Regulation M-C Metagame Tier Rankings

COMPETITIVE TOURNAMENT VIABILITY • DOUBLES & SINGLES FORMATS

Rillaboom leads Regulation M-C doubles at 46.0% usage, followed by Sneasler, Incineroar, Mega Salamence, and Kingambit in the doubles S tier. Singles ladder shows a different hierarchy: Mega Salamence leads at 40.8%, followed by Primarina and Gholdengo. Tiers are calculated directly from ladder usage: S is the top 5 Pokémon, A ranks 6 to 15, B 16 to 30, and C 31 to 60. Doubles dataset aggregates 1,631,943 competitive match records; Singles dataset reflects 69,462 ranked confrontations.

Doubles: 1.6M battlesSingles: 69.5K battlesLadder Cutoff: 1630+

RULESET:

SS TIER • TOP 5 POKÉMON

Rillaboom

Grass

46.0%1.3M teams

Sneasler

FightingPoison

37.1%1.1M teams

Incineroar

FireDark

30.7%895.5K teams

Salamence-Mega

DragonFlying

27.1%726.1K teams

Kingambit

DarkSteel

24.3%637.1K teams

AA TIER • RANKS 6 TO 15

Indeedee-F

PsychicNormal

20.9%729.3K teams

Gholdengo

SteelGhost

19.1%476.0K teams

Basculegion

WaterGhost

19.1%562.5K teams

Farigiraf

NormalPsychic

16.3%525.9K teams

#10

Archaludon

SteelDragon

16.0%381.9K teams

#11

Golisopod-Mega

BugSteel

15.9%594.7K teams

#12

Pelipper

WaterFlying

13.9%459.5K teams

#13

Raichu-Mega-Y

Electric

12.7%303.6K teams

#14

Milotic

Water

12.5%395.2K teams

#15

Arcanine-Hisui

FireRock

11.9%302.6K teams

BB TIER • RANKS 16 TO 30

#16

Charizard-Mega-Y

FireFlying

10.9%273.8K teams

#17

Floette-Mega

Fairy

10.4%246.0K teams

#18

Sylveon

Fairy

9.4%234.3K teams

#19

Gardevoir-Mega

PsychicFairy

9.1%276.6K teams

#20

Volcarona

BugFire

8.6%237.3K teams

#21

Garchomp

DragonGround

8.5%274.5K teams

#22

Garchomp-Mega-Z

Dragon

8.3%218.7K teams

#23

Whimsicott

GrassFairy

7.9%343.6K teams

#24

Sinistcha

GrassGhost

7.6%345.5K teams

#25

Politoed

Water

7.4%187.6K teams

#26

Indeedee

PsychicNormal

6.8%212.5K teams

#27

Tyranitar-Mega

RockDark

6.5%200.6K teams

#28

Staraptor-Mega

FightingFlying

6.4%185.5K teams

#29

Armarouge

FirePsychic

6.2%205.2K teams

#30

Gengar-Mega

GhostPoison

6.1%140.7K teams

CC TIER • RANKS 31 TO 60

#31

Excadrill

GroundSteel

6.1%175.1K teams

#32

Metagross-Mega

SteelPsychic

5.9%196.4K teams

#33

Torkoal

Fire

5.3%194.0K teams

#34

Grimmsnarl

DarkFairy

5.3%156.9K teams

#35

Froslass-Mega

IceGhost

5.1%136.5K teams

#36

Kommo-o

DragonFighting

4.3%71.2K teams

#37

Swampert-Mega

WaterGround

4.3%116.5K teams

#38

Lucario-Mega-Z

FightingSteel

4.0%182.1K teams

#39

Primarina

WaterFairy

3.9%127.2K teams

#40

Pawmot

ElectricFighting

3.4%135.2K teams

#41

Annihilape

FightingGhost

3.3%100.3K teams

#42

Delphox-Mega

FirePsychic

3.2%100.6K teams

#43

Ninetales-Alola

IceFairy

3.1%149.1K teams

#44

Blastoise-Mega

Water

3.1%85.8K teams

#45

Baxcalibur-Mega

DragonIce

2.9%158.0K teams

#46

Dragonite-Mega

DragonFlying

2.9%83.7K teams

#47

Venusaur

GrassPoison

2.7%66.6K teams

#48

Maushold

Normal

2.6%97.3K teams

#49

Glimmora-Mega

RockPoison

2.5%66.8K teams

#50

Dragapult

DragonGhost

2.5%90.3K teams

#51

Hatterene

PsychicFairy

2.5%109.6K teams

#52

Tyranitar

RockDark

2.4%74.9K teams

#53

Corviknight

FlyingSteel

2.4%103.2K teams

#54

Ceruledge

FireGhost

2.1%82.2K teams

#55

Camerupt-Mega

FireGround

2.1%68.6K teams

#56

Talonflame

FireFlying

2.0%100.2K teams

#57

Glimmora

RockPoison

1.9%55.0K teams

#58

