Barbaracle.
VGC 2026 Reg M-B usage profile · rank #270
august 2026 · 1.3M battles
august 2026 · 1.3M battles
Usage · August 2026
0.0%
Barbaracle is ranked #270 in VGC 2026 Reg M-B, carried by 1,218 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#270 of 277
Raw count1,218
Viability ceiling70
Month on month+0.01pp
13 month peak0.0%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-B
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 500
HP
72
Atk
105
Def
115
SpA
54
SpD
86
Spe
68
Usage over time0.0%▲ 0.01pppeak 0.0% · Jun '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
83.6% of Barbaracle teamsHP
2
Atk
32
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
32
NatureAdamant
AbilityTough Claws · 84.2%
ItemFocus Sash · 80.7%
EV spread2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe
Moves
98.0%
87.2%
81.1%
80.6%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageBrave32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 Def9.0%
Moves
7 tracked98.0%
87.2%
81.1%
80.6%
12.5%
12.0%
11.3%
Best Barbaracle 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. Barbaracle sits at rank #270 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.01 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.