Pokemon Champions Usage Stats

The full usage table for the current VGC regulation on the Showdown ladder, by rating band. Search it, sort it, and open any Pokemon in the team builder.

Data: Smogon ladder statistics, October 2026, VGC 2026 Regulation M-C. 1,649,648 battles counted.

1760+1630+1500+All

198 Pokemon

#	Pokemon	Usage	Raw count	Top ability	Top item	Top moves
1	Sneasler	49.95%	1,077,841	Unburden	White Herb	Close Combat, Dire Claw, Fake Out, Protect
2	Kingambit	42.25%	625,098	Defiant	Chople Berry	Kowtow Cleave, Sucker Punch, Iron Head, Low Kick
3	Basculegion	34.43%	431,738	Adaptability	Focus Sash	Last Respects, Aqua Jet, Wave Crash, Protect
4	Charizard-Mega-Y	32.35%	464,830	Drought	Charizardite Y	Heat Wave, Weather Ball, Protect, Ancient Power
5	Rillaboom	27.40%	1,173,979	Grassy Surge	Miracle Seed	Grassy Glide, Fake Out, Wood Hammer, U-turn
6	Incineroar	26.29%	975,634	Intimidate	Sitrus Berry	Fake Out, Parting Shot, Flare Blitz, Darkest Lariat
7	Garchomp	26.13%	451,757	Rough Skin	Choice Scarf	Dragon Claw, Rock Slide, Stomping Tantrum, Earthquake
8	Farigiraf	23.64%	547,098	Armor Tail	Sitrus Berry	Trick Room, Psychic, Thunderbolt, Helping Hand
9	Archaludon	15.37%	572,347	Stamina	Leftovers	Protect, Electro Shot, Dragon Pulse, Flash Cannon
10	Indeedee-F	13.63%	665,305	Psychic Surge	Rocky Helmet	Follow Me, Helping Hand, Psychic, Trick Room
11	Floette-Mega	13.20%	253,351	Fairy Aura	Floettite	Protect, Dazzling Gleam, Moonblast, Calm Mind
12	Dragonite-Mega	13.14%	125,566	Multiscale	Dragoninite	Dragon Pulse, Heat Wave, Tailwind, Extreme Speed
13	Gardevoir-Mega	12.96%	232,410	Pixilate	Gardevoirite	Hyper Voice, Psychic, Protect, Trick Room
14	Pelipper	12.58%	535,945	Drizzle	Sitrus Berry	Hurricane, Weather Ball, Wide Guard, Tailwind
15	Sylveon	11.41%	267,612	Pixilate	Fairy Feather	Hyper Voice, Detect, Hyper Beam, Quick Attack
16	Froslass-Mega	11.17%	163,041	Snow Warning	Froslassite	Blizzard, Shadow Ball, Aurora Veil, Protect
17	Raichu-Mega-Y	10.98%	466,699	No Guard	Raichunite Y	Zap Cannon, Protect, Focus Blast, Fake Out
18	Gholdengo	10.51%	508,211	Good as Gold	Life Orb	Make It Rain, Shadow Ball, Protect, Nasty Plot
19	Whimsicott	10.40%	433,490	Prankster	Focus Sash	Tailwind, Moonblast, Encore, Protect
20	Salamence-Mega	9.96%	403,854	Aerilate	Salamencite	Protect, Hyper Voice, Tailwind, Draco Meteor
21	Garchomp-Mega-Z	8.49%	409,179	Levitate	Garchompite Z	Protect, Power Gem, Earth Power, Dragon Pulse
22	Golisopod-Mega	8.44%	421,562	Tough Claws	Golisopite	Leech Life, Iron Head, Protect, Sucker Punch
23	Kommo-o	8.07%	165,207	Soundproof	Life Orb	Protect, Clanging Scales, Aura Sphere, Flamethrower
24	Volcarona	7.14%	372,004	Flame Body	Rocky Helmet	Rage Powder, Struggle Bug, Protect, Overheat
