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Starmie.

VGC 2026 Reg M-B usage profile · rank #238
august 2026 · 1.3M battles
Starmie
waterpsychicPokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
0.0%
Starmie is ranked #238 in VGC 2026 Reg M-B, carried by 4,611 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#238 of 277
Raw count4,611
Viability ceiling72
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 520
HP
60
Atk
75
Def
85
SpA
100
SpD
85
Spe
115
Usage over time0.0% 0.01pppeak 0.0% · Jul '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

75.0% of Starmie teams
HP
2
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
32
SpD
0
Spe
32
NatureTimid
AbilityAnalytic · 41.6%
ItemLife Orb · 64.8%
EV spread2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe
Moves
Psychic77.5%
Ice Beam74.0%
Scald69.7%
Power Gem48.9%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Modest13 HP / 32 SpA / 21 Spe9.8%
Timid3 HP / 32 SpA / 31 Spe5.0%

Moves

10 tracked
Psychic77.5%
Ice Beam74.0%
Scald69.7%
Power Gem48.9%
Protect37.9%
Hydro Pump20.6%
Icy Wind19.0%
Thunderbolt18.1%
Expanding Force8.9%
Trick6.8%

Items

Life Orb64.8%
Choice Scarf22.9%
Expert Belt6.1%
Bright Powder2.6%

Abilities

Analytic41.6%
Natural Cure34.6%
Illuminate23.8%

EV spreads

top 6
Timid2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe75.0%
Modest13 HP / 32 SpA / 21 Spe9.8%
Timid3 HP / 32 SpA / 31 Spe5.0%
Timid32 HP / 2 SpA / 32 Spe1.7%
Bold20 HP / 15 Def / 9 SpA / 22 SpD1.4%
Timid4 HP / 2 Def / 32 SpA / 28 Spe1.4%

Top teammates

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Best Starmie 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. Starmie sits at rank #238 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 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.

Related
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