Ariados.
VGC 2026 Reg M-C usage profile · rank #264
september 2026 · 1.6M battles
september 2026 · 1.6M battles
Usage · September 2026
0.0%
Ariados is ranked #264 in VGC 2026 Reg M-C, carried by 3,486 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#264 of 277
Raw count3,486
Viability ceiling72
Month on month+0.02pp
13 month peak0.0%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-C
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 400
HP
70
Atk
90
Def
70
SpA
60
SpD
70
Spe
40
Usage over time0.0%▲ 0.02pppeak 0.0% · Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
25.0% of Ariados teamsHP
0
Atk
32
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
0
NatureBrave
AbilityInsomnia · 82.7%
ItemFocus Sash · 38.6%
EV spread32 Atk
Moves
92.2%
63.8%
59.9%
33.9%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageImpish32 HP / 32 Def / 2 SpD15.5%
Impish31 HP / 20 Def / 15 SpD10.6%
Moves
17 tracked92.2%
63.8%
59.9%
33.9%
25.0%
21.5%
19.8%
9.1%
8.5%
7.2%
7.0%
6.8%
6.8%
6.1%
5.4%
5.3%
4.9%
Items
38.6%
26.0%
23.0%
3.3%
2.1%
1.9%
1.9%
Abilities
82.7%
11.1%
6.3%
EV spreads
top 6Brave32 Atk25.0%
Impish32 HP / 32 Def / 2 SpD15.5%
Impish31 HP / 20 Def / 15 SpD10.6%
Brave32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 Def9.7%
Impish32 HP / 22 Def / 12 SpD5.5%
Adamant32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 SpD4.5%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Ariados build for VGC 2026 Reg M-C
The set above is the one VGC 2026 Reg M-C players run most often, taken from 1,631,943 battles in September 2026. Ariados sits at rank #264 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.02 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.