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Pangoro.

VGC 2026 Reg M-B usage profile · rank #231
august 2026 · 1.3M battles
Pangoro
fightingdarkPokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
0.0%
Pangoro is ranked #231 in VGC 2026 Reg M-B, carried by 4,510 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#231 of 277
Raw count4,510
Viability ceiling71
Month on month+0.01pp
13 month peak0.0%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-B
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sets and counters from 1.3M battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 495
HP
95
Atk
124
Def
78
SpA
69
SpD
71
Spe
58
Usage over time0.0% 0.01pppeak 0.0% · Jun '26
0.00.00.00.0Aug '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

46.1% of Pangoro teams
HP
0
Atk
32
Def
11
SpA
0
SpD
23
Spe
0
NatureAdamant
AbilityScrappy · 92.4%
ItemMuscle Band · 46.3%
EV spread32 Atk / 11 Def / 23 SpD
Moves
Throat Chop58.6%
Storm Throw49.3%
Bullet Punch47.3%
Quick Guard46.1%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Adamant24 HP / 32 Atk / 10 Spe11.4%
Adamant9 HP / 32 Atk / 25 Spe11.1%

Moves

14 tracked
Throat Chop58.6%
Storm Throw49.3%
Bullet Punch47.3%
Quick Guard46.1%
Knock Off34.4%
Drain Punch24.0%
Detect23.1%
Protect23.0%
Close Combat21.6%
Taunt18.5%
Headlong Rush15.1%
Parting Shot10.2%
Ice Punch7.8%
Darkest Lariat4.3%

Items

Muscle Band46.3%
Expert Belt20.6%
Life Orb20.6%
Choice Scarf3.0%
Black Belt2.9%
Sitrus Berry2.2%

Abilities

Scrappy92.4%
Iron Fist6.1%
Mold Breaker1.5%

EV spreads

top 6
Adamant32 Atk / 11 Def / 23 SpD46.1%
Adamant24 HP / 32 Atk / 10 Spe11.4%
Adamant9 HP / 32 Atk / 25 Spe11.1%
Adamant32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 SpD6.3%
Adamant20 HP / 32 Atk / 14 Spe4.4%
Adamant6 HP / 26 Atk / 7 Def / 14 SpD / 13 Spe3.4%

Top teammates

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Best Pangoro 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. Pangoro sits at rank #231 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.01 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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