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Krookodile.

VGC 2026 Reg M-C usage profile · rank #159
september 2026 · 1.6M battles
Krookodile
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Usage · September 2026
0.1%
Krookodile is ranked #159 in VGC 2026 Reg M-C, carried by 15,651 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#159 of 277
Raw count15,651
Viability ceiling76
Month on month+0.13pp
13 month peak0.1%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-C
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sets and counters from 1.6M battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 519
HP
95
Atk
117
Def
80
SpA
65
SpD
70
Spe
92
Usage over time0.1%▲ 0.13pppeak 0.1% · Sep '26
0.10.10.10.1Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Apr '26Jun '26Aug '26Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

27.9% of Krookodile teams
HP
32
Atk
0
Def
3
SpA
0
SpD
25
Spe
6
NatureImpish
AbilityIntimidate · 84.6%
ItemChoice Scarf · 42.1%
EV spread32 HP / 3 Def / 25 SpD / 6 Spe
Moves
Knock Off80.8%
High Horsepower79.5%
Protect55.5%
Earthquake46.7%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Adamant2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe26.2%
Jolly2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe19.5%

Moves

13 tracked
Knock Off80.8%
High Horsepower79.5%
Protect55.5%
Earthquake46.7%
Rock Slide32.7%
Stone Edge22.0%
Close Combat17.5%
Snarl11.1%
Crunch10.3%
Gunk Shot9.8%
Rock Tomb5.4%
Throat Chop5.0%
Iron Head5.0%

Items

Choice Scarf42.1%
Passho Berry28.6%
Life Orb13.1%
Focus Sash5.6%
Sitrus Berry2.8%
Chople Berry1.7%
Soft Sand1.5%

Abilities

Intimidate84.6%
Moxie13.4%
Anger Point2.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Impish32 HP / 3 Def / 25 SpD / 6 Spe27.9%
Adamant2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe26.2%
Jolly2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe19.5%
Jolly1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 Def / 32 Spe2.2%
Adamant4 HP / 32 Atk / 18 Def / 12 Spe2.0%
Jolly2 HP / 30 Atk / 6 SpD / 28 Spe2.0%

Top teammates

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Best Krookodile 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. Krookodile sits at rank #159 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.13 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
VGC 2026 Reg M-C tier listEvery ranked Pokémon↗Krookodile Pokédex entryStats, moves, evolutions↗All formatsSmogon and VGC tier lists↗Damage calculatorRun this set through the calc↗Team builderCoverage and weaknesses↗