Malamar.
VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3 usage profile · rank #104
august 2026 · 179.4K battles
august 2026 · 179.4K battles
Usage · August 2026
0.1%
Malamar is ranked #104 in VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3, carried by 1,195 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#104 of 164
Raw count1,195
Viability ceiling79
Month on month-0.01pp
13 month peak0.1%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3
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sets and counters from 179.4K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 482
HP
86
Atk
92
Def
88
SpA
68
SpD
75
Spe
73
Usage over time0.1%▼ 0.01pppeak 0.1% · Jul '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
94.7% of Malamar teamsHP
32
Atk
0
Def
9
SpA
0
SpD
25
Spe
0
NatureSassy
AbilityContrary · 100.0%
ItemSitrus Berry · 98.8%
EV spread32 HP / 9 Def / 25 SpD
Moves
99.7%
99.3%
98.5%
98.3%
Moves
4 tracked99.7%
99.3%
98.5%
98.3%
Best Malamar 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. Malamar sits at rank #104 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.01 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.