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Salazzle.

VGC 2026 Reg M-B usage profile · rank #221
august 2026 · 1.3M battles
Salazzle
poisonfirePokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
0.0%
Salazzle is ranked #221 in VGC 2026 Reg M-B, carried by 11,610 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#221 of 277
Raw count11,610
Viability ceiling73
Month on month-0.08pp
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 480
HP
68
Atk
64
Def
60
SpA
111
SpD
60
Spe
117
Usage over time0.0% 0.08pppeak 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

38.9% of Salazzle teams
HP
2
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
32
SpD
0
Spe
32
NatureTimid
AbilityOblivious · 53.2%
ItemFocus Sash · 90.7%
EV spread2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe
Moves
Fake Out83.3%
Sludge Bomb75.8%
Overheat46.6%
Will-O-Wisp31.4%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Timid1 HP / 29 SpA / 4 SpD / 32 Spe16.8%
Timid1 Def / 32 SpA / 1 SpD / 32 Spe10.1%

Moves

13 tracked
Fake Out83.3%
Sludge Bomb75.8%
Overheat46.6%
Will-O-Wisp31.4%
Toxic30.0%
Heat Wave26.1%
Protect25.1%
Encore22.2%
Dragon Cheer10.7%
Taunt10.0%
Endeavor9.6%
Flamethrower6.3%
Sludge Wave4.9%

Items

Focus Sash90.7%
Life Orb4.0%
Charcoal2.1%

Abilities

Oblivious53.2%
Corrosion46.8%

EV spreads

top 6
Timid2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe38.9%
Timid1 HP / 29 SpA / 4 SpD / 32 Spe16.8%
Timid1 Def / 32 SpA / 1 SpD / 32 Spe10.1%
Hasty2 Atk / 32 SpA / 32 Spe8.7%
Timid32 SpA / 2 SpD / 32 Spe5.3%
Hasty32 HP / 2 Atk / 32 Spe3.8%

Top teammates

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Best Salazzle 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. Salazzle sits at rank #221 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.08 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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