Double Team

Type

Normal

Category

status

Power

—

Accuracy

—

PP

15

Priority

0

Target

self

Contact

No

Spread

No

Protect blocks

Yes

Wide Guard blocks

No

A utility move whose value depends on the team's gameplan and the tempo it creates.

• Incineroar
• Metagross Mega
• Tyranitar Mega
• Blaziken Mega
• Gardevoir Mega
• Floette Mega
• Hawlucha Mega
• Steelix Mega
• Greninja Ash
• Greninja Mega
• Drampa Mega
• Houndoom Mega
• Delphox Mega
• Gyarados Mega
• Barbaracle Mega
• Ampharos Mega
• Dragalge Mega
• Heracross Mega
• Chesnaught Mega
• Gallade Mega
• Scizor Mega
• Kommo O Totem
• Garchomp Mega Z
• Garchomp Mega
• Glalie Mega
• Sceptile Mega
• Aerodactyl Mega
• Swampert Mega
• Slowbro Mega
• Pidgeot Mega
• Chandelure Mega
• Malamar Mega
• Eelektross Mega
• Goodra Hisui
• Dragonite Mega
• Florges
• Hydreigon
• Altaria Mega
• Blastoise Mega
• Pinsir Mega
• Charizard Mega Y
• Emboar Mega
• Kommo O
• Charizard Mega X
• Gengar Mega
• Kangaskhan Mega
• Sharpedo Mega
• Snorlax
• Excadrill Mega
• Lucario Mega Z
• Lucario Mega
• Alakazam Mega
• Scrafty Mega
• Empoleon
• Goodra
• Venusaur Mega
• Feraligatr Mega
• Crabominable Mega
• Glaceon
• Infernape
• Leafeon
• Scolipede Mega
• Whimsicott
• Lopunny Mega
• Golurk Mega
• Abomasnow Mega
• Audino Mega
• Meganium Mega
• Arcanine
• Volcarona
• Dragonite
• Blastoise Gmax
• Charizard Gmax
• Noivern
• Rhyperior
• Garchomp
• Zoroark
• Aerodactyl
• Froslass Mega
• Torterra
• Starmie Mega
• Camerupt Mega
• Decidueye Hisui
• Aggron Mega
• Venusaur Gmax
• Pelipper
• Swampert
• Machamp Gmax
• Machamp
• Staraptor Mega
• Feraligatr
• Flareon
• Gengar Gmax
• Aegislash Blade
• Blastoise
• Gengar
• Pyroar Male
• Tyranitar
• Greninja Battle Bond
• Jolteon
• Vanilluxe
• Floette Eternal
• Skarmory Mega
• Typhlosion
• Vaporeon
• Charizard
• Gyarados
• Avalugg
• Clawitzer
• Blaziken
• Alakazam
• Greninja
• Absol Mega
• Avalugg Hisui
• Ninetales
• Tauros Paldea Aqua Breed
• Raichu Mega Y
• Aggron
• Beartic
• Meowscarada
• Tsareena
• Absol Mega Z
• Heracross
• Lycanroc Dusk
• Manectric Mega
• Simipour
• Tauros Paldea Blaze Breed
• Victreebel Mega
• Chandelure
• Lycanroc Midnight
• Tauros Paldea Combat Breed
• Weavile
• Lycanroc Midday
• Raichu Mega X
• Delphox
• Scolipede
• Barbaracle
• Dragalge
• Gardevoir
• Simisear
• Musharna
• Raichu Alola
• Sceptile
• Scizor
• Banette Mega
• Kangaskhan
• Mawile Mega
• Clefable Mega
• Meganium
• Politoed
• Primarina
• Rotom Mow
• Samurott Hisui
• Steelix
• Talonflame
• Luxray
• Roserade
• Slowking Galar
• Chimecho Mega
• Heliolisk
• Passimian
• Simisage
• Spiritomb
• Venusaur
• Conkeldurr
• Oranguru
• Pidgeot
• Rotom Fan
• Zoroark Hisui
• Samurott
• Ampharos
• Arcanine Hisui
• Bastiodon
• Milotic
• Rotom Frost
• Typhlosion Hisui
• Chesnaught
• Abomasnow
• Gourgeist Average
• Rotom Wash
• Snorlax Gmax
• Garbodor
• Eelektross
• Krookodile
• Rampardos
• Beedrill Mega
• Excadrill
• Rotom Heat
• Cofagrigus
• Altaria
• Clefable
• Emboar
• Crabominable
• Scrafty
• Stunfisk
• Hippowdon
• Slowbro Galar
• Aegislash Shield
• Glalie
• Malamar
• Houndoom
• Meowstic Female
• Mimikyu Totem Busted
• Sylveon
• Decidueye
• Gallade
• Mamoswine
• Mimikyu Totem Disguised
• Torkoal
• Lucario
• Metagross
• Mimikyu Busted
• Sableye Mega
• Slowbro
• Pinsir
• Slurpuff
• Umbreon
• Aurorus
• Sharpedo
• Toucannon
• Manectric
• Serperior
• Espeon
• Tauros
• Toxicroak
• Reuniclus
• Salazzle
• Starmie
• Hawlucha
• Trevenant
• Tyrantrum
• Drampa
• Medicham Mega
• Gourgeist Super
• Mudsdale
• Gliscor
• Gourgeist Large
• Ninetales Alola
• Raichu
• Kleavor
• Absol
• Lopunny
• Pangoro
• Froslass
• Gourgeist Small
• Klefki
• Slowking
• Mimikyu Disguised
• Toxapex
• Aromatisse
• Forretress
• Victreebel
• Staraptor
• Chimecho
• Garbodor Gmax
• Vileplume
• Furfrou
• Golurk
• Meowstic Male
• Skarmory
• Salazzle Totem
• Liepard
• Stunfisk Galar
• Banette
• Qwilfish
• Araquanid
• Audino
• Camerupt
• Arbok
• Araquanid Totem
• Rotom
• Qwilfish Hisui
• Emolga
• Dedenne
• Diggersby
• Pikachu Starter
• Azumarill
• Castform Snowy
• Castform Rainy
• Castform Sunny
• Watchog
• Castform
• Vivillon
• Medicham
• Ariados
• Beedrill
• Floette
• Mawile
• Pikachu
• Pikachu Alola Cap
• Pikachu Belle
• Pikachu Cosplay
• Pikachu Gmax
• Pikachu Hoenn Cap
• Pikachu Kalos Cap
• Pikachu Libre
• Pikachu Original Cap
• Pikachu Partner Cap
• Pikachu Phd
• Pikachu Pop Star
• Pikachu Rock Star
• Pikachu Sinnoh Cap
• Pikachu Unova Cap
• Pikachu World Cap
• Sableye

