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Cinderace.

VGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3 usage profile · rank #164
september 2026 · 223.5K battles
Cinderace
firePokédex entry ↗
Usage · September 2026
0.0%
Cinderace is ranked #164 in VGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3, carried by 1,151 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#164 of 191
Raw count1,151
Viability ceiling68
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
80
Atk
116
Def
75
SpA
65
SpD
75
Spe
119
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

45.8% of Cinderace teams
HP
2
Atk
32
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
32
NatureJolly
AbilityLibero · 93.4%
ItemLife Orb · 68.4%
EV spread2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe
Moves
Pyro Ball99.9%
Protect62.9%
High Jump Kick57.8%
Zen Headbutt50.3%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Adamant6 HP / 14 Atk / 13 Def / 2 SpD / 31 Spe30.2%
Jolly4 HP / 32 Atk / 6 Def / 24 Spe8.5%

Moves

8 tracked
Pyro Ball99.9%
Protect62.9%
High Jump Kick57.8%
Zen Headbutt50.3%
Sucker Punch38.5%
Iron Head33.7%
Coaching26.8%
Low Kick10.6%

Items

Life Orb68.4%
Wide Lens13.9%
Focus Sash12.0%
Expert Belt3.1%

Abilities

Libero93.4%
Blaze6.6%

EV spreads

top 6
Jolly2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe45.8%
Adamant6 HP / 14 Atk / 13 Def / 2 SpD / 31 Spe30.2%
Jolly4 HP / 32 Atk / 6 Def / 24 Spe8.5%
Jolly5 HP / 25 Atk / 4 Def / 32 Spe6.3%
Jolly32 HP / 2 Atk / 32 Spe5.9%

Top teammates

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Best Cinderace 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. Cinderace sits at rank #164 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.

Related
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