25	Venusaur	6.91%	169,603	Chlorophyll	Focus Sash	Sludge Bomb, Protect, Leaf Storm, Sleep Powder
26	Armarouge	6.57%	164,878	Weak Armor	Focus Sash	Expanding Force, Armor Cannon, Protect, Wide Guard
27	Staraptor-Mega	6.01%	246,678	Contrary	Staraptite	Close Combat, Protect, Brave Bird, Tailwind
28	Garchomp-Mega	5.87%	33,013	Sand Force	Garchompite	Earth Power, Power Gem, Dragon Pulse, Flamethrower
29	Grimmsnarl	5.41%	214,090	Prankster	Light Clay	Parting Shot, Light Screen, Reflect, Spirit Break
30	Ninetales-Alola	5.31%	124,578	Snow Warning	Never-Melt Ice	Blizzard, Freeze-Dry, Aurora Veil, Rain Dance
31	Gengar-Mega	5.26%	190,055	Shadow Tag	Gengarite	Protect, Shadow Ball, Sludge Bomb, Perish Song
32	Milotic	5.24%	324,241	Competitive	Leftovers	Protect, Scald, Muddy Water, Ice Beam
33	Basculegion-F	5.00%	118,135	Swift Swim	Focus Sash	Shadow Ball, Muddy Water, Ice Beam, Protect
34	Sinistcha	4.84%	352,649	Hospitality	Colbur Berry	Rage Powder, Matcha Gotcha, Protect, Trick Room
35	Metagross-Mega	4.83%	164,736	Tough Claws	Metagrossite	Psychic Fangs, Protect, Body Press, Stomping Tantrum
36	Politoed	4.10%	226,620	Drizzle	Sitrus Berry	Protect, Weather Ball, Muddy Water, Ice Beam
37	Arcanine-Hisui	4.07%	204,125	Rock Head	Focus Sash	Flare Blitz, Protect, Head Smash, Extreme Speed
38	Raichu-Mega-X	3.78%	181,421	Electric Surge	Raichunite X	Fake Out, Volt Tackle, Volt Switch, Feint
39	Primarina	3.62%	185,850	Liquid Voice	Leftovers	Protect, Hyper Voice, Moonblast, Calm Mind
40	Tyranitar-Mega	3.53%	249,848	Sand Stream	Tyranitarite	Rock Slide, Protect, Knock Off, Low Kick
41	Delphox-Mega	3.48%	127,362	Levitate	Delphoxite	Protect, Heat Wave, Nasty Plot, Psychic
42	Indeedee	3.44%	244,426	Psychic Surge	Focus Sash	Expanding Force, Trick Room, Imprison, Mystical Fire
43	Swampert-Mega	3.44%	136,081	Swift Swim	Swampertite	Protect, Wave Crash, Ice Punch, Earthquake
44	Torkoal	3.36%	202,987	Drought	Charcoal	Eruption, Protect, Weather Ball, Earth Power
45	Aerodactyl-Mega	3.31%	45,135	Tough Claws	Aerodactylite	Rock Slide, Dual Wingbeat, Tailwind, Ice Fang
46	Excadrill	3.07%	209,715	Sand Rush	Focus Sash	Iron Head, Protect, High Horsepower, Rock Slide
47	Annihilape	2.74%	135,991	Defiant	Choice Scarf	Close Combat, Phantom Force, Ice Punch, Rock Slide
48	Hydreigon	2.51%	68,502	Levitate	Choice Scarf	Draco Meteor, Dark Pulse, Snarl, Flamethrower
49	Blastoise-Mega	2.25%	86,145	Mega Launcher	Blastoisinite	Water Spout, Protect, Shell Smash, Dark Pulse
50	Glimmora	2.19%	78,683	Toxic Debris	Life Orb	Power Gem, Sludge Bomb, Earth Power, Spiky Shield
51	Camerupt-Mega	1.77%	92,187	Sheer Force	Cameruptite	Earth Power, Heat Wave, Ancient Power, Protect
52	Snorlax	1.66%	28,071	Thick Fat	Leftovers	Protect, High Horsepower, Yawn, Heavy Slam
53	Glimmora-Mega	1.56%	75,650	Adaptability	Glimmoranite	Power Gem, Earth Power, Sludge Bomb, Spiky Shield
