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Sandaconda.

VGC 2026 Reg M-C usage profile · rank #276
september 2026 · 1.6M battles
Sandaconda
groundPokédex entry ↗
Usage · September 2026
0.0%
Sandaconda is ranked #276 in VGC 2026 Reg M-C, carried by 2,599 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#276 of 277
Raw count2,599
Viability ceiling69
Month on month+0.01pp
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 510
HP
72
Atk
107
Def
125
SpA
65
SpD
70
Spe
71
Usage over time0.0%▲ 0.01pppeak 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

31.0% of Sandaconda teams
HP
32
Atk
0
Def
32
SpA
0
SpD
2
Spe
0
NatureImpish
AbilitySand Veil · 94.6%
ItemBright Powder · 75.0%
EV spread32 HP / 32 Def / 2 SpD
Moves
Minimize94.6%
Body Press78.4%
Rock Slide70.7%
Iron Defense66.4%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Bold32 HP / 32 Def / 2 Spe27.5%
Adamant32 HP / 19 Atk / 15 SpD8.9%

Moves

10 tracked
Minimize94.6%
Body Press78.4%
Rock Slide70.7%
Iron Defense66.4%
Coil28.9%
Rest13.2%
High Horsepower11.0%
Drill Run7.8%
Protect7.3%
Earthquake6.8%

Items

Bright Powder75.0%
Leftovers18.1%
Sitrus Berry5.1%

Abilities

Sand Veil94.6%
Sand Spit4.4%
Shed Skin1.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Impish32 HP / 32 Def / 2 SpD31.0%
Bold32 HP / 32 Def / 2 Spe27.5%
Adamant32 HP / 19 Atk / 15 SpD8.9%
Adamant32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 SpD6.2%
Careful29 HP / 5 Atk / 32 SpD3.5%
Careful32 HP / 32 SpD / 2 Spe3.1%

Top teammates

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Best Sandaconda 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. Sandaconda sits at rank #276 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.01 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.

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