This week's most-searched counters: Fang, Rico, Pearl, Tick, Chester, Mr. P

"[brawler] counter" was the most common search bringing people to PickStudy this week. Here are six that came up often: Fang, Rico, Pearl, Tick, Chester and Mr. P.

Numbers in the text are from the morning of November 13, 2026 (November 7–13: 23,479 trophy and 12,107 ranked battles from 450 top players). The panel under each brawler updates every morning.

This week at a glance

• Ash beats several of them. Ash sits near the top of the counter lists for Rico, Chester and Mr. P. If you face those three often, Ash is an efficient investment.
• Tick loses to almost everyone. Five of the six list Tick at the top of the matchups they win.
• Some brawlers differ hugely between trophy and ranked: Fang and Tick in particular.

1. Fang

• Win rate: trophy 32.8% (2,253 games) / ranked 48.9% (219)
• Best counters: Chester 80.5% (348), Lou 86.2% (269), Amber 84.7% (216), 8-Bit 87.7% (146)
• Fang beats: Tick 70.0% (180)
• Best teammate: Gale 63.9% (144)

Fang struggles badly in trophy matches, where it's played about ten times more than in ranked. As a brawler that has to close the distance, it shows clear weakness to brawlers that poke from range or block its approach.

2. Rico

• Win rate: trophy 54.0% (3,595) / ranked 49.5% (2,996)
• Best counters: Ash 77.0% (100), Angelo 71.1% (76), Cosmo 69.8% (53)
• Rico beats: Tick 88.6% (449), Crow 75.0% (120)
• Best teammates: Angelo 76.2% (101), Sandy 85.1% (74), Wendy 79.7% (74)

Rico is among the most-picked brawlers on ranked Gem Grab and Knockout maps, so opponents come prepared and its ranked win rate sits around 50%. Interestingly, Angelo is both a Rico counter and a great Rico teammate.

3. Pearl

• Win rate: trophy 59.5% (593) / ranked 51.7% (1,393)
• Best counter: Melodie 59.6% (114); other pairs still have few games
• Pearl beats: Edgar 67.9% (137), Byron 65.5% (116), Tick 81.5% (81)
• Best teammates: Mr. P 71.4% (231), Sprout 71.8% (85), Colette 72.2% (72)

No clear counter shows up yet, which itself says Pearl is tricky to answer. The standout is the Mr. P pairing: 71.4% over 231 games.

4. Tick

• Win rate: trophy 19.8% (3,911) / ranked 50.7% (371)
• Best counters: Gale 93.3% (524), Lou 90.5% (580), Chester 89.3% (578), Amber 89.9% (404)
• Best teammate: Willow 61.8% (55)

The most extreme case this week: almost 4,000 trophy games under 20%, yet an ordinary ~50% in ranked. The data alone can't say exactly why, but by the numbers Tick is worth a second thought in trophy play. Facing Tick, any of the four counters above gives a big edge.

5. Chester

• Win rate: trophy 58.0% (4,469) / ranked 52.0% (2,101)
• Best counters: Ash 63.8% (138), Hank 70.6% (68), Trunk 66.0% (50)
• Chester beats: Tick 89.3% (578), Fang 80.5% (348), Bolt 80.4% (148)
• Best teammates: Sandy 87.6% (137), Moe 80.6% (139)

Popular and performing. On the ranked Gem Grab map Double Swoosh, as of November 13 Chester was both the most-picked brawler and #1 (62.9%, 175 games). Against Chester, Ash is the counter with the most games.

6. Mr. P

• Win rate: trophy 61.2% (3,891) / ranked 56.3% (2,066)
• Best counters: Ash 70.5% (193), 8-Bit 63.2% (163), Otis 60.0% (95)
• Mr. P beats: Tick 79.2% (437), Fang 79.7% (192), Pierce 73.9% (180)
• Best teammates: Lou 77.6% (411), Vince 74.3% (335), Buster 87.3% (71)

The highest win rate of the six in both trophy and ranked. Strong on Bounty maps (see the Bounty map comparison) and near the top on Knockout maps this week too. Ash and 8-Bit are the counters with the most games.

Summary

• Facing Rico, Chester or Mr. P a lot? Ash is the most efficient counter.
• Against Tick or Fang, high-sample counters like Lou, Chester and Amber work.
• Trophy and ranked results can differ a lot for the same brawler, so check the right tab. See Trophy vs Ranked.

Find any other brawler's counters with the counter picker.