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Starmie.

VGC 2026 Reg M-C usage profile · rank #262
september 2026 · 1.6M battles
Starmie
waterpsychicPokédex entry ↗
Usage · September 2026
0.0%
Starmie is ranked #262 in VGC 2026 Reg M-C, carried by 2,849 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#262 of 277
Raw count2,849
Viability ceiling70
Month on month+0.02pp
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 520
HP
60
Atk
75
Def
85
SpA
100
SpD
85
Spe
115
Usage over time0.0%▲ 0.02pppeak 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

68.0% of Starmie teams
HP
2
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
32
SpD
0
Spe
32
NatureTimid
AbilityNatural Cure · 77.7%
ItemLife Orb · 60.9%
EV spread2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe
Moves
Expanding Force76.0%
Protect62.8%
Hydro Pump61.7%
Ice Beam49.4%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Modest25 HP / 26 SpA / 15 Spe15.9%
Modest2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe5.4%

Moves

11 tracked
Expanding Force76.0%
Protect62.8%
Hydro Pump61.7%
Ice Beam49.4%
Scald32.1%
Blizzard18.7%
Chilling Water18.6%
Flip Turn17.9%
Thunderbolt17.7%
Psychic15.1%
Power Gem10.4%

Items

Life Orb60.9%
Choice Scarf24.2%
Focus Sash9.6%
Mystic Water3.6%

Abilities

Natural Cure77.7%
Illuminate20.3%
Analytic2.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Timid2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe68.0%
Modest25 HP / 26 SpA / 15 Spe15.9%
Modest2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe5.4%
Timid4 HP / 1 Def / 32 SpA / 29 Spe3.0%
Modest1 HP / 6 Def / 30 SpA / 29 Spe1.6%
Modest24 HP / 10 SpA / 32 Spe1.5%

Top teammates

share of teams

Best Starmie 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. Starmie sits at rank #262 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.02 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↗Starmie Pokédex entryStats, moves, evolutions↗All formatsSmogon and VGC tier lists↗Damage calculatorRun this set through the calc↗Team builderCoverage and weaknesses↗