**To use Tatsugiri Curly effectively in the current VGC format, leverage its Dragon/Water type typing and build around its top-performing movesets.** Tatsugiri Curly 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 Tatsugiri Curly fits in a VGC team.

The most common build highlights Commander, Focus Sash and Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32. Its frequent moves include Take Down, Water Gun, Hydro Pump, Surf, Hyper Beam, and Counter. 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, Tatsugiri Curly has important weaknesses to dragon 2x, fairy 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, Glimmora, Indeedee-F, and Gholdengo appear often because they can add positioning, type coverage, speed control or safer switches into common checks.

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