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Chesnaught.

VGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3 usage profile · rank #166
september 2026 · 223.5K battles
Chesnaught
grassfightingPokédex entry ↗
Usage · September 2026
0.0%
Chesnaught is ranked #166 in VGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3, carried by 124 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#166 of 191
Raw count124
Viability ceiling74
Month on month+0.02pp
13 month peak0.0%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3
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sets and counters from 223.5K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 530
HP
88
Atk
107
Def
122
SpA
74
SpD
75
Spe
64
Usage over time0.0%▲ 0.02pppeak 0.0% · Sep '26
0.00.00.00.0Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Apr '26Jun '26Aug '26Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

79.1% of Chesnaught teams
HP
32
Atk
23
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
11
Spe
0
NatureAdamant
AbilityBulletproof · 100.0%
ItemLife Orb · 79.1%
EV spread32 HP / 23 Atk / 11 SpD
Moves
Spiky Shield97.9%
Wide Guard93.6%
Close Combat79.1%
Knock Off79.1%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Sassy8 HP / 13 Atk / 13 Def / 32 SpD12.6%
Jolly21 HP / 21 Atk / 24 Spe5.9%

Moves

7 tracked
Spiky Shield97.9%
Wide Guard93.6%
Close Combat79.1%
Knock Off79.1%
Feint12.6%
Wood Hammer12.6%
Drain Punch6.4%

Items

Life Orb79.1%
Leftovers14.5%
Sitrus Berry6.4%

Abilities

Bulletproof100.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Adamant32 HP / 23 Atk / 11 SpD79.1%
Sassy8 HP / 13 Atk / 13 Def / 32 SpD12.6%
Jolly21 HP / 21 Atk / 24 Spe5.9%

Top teammates

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Best Chesnaught 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. Chesnaught sits at rank #166 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.02 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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