Politoed.
VGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3 usage profile · rank #25
september 2026 · 223.5K battles
september 2026 · 223.5K battles
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Usage · September 2026
7.6%
Politoed is ranked #25 in VGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3, carried by 27,536 teams
TierB · top 30 of the format
Ladder rank#25 of 191
Raw count27,536
Viability ceiling84
Month on month+7.60pp
13 month peak7.6%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3
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sets and counters from 223.5K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 500
HP
90
Atk
75
Def
75
SpA
90
SpD
100
Spe
70
Usage over time7.6%▲ 7.60pppeak 7.6% · Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
17.3% of Politoed teamsHP
32
Atk
0
Def
24
SpA
0
SpD
7
Spe
3
NatureCalm
AbilityDrizzle · 99.9%
ItemSitrus Berry · 73.7%
EV spread32 HP / 24 Def / 7 SpD / 3 Spe
Moves
99.3%
99.2%
73.8%
55.5%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageCalm32 HP / 24 Def / 10 SpD11.7%
Calm31 HP / 23 Def / 10 SpD / 2 Spe5.8%
Moves
6 tracked99.3%
99.2%
73.8%
55.5%
29.3%
23.1%
Items
73.7%
19.7%
2.3%
Abilities
99.9%
0.1%
EV spreads
top 6Calm32 HP / 24 Def / 7 SpD / 3 Spe17.3%
Calm32 HP / 24 Def / 10 SpD11.7%
Calm31 HP / 23 Def / 10 SpD / 2 Spe5.8%
Modest32 HP / 32 SpA / 2 SpD5.1%
Calm31 HP / 25 Def / 10 SpD4.2%
Calm31 HP / 23 Def / 12 SpD4.1%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Politoed 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. Politoed sits at rank #25 with 7.6% usage, which puts it in B tier, up 7.60 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.