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Blaziken.

VGC 2026 Reg M-B usage profile · rank #138
august 2026 · 1.3M battles
Blaziken
firefightingPokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
0.2%
Blaziken is ranked #138 in VGC 2026 Reg M-B, carried by 22,533 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#138 of 277
Raw count22,533
Viability ceiling75
Month on month-0.20pp
13 month peak0.6%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-B
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sets and counters from 1.3M battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 530
HP
80
Atk
120
Def
70
SpA
110
SpD
70
Spe
80
Usage over time0.2% 0.20pppeak 0.6% · Jun '26
0.30.40.50.7Aug '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

32.4% of Blaziken teams
HP
2
Atk
32
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
32
NatureAdamant
AbilitySpeed Boost · 99.4%
ItemFocus Sash · 55.4%
EV spread2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe
Moves
Protect72.3%
Close Combat47.6%
Coaching43.4%
Flare Blitz38.9%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Timid2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe20.2%
Naive2 Atk / 32 SpA / 32 Spe6.8%

Moves

16 tracked
Protect72.3%
Close Combat47.6%
Coaching43.4%
Flare Blitz38.9%
Heat Wave38.4%
Rock Slide33.7%
Aura Sphere31.5%
Detect24.9%
Overheat13.5%
Rock Tomb11.5%
Swords Dance8.8%
Brave Bird3.9%
Will-O-Wisp3.9%
Blaze Kick3.6%
Baton Pass2.9%
Knock Off2.9%

Items

Focus Sash55.4%
Life Orb23.6%
White Herb11.1%
Scope Lens1.9%
Mental Herb1.6%
Expert Belt1.4%

Abilities

Speed Boost99.4%
Blaze0.6%

EV spreads

top 6
Adamant2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe32.4%
Timid2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe20.2%
Naive2 Atk / 32 SpA / 32 Spe6.8%
Jolly2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe6.5%
Timid1 Def / 32 SpA / 1 SpD / 32 Spe6.3%
Hasty2 Atk / 32 SpA / 32 Spe4.8%

Top teammates

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Best Blaziken 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. Blaziken sits at rank #138 with 0.2% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.20 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.

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