54	Vivillon	1.39%	61,394	Compound Eyes	Focus Sash	Sleep Powder, Protect, Hurricane, Rage Powder
55	Pyroar-Mega	1.34%	37,516	Fire Mane	Pyroarite	Protect, Heat Wave, Overheat, Solar Beam
56	Espathra	1.30%	78,944	Speed Boost	Electric Seed	Protect, Lumina Crash, Baton Pass, Calm Mind
57	Scovillain-Mega	1.23%	42,697	Spicy Spray	Scovillainite	Rage Powder, Protect, Overheat, Giga Drain
58	Dragapult	1.16%	100,548	Clear Body	Life Orb	Draco Meteor, Protect, Shadow Ball, Will-O-Wisp
59	Corviknight	1.03%	117,361	Mirror Armor	Psychic Seed	Brave Bird, Roost, Bulk Up, Power Trip
60	Lucario-Mega-Z	1.03%	102,586	Aura Guard	Lucarionite Z	Aura Sphere, Flash Cannon, Protect, Steel Beam
61	Maushold	0.98%	93,862	Friend Guard	Wide Lens	Follow Me, Protect, Population Bomb, Super Fang
62	Talonflame	0.94%	92,770	Gale Wings	Sharp Beak	Tailwind, Protect, Brave Bird, Flare Blitz
63	Toxapex	0.91%	57,959	Regenerator	Leftovers	Toxic, Infestation, Baneful Bunker, Wide Guard
64	Hatterene	0.89%	84,790	Magic Bounce	Life Orb	Trick Room, Dazzling Gleam, Expanding Force, Protect
65	Blaziken-Mega	0.85%	65,032	Speed Boost	Blazikenite	Close Combat, Flare Blitz, Rock Slide, Detect
66	Ninetales	0.84%	23,479	Drought	Choice Scarf	Heat Wave, Solar Beam, Overheat, Fake Tears
67	Lycanroc-Dusk	0.83%	17,548	Tough Claws	Focus Sash	Accelerock, Protect, Rock Slide, Close Combat
68	Tyranitar	0.82%	73,774	Sand Stream	Chople Berry	Rock Slide, Knock Off, Protect, Low Kick
69	Hippowdon	0.76%	28,609	Sand Stream	Leftovers	Protect, Yawn, High Horsepower, Stone Edge
70	Mawile-Mega	0.74%	68,389	Huge Power	Mawilite	Play Rough, Sucker Punch, Protect, Iron Head
71	Absol-Mega-Z	0.71%	76,746	Sharpness	Absolite Z	Night Slash, Shadow Claw, Close Combat, Protect
72	Pawmot	0.70%	66,344	Iron Fist	Focus Sash	Close Combat, Double Shock, Revival Blessing, Fake Out
73	Ceruledge	0.66%	68,967	Flash Fire	Grassy Seed	Bitter Blade, Protect, Shadow Sneak, Swords Dance
74	Aerodactyl	0.66%	56,493	Unnerve	Focus Sash	Rock Slide, Tailwind, Protect, Wide Guard
75	Mimikyu	0.60%	30,780	Disguise	Life Orb	Play Rough, Shadow Sneak, Wood Hammer, Sunny Day
76	Sableye	0.59%	95,265	Prankster	Light Clay	Light Screen, Rain Dance, Encore, Reflect
77	Aegislash	0.56%	41,882	Stance Change	Spell Tag	Poltergeist, King's Shield, Wide Guard, Shadow Sneak
78	Dragonite	0.52%	45,928	Inner Focus	Life Orb	Dragon Claw, Extreme Speed, Protect, Dragon Dance
79	Typhlosion-Hisui	0.51%	53,985	Frisk	Choice Scarf	Eruption, Shadow Ball, Heat Wave, Overheat
80	Rotom-Wash	0.49%	73,651	Levitate	Sitrus Berry	Hydro Pump, Will-O-Wisp, Thunderbolt, Protect
81	Baxcalibur-Mega	0.48%	74,219	Thermal Exchange	Baxcalibrite	Glaive Rush, Protect, Ice Shard, Swords Dance
82	Meganium-Mega	0.47%	52,177	Mega Sol	Meganiumite	Weather Ball, Solar Beam, Protect, Dazzling Gleam
