Pokémon Champions Tier List

Updated 25 September 2026 · refreshed daily from live ladder data

A live tier list for Pokémon Champions VGC, blending two signals: 24-hour ladder usage from in-game play, and top-team appearance rate from recent tournament results. The combined score weighs winning teams more heavily than raw usage, so you see what real players are bringing to bracket — not just what the average player builds. Tiers refresh nightly. Every legal Pokémon is ranked below, from the S-tier picks defining the format down to the unranked tail that sees no competitive play. Full builds for each live on the Pokédex. For background on the Regulation M-C additions, see the 46 new Pokémon guide.

S-Tier — defines the format

• Rillaboom 37.0% usage
• Sneasler 34.0% usage
• Incineroar 27.0% usage
• Eternal Floette 8.0% usage

A-Tier — strong, frequently teamed

• Salamence 23.0% usage
• Kingambit 22.0% usage
• Indeedee (Female) 22.0% usage
• Basculegion 21.0% usage
• Golisopod 18.0% usage
• Garchomp 17.0% usage
• Farigiraf 16.0% usage
• Gholdengo 15.0% usage
• Pelipper 13.0% usage
• Whimsicott 13.0% usage
• Charizard 12.0% usage

B-Tier — viable in the right shell

• Milotic 11.0% usage
• Sylveon 11.0% usage
• Archaludon 10.0% usage
• Raichu 9.0% usage
• Hisuian Arcanine 9.0% usage
• Tyranitar 9.0% usage
• Staraptor 9.0% usage
• Gardevoir 8.0% usage
• Sinistcha 8.0% usage
• Torkoal 6.0% usage
• Lucario 6.0% usage
• Excadrill 6.0% usage
• Armarouge 6.0% usage
• Baxcalibur 6.0% usage
• Alolan Ninetales 5.0% usage
• Froslass 5.0% usage
• Volcarona 5.0% usage
• Metagross 5.0% usage
• Indeedee 5.0% usage
• Gengar 4.0% usage
• Aerodactyl 4.0% usage
• Dragonite 4.0% usage
• Politoed 4.0% usage
• Primarina 4.0% usage
• Hatterene 4.0% usage
• Glimmora 4.0% usage
• Swampert 4.0% usage
• Grimmsnarl 4.0% usage
• Pawmot 4.0% usage

C-Tier — niche but present

• Venusaur 3.0% usage
• Sableye 3.0% usage
• Absol 3.0% usage
• Delphox 3.0% usage
• Talonflame 3.0% usage
• Blastoise 2.0% usage
• Hisuian Typhlosion 2.0% usage
• Camerupt 2.0% usage
• Wash Rotom 2.0% usage
• Hydreigon 2.0% usage
• Kommo-o 2.0% usage
• Corviknight 2.0% usage
• Dragapult 2.0% usage
• Ceruledge 2.0% usage
• Blaziken 2.0% usage
• Mawile 2.0% usage
• Annihilape 2.0% usage
• Pincurchin 2.0% usage
• Sirfetch'd 2.0% usage
• Clefable 1.0% usage
• Alakazam 1.0% usage
• Slowbro 1.0% usage
• Kangaskhan 1.0% usage
• Starmie 1.0% usage
• Gyarados 1.0% usage
• Snorlax 1.0% usage
• Meganium 1.0% usage
• Galarian Slowking 1.0% usage
• Scizor 1.0% usage
• Skarmory 1.0% usage
• Altaria 1.0% usage
• Empoleon 1.0% usage
• Lopunny 1.0% usage
• Weavile 1.0% usage
• Mamoswine 1.0% usage
• Gallade 1.0% usage
• Heat Rotom 1.0% usage
• Hisuian Samurott 1.0% usage
• Hisuian Zoroark 1.0% usage
• Vanilluxe 1.0% usage
• Chandelure 1.0% usage
• Golurk 1.0% usage
• Vivillon 1.0% usage
• Aegislash 1.0% usage
• Heliolisk 1.0% usage
• Klefki 1.0% usage
• Crabominable 1.0% usage
• Lycanroc 1.0% usage
• Toxapex 1.0% usage
• Araquanid 1.0% usage
• Tsareena 1.0% usage
• Oranguru 1.0% usage
• Drampa 1.0% usage
• Kleavor 1.0% usage
• Meowscarada 1.0% usage
• Maushold 1.0% usage
• Bellibolt 1.0% usage
• Scovillain 1.0% usage
• Espathra 1.0% usage
• Tinkaton 1.0% usage
• Sceptile 1.0% usage
• Scrafty 1.0% usage
• Pyroar 1.0% usage
• Malamar 1.0% usage
• Overqwil 1.0% usage
• Cinderace 1.0% usage
• Inteleon 1.0% usage
• Toxtricity 1.0% usage
• Grapploct 1.0% usage

D-Tier — unranked (166)

Legal in Regulation M-C but below 1% ladder usage. Listed for completeness; click any name for its full build page.

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