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Pinsir-Mega.

VGC 2026 Reg M-B usage profile · rank #195
august 2026 · 1.3M battles
Pinsir-Mega
bugPokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
0.1%
Pinsir-Mega is ranked #195 in VGC 2026 Reg M-B, carried by 10,080 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#195 of 277
Raw count10,080
Viability ceiling74
Month on month-0.02pp
13 month peak0.1%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-B
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#194 Greninja
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sets and counters from 1.3M battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 500
HP
65
Atk
125
Def
100
SpA
55
SpD
70
Spe
85
Usage over time0.1% 0.02pppeak 0.1% · Jul '26
0.00.10.10.1Aug '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

25.7% of Pinsir-Mega teams
HP
31
Atk
25
Def
1
SpA
0
SpD
1
Spe
8
NatureAdamant
AbilityAerilate · 100.0%
ItemPinsirite · 100.0%
EV spread31 HP / 25 Atk / 1 Def / 1 SpD / 8 Spe
Moves
Body Slam85.6%
Feint74.7%
Detect54.8%
Protect44.2%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Jolly2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe24.7%
Jolly1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe13.9%

Moves

10 tracked
Body Slam85.6%
Feint74.7%
Detect54.8%
Protect44.2%
Storm Throw39.4%
Close Combat39.0%
Lunge14.6%
Rock Slide14.5%
Giga Impact9.6%
Quick Attack9.2%

Items

Pinsirite100.0%

Abilities

Aerilate100.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Adamant31 HP / 25 Atk / 1 Def / 1 SpD / 8 Spe25.7%
Jolly2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe24.7%
Jolly1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe13.9%
Jolly32 HP / 1 Def / 3 SpD / 30 Spe11.5%
Jolly1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 Def / 32 Spe5.3%
Adamant32 HP / 25 Atk / 1 Def / 5 SpD / 3 Spe4.5%

Top teammates

share of teams

Best Pinsir-Mega 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. Pinsir-Mega sits at rank #195 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.02 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
VGC 2026 Reg M-B tier listEvery ranked PokémonPinsir-Mega Pokédex entryStats, moves, evolutionsAll formatsSmogon and VGC tier listsDamage calculatorRun this set through the calcTeam builderCoverage and weaknesses