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Milotic.

VGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3 usage profile · rank #21
september 2026 · 223.5K battles
Milotic
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Usage · September 2026
9.1%
Milotic is ranked #21 in VGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3, carried by 62,632 teams
TierB · top 30 of the format
Ladder rank#21 of 191
Raw count62,632
Viability ceiling84
Month on month+9.14pp
13 month peak9.1%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3
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sets and counters from 223.5K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 540
HP
95
Atk
60
Def
79
SpA
100
SpD
125
Spe
81
Usage over time9.1%▲ 9.14pppeak 9.1% · Sep '26
7.88.79.610.5Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Apr '26Jun '26Aug '26Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

5.9% of Milotic teams
HP
32
Atk
0
Def
29
SpA
0
SpD
5
Spe
0
NatureCalm
AbilityCompetitive · 99.4%
ItemLeftovers · 44.8%
EV spread32 HP / 29 Def / 5 SpD
Moves
Protect71.6%
Ice Beam58.9%
Scald57.0%
Coil43.4%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Timid30 HP / 7 Def / 29 Spe5.4%

Moves

8 tracked
Protect71.6%
Ice Beam58.9%
Scald57.0%
Coil43.4%
Hypnosis42.5%
Muddy Water42.1%
Icy Wind37.8%
Recover27.7%

Items

Leftovers44.8%
Sitrus Berry29.6%
Psychic Seed16.2%
Grassy Seed6.0%

Abilities

Competitive99.4%
Marvel Scale0.6%
Cute Charm0.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Calm32 HP / 29 Def / 5 SpD5.9%
Timid30 HP / 7 Def / 29 Spe5.4%
Calm31 HP / 15 Def / 12 SpD / 8 Spe4.4%
Modest27 HP / 11 Def / 11 SpA / 3 SpD / 14 Spe4.0%
Modest32 HP / 11 Def / 10 SpA / 13 Spe3.0%
Calm32 HP / 19 Def / 6 SpD / 9 Spe3.0%

Top teammates

share of teams

Best Milotic 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. Milotic sits at rank #21 with 9.1% usage, which puts it in B tier, up 9.14 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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