83	Grapploct	0.46%	56,071	Technician	Life Orb	Storm Throw, Mach Punch, Detect, Stomping Tantrum
84	Meowstic-F-Mega	0.45%	39,231	Trace	Meowsticite	Expanding Force, Protect, Thunderbolt, Fake Out
85	Sceptile-Mega	0.42%	59,389	Lightning Rod	Sceptilite	Dragon Pulse, Earth Power, Energy Ball, Detect
86	Gallade	0.42%	41,073	Sharpness	White Herb	Sacred Sword, Psycho Cut, Trick Room, Wide Guard
87	Kangaskhan-Mega	0.41%	20,628	Parental Bond	Kangaskhanite	Fake Out, Double-Edge, Hammer Arm, Crunch
88	Rotom-Heat	0.37%	56,993	Levitate	Choice Scarf	Overheat, Discharge, Volt Switch, Trick
89	Hawlucha-Mega	0.36%	20,758	No Guard	Hawluchanite	Entrainment, Brave Bird, Detect, Close Combat
90	Baxcalibur	0.35%	20,873	Thermal Exchange	Life Orb	Glaive Rush, Ice Shard, Protect, Icicle Crash
91	Lopunny-Mega	0.35%	41,559	Scrappy	Lopunnite	Close Combat, Fake Out, Triple Axel, Encore
92	Kleavor	0.35%	37,866	Sharpness	Focus Sash	Stone Axe, X-Scissor, Close Combat, Protect
93	Clefable	0.34%	49,479	Unaware	Sitrus Berry	Moonblast, Follow Me, Protect, Life Dew
94	Goodra-Hisui	0.34%	27,374	Shell Armor	Leftovers	Protect, Flamethrower, Flash Cannon, Dragon Pulse
95	Zoroark-Hisui	0.33%	49,009	Illusion	Focus Sash	Taunt, Icy Wind, Will-O-Wisp, Bitter Malice
96	Altaria	0.31%	19,192	Cloud Nine	Haban Berry	Protect, Will-O-Wisp, Tailwind, Perish Song
97	Charizard-Mega-X	0.30%	34,821	Tough Claws	Charizardite X	Protect, Flare Blitz, Dragon Claw, Dragon Dance
98	Mamoswine	0.30%	34,140	Oblivious	Focus Sash	High Horsepower, Icicle Crash, Ice Shard, Protect
99	Raichu	0.29%	21,693	Lightning Rod	Focus Sash	Fake Out, Charm, Encore, Thunderbolt
100	Tsareena	0.29%	50,294	Queenly Majesty	Wide Lens	Triple Axel, Power Whip, Protect, Low Kick
101	Gliscor	0.29%	40,069	Hyper Cutter	Psychic Seed	High Horsepower, Protect, Acrobatics, Tailwind
102	Venusaur-Mega	0.29%	32,076	Thick Fat	Venusaurite	Sludge Bomb, Protect, Earth Power, Giga Drain
103	Manectric-Mega	0.28%	17,765	Intimidate	Manectite	Protect, Snarl, Volt Switch, Thunderbolt
104	Houndstone	0.27%	16,028	Sand Rush	Life Orb	Last Respects, Protect, Substitute, Play Rough
105	Blaziken	0.27%	33,491	Speed Boost	Focus Sash	Protect, Aura Sphere, Heat Wave, Detect
106	Starmie-Mega	0.27%	31,981	Huge Power	Starminite	Protect, Liquidation, Expanding Force, Flip Turn
107	Overqwil	0.27%	27,335	Intimidate	Leftovers	Throat Chop, Minimize, Stockpile, Protect
108	Meowscarada	0.25%	43,939	Protean	Choice Scarf	Flower Trick, Knock Off, Triple Axel, U-turn
109	Empoleon	0.23%	32,020	Competitive	Chople Berry	Flash Cannon, Ice Beam, Protect, Hydro Pump
110	Alakazam-Mega	0.23%	47,552	Trace	Alakazite	Expanding Force, Protect, Focus Blast, Dazzling Gleam
111	Toxtricity	0.22%	28,844	Punk Rock	Choice Scarf	Overdrive, Sludge Bomb, Boomburst, Protect
