Blastoise.
VGC 2026 Reg M-B usage profile · rank #122
august 2026 · 1.3M battles
august 2026 · 1.3M battles
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Usage · August 2026
0.3%
Blastoise is ranked #122 in VGC 2026 Reg M-B, carried by 10,825 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#122 of 277
Raw count10,825
Viability ceiling74
Month on month+0.13pp
13 month peak0.3%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-B
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 530
HP
79
Atk
83
Def
100
SpA
85
SpD
105
Spe
78
Usage over time0.3%▲ 0.13pppeak 0.3% · Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
47.6% of Blastoise teamsHP
2
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
32
SpD
0
Spe
32
NatureModest
AbilityRain Dish · 72.8%
ItemWhite Herb · 52.0%
EV spread2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe
Moves
72.9%
71.1%
56.7%
52.2%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageTimid2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe6.8%
Moves
15 tracked72.9%
71.1%
56.7%
52.2%
30.1%
16.8%
12.6%
10.9%
10.7%
10.2%
9.7%
8.1%
7.4%
7.1%
4.0%
Items
52.0%
16.7%
12.0%
10.8%
2.3%
2.2%
Abilities
72.8%
27.2%
EV spreads
top 6Modest2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe47.6%
Timid2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe6.8%
Modest32 SpA / 32 Spe4.7%
Bold32 HP / 20 Def / 1 SpA / 1 SpD / 12 Spe4.5%
Impish32 HP / 17 Def / 17 SpD4.4%
Sassy32 HP / 32 Def / 2 SpA3.1%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Blastoise 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. Blastoise sits at rank #122 with 0.3% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.13 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.