Pikachu.
VGC 2026 Reg M-B usage profile · rank #203
august 2026 · 1.3M battles
august 2026 · 1.3M battles
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Usage · August 2026
0.1%
Pikachu is ranked #203 in VGC 2026 Reg M-B, carried by 8,391 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#203 of 277
Raw count8,391
Viability ceiling72
Month on month+0.03pp
13 month peak0.1%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-B
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 320
HP
35
Atk
55
Def
40
SpA
50
SpD
50
Spe
90
Usage over time0.1%▲ 0.03pppeak 0.1% · Jun '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
19.2% of Pikachu teamsHP
1
Atk
32
Def
1
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
32
NatureJolly
AbilityLightning Rod · 93.3%
ItemFocus Sash · 55.2%
EV spread1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 Def / 32 Spe
Moves
80.1%
51.2%
43.5%
35.9%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageTimid31 HP / 24 Def / 11 Spe14.2%
Timid2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe10.6%
Moves
17 tracked80.1%
51.2%
43.5%
35.9%
26.9%
25.3%
19.2%
17.6%
17.3%
16.5%
11.6%
9.4%
8.4%
5.5%
4.8%
3.7%
3.6%
Items
55.2%
44.5%
Abilities
93.3%
6.7%
EV spreads
top 6Jolly1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 Def / 32 Spe19.2%
Timid31 HP / 24 Def / 11 Spe14.2%
Timid2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe10.6%
Jolly2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe9.2%
Timid1 HP / 32 SpA / 1 SpD / 32 Spe8.3%
Hasty2 Atk / 32 SpA / 32 Spe4.9%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Pikachu 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. Pikachu sits at rank #203 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 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.