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Pelipper.

VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3 usage profile · rank #22
august 2026 · 179.4K battles
Pelipper
waterflyingPokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
7.1%
Pelipper is ranked #22 in VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3, carried by 42,322 teams
TierB · top 30 of the format
Ladder rank#22 of 164
Raw count42,322
Viability ceiling89
Month on month-4.20pp
13 month peak15.1%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3
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sets and counters from 179.4K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 440
HP
60
Atk
50
Def
100
SpA
95
SpD
70
Spe
65
Usage over time7.1% 4.20pppeak 15.1% · Jun '26
8.311.314.317.3Aug '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

20.6% of Pelipper teams
HP
31
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
25
Spe
10
NatureBold
AbilityDrizzle · 99.9%
ItemSitrus Berry · 90.0%
EV spread31 HP / 25 SpD / 10 Spe
Moves
Hurricane99.9%
Weather Ball99.3%
Tailwind98.2%
Wide Guard87.7%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Bold31 HP / 24 SpD / 11 Spe17.8%
Modest31 HP / 1 Def / 5 SpA / 18 SpD / 11 Spe7.5%

Moves

4 tracked
Hurricane99.9%
Weather Ball99.3%
Tailwind98.2%
Wide Guard87.7%

Items

Sitrus Berry90.0%
Focus Sash5.5%

Abilities

Drizzle99.9%
Keen Eye0.1%
Rain Dish0.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Bold31 HP / 25 SpD / 10 Spe20.6%
Bold31 HP / 24 SpD / 11 Spe17.8%
Modest31 HP / 1 Def / 5 SpA / 18 SpD / 11 Spe7.5%
Modest31 HP / 2 Def / 5 SpA / 16 SpD / 12 Spe4.9%
Modest31 HP / 24 SpD / 11 Spe3.2%
Modest29 HP / 1 Def / 25 SpA / 1 SpD / 10 Spe2.4%

Top teammates

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Best Pelipper 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. Pelipper sits at rank #22 with 7.1% usage, which puts it in B tier, down 4.20 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.

Related
VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3 tier listEvery ranked PokémonPelipper Pokédex entryStats, moves, evolutionsAll formatsSmogon and VGC tier listsDamage calculatorRun this set through the calcTeam builderCoverage and weaknesses