Blastoise.
VGC 2026 Reg M-C usage profile · rank #205
september 2026 · 1.6M battles
september 2026 · 1.6M battles
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Usage · September 2026
0.1%
Blastoise is ranked #205 in VGC 2026 Reg M-C, carried by 6,147 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#205 of 277
Raw count6,147
Viability ceiling77
Month on month+0.07pp
13 month peak0.1%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-C
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 530
HP
79
Atk
83
Def
100
SpA
85
SpD
105
Spe
78
Usage over time0.1%▲ 0.07pppeak 0.1% · Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
46.4% of Blastoise teamsHP
32
Atk
0
Def
2
SpA
32
SpD
0
Spe
0
NatureQuiet
AbilityTorrent · 71.8%
ItemMystic Water · 48.4%
EV spread32 HP / 2 Def / 32 SpA
Moves
79.2%
75.5%
63.6%
62.0%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageModest32 HP / 32 SpA / 2 Spe8.2%
Modest32 HP / 2 Def / 32 SpA6.3%
Moves
15 tracked79.2%
75.5%
63.6%
62.0%
22.1%
20.5%
11.0%
9.9%
8.8%
8.2%
6.0%
5.0%
3.6%
3.3%
3.2%
Items
48.4%
17.8%
16.2%
8.6%
1.8%
1.5%
1.4%
Abilities
71.8%
28.2%
EV spreads
top 6Quiet32 HP / 2 Def / 32 SpA46.4%
Modest32 HP / 32 SpA / 2 Spe8.2%
Modest32 HP / 2 Def / 32 SpA6.3%
Modest2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe5.3%
Modest20 HP / 32 SpA / 14 Spe3.9%
Bold32 HP / 12 Def / 22 SpD2.9%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Blastoise 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. Blastoise sits at rank #205 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.07 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.