Palafin.
VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3 usage profile · rank #103
august 2026 · 179.4K battles
august 2026 · 179.4K battles
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Usage · August 2026
0.1%
Palafin is ranked #103 in VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3, carried by 5,098 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#103 of 164
Raw count5,098
Viability ceiling76
Month on month-0.13pp
13 month peak0.5%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3
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sets and counters from 179.4K battles
Usage over time0.1%▼ 0.13pppeak 0.5% · Jun '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
24.9% of Palafin teamsHP
23
Atk
32
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
11
NatureAdamant
AbilityZero to Hero · 100.0%
ItemMystic Water · 62.7%
EV spread23 HP / 32 Atk / 11 Spe
Moves
98.4%
94.6%
90.8%
35.9%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageAdamant27 HP / 32 Atk / 7 Spe15.5%
Adamant6 HP / 20 Atk / 3 Def / 13 SpD / 24 Spe8.6%
Moves
7 tracked98.4%
94.6%
90.8%
35.9%
28.6%
22.9%
14.0%
Items
62.7%
18.4%
9.5%
4.7%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Adamant23 HP / 32 Atk / 11 Spe24.9%
Adamant27 HP / 32 Atk / 7 Spe15.5%
Adamant6 HP / 20 Atk / 3 Def / 13 SpD / 24 Spe8.6%
Adamant17 HP / 10 Atk / 10 Def / 13 SpD / 16 Spe6.8%
Adamant2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe6.4%
Adamant32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 Spe5.0%
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Best Palafin 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. Palafin sits at rank #103 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.13 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.