8.2%, suggesting players prefer Rage Powder redirection paired with teammate nukes over self-sustaining with seeds. Every named spread is Bold, totaling 21.5%, which underlines how exposed physical attackers are in this format. Basculegion, Kingambit, Sneasler, and Mega Froslass make up the fast physical core it most often anchors behind.

Scovillain sits at a 0.19% usage rate and rank 133 in singles this month (data month 2026-08), placing it firmly outside the regular metagame. Its middling bulk and speed leave it reliant on a stall-oriented loop of Protect, Substitute, Leech Seed, and Flamethrower, with Moody selected 98.4% of the time to grind opponents down through random stat swings. Leftovers at 98.4% confirms the intent: extend the game and let Moody's variance do the work.

Playstyle：The core loop is Protect into Substitute into Leech Seed into Flamethrower, stacking recovery and residual damage while Flamethrower threatens a knockout. Timid 21/0/1/1/11/32 at 69.1% pours 32 EVs into Speed and Special Attack to outspeed and fire first, while Timid 21/0/13/0/0/32 at 23.4% trades Special Attack investment for Defense to live physical hits. The 3.7% Relaxed 32/0/15/0/19/0 spread drops Speed entirely and plays as a special wall, functioning almost like a different Pokémon. Teammates cluster around Archaludon (14.4%), Garchomp (14.2%), Greninja-Mega, Lopunny-Mega, and Mimikyu (each 13.9%–14.4%), all of which apply offensive pressure and buy Scovillain the turns it needs to set up its loop.

At 0.02% usage and rank 261, Scovillain is essentially absent from doubles this month. Its move spread fans out across Protect, Rage Powder, Flamethrower, Overheat, Spicy Extract, Will-O-Wisp, Leaf Storm, and Energy Ball with no single move above 17.5%, and item choice is split between Leftovers, Sitrus Berry, Focus Sash, Kebia Berry, and Mental Herb without a dominant option. The data shows a Pokémon with no agreed-upon role rather than a niche specialist.