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Sneasler.

VGC 2026 Reg M-C usage profile · rank #2
september 2026 · 1.6M battles
Sneasler
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Usage · September 2026
37.1%
Sneasler is ranked #2 in VGC 2026 Reg M-C, carried by 1,241,478 teams
TierS · top 5 of the format
Ladder rank#2 of 277
Raw count1,241,478
Viability ceiling84
Month on month+37.08pp
13 month peak37.1%
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
80
Atk
130
Def
60
SpA
40
SpD
80
Spe
120
Usage over time37.1%▲ 37.08pppeak 37.1% · Sep '26
31.535.238.942.6Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Apr '26Jun '26Aug '26Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

29.6% of Sneasler teams
HP
2
Atk
32
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
32
NatureAdamant
AbilityUnburden · 87.6%
ItemPsychic Seed · 28.0%
EV spread2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe
Moves
Close Combat99.8%
Dire Claw88.0%
Protect71.0%
Fake Out52.3%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Jolly2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe17.7%

Moves

10 tracked
Close Combat99.8%
Dire Claw88.0%
Protect71.0%
Fake Out52.3%
Rock Slide23.5%
Coaching13.7%
Rock Tomb10.5%
Throat Chop8.6%
Poison Jab6.4%
Swords Dance6.2%

Items

Psychic Seed28.0%
Grassy Seed27.5%
White Herb26.8%
Focus Sash15.0%

Abilities

Unburden87.6%
Poison Touch11.7%
Pressure0.8%

EV spreads

top 6
Adamant2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe29.6%
Jolly2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe17.7%
Jolly32 Atk / 2 Def / 32 Spe3.3%
Adamant32 Atk / 2 Def / 32 Spe2.9%
Adamant16 HP / 20 Atk / 30 Spe2.7%
Adamant32 Atk / 2 SpD / 32 Spe1.3%

Top teammates

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Best Sneasler 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. Sneasler sits at rank #2 with 37.1% usage, which puts it in S tier, up 37.08 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↗Sneasler Pokédex entryStats, moves, evolutions↗All formatsSmogon and VGC tier lists↗Damage calculatorRun this set through the calc↗Team builderCoverage and weaknesses↗