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Heliolisk.

VGC 2026 Reg M-B usage profile · rank #112
august 2026 · 1.3M battles
Heliolisk
electricnormalPokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
0.3%
Heliolisk is ranked #112 in VGC 2026 Reg M-B, carried by 39,926 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#112 of 277
Raw count39,926
Viability ceiling77
Month on month+0.05pp
13 month peak0.4%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-B
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#111 Kleavor
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Tier list
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sets and counters from 1.3M battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 481
HP
62
Atk
55
Def
52
SpA
109
SpD
94
Spe
109
Usage over time0.3% 0.05pppeak 0.4% · Jun '26
0.30.30.40.4Aug '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

57.9% of Heliolisk teams
HP
2
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
32
SpD
0
Spe
32
NatureTimid
AbilityDry Skin · 80.0%
ItemChoice Scarf · 52.8%
EV spread2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe
Moves
Thunderbolt72.5%
Hyper Voice53.7%
Shed Tail36.4%
Volt Switch34.6%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Modest2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe12.9%

Moves

15 tracked
Thunderbolt72.5%
Hyper Voice53.7%
Shed Tail36.4%
Volt Switch34.6%
Protect33.9%
Surf32.3%
Grass Knot21.0%
Discharge20.0%
Weather Ball18.4%
Ally Switch18.2%
Electroweb16.8%
Thunder7.8%
Dark Pulse6.5%
Dragon Pulse6.3%
Focus Blast6.2%

Items

Choice Scarf52.8%
Focus Sash23.2%
Life Orb8.6%
Expert Belt4.6%
Shuca Berry3.6%
Magnet3.0%

Abilities

Dry Skin80.0%
Solar Power18.1%
Sand Veil1.8%

EV spreads

top 6
Timid2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe57.9%
Modest2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe12.9%
Timid32 SpA / 2 SpD / 32 Spe4.6%
Timid2 Def / 32 SpA / 32 Spe3.9%
Timid32 SpA / 32 Spe3.3%
Modest9 Def / 31 SpA / 26 Spe2.6%

Top teammates

share of teams

Best Heliolisk 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. Heliolisk sits at rank #112 with 0.3% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.05 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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