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Charizard-Mega-Y.

VGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3 usage profile · rank #7
september 2026 · 223.5K battles
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Usage · September 2026
21.1%
Charizard-Mega-Y is ranked #7 in VGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3, carried by 60,573 teams
TierA · top 15 of the format
Ladder rank#7 of 191
Raw count60,573
Viability ceiling86
Month on month+21.15pp
13 month peak21.1%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3
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sets and counters from 223.5K battles
Usage over time21.1%▲ 21.15pppeak 21.1% · Sep '26
18.020.122.224.3Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Apr '26Jun '26Aug '26Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

11.9% of Charizard-Mega-Y teams
HP
28
Atk
0
Def
13
SpA
1
SpD
0
Spe
24
NatureModest
AbilityDrought · 100.0%
ItemCharizardite Y · 100.0%
EV spread28 HP / 13 Def / 1 SpA / 24 Spe
Moves
Protect100.0%
Heat Wave100.0%
Weather Ball99.5%
Solar Beam40.6%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Modest28 HP / 7 Def / 1 SpA / 30 Spe7.6%
Modest20 HP / 32 Def / 1 SpA / 13 Spe6.6%

Moves

6 tracked
Protect100.0%
Heat Wave100.0%
Weather Ball99.5%
Solar Beam40.6%
Ancient Power29.0%
Hurricane26.1%

Items

Charizardite Y100.0%

Abilities

Drought100.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Modest28 HP / 13 Def / 1 SpA / 24 Spe11.9%
Modest28 HP / 7 Def / 1 SpA / 30 Spe7.6%
Modest20 HP / 32 Def / 1 SpA / 13 Spe6.6%
Modest16 HP / 18 Def / 11 SpA / 21 Spe5.2%
Modest32 HP / 12 Def / 1 SpA / 21 Spe4.1%
Timid12 HP / 14 Def / 8 SpA / 32 Spe4.0%

Top teammates

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Best Charizard-Mega-Y 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. Charizard-Mega-Y sits at rank #7 with 21.1% usage, which puts it in A tier, up 21.15 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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