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Medicham.

VGC 2026 Reg M-B usage profile · rank #209
august 2026 · 1.3M battles
Medicham
fightingpsychicPokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
0.1%
Medicham is ranked #209 in VGC 2026 Reg M-B, carried by 10,660 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#209 of 277
Raw count10,660
Viability ceiling73
Month on month-0.04pp
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 410
HP
60
Atk
60
Def
75
SpA
60
SpD
75
Spe
80
Usage over time0.1% 0.04pppeak 0.1% · Jul '26
0.10.10.10.1Aug '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

22.3% of Medicham teams
HP
2
Atk
32
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
32
NatureJolly
AbilityPure Power · 89.7%
ItemFocus Sash · 57.8%
EV spread2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe
Moves
Close Combat86.6%
Fake Out72.1%
Rock Slide31.8%
Zen Headbutt23.2%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Adamant2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe18.7%
Adamant30 HP / 32 Atk / 4 Spe10.5%

Moves

16 tracked
Close Combat86.6%
Fake Out72.1%
Rock Slide31.8%
Zen Headbutt23.2%
Ice Punch22.7%
Poison Jab22.7%
Trick Room22.3%
Skill Swap20.4%
Helping Hand19.6%
Psycho Cut16.6%
Bullet Punch14.5%
Rock Tomb14.0%
Protect4.9%
Acupressure4.0%
Night Shade4.0%
Quick Guard3.9%

Items

Focus Sash57.8%
Choice Scarf19.8%
Life Orb11.2%
Iron Ball4.7%
Sitrus Berry2.6%

Abilities

Pure Power89.7%
Telepathy10.3%

EV spreads

top 6
Jolly2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe22.3%
Adamant2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe18.7%
Adamant30 HP / 32 Atk / 4 Spe10.5%
Brave32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 SpD8.0%
Adamant32 HP / 32 Atk / 1 Def / 1 Spe6.6%
Adamant32 Atk / 2 SpD / 32 Spe5.1%

Top teammates

share of teams

Best Medicham 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. Medicham sits at rank #209 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.04 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.

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