112	Araquanid	0.22%	41,094	Water Bubble	Mystic Water	Liquidation, Wide Guard, Protect, Leech Life
113	Staraptor	0.22%	25,667	Intimidate	Choice Scarf	Final Gambit, Close Combat, Brave Bird, U-turn
114	Drampa	0.22%	24,825	Cloud Nine	Life Orb	Protect, Flamethrower, Draco Meteor, Thunderbolt
115	Samurott-Hisui	0.21%	26,851	Sharpness	Focus Sash	Sacred Sword, Aqua Cutter, Ceaseless Edge, Protect
116	Altaria-Mega	0.21%	19,240	Pixilate	Altarianite	Protect, Hyper Voice, Tailwind, Dragon Pulse
117	Chesnaught-Mega	0.21%	20,957	Bulletproof	Chesnaughtite	Spiky Shield, Body Press, Wide Guard, Drain Punch
118	Klefki	0.20%	27,921	Prankster	Light Clay	Light Screen, Reflect, Dazzling Gleam, Rain Dance
119	Rhyperior	0.19%	11,992	Solid Rock	Life Orb	Rock Slide, High Horsepower, Protect, Ice Punch
120	Umbreon	0.19%	17,831	Inner Focus	Leftovers	Foul Play, Snarl, Yawn, Protect
121	Tinkaton	0.18%	26,853	Mold Breaker	Occa Berry	Gigaton Hammer, Fake Out, Encore, Protect
122	Vanilluxe	0.18%	18,815	Snow Warning	Choice Scarf	Blizzard, Freeze-Dry, Icy Wind, Sheer Cold
123	Kangaskhan	0.17%	17,197	Scrappy	Silk Scarf	Fake Out, Last Resort, Double-Edge, Ice Punch
124	Dragalge-Mega	0.17%	18,388	Regenerator	Dragalgite	Protect, Sludge Bomb, Draco Meteor, Flip Turn
125	Gyarados-Mega	0.16%	19,935	Mold Breaker	Gyaradosite	Waterfall, Protect, Dragon Dance, Crunch
126	Slowbro-Mega	0.15%	18,791	Shell Armor	Slowbronite	Slack Off, Trick Room, Body Press, Stored Power
127	Salamence	0.15%	12,924	Intimidate	Haban Berry	Draco Meteor, Tailwind, Protect, Flamethrower
128	Chandelure	0.15%	14,071	Flash Fire	Focus Sash	Shadow Ball, Heat Wave, Trick Room, Protect
129	Greninja-Mega	0.15%	28,535	Protean	Greninjite	Dark Pulse, Ice Beam, Protect, Rock Slide
130	Oranguru	0.15%	27,460	Inner Focus	Colbur Berry	Trick Room, Instruct, Psychic, Protect
131	Sirfetch'd	0.15%	30,061	Scrappy	Leek	Close Combat, Meteor Assault, Feint, Protect
132	Pincurchin	0.14%	38,503	Electric Surge	Magnet	Rising Voltage, Protect, Sucker Punch, Scald
133	Skarmory-Mega	0.14%	21,078	Stalwart	Skarmorite	Protect, Iron Head, Brave Bird, Tailwind
134	Audino	0.14%	12,248	Healer	Mental Herb	Simple Beam, Trick Room, Protect, Heal Pulse
135	Bellibolt	0.14%	15,773	Electromorphosis	Sitrus Berry	Protect, Parabolic Charge, Soak, Thunderbolt
136	Palafin	0.14%	29,304	Zero to Hero	Choice Scarf	Wave Crash, Close Combat, Jet Punch, Flip Turn
137	Chandelure-Mega	0.13%	21,396	Infiltrator	Chandelurite	Shadow Ball, Protect, Heat Wave, Trick Room
138	Azumarill	0.13%	16,211	Huge Power	Sitrus Berry	Play Rough, Aqua Jet, Belly Drum, Protect
139	Skeledirge	0.13%	15,603	Unaware	Colbur Berry	Torch Song, Shadow Ball, Slack Off, Earth Power
140	Inteleon	0.13%	34,401	Sniper	Scope Lens	Snipe Shot, Protect, Ice Beam, Focus Energy
