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Charizard.

VGC 2026 Reg M-B usage profile · rank #244
august 2026 · 1.3M battles
Charizard
fireflyingPokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
0.0%
Charizard is ranked #244 in VGC 2026 Reg M-B, carried by 3,837 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#244 of 277
Raw count3,837
Viability ceiling70
Month on month-0.06pp
13 month peak0.1%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-B
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sets and counters from 1.3M battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 534
HP
78
Atk
84
Def
78
SpA
109
SpD
85
Spe
100
Usage over time0.0% 0.06pppeak 0.1% · Jul '26
0.00.10.10.1Aug '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

61.7% of Charizard teams
HP
2
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
32
SpD
0
Spe
32
NatureModest
AbilitySolar Power · 95.7%
ItemLife Orb · 37.5%
EV spread2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe
Moves
Heat Wave92.4%
Solar Beam74.5%
Protect61.7%
Weather Ball51.2%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Timid2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe25.2%
Modest17 HP / 32 SpA / 17 Spe5.4%

Moves

12 tracked
Heat Wave92.4%
Solar Beam74.5%
Protect61.7%
Weather Ball51.2%
Substitute24.4%
Ancient Power23.1%
Hurricane20.9%
Air Slash9.7%
Nothing6.6%
Scorching Sands5.9%
Will-O-Wisp5.6%
Dragon Pulse5.3%

Items

Life Orb37.5%
Choice Scarf35.1%
Leftovers16.6%
Charcoal6.6%

Abilities

Solar Power95.7%
Blaze4.3%

EV spreads

top 6
Modest2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe61.7%
Timid2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe25.2%
Modest17 HP / 32 SpA / 17 Spe5.4%
Hardy2 Atk / 32 Def / 32 Spe2.2%
Modest32 HP / 2 Def / 32 SpA1.5%

Top teammates

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Best Charizard 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. Charizard sits at rank #244 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.06 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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