**To use Chien Pao effectively in the current VGC format, leverage its Dark/Ice type typing and build around its top-performing movesets.** Chien Pao appears as a prominent choice in the current Pokémon Champions format, with usage data pulled from competitive teams, tournament results and Showdown-ready pastes tracked by MetaVGC. This page brings together its most common moveset, nature, ability, item, teammates and type weaknesses so you can judge where Chien Pao fits in a VGC team.

The most common build highlights Sword of Ruin, Focus Sash and Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32. Its frequent moves include relevant usage moves. Treat those choices as a data-backed starting point: they show what players are bringing, while EV spreads, Tera Type and the final move slot should still respond to your expected matchups.

Defensively, Chien Pao has important weaknesses to fighting 4x, bug 2x, fairy 2x, fire 2x, rock 2x, steel 2x. That matters during teambuilding because a strong composition needs ways to cover those attacks without giving up offensive pressure. Partners such as Dragonite, Incineroar, Farigiraf, Archaludon, and Pelipper appear often because they can add positioning, type coverage, speed control or safer switches into common checks.

MetaVGC tracks recent teams using Chien Pao. Open the Chien Pao teams page to compare complete structures, copy Showdown pastes and see how players combine Chien Pao with other Pokémon in the active format.