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Charizard.

VGC 2026 Reg M-C usage profile · rank #241
september 2026 · 1.6M battles
Charizard
fireflyingPokédex entry ↗
Usage · September 2026
0.0%
Charizard is ranked #241 in VGC 2026 Reg M-C, carried by 3,063 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#241 of 277
Raw count3,063
Viability ceiling76
Month on month+0.03pp
13 month peak0.0%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-C
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sets and counters from 1.6M battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 534
HP
78
Atk
84
Def
78
SpA
109
SpD
85
Spe
100
Usage over time0.0%▲ 0.03pppeak 0.0% · Sep '26
0.00.00.00.0Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Apr '26Jun '26Aug '26Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

44.7% of Charizard teams
HP
2
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
32
SpD
0
Spe
32
NatureModest
AbilitySolar Power · 74.0%
ItemChoice Scarf · 53.7%
EV spread2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe
Moves
Heat Wave96.6%
Ancient Power58.2%
Overheat50.2%
Dragon Pulse35.3%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Timid2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe35.9%
Modest2 Def / 32 SpA / 32 Spe11.5%

Moves

10 tracked
Heat Wave96.6%
Ancient Power58.2%
Overheat50.2%
Dragon Pulse35.3%
Protect34.9%
Weather Ball31.3%
Solar Beam31.2%
Hurricane21.2%
Flamethrower12.9%
Blast Burn12.3%

Items

Choice Scarf53.7%
Life Orb37.4%
Nothing2.7%
Sitrus Berry1.8%

Abilities

Solar Power74.0%
Blaze26.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Modest2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe44.7%
Timid2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe35.9%
Modest2 Def / 32 SpA / 32 Spe11.5%
Jolly2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe1.4%
Modest1 HP / 2 Def / 31 SpA / 32 Spe1.0%
Quiet32 HP / 2 Def / 32 SpA0.8%

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Best Charizard 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. Charizard sits at rank #241 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.03 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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