Whimsicott.
VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3 usage profile · rank #7
august 2026 · 179.4K battles
august 2026 · 179.4K battles
Usage · August 2026
31.8%
Whimsicott is ranked #7 in VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3, carried by 102,056 teams
TierA · top 15 of the format
Ladder rank#7 of 164
Raw count102,056
Viability ceiling90
Month on month+9.61pp
13 month peak31.8%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3
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sets and counters from 179.4K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 480
HP
60
Atk
67
Def
85
SpA
77
SpD
75
Spe
116
Usage over time31.8%▲ 9.61pppeak 31.8% · Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
67.5% of Whimsicott teamsHP
2
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
32
SpD
0
Spe
32
NatureTimid
AbilityPrankster · 100.0%
ItemFocus Sash · 90.0%
EV spread2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe
Moves
100.0%
99.8%
94.8%
91.5%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageTimid2 Def / 32 SpA / 32 Spe11.5%
Timid1 HP / 1 Def / 32 SpA / 32 Spe5.0%
Moves
4 tracked100.0%
99.8%
94.8%
91.5%
Items
90.0%
6.0%
Abilities
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
EV spreads
top 6Timid2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe67.5%
Timid2 Def / 32 SpA / 32 Spe11.5%
Timid1 HP / 1 Def / 32 SpA / 32 Spe5.0%
Timid8 Def / 26 SpA / 32 Spe3.1%
Timid1 Def / 32 SpA / 1 SpD / 32 Spe2.6%
Timid20 HP / 6 Def / 8 SpA / 32 Spe0.7%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Whimsicott 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. Whimsicott sits at rank #7 with 31.8% usage, which puts it in A tier, up 9.61 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.