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Hydrapple.

VGC 2026 Reg M-B usage profile · rank #167
august 2026 · 1.3M battles
Hydrapple
grassdragonPokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
0.1%
Hydrapple is ranked #167 in VGC 2026 Reg M-B, carried by 13,404 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#167 of 277
Raw count13,404
Viability ceiling75
Month on month-0.03pp
13 month peak0.2%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-B
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sets and counters from 1.3M battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 540
HP
106
Atk
80
Def
110
SpA
120
SpD
80
Spe
44
Usage over time0.1% 0.03pppeak 0.2% · Jun '26
0.10.20.20.2Aug '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

17.7% of Hydrapple teams
HP
32
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
24
SpD
10
Spe
0
NatureSassy
AbilityRegenerator · 69.6%
ItemLeftovers · 37.6%
EV spread32 HP / 24 SpA / 10 SpD
Moves
Fickle Beam86.4%
Protect80.9%
Earth Power77.9%
Yawn38.9%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Quiet32 HP / 32 SpA / 2 SpD12.9%
Quiet32 HP / 2 Def / 32 SpA11.9%

Moves

11 tracked
Fickle Beam86.4%
Protect80.9%
Earth Power77.9%
Yawn38.9%
Giga Drain37.5%
Recover14.4%
Leaf Storm11.6%
Pollen Puff10.8%
Draco Meteor9.2%
Syrup Bomb7.4%
Energy Ball5.8%

Items

Leftovers37.6%
Life Orb28.3%
Sitrus Berry19.6%
Yache Berry5.5%
Miracle Seed2.3%
White Herb2.1%

Abilities

Regenerator69.6%
Supersweet Syrup30.4%
Sticky Hold0.1%

EV spreads

top 6
Sassy32 HP / 24 SpA / 10 SpD17.7%
Quiet32 HP / 32 SpA / 2 SpD12.9%
Quiet32 HP / 2 Def / 32 SpA11.9%
Bold31 HP / 3 Def / 32 SpD11.6%
Modest32 HP / 32 SpA / 2 SpD8.7%
Relaxed32 HP / 10 Def / 24 SpA4.3%

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Best Hydrapple 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. Hydrapple sits at rank #167 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.

Related
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