Gholdengo.
VGC 2026 Reg M-C usage profile · rank #8
september 2026 · 1.6M battles
september 2026 · 1.6M battles
Usage · September 2026
19.1%
Gholdengo is ranked #8 in VGC 2026 Reg M-C, carried by 533,753 teams
TierA · top 15 of the format
Ladder rank#8 of 277
Raw count533,753
Viability ceiling84
Month on month+19.07pp
13 month peak19.1%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-C
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 550
HP
87
Atk
60
Def
95
SpA
133
SpD
91
Spe
84
Usage over time19.1%▲ 19.07pppeak 19.1% · Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
12.5% of Gholdengo teamsHP
2
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
32
SpD
0
Spe
32
NatureTimid
AbilityGood as Gold · 100.0%
ItemLife Orb · 77.4%
EV spread2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe
Moves
99.7%
99.6%
94.6%
89.2%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageModest2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe7.2%
Timid7 HP / 27 SpA / 32 Spe6.3%
Moves
4 tracked99.7%
99.6%
94.6%
89.2%
Items
77.4%
6.3%
4.8%
3.7%
3.2%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Timid2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe12.5%
Modest2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe7.2%
Timid7 HP / 27 SpA / 32 Spe6.3%
Modest17 HP / 17 SpA / 32 Spe4.2%
Timid17 HP / 17 SpA / 32 Spe3.9%
Modest7 HP / 27 SpA / 32 Spe3.4%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Gholdengo 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. Gholdengo sits at rank #8 with 19.1% usage, which puts it in A tier, up 19.07 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.