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Altaria-Mega.

VGC 2026 Reg M-B usage profile · rank #105
august 2026 · 1.3M battles
Altaria-Mega
dragonflyingPokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
0.4%
Altaria-Mega is ranked #105 in VGC 2026 Reg M-B, carried by 20,384 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#105 of 277
Raw count20,384
Viability ceiling78
Month on month+0.27pp
13 month peak0.4%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-B
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sets and counters from 1.3M battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 490
HP
75
Atk
70
Def
90
SpA
70
SpD
105
Spe
80
Usage over time0.4% 0.27pppeak 0.4% · Aug '26
0.20.30.40.5Aug '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

28.5% of Altaria-Mega teams
HP
25
Atk
0
Def
1
SpA
20
SpD
1
Spe
19
NatureModest
AbilityPixilate · 100.0%
ItemAltarianite · 100.0%
EV spread25 HP / 1 Def / 20 SpA / 1 SpD / 19 Spe
Moves
Hyper Voice89.5%
Protect84.1%
Tailwind62.0%
Roost54.8%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Modest21 HP / 32 SpA / 13 Spe16.2%

Moves

17 tracked
Hyper Voice89.5%
Protect84.1%
Tailwind62.0%
Roost54.8%
Draco Meteor13.7%
Will-O-Wisp11.9%
Flamethrower8.6%
Heat Wave8.2%
Sing7.1%
Brave Bird6.5%
Dragon Dance5.9%
Double-Edge5.6%
Dragon Pulse5.4%
Weather Ball4.8%
Round4.7%
Helping Hand3.8%
Perish Song3.7%

Items

Altarianite100.0%

Abilities

Pixilate100.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Modest25 HP / 1 Def / 20 SpA / 1 SpD / 19 Spe28.5%
Modest21 HP / 32 SpA / 13 Spe16.2%
Modest29 HP / 32 SpA / 3 SpD / 2 Spe4.7%
Sassy32 HP / 2 Def / 32 SpD4.5%
Modest2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe4.5%
Modest32 HP / 32 SpA / 2 Spe4.0%

Top teammates

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Best Altaria-Mega build for VGC 2026 Reg M-B

The set above is the one VGC 2026 Reg M-B players run most often, taken from 1,269,250 battles in August 2026. Altaria-Mega sits at rank #105 with 0.4% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.27 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
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