141	Swampert	0.13%	15,415	Torrent	Leftovers	Protect, High Horsepower, Wide Guard, Yawn
142	Slowking-Galar	0.12%	28,434	Regenerator	Sitrus Berry	Trick Room, Sludge Bomb, Expanding Force, Chilly Reception
143	Vileplume	0.12%	11,749	Chlorophyll	Focus Sash	After You, Sleep Powder, Sludge Bomb, Energy Ball
144	Weavile	0.12%	34,764	Pickpocket	Focus Sash	Fake Out, Knock Off, Ice Spinner, Protect
145	Scrafty-Mega	0.11%	27,929	Intimidate	Scraftinite	Knock Off, Fake Out, Drain Punch, Close Combat
146	Arcanine	0.11%	14,421	Intimidate	Sitrus Berry	Protect, Flare Blitz, Will-O-Wisp, Extreme Speed
147	Clefable-Mega	0.11%	13,741	Magic Bounce	Clefablite	Moonblast, Follow Me, Protect, Flamethrower
148	Audino-Mega	0.11%	8,221	Healer	Audinite	Trick Room, Simple Beam, Life Dew, Yawn
149	Gengar	0.10%	13,090	Cursed Body	Focus Sash	Sludge Bomb, Shadow Ball, Trick Room, Psychic
150	Alcremie	0.10%	30,776	Sweet Veil	Rocky Helmet	Decorate, Dazzling Gleam, Helping Hand, Mystical Fire
151	Drampa-Mega	0.10%	21,896	Berserk	Drampanite	Protect, Hyper Voice, Dragon Pulse, Earth Power
152	Spiritomb	0.10%	11,605	Infiltrator	Roseli Berry	Trick Room, Will-O-Wisp, Snarl, Pain Split
153	Houndoom-Mega	0.10%	14,916	Solar Power	Houndoominite	Protect, Heat Wave, Dark Pulse, Overheat
154	Abomasnow-Mega	0.09%	12,650	Snow Warning	Abomasite	Blizzard, Protect, Earth Power, Energy Ball
155	Clawitzer	0.09%	14,156	Mega Launcher	Life Orb	Water Pulse, Protect, Aura Sphere, Dark Pulse
156	Ditto	0.09%	19,045	Imposter	Sitrus Berry	Transform
157	Noivern	0.09%	16,738	Telepathy	Focus Sash	Tailwind, Draco Meteor, Protect, Hurricane
158	Scizor	0.09%	17,978	Technician	Life Orb	Bullet Punch, Protect, Bug Bite, Swords Dance
159	Aggron-Mega	0.09%	18,836	Filter	Aggronite	Body Press, Protect, Heavy Slam, Iron Defense
160	Mr. Mime	0.08%	11,681	Soundproof	Sitrus Berry	Fake Out, Dazzling Gleam, Wide Guard, Expanding Force
161	Sableye-Mega	0.08%	7,740	Magic Bounce	Sablenite	Recover, Psych Up, Night Shade, Knock Off
162	Excadrill-Mega	0.08%	13,023	Piercing Drill	Excadrite	Protect, Iron Head, High Horsepower, Rock Slide
163	Ampharos-Mega	0.08%	18,308	Mold Breaker	Ampharosite	Dragon Pulse, Protect, Thunderbolt, Parabolic Charge
164	Metagross	0.08%	15,253	Clear Body	Life Orb	Psychic Fangs, Protect, Iron Head, Bullet Punch
165	Krookodile	0.08%	17,425	Intimidate	Choice Scarf	High Horsepower, Knock Off, Rock Slide, Earthquake
166	Steelix-Mega	0.08%	12,339	Sand Force	Steelixite	High Horsepower, Heavy Slam, Protect, Wide Guard
167	Crabominable-Mega	0.08%	17,166	Iron Fist	Crabominite	Protect, Ice Hammer, Drain Punch, Mach Punch
168	Gallade-Mega	0.07%	14,935	Inner Focus	Galladite	Protect, Psycho Cut, Sacred Sword, Night Slash
169	Slurpuff	0.07%	9,709	Unburden	Psychic Seed	After You, Dazzling Gleam, Fake Tears, Flamethrower
