Salamence.
VGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3 usage profile · rank #137
september 2026 · 223.5K battles
september 2026 · 223.5K battles
Usage · September 2026
0.1%
Salamence is ranked #137 in VGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3, carried by 910 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#137 of 191
Raw count910
Viability ceiling78
Month on month+0.05pp
13 month peak0.1%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3
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sets and counters from 223.5K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 600
HP
95
Atk
135
Def
80
SpA
110
SpD
80
Spe
100
Usage over time0.1%▲ 0.05pppeak 0.1% · Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
31.1% of Salamence teamsHP
2
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
32
SpD
0
Spe
32
NatureTimid
AbilityIntimidate · 100.0%
ItemLife Orb · 51.9%
EV spread2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe
Moves
93.6%
81.5%
57.8%
46.2%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageModest31 HP / 30 SpA / 5 SpD21.1%
Timid6 Def / 32 SpA / 28 Spe9.9%
Moves
11 tracked93.6%
81.5%
57.8%
46.2%
29.9%
29.7%
14.7%
11.6%
7.4%
6.6%
6.1%
Items
51.9%
28.7%
9.5%
4.2%
3.0%
Abilities
100.0%
0.0%
EV spreads
top 6Timid2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe31.1%
Modest31 HP / 30 SpA / 5 SpD21.1%
Timid6 Def / 32 SpA / 28 Spe9.9%
Timid31 HP / 1 Def / 1 SpA / 1 SpD / 32 Spe6.0%
Jolly2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe5.6%
Timid1 HP / 32 SpA / 1 SpD / 32 Spe5.0%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Salamence 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. Salamence sits at rank #137 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.05 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.