Primarina.
VGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3 usage profile · rank #42
september 2026 · 223.5K battles
september 2026 · 223.5K battles
Usage · September 2026
2.9%
Primarina is ranked #42 in VGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3, carried by 17,587 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#42 of 191
Raw count17,587
Viability ceiling83
Month on month+2.93pp
13 month peak2.9%
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
74
Def
74
SpA
126
SpD
116
Spe
60
Usage over time2.9%▲ 2.93pppeak 2.9% · Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
11.0% of Primarina teamsHP
32
Atk
0
Def
20
SpA
14
SpD
0
Spe
0
NatureModest
AbilityLiquid Voice · 99.5%
ItemLeftovers · 43.0%
EV spread32 HP / 20 Def / 14 SpA
Moves
100.0%
99.9%
98.9%
65.8%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageQuiet32 HP / 30 Def / 4 SpA5.2%
Moves
6 tracked100.0%
99.9%
98.9%
65.8%
10.4%
9.9%
Items
43.0%
23.6%
19.3%
7.6%
5.8%
Abilities
99.5%
0.5%
EV spreads
top 6Modest32 HP / 20 Def / 14 SpA11.0%
Quiet32 HP / 30 Def / 4 SpA5.2%
Modest32 HP / 15 Def / 14 SpA / 5 Spe4.6%
Quiet22 HP / 20 Def / 24 SpA3.1%
Modest10 HP / 3 Def / 32 SpA / 21 Spe2.8%
Modest22 HP / 20 Def / 14 SpA / 10 Spe2.8%
Top teammates
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Best Primarina 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. Primarina sits at rank #42 with 2.9% usage, which puts it in C tier, up 2.93 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.