170	Jolteon	0.07%	15,619	Volt Absorb	Focus Sash	Detect, Thunderbolt, Sunny Day, Eerie Impulse
171	Golurk-Mega	0.07%	21,238	Unseen Fist	Golurkite	Poltergeist, Headlong Rush, Protect, Ice Punch
172	Malamar-Mega	0.07%	19,410	Contrary	Malamarite	Superpower, Psych Up, Rest, Stored Power
173	Malamar	0.07%	20,656	Contrary	Choice Scarf	Superpower, Skill Swap, Knock Off, Psycho Cut
174	Tauros-Paldea-Aqua	0.07%	11,164	Intimidate	Focus Sash	Close Combat, Protect, Raging Bull, Aqua Jet
175	Meowstic	0.07%	18,063	Prankster	Mental Herb	Fake Out, Rain Dance, Psychic, Quick Guard
176	Squawkabilly	0.07%	9,654	Intimidate	Choice Scarf	Parting Shot, Final Gambit, Brave Bird, U-turn
177	Espeon	0.07%	5,676	Magic Bounce	Grassy Seed	Protect, Expanding Force, Trick Room, Power Gem
178	Cinderace	0.07%	19,166	Libero	Choice Scarf	Pyro Ball, U-turn, Protect, High Jump Kick
179	Alakazam	0.06%	14,125	Inner Focus	Focus Sash	Speed Swap, Expanding Force, Protect, Trick Room
180	Wyrdeer	0.06%	17,138	Intimidate	Sitrus Berry	Trick Room, Skill Swap, Earth Power, Expanding Force
181	Slowking	0.06%	7,368	Regenerator	Life Orb	Trick Room, Scald, Expanding Force, Flamethrower
182	Scrafty	0.06%	10,155	Intimidate	Sitrus Berry	Fake Out, Knock Off, Protect, Close Combat
183	Perrserker	0.06%	12,655	Steely Spirit	Focus Sash	Fake Out, Iron Head, Helping Hand, Protect
184	Vaporeon	0.06%	8,043	Water Absorb	Rocky Helmet	Yawn, Detect, Scald, Fake Tears
185	Beedrill-Mega	0.06%	16,486	Adaptability	Beedrillite	Poison Jab, Protect, U-turn, Drill Run
186	Heliolisk	0.06%	19,269	Solar Power	Choice Scarf	Hyper Voice, Shed Tail, Electroweb, Thunderbolt
187	Infernape	0.06%	7,890	Blaze	Focus Sash	Fake Out, Aura Sphere, Heat Wave, Encore
188	Scizor-Mega	0.06%	18,879	Technician	Scizorite	Bullet Punch, Protect, Bug Bite, Swords Dance
189	Liepard	0.05%	7,866	Prankster	Focus Sash	Fake Out, Encore, Snarl, Rain Dance
190	Arboliva	0.05%	8,765	Seed Sower	Grassy Seed	Protect, Giga Drain, Earth Power, Hyper Voice
191	Floette-Eternal	0.05%	4,684	Flower Veil	Choice Scarf	Dazzling Gleam, Light of Ruin, Moonblast, Trick
192	Eelektross-Mega	0.05%	18,905	Eelevate	Eelektrossite	Protect, Thunderbolt, Giga Drain, Flamethrower
193	Hawlucha	0.05%	13,390	Unburden	Electric Seed	Acrobatics, Close Combat, Protect, Coaching
194	Barbaracle-Mega	0.05%	6,515	Tough Claws	Barbaracite	Protect, Close Combat, Rock Slide, Shell Smash
195	Orthworm	0.05%	8,607	Earth Eater	Sitrus Berry	Body Press, Shed Tail, Helping Hand, Metal Sound
196	Toxicroak	0.05%	6,701	Dry Skin	Focus Sash	Sucker Punch, Close Combat, Gunk Shot, Protect
197	Gyarados	0.05%	12,687	Intimidate	Sitrus Berry	Waterfall, Power Whip, Dragon Dance, Protect
198	Blastoise	0.05%	6,823	Torrent	Eject Button	Fake Out, Muddy Water, Ice Beam, Helping Hand

