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Altaria.

VGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3 usage profile · rank #93
september 2026 · 223.5K battles
Altaria
dragonflyingPokédex entry ↗
Usage · September 2026
0.2%
Altaria is ranked #93 in VGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3, carried by 1,360 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#93 of 191
Raw count1,360
Viability ceiling80
Month on month+0.18pp
13 month peak0.2%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3
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sets and counters from 223.5K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 490
HP
75
Atk
70
Def
90
SpA
70
SpD
105
Spe
80
Usage over time0.2%▲ 0.18pppeak 0.2% · Sep '26
0.20.20.20.2Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Apr '26Jun '26Aug '26Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

41.6% of Altaria teams
HP
32
Atk
0
Def
5
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
29
NatureTimid
AbilityCloud Nine · 97.7%
ItemHaban Berry · 72.3%
EV spread32 HP / 5 Def / 29 Spe
Moves
Protect97.1%
Will-O-Wisp76.0%
Tailwind72.0%
Ice Beam61.0%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Timid32 HP / 13 Def / 21 Spe18.6%
Jolly31 HP / 1 Atk / 13 Def / 21 Spe9.7%

Moves

7 tracked
Protect97.1%
Will-O-Wisp76.0%
Tailwind72.0%
Ice Beam61.0%
Fire Spin33.1%
Brave Bird25.3%
Perish Song25.1%

Items

Haban Berry72.3%
Leftovers22.1%
Sitrus Berry4.0%

Abilities

Cloud Nine97.7%
Natural Cure2.3%

EV spreads

top 6
Timid32 HP / 5 Def / 29 Spe41.6%
Timid32 HP / 13 Def / 21 Spe18.6%
Jolly31 HP / 1 Atk / 13 Def / 21 Spe9.7%
Jolly31 HP / 2 Def / 12 SpD / 21 Spe6.2%
Timid32 HP / 11 Def / 2 SpA / 21 Spe5.6%
Jolly31 HP / 1 Atk / 1 Def / 12 SpD / 21 Spe5.0%

Top teammates

share of teams

Best Altaria build for VGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3

The set above is the one VGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3 players run most often, taken from 223,477 battles in September 2026. Altaria sits at rank #93 with 0.2% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.18 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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VGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3 tier listEvery ranked Pokémon↗Altaria Pokédex entryStats, moves, evolutions↗All formatsSmogon and VGC tier lists↗Damage calculatorRun this set through the calc↗Team builderCoverage and weaknesses↗