Salamence-Mega.
VGC 2026 Reg M-C usage profile · rank #4
september 2026 · 1.6M battles
september 2026 · 1.6M battles
Usage · September 2026
28.1%
Salamence-Mega is ranked #4 in VGC 2026 Reg M-C, carried by 814,135 teams
TierS · top 5 of the format
Ladder rank#4 of 277
Raw count814,135
Viability ceiling84
Month on month+28.06pp
13 month peak28.1%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-C
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 600
HP
95
Atk
135
Def
80
SpA
110
SpD
80
Spe
100
Usage over time28.1%▲ 28.06pppeak 28.1% · Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
19.6% of Salamence-Mega teamsHP
2
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
32
SpD
0
Spe
32
NatureTimid
AbilityAerilate · 100.0%
ItemSalamencite · 100.0%
EV spread2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe
Moves
98.0%
90.3%
71.5%
55.6%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageTimid1 HP / 32 SpA / 1 SpD / 32 Spe14.5%
Moves
8 tracked98.0%
90.3%
71.5%
55.6%
33.8%
20.1%
6.5%
6.4%
Items
100.0%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Timid2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe19.6%
Timid1 HP / 32 SpA / 1 SpD / 32 Spe14.5%
Modest2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe4.1%
Naive1 HP / 21 Atk / 15 SpA / 29 Spe2.9%
Timid1 HP / 1 Def / 32 SpA / 32 Spe2.0%
Modest1 HP / 32 SpA / 1 SpD / 32 Spe1.9%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Salamence-Mega 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. Salamence-Mega sits at rank #4 with 28.1% usage, which puts it in S tier, up 28.06 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.