Pokemon Champions VGC usage stats for October 2026

This table lists every Pokemon used in VGC 2026 Regulation M-C on the Pokemon Showdown ladder in October 2026, from Smogon's monthly statistics. In the 1760 band, 19 Pokemon appear on at least 10% of teams and 60 on at least 1%. The ten most used Pokemon fill about 49% of all team slots, so the top of the meta is concentrated and a handful of answers covers a large share of games.

How to read the usage table

Usage is the weighted share of teams that include the Pokemon. Across all Pokemon the column adds up to 600%, because every team has six.
Raw count is the number of team appearances before weighting.
Top ability, item and moves are the most common choices on that Pokemon in the 1760 band. The meta page shows the full breakdown with percentages and Stat Point spreads.

Usage by rating band

Switch the band above to compare. Pokemon that climb from the All band to the 1760 band are the ones strong players trust; Pokemon that drop are popular on the lower ladder but get punished higher up. Big gaps between bands are the best hint for what to practice against as you climb.

Preparing a team for the ladder

Usage tells you what to prepare for. Turn it into a team with the team builder, which fills in each Pokemon's most common set from this data, check your answers to the top threats in the damage calculator, and see the same data grouped by strength on the tier list.

Usage stats questions

What do the rating bands mean?

Smogon publishes the same statistics four times with different weightings: all battles (0), and battles weighted toward players rated 1500, 1630 and 1760 or more. The 1760 band is the closest to what strong players bring; the All band shows the whole ladder.

What is the difference between usage and raw count?

Raw count is how many times the Pokemon appeared on a team in the month. Usage is the weighted share of teams, so a Pokemon used mostly by high rated players ranks higher in the 1760 band than its raw count suggests.

Are these official Pokemon Champions statistics?

No. They come from battles on Pokemon Showdown, the free battle simulator, in its VGC format that copies the official rules. The game itself does not publish usage data. Showdown statistics are the standard source used by the VGC community and track official tournament trends closely.

Can I download the data?

The original files are free to download from smogon.com/stats under 2026-10, file name gen9championsvgc2026regmc. This page shows a cleaned copy with species names matched to the game.