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Zoroark.

VGC 2026 Reg M-C usage profile · rank #274
september 2026 · 1.6M battles
Zoroark
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Usage · September 2026
0.0%
Zoroark is ranked #274 in VGC 2026 Reg M-C, carried by 3,791 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#274 of 277
Raw count3,791
Viability ceiling72
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
60
Atk
105
Def
60
SpA
120
SpD
60
Spe
105
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

46.0% of Zoroark teams
HP
2
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
32
SpD
0
Spe
32
NatureTimid
AbilityIllusion · 100.0%
ItemFocus Sash · 37.5%
EV spread2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe
Moves
Night Daze56.1%
Protect43.7%
Focus Blast35.1%
Snarl33.7%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Modest2 Def / 32 SpA / 32 Spe8.2%
Timid32 SpA / 2 SpD / 32 Spe7.6%

Moves

22 tracked
Night Daze56.1%
Protect43.7%
Focus Blast35.1%
Snarl33.7%
Sludge Bomb31.5%
Flamethrower30.2%
Dark Pulse25.2%
Nasty Plot19.1%
Low Kick10.8%
Taunt10.8%
Psychic10.4%
U-turn9.5%
Encore9.2%
Burning Jealousy8.9%
Shadow Ball8.0%
Lash Out7.8%
Hyper Voice7.1%
Sucker Punch6.9%
Foul Play6.2%
Trick4.7%
Detect3.3%
Nothing3.2%

Items

Focus Sash37.5%
Life Orb31.1%
Choice Scarf12.2%
Expert Belt8.5%
Lum Berry7.0%

Abilities

Illusion100.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Timid2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe46.0%
Modest2 Def / 32 SpA / 32 Spe8.2%
Timid32 SpA / 2 SpD / 32 Spe7.6%
Naive2 HP / 10 Atk / 22 SpA / 32 Spe7.3%
Adamant2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe7.2%
Modest2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe5.5%

Top teammates

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Best Zoroark 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. Zoroark sits at rank #274 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.

Related
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