Sceptile.
VGC 2026 Reg M-B usage profile · rank #249
august 2026 · 1.3M battles
august 2026 · 1.3M battles
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Usage · August 2026
0.0%
Sceptile is ranked #249 in VGC 2026 Reg M-B, carried by 4,962 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#249 of 277
Raw count4,962
Viability ceiling69
Month on month-0.06pp
13 month peak0.1%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-B
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 530
HP
70
Atk
85
Def
65
SpA
105
SpD
85
Spe
120
Usage over time0.0%▼ 0.06pppeak 0.1% · Jul '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
50.9% of Sceptile teamsHP
2
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
32
SpD
0
Spe
32
NatureModest
AbilityOvergrow · 54.4%
ItemFocus Sash · 60.6%
EV spread2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe
Moves
81.2%
68.0%
64.4%
63.5%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageTimid2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe8.4%
Hasty2 Atk / 32 SpA / 32 Spe7.5%
Moves
18 tracked81.2%
68.0%
64.4%
63.5%
29.1%
18.1%
13.5%
6.2%
5.1%
4.3%
4.2%
3.9%
3.6%
3.4%
3.1%
3.0%
2.8%
2.8%
Items
60.6%
9.9%
9.2%
6.9%
6.8%
2.6%
Abilities
54.4%
45.6%
EV spreads
top 6Modest2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe50.9%
Timid2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe8.4%
Hasty2 Atk / 32 SpA / 32 Spe7.5%
Timid9 HP / 1 Def / 32 SpA / 1 SpD / 23 Spe4.2%
Timid18 HP / 1 Def / 14 SpA / 1 SpD / 32 Spe3.8%
Adamant2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe3.8%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Sceptile 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. Sceptile sits at rank #249 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.06 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.