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Espathra.

VGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3 usage profile · rank #62
september 2026 · 223.5K battles
Espathra
psychicPokédex entry ↗
Usage · September 2026
0.8%
Espathra is ranked #62 in VGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3, carried by 4,018 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#62 of 191
Raw count4,018
Viability ceiling82
Month on month+0.80pp
13 month peak0.8%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3
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sets and counters from 223.5K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 481
HP
95
Atk
60
Def
60
SpA
101
SpD
60
Spe
105
Usage over time0.8%▲ 0.80pppeak 0.8% · Sep '26
0.70.80.80.9Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Apr '26Jun '26Aug '26Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

51.7% of Espathra teams
HP
2
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
32
SpD
0
Spe
32
NatureModest
AbilitySpeed Boost · 99.9%
ItemLife Orb · 55.5%
EV spread2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe
Moves
Protect100.0%
Lumina Crash97.0%
Expanding Force65.5%
Low Kick47.3%

Moves

6 tracked
Protect100.0%
Lumina Crash97.0%
Expanding Force65.5%
Low Kick47.3%
Baton Pass35.2%
Calm Mind35.2%

Items

Life Orb55.5%
Electric Seed16.9%
Grassy Seed14.4%
Focus Sash6.1%
Twisted Spoon4.7%

Abilities

Speed Boost99.9%
Opportunist0.1%

EV spreads

top 6
Modest2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe51.7%
Timid32 HP / 22 Def / 12 Spe4.9%
Modest2 HP / 19 SpA / 13 SpD / 32 Spe4.6%
Timid32 HP / 22 Def / 6 SpD / 6 Spe3.6%
Modest1 HP / 32 SpA / 1 SpD / 32 Spe2.5%
Bold32 HP / 6 Def / 1 SpA / 14 SpD / 13 Spe2.2%

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Best Espathra 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. Espathra sits at rank #62 with 0.8% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.80 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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