Palafin.
VGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3 usage profile · rank #106
september 2026 · 223.5K battles
september 2026 · 223.5K battles
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Usage · September 2026
0.1%
Palafin is ranked #106 in VGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3, carried by 2,411 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#106 of 191
Raw count2,411
Viability ceiling82
Month on month+0.12pp
13 month peak0.1%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3
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sets and counters from 223.5K battles
Usage over time0.1%▲ 0.12pppeak 0.1% · Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
49.9% of Palafin teamsHP
32
Atk
30
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
4
NatureAdamant
AbilityZero to Hero · 100.0%
ItemLeftovers · 49.8%
EV spread32 HP / 30 Atk / 4 Spe
Moves
94.6%
93.6%
90.2%
57.1%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageAdamant24 HP / 32 Atk / 1 Def / 2 SpD / 7 Spe5.7%
Adamant2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe5.4%
Moves
8 tracked94.6%
93.6%
90.2%
57.1%
20.6%
13.1%
8.3%
5.7%
Items
49.8%
31.3%
9.9%
8.6%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Adamant32 HP / 30 Atk / 4 Spe49.9%
Adamant24 HP / 32 Atk / 1 Def / 2 SpD / 7 Spe5.7%
Adamant2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe5.4%
Jolly2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe4.8%
Adamant4 HP / 32 Atk / 30 Spe3.7%
Adamant17 HP / 31 Atk / 1 Def / 3 SpD / 14 Spe3.3%
Top teammates
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Best Palafin 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. Palafin sits at rank #106 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.12 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.