Barbaracle-Mega.
VGC 2026 Reg M-B usage profile · rank #169
august 2026 · 1.3M battles
august 2026 · 1.3M battles
Usage · August 2026
0.1%
Barbaracle-Mega is ranked #169 in VGC 2026 Reg M-B, carried by 7,005 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#169 of 277
Raw count7,005
Viability ceiling76
Month on month-0.08pp
13 month peak0.4%
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 time0.1%▼ 0.08pppeak 0.4% · Jun '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
27.7% of Barbaracle-Mega teamsHP
2
Atk
32
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
32
NatureAdamant
AbilityTough Claws · 100.0%
ItemBarbaracite · 100.0%
EV spread2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe
Moves
96.5%
95.7%
91.5%
65.7%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageAdamant21 HP / 30 Atk / 15 Spe17.6%
Adamant32 HP / 32 Atk / 1 Def / 1 SpD13.7%
Moves
6 tracked96.5%
95.7%
91.5%
65.7%
24.4%
10.2%
Items
100.0%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Adamant2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe27.7%
Adamant21 HP / 30 Atk / 15 Spe17.6%
Adamant32 HP / 32 Atk / 1 Def / 1 SpD13.7%
Adamant15 HP / 24 Atk / 13 SpD / 14 Spe7.7%
Adamant26 HP / 30 Atk / 10 Spe4.6%
Adamant26 HP / 32 Atk / 8 Spe4.5%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Barbaracle-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. Barbaracle-Mega sits at rank #169 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.08 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.