Empoleon.
VGC 2026 Reg M-B usage profile · rank #164
august 2026 · 1.3M battles
august 2026 · 1.3M battles
Usage · August 2026
0.1%
Empoleon is ranked #164 in VGC 2026 Reg M-B, carried by 21,011 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#164 of 277
Raw count21,011
Viability ceiling77
Month on month-0.03pp
13 month peak0.3%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-B
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 530
HP
84
Atk
86
Def
88
SpA
111
SpD
101
Spe
60
Usage over time0.1%▼ 0.03pppeak 0.3% · Jun '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
27.8% of Empoleon teamsHP
13
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
32
SpD
0
Spe
21
NatureModest
AbilityCompetitive · 98.1%
ItemLife Orb · 30.9%
EV spread13 HP / 32 SpA / 21 Spe
Moves
88.8%
66.7%
64.4%
45.2%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageModest30 HP / 12 Def / 9 SpA / 15 Spe12.9%
Modest15 HP / 15 Def / 32 SpA / 4 Spe6.7%
Moves
12 tracked88.8%
66.7%
64.4%
45.2%
42.8%
28.3%
15.4%
10.8%
6.1%
4.8%
4.8%
4.5%
Items
30.9%
16.4%
15.1%
8.3%
8.0%
7.5%
5.1%
4.6%
Abilities
98.1%
1.9%
EV spreads
top 6Modest13 HP / 32 SpA / 21 Spe27.8%
Modest30 HP / 12 Def / 9 SpA / 15 Spe12.9%
Modest15 HP / 15 Def / 32 SpA / 4 Spe6.7%
Modest32 HP / 32 SpA / 2 SpD6.4%
Modest2 HP / 16 Def / 32 SpA / 16 Spe4.1%
Timid32 SpA / 32 Spe3.7%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Empoleon 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. Empoleon sits at rank #164 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.03 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.