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Zoroark.

VGC 2026 Reg M-B usage profile · rank #260
august 2026 · 1.3M battles
Zoroark
darkPokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
0.0%
Zoroark is ranked #260 in VGC 2026 Reg M-B, carried by 3,708 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#260 of 277
Raw count3,708
Viability ceiling68
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 510
HP
60
Atk
105
Def
60
SpA
120
SpD
60
Spe
105
Usage over time0.0% 0.01pppeak 0.0% · Jun '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

34.7% of Zoroark teams
HP
14
Atk
32
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
20
NatureAdamant
AbilityIllusion · 100.0%
ItemChoice Scarf · 55.8%
EV spread14 HP / 32 Atk / 20 Spe
Moves
Detect47.2%
Low Kick37.3%
Trick37.1%
Throat Chop36.6%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Timid2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe29.5%
Modest3 HP / 32 SpA / 31 Spe18.6%

Moves

15 tracked
Detect47.2%
Low Kick37.3%
Trick37.1%
Throat Chop36.6%
Dark Pulse36.3%
Psychic32.8%
Protect31.9%
Night Daze25.7%
Snarl20.2%
U-turn19.2%
Nasty Plot16.2%
Sludge Bomb16.0%
Foul Play11.2%
Taunt9.1%
Encore7.6%

Items

Choice Scarf55.8%
Life Orb19.3%
Focus Sash10.1%
Chople Berry8.1%
Black Glasses5.6%

Abilities

Illusion100.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Adamant14 HP / 32 Atk / 20 Spe34.7%
Timid2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe29.5%
Modest3 HP / 32 SpA / 31 Spe18.6%
Hasty2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe6.3%
Modest2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe4.9%
Naughty32 Atk / 2 Def / 32 Spe1.8%

Top teammates

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Best Zoroark 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. Zoroark sits at rank #260 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.

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