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Swampert-Mega.

VGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3 usage profile · rank #32
september 2026 · 223.5K battles
Swampert-Mega
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Usage · September 2026
5.8%
Swampert-Mega is ranked #32 in VGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3, carried by 18,141 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#32 of 191
Raw count18,141
Viability ceiling84
Month on month+5.77pp
13 month peak5.8%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3
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sets and counters from 223.5K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 535
HP
100
Atk
110
Def
90
SpA
85
SpD
90
Spe
60
Usage over time5.8%▲ 5.77pppeak 5.8% · Sep '26
4.95.56.16.6Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Apr '26Jun '26Aug '26Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

60.1% of Swampert-Mega teams
HP
32
Atk
16
Def
5
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
13
NatureAdamant
AbilitySwift Swim · 100.0%
ItemSwampertite · 100.0%
EV spread32 HP / 16 Atk / 5 Def / 13 Spe
Moves
Protect99.9%
Wave Crash99.6%
Ice Punch96.3%
Earthquake79.2%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Adamant2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe6.8%

Moves

5 tracked
Protect99.9%
Wave Crash99.6%
Ice Punch96.3%
Earthquake79.2%
High Horsepower21.2%

Items

Swampertite100.0%

Abilities

Swift Swim100.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Adamant32 HP / 16 Atk / 5 Def / 13 Spe60.1%
Adamant2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe6.8%
Adamant11 HP / 32 Atk / 23 Spe4.7%
Adamant32 HP / 10 Atk / 1 Def / 1 SpD / 22 Spe4.2%
Adamant18 HP / 30 Atk / 18 Spe1.6%
Adamant24 HP / 20 Atk / 22 Spe1.2%

Top teammates

share of teams

Best Swampert-Mega 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. Swampert-Mega sits at rank #32 with 5.8% usage, which puts it in C tier, up 5.77 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.

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