Absol-Mega-Z

DarkGhost

1.9%104.0K teams

#59

Aerodactyl-Mega

RockFlying

1.8%44.9K teams

#60

Sableye

DarkGhost

1.8%98.4K teams

SS TIER • TOP 5 POKÉMON

Salamence-Mega

DragonFlying

40.8%45.0K teams

Primarina

WaterFairy

33.7%32.8K teams

Gholdengo

SteelGhost

27.1%23.1K teams

Golisopod-Mega

BugSteel

25.9%28.2K teams

Garchomp

DragonGround

24.2%29.1K teams

AA TIER • RANKS 6 TO 15

Hippowdon

Ground

22.3%20.7K teams

Archaludon

SteelDragon

22.1%25.0K teams

Lucario-Mega-Z

FightingSteel

19.1%21.7K teams

Mimikyu

GhostFairy

15.9%16.1K teams

#10

Meowscarada

GrassDark

12.9%18.4K teams

#11

Rillaboom

Grass

12.5%19.5K teams

#12

Basculegion

WaterGhost

11.8%16.1K teams

#13

Corviknight

FlyingSteel

10.9%15.0K teams

#14

Aegislash

SteelGhost

10.5%12.4K teams

#15

Baxcalibur

DragonIce

10.4%10.0K teams

BB TIER • RANKS 16 TO 30

#16

Ninetales-Alola

IceFairy

10.2%11.3K teams

#17

Glimmora

RockPoison

10.0%13.6K teams

#18

Metagross-Mega

SteelPsychic

7.8%9.1K teams

#19

Baxcalibur-Mega

DragonIce

7.7%10.9K teams

#20

Indeedee

PsychicNormal

7.6%9.4K teams

#21

Pawmot

ElectricFighting

7.5%10.4K teams

#22

Garchomp-Mega-Z

Dragon

7.5%12.4K teams

#23

Kingambit

DarkSteel

6.6%11.1K teams

#24

Cinderace

Fire

6.4%8.9K teams

#25

Volcarona

BugFire

6.3%9.2K teams

#26

Samurott-Hisui

WaterDark

6.1%5.6K teams

#27

Ceruledge

FireGhost

6.1%6.3K teams

#28

Sneasler

FightingPoison

6.0%12.7K teams

#29

Gengar-Mega

GhostPoison

5.9%6.3K teams

#30

Umbreon

Dark

5.9%7.1K teams

CC TIER • RANKS 31 TO 60

#31

Blastoise-Mega

Water

5.7%7.4K teams

#32

Grimmsnarl

DarkFairy

5.6%6.3K teams

#33

Pelipper

WaterFlying

5.2%10.8K teams

#34

Charizard-Mega-Y

FireFlying

5.1%6.6K teams

#35

Hydreigon

DarkDragon

4.8%6.6K teams

#36

Rotom-Wash

ElectricWater

4.7%9.4K teams

#37

Ditto

Normal

4.5%5.2K teams

#38

Greninja

WaterDark

4.3%4.7K teams

#39

Skeledirge

FireGhost

3.9%5.9K teams

#40

Toxapex

PoisonWater

3.9%5.2K teams

#41

Floette-Mega

Fairy

3.7%3.7K teams

#42

Clefable-Mega

FairyFlying

3.7%4.7K teams

#43

Blaziken-Mega

FireFighting

3.7%7.6K teams

#44

Swampert-Mega

WaterGround

3.6%6.7K teams

#45

Venusaur-Mega

GrassPoison

3.3%3.4K teams

#46

Sylveon

Fairy

3.3%5.7K teams

#47

Banette-Mega

Ghost

3.2%4.0K teams

#48

Gyarados

WaterFlying

3.2%5.1K teams

#49

Absol-Mega-Z

DarkGhost

3.1%6.0K teams

#50

Dragapult

DragonGhost

3.0%6.9K teams

#51

Excadrill

GroundSteel

2.8%3.8K teams

#52

Armarouge

FirePsychic

2.7%3.3K teams

#53

Mamoswine

IceGround

2.6%3.3K teams

#54

Lopunny-Mega

NormalFighting

2.5%3.4K teams

#55

Rotom-Heat

ElectricFire

2.5%3.7K teams

#56

Raichu-Mega-Y

Electric

2.5%5.8K teams

#57

Dragonite-Mega

DragonFlying

2.5%3.3K teams

#58

Delphox-Mega

FirePsychic

2.4%4.0K teams

#59

Empoleon

WaterSteel

2.2%3.9K teams

#60

Hatterene

PsychicFairy

2.2%5.1K teams

How The Tiers Are Ranked

Tiers are determined directly by ladder usage from high-level Pokémon Champions matches in September 2026 above rating 1630. S Tier represents the 5 most frequently used Pokémon on ladder teams. A Tier covers ranks 6 through 15, B Tier ranks 16 through 30, and C Tier ranks 31 through 60.

Competitive Battle Sample

Doubles tier rankings represent 1,631,943 VGC matches; Singles rankings represent 69,462 Battle Stadium Singles battles.

Usage statistics: Smogon • September 2026 data