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Milotic.

VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3 usage profile · rank #27
august 2026 · 179.4K battles
Milotic
waterPokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
5.1%
Milotic is ranked #27 in VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3, carried by 30,041 teams
TierB · top 30 of the format
Ladder rank#27 of 164
Raw count30,041
Viability ceiling89
Month on month-0.29pp
13 month peak5.4%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3
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sets and counters from 179.4K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 540
HP
95
Atk
60
Def
79
SpA
100
SpD
125
Spe
81
Usage over time5.1% 0.29pppeak 5.4% · Jul '26
3.94.75.46.2Aug '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

16.3% of Milotic teams
HP
32
Atk
0
Def
21
SpA
11
SpD
0
Spe
2
NatureModest
AbilityCompetitive · 99.9%
ItemSitrus Berry · 67.0%
EV spread32 HP / 21 Def / 11 SpA / 2 Spe
Moves
Protect91.8%
Scald89.6%
Ice Beam80.9%
Icy Wind51.9%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Calm32 HP / 10 Def / 17 SpA / 5 SpD / 2 Spe14.5%
Modest32 HP / 24 Def / 8 SpD / 2 Spe7.0%

Moves

8 tracked
Protect91.8%
Scald89.6%
Ice Beam80.9%
Icy Wind51.9%
Haze26.6%
Recover18.5%
Muddy Water10.4%
Coil10.3%

Items

Sitrus Berry67.0%
Leftovers31.8%

Abilities

Competitive99.9%
Marvel Scale0.1%

EV spreads

top 6
Modest32 HP / 21 Def / 11 SpA / 2 Spe16.3%
Calm32 HP / 10 Def / 17 SpA / 5 SpD / 2 Spe14.5%
Modest32 HP / 24 Def / 8 SpD / 2 Spe7.0%
Calm20 HP / 20 Def / 4 SpA / 8 SpD / 14 Spe6.9%
Calm32 HP / 27 Def / 5 SpD / 2 Spe4.9%
Bold32 HP / 22 Def / 8 SpA / 4 Spe4.5%

Top teammates

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Best Milotic 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. Milotic sits at rank #27 with 5.1% usage, which puts it in B tier, down 0.29 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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