Pokémon Scarlet & Violet - (Corrected Again) The Land of Silk and Honey - Dec 20 25 D

It seems that I missed another instance of a URL nickname in my first attempt to block them all out, so here it is again. This is why I dislike editing these videos whenever someone uses them. Since I've removed that video, here are the numbers for Ranked double battling for Scarlet and Violet for November 2025:

1. Incineroar (±0)
2. Miraidon (±0)
3. Calyrex (Shadow Rider) (±0)
4. Rillaboom (±0)
5. Urshifu (Rapid Strike) (±0)
6. Calyrex (Ice Rider) (+1)
7. Zamazenta (-1)
8. Chien-Pao (±0)
9. Kyogre (+2)
10. Tornadus (Incarnate) (-1)
11. Whimsicott (+1)
12. Raging Bolt (+2)
13. Koraidon (-3)
14. Amoonguss (+1)
15. Landorus (Incarnate) (-6)
16. Flutter Mane (-3)
17. Grimmsnarl (+2)
18. Indeedee (Female) (-2)
19. Lunala (-1)
20. Ogerpon (-3)
21. Volcarona (+4)
22. Smeargle (-2)
23. Chi-Yu (-3)
24. Ursaluna (Hisuian) (-1)
25. Farigiraf (-3)
26. Zacian (+2)
27. Groudon (+3)
28. Iron Hands (-1)
29. Terapagos (+2)
30. Ting-Lu (+8)
31. Dragonite (+1)
32. Urshifu (Single Strike) (-3)
33. Arceus (Normal) (-7)
34. Brute Bonnet (±0)
35. Annihilape (±0)
36. Clefairy (±0)
37. Ursaluna (Bloodmoon) (±0)
38. Magearna (-5)
39. Ho-Oh (+1)
40. Sableye (+1)
41. Iron Valiant (-2)
42. Dondozo (±0)
43. Pelipper (+2)
44. Torkoal (-1)
45. Kingambit (+14)
46. Roaring Moon (+3)
47. Sneasler (+6)
48. Sinistcha (+3)
49. Weezing (Galarian) (-4)
50. Walking Wake (±0)
51. Iron Treads (+3)
52. Iron Bundle (-4)
53. Archaludon (+3)
54. Ditto (-2)
55. Maushold (-8)
56. Cresselia (+9)
57. Entei (+17)
58. Basculegion (Male) (+9)
59. Tatsugiri (Curly) (+4)
60. Darkrai (-5)
61. Iron Jugulis (-15)
62. Pecharunt (-2)
63. Thundurus (Incarnate) (+22)
64. Murkrow (-6)
65. Ninetales (Alolan) (-1)
66. Eternatus (+5)
67. Muk (Alolan) (+1)
68. Oranguru (+7)
69. Arceus (Fairy) (-12)
70. Tyranitar (-3)
71. Flamigo (-5)
72. Glimmora (+5)
73. Wo-Chien (-3)
74. Regieleki (+6)
75. Raichu (Kantonian) (-14)

This is the third month in a row those top 5 have held their exact spots, indicating that they are the top 5 most useful (and versatile) Pokémon to have in double battling. Though there are fewer spots at the top locked for single battling, there is less movement in a greater number of spots below, meaning that it is settling slower, but in more of the top spots.

Incarnate Thundurus, Regieleki, and Glimmora have returned to the top 75, while Attack Deoxys, Talonflame, and Armarouge have left. Looks like the Fire-type is seeing a bit of trouble while the Electric-type is looking better.

Incarnate Thundurus rose up 22 spots, the highest on this list. Looks like its purpose is to disrupt other Prankster users, and with Whimsicott (11th) and Incarnate Tornadus (10th) both high up on the list, more people would be looking for a way to mess with them. Incarnate Thundurus is itself also a Prankster Pokémon, but instead of the self-boosting Tailwind, it instead uses the disruptive Eerie Impulse (reduces Sp. Attack by two stages) and Thunder Wave (to slow them down to half Speed). It can also manually set Rain Dance to override anyone else’s weather conditions without needing to switch in.

Kingambit rose 14 spots, which is not as high but is higher on the list, meaning the usage between ranks is greater. Kingambit is currently used to fight Calyrex, either form, striking Ice Rider hard with either Dark or Steel moves while taking little to no damage from either Ice or Psychic; while it focuses on Dark attacks against Shadow Rider Calyrex, including the priority move Sucker Punch. It is quickly proving a consistnt counter against them both, and it doesn’t care if Trick Room is up or not.

In between is Entei, who also rose an in-between amount of 17 spots. From what I hear, Gouging Fire is preferred on Pokémon Showdown, though the rules there are very different (and this is double battling). Entei is valued for being a Pokémon with both Extreme Speed, so it doesn’t care about speed manipulation; and Inner Focus, so it doesn’t care about Fake Out. Combined with Sacred Fire to inflict Burn and deal a lot of damage, and Snarl to reduce the opponent’s Sp. Attack while dealing with Focus Sash users, and Entei is the Pokémon to turn to to pull one over on Whimsicott, Incineroar, and Zamazenta (and, oddly enough, Calyrex Shadow Rider).

Type: Double Battle
Opponent: Eder
Battle Court: Cabo Poco
Music: Titan
My Pokémon: Webber (Spidops), Wendy (Toxtricity) (Amped), Dulcinea (Dipplin), Lincoln (Braviary) (Hisuian)
Opponent’s Pokémon: Rayquaza, Ondulagua (Walking Wake), (REDACTED) (Raikou), Arktos (Articuno) (Kantonian)

Oddly, my opponent’s Pokémon names were in different languages: Ondulagua is Walking Wake’s Spanish name, while Arktos is Articuno’s German name. Raikou, of course, had a URL nickname that I blacked out. “Arktos,” also, happens to be the original word in English for “bear,” used in the Middle Ages, before it was changed to “bear” under the belief that mentioning the word would summon a bear over. It came from the Greek word.