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Altaria.

VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3 usage profile · rank #91
august 2026 · 179.4K battles
Altaria
dragonflyingPokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
0.1%
Altaria is ranked #91 in VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3, carried by 1,713 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#91 of 164
Raw count1,713
Viability ceiling86
Month on month-0.23pp
13 month peak0.3%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3
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sets and counters from 179.4K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 490
HP
75
Atk
70
Def
90
SpA
70
SpD
105
Spe
80
Usage over time0.1% 0.23pppeak 0.3% · Jul '26
0.10.20.30.4Aug '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

34.0% of Altaria teams
HP
32
Atk
0
Def
20
SpA
0
SpD
11
Spe
3
NatureBold
AbilityCloud Nine · 99.9%
ItemSitrus Berry · 28.0%
EV spread32 HP / 20 Def / 11 SpD / 3 Spe
Moves
Protect82.8%
Tailwind54.0%
Perish Song46.2%
Fire Spin45.4%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Calm27 HP / 30 Def / 1 SpA / 5 SpD / 3 Spe27.5%
Jolly32 HP / 2 Def / 32 Spe8.5%

Moves

9 tracked
Protect82.8%
Tailwind54.0%
Perish Song46.2%
Fire Spin45.4%
Helping Hand43.6%
Roost36.6%
Will-O-Wisp36.1%
Dragon Pulse27.7%
Brave Bird19.6%

Items

Sitrus Berry28.0%
Yache Berry27.5%
Haban Berry26.0%
Bright Powder10.1%
Leftovers7.0%

Abilities

Cloud Nine99.9%
Natural Cure0.1%

EV spreads

top 6
Bold32 HP / 20 Def / 11 SpD / 3 Spe34.0%
Calm27 HP / 30 Def / 1 SpA / 5 SpD / 3 Spe27.5%
Jolly32 HP / 2 Def / 32 Spe8.5%
Bold32 HP / 20 Def / 14 SpD8.4%
Calm32 HP / 19 Def / 15 SpD5.4%
Jolly32 HP / 1 Def / 1 SpD / 32 Spe4.2%

Top teammates

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Best Altaria build for VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3

The set above is the one VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3 players run most often, taken from 179,434 battles in August 2026. Altaria sits at rank #91 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.23 points on the month before.

These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.

The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.

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