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Manectric.

VGC 2026 Reg M-C usage profile · rank #248
september 2026 · 1.6M battles
Manectric
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Usage · September 2026
0.0%
Manectric is ranked #248 in VGC 2026 Reg M-C, carried by 2,209 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#248 of 277
Raw count2,209
Viability ceiling72
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 475
HP
70
Atk
75
Def
60
SpA
105
SpD
60
Spe
105
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

53.2% of Manectric teams
HP
2
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
32
SpD
0
Spe
32
NatureTimid
AbilityLightning Rod · 90.8%
ItemFocus Sash · 49.1%
EV spread2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe
Moves
Overheat65.5%
Volt Switch65.3%
Protect51.9%
Flamethrower40.0%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Modest2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe9.1%
Hasty2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe8.7%

Moves

11 tracked
Overheat65.5%
Volt Switch65.3%
Protect51.9%
Flamethrower40.0%
Rising Voltage39.4%
Snarl37.6%
Thunderbolt23.8%
Discharge19.0%
Switcheroo18.8%
Thunder17.3%
Light Screen8.7%

Items

Focus Sash49.1%
Choice Scarf28.1%
Electric Seed11.1%
Life Orb8.6%

Abilities

Lightning Rod90.8%
Minus9.1%
Static0.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Timid2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe53.2%
Modest2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe9.1%
Hasty2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe8.7%
Modest14 HP / 32 SpA / 20 Spe7.9%
Modest9 Def / 25 SpA / 32 Spe5.5%
Timid32 SpA / 2 SpD / 32 Spe5.0%

Top teammates

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Best Manectric 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. Manectric sits at rank #248 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
VGC 2026 Reg M-C tier listEvery ranked Pokémon↗Manectric Pokédex entryStats, moves, evolutions↗All formatsSmogon and VGC tier lists↗Damage calculatorRun this set through the calc↗Team builderCoverage and weaknesses↗