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Altaria build and sets

Tier CReg M-CUpdated

DragonFlyingAbilities: Natural Cure · Cloud Nine

#1 tournament set

24 teams

Items
Haban Berry
Ability
Cloud Nine
Nature
Sassy
Spread (SP) · ladder 1760+
32 HP / 9 Def / 25 SpD
  • GeloIce Beam
  • NormalProtect
  • VoadorTailwind
  • FogoWill-O-Wisp
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SP and nature: the most used spread on the Showdown 1760+ ladder (tournaments publish item, ability and moves, not the spread).

Tournament usage
0.6%
Win rate
47.4%
Top cuts
13
Games
497

Base stats

  • HP75
  • Attack70
  • Defense90
  • Sp. Atk70
  • Sp. Def105
  • Speed80
  • Total490

In Reg M-C, Altaria showed up on 0.6% of tournament teams (112 teams through Nov 10, 2026), with a 47.4% win rate and 13 top cut appearances.

Most used tournament builds

The full Altaria sets that show up most on tournament teams (item, ability and all 4 moves).

Haban Berry
Cloud Nine
  • GeloIce Beam
  • NormalProtect
  • VoadorTailwind
  • FogoWill-O-Wisp
24 teams · best finish: 3rd
Altarianite
Cloud Nine
  • DragãoDraco Meteor
  • FogoFlamethrower
  • NormalHyper Voice
  • NormalProtect
11 teams · best finish: 4th
Altarianite
Cloud Nine
  • DragãoDraco Meteor
  • NormalHyper Voice
  • NormalPerish Song
  • NormalProtect
9 teams · best finish: 7th

Items, moves and abilities

Items

  • Altarianite51.8%
  • Haban Berry31.2%
  • Sitrus Berry4.5%
  • Leftovers4.5%
  • Yache Berry1.8%

Moves

  • NormalProtect88.4%
  • VoadorTailwind53.6%
  • NormalHyper Voice49.1%
  • FogoWill-O-Wisp43.8%
  • DragãoDraco Meteor37.5%
  • GeloIce Beam30.4%
  • NormalPerish Song17%
  • FogoFlamethrower15.2%

Abilities

  • Cloud Nine94.6%
  • Natural Cure4.5%
  • Pixilate0.9%

Nature (stat alignment)

  • Modest34.8%
  • Timid31.2%
  • Calm17.9%

Most used spread (SP)

Spreads from the Showdown 1760+ ladder. Champions gives you 66 Stat Points (max 32 per stat); the EV equivalent is just for reference.

NatureSPAs EVsStats at level 50usage
Sassy32 HP / 9 Def / 25 SpD252 HP / 68 Def / 196 SpD182 / 90 / 119 / 90 / 165 / 9020%
Timid32 HP / 5 Def / 29 Spe252 HP / 36 Def / 228 Spe182 / 81 / 115 / 90 / 125 / 14117.3%
Calm32 HP / 14 Def / 16 SpD / 4 Spe252 HP / 108 Def / 124 SpD / 28 Spe182 / 81 / 124 / 90 / 155 / 10415.3%
Bold30 HP / 27 Def / 1 SpD / 8 Spe236 HP / 212 Def / 4 SpD / 60 Spe180 / 81 / 150 / 90 / 126 / 1085.1%
Impish32 HP / 32 Def / 2 SpD252 HP / 252 Def / 12 SpD182 / 90 / 156 / 81 / 127 / 1004.4%

Altaria Speed

Final Speed at level 50. Trick Room: the minimum. Tailwind doubles any value.

PokémonBaseMin (TR)0 SP32 SPMaxScarf
Altaria8090100132145217
Mega Altaria8090100132145—

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Mega Altaria

Mega Altaria

DragãoFadaPixilate

Stone: Altarianite. Held by 51.8% of the tournament teams that bring this Pokémon.

  • HP75
  • Attack110
  • Defense110
  • Sp. Atk110
  • Sp. Def105
  • Speed80
  • Total590

Most common partners

% of teams with Altaria that also bring each Pokémon.

Good and bad matchups

Win rate of teams with this Pokémon against teams with each opponent (only matchups with 100+ games).

Does well against

Struggles against

Weaknesses and resistances

Damage multiplier of each move type against this Pokémon's types.

4x weakness

  • Ice

2x weakness

  • Rock
  • Dragon
  • Fairy

Resists (½)

  • Fire
  • Water
  • Fighting
  • Bug

Resists (¼)

  • Grass

Immune

  • Ground

In Showdown games

30 rated games (1500+) with this Pokémon on the team.

brought to battle
36.7%
in the lead
20%

Most used moves in games

  • NormalProtect45.5%
  • FogoWill-O-Wisp36.4%
  • NormalHyper Voice36.4%
  • NormalSing27.3%
  • VoadorRoost18.2%
  • GeloIce Beam18.2%

Leads alongside

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best Altaria build in Pokémon Champions?

The most used tournament build is Altaria @ Haban Berry with Cloud Nine and Ice Beam, Protect, Tailwind and Will-O-Wisp (24 teams).

What item should Altaria hold?

The most used items in tournaments are Altarianite (51.8%), Haban Berry (31.2%) and Sitrus Berry (4.5%).

What spread (SP) should Altaria run?

The most common spread on the 1760+ ladder is 32 HP / 9 Def / 25 SpD with a Sassy nature (as EVs: 252 HP / 68 Def / 196 SpD).

What counters Altaria?

Based on tournament matchups, teams with Sneasler, Kingambit and Raichu have the best results against it.

What is Altaria's Speed at level 50?

Base 80: 90 at minimum (Trick Room), 132 with 32 SP and a neutral nature, and 145 with 32 SP and a Speed nature.