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Torkoal.

VGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3 usage profile · rank #43
september 2026 · 223.5K battles
Torkoal
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Usage · September 2026
2.3%
Torkoal is ranked #43 in VGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3, carried by 21,011 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#43 of 191
Raw count21,011
Viability ceiling82
Month on month+2.32pp
13 month peak2.3%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-C Bo3
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sets and counters from 223.5K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 470
HP
70
Atk
85
Def
140
SpA
85
SpD
70
Spe
20
Usage over time2.3%▲ 2.32pppeak 2.3% · Sep '26
2.02.22.42.7Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Apr '26Jun '26Aug '26Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

60.4% of Torkoal teams
HP
32
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
32
SpD
2
Spe
0
NatureQuiet
AbilityDrought · 99.9%
ItemCharcoal · 95.7%
EV spread32 HP / 32 SpA / 2 SpD
Moves
Eruption98.8%
Protect94.2%
Weather Ball81.7%
Earth Power62.0%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Modest32 HP / 32 SpA / 2 SpD8.9%
Quiet32 HP / 2 Def / 32 SpA7.4%

Moves

6 tracked
Eruption98.8%
Protect94.2%
Weather Ball81.7%
Earth Power62.0%
Heat Wave25.9%
Helping Hand20.1%

Items

Charcoal95.7%

Abilities

Drought99.9%
White Smoke0.1%
Shell Armor0.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Quiet32 HP / 32 SpA / 2 SpD60.4%
Modest32 HP / 32 SpA / 2 SpD8.9%
Quiet32 HP / 2 Def / 32 SpA7.4%
Quiet30 HP / 32 SpA / 4 SpD7.0%
Quiet32 HP / 1 Def / 32 SpA / 1 SpD3.9%
Quiet30 HP / 4 Def / 32 SpA1.6%

Top teammates

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Best Torkoal 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. Torkoal sits at rank #43 with 2.3% usage, which puts it in C tier, up 2.32 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.

Related
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