Malamar.
VGC 2026 Reg M-B usage profile · rank #146
august 2026 · 1.3M battles
august 2026 · 1.3M battles
Usage · August 2026
0.2%
Malamar is ranked #146 in VGC 2026 Reg M-B, carried by 17,467 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#146 of 277
Raw count17,467
Viability ceiling76
Month on month-0.03pp
13 month peak0.2%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-B
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 482
HP
86
Atk
92
Def
88
SpA
68
SpD
75
Spe
73
Usage over time0.2%▼ 0.03pppeak 0.2% · Jun '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
34.5% of Malamar teamsHP
32
Atk
32
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
2
Spe
0
NatureBrave
AbilityContrary · 100.0%
ItemRoseli Berry · 40.0%
EV spread32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 SpD
Moves
98.0%
87.5%
76.9%
33.5%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageBrave32 HP / 32 Atk / 1 Def / 1 SpD30.9%
Adamant32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 SpD9.6%
Moves
9 tracked98.0%
87.5%
76.9%
33.5%
30.9%
26.2%
17.9%
8.1%
6.5%
Items
40.0%
34.8%
13.2%
6.8%
1.8%
Abilities
100.0%
0.0%
EV spreads
top 6Brave32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 SpD34.5%
Brave32 HP / 32 Atk / 1 Def / 1 SpD30.9%
Adamant32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 SpD9.6%
Adamant32 Atk / 10 Spe2.7%
Adamant29 HP / 32 Atk / 2 Def / 3 Spe2.7%
Relaxed32 HP / 2 Atk / 32 Def2.5%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Malamar 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. Malamar sits at rank #146 with 0.2% 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.