Double Team is a Normal-type status move. It targets the user and has 15 PP. Double Team is a Normal-type status move. It targets the user and has 15 PP.

A utility move whose value depends on the team's gameplan and the tempo it creates.

Consider Double Team when your team needs the utility it provides rather than direct damage. Status moves define speed control, redirection, protection and disruption in VGC. Its value depends on whether your team can exploit the turns it creates. Check your team composition for Pokémon that benefit from the positioning or tempo it generates.

In team building, Double Team competes with other support and disruption options for a limited number of moveslots. Ask whether your team has enough offense to justify a utility move, and whether you have the speed or bulk to use it safely. Many successful teams run one or two status moves that enable the rest of the roster, so treat it as part of your overall gameplan rather than an afterthought.

Common mistakes with Double Team include: Using it without a clear plan for the turns it creates. Forgetting that Protect and Detect can block it, wasting a key turn. Not considering how redirectors like Follow Me and Rage Powder change targeting.

Protect and Detect block this move. These interactions are situational, so test them in the team builder and matchup analyzer before committing to the moveslot.

Use the tools below to test Double Team in a full team context and compare it with alternative options.

• Protect / Detect: blocks this move.
• Wide Guard: does not block this move.
• Follow Me / Rage Powder: spread moves are not redirected.
• Quick Guard: no effect (non-priority).