Tinkaton VGC Build Guide — Regulation M-A 2026

Type: fairy / steel · Tier C · 1.3% usage

Tinkaton is a Fake Out + Feint anti-stall / Gigaton Hammer nuke in the Pokémon VGC Regulation M-A 2026 metagame, with 1.3% usage on the competitive ladder.

Top moves

• Feint — 58% win rate
• Fake Out — 35.2% usage
• Gigaton Hammer — 52% win rate

Best partners

• camerupt — 56.4% win rate
• basculegion — 54.5% win rate
• pelipper — 53.5% win rate
• blastoise — 53.4% win rate
• gardevoir — 52.5% win rate

Main counters

• meganium
• scizor
• gardevoir

Coach tip: Feint (58.0% WR) bypasses Protect and hits anyway — combo with Fake Out in the same turn for maximum pressure

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