Chesnaught — VGC 2026 Regulation F usage stats and trends
Data through April 2026 · Smogon weighted ladder statistics
Chesnaught ranks #50 in VGC 2026 Regulation F with 2.59% usage as of April 2026. Over 6 months on record its usage has risen 2.34 points.
Usage history
Month
Usage
Rank
November 2025
0.25%
118
December 2025
0.21%
126
January 2026
0.11%
149
February 2026
0.05%
198
March 2026
0.12%
167
April 2026
2.59%
50
Top Chesnaught moves (ladder share)
Move
Share
Spiky Shield
25.0%
Body Press
22.9%
Iron Defense
22.9%
Leech Seed
22.5%
Seed Bomb
1.7%
Hammer Arm
1.7%
Coaching
1.7%
Belly Drum
0.4%
Knock Off
0.3%
Grassy Glide
0.3%
Top Chesnaught items (ladder share)
Item
Share
Leftovers
90.1%
Rocky Helmet
7.0%
Clear Amulet
1.3%
Covert Cloak
1.1%
Sitrus Berry
0.5%
Life Orb
0.0%
Meadow Plate
0.0%
Assault Vest
0.0%
Abilities (ladder share)
Ability
Share
Bulletproof
93.1%
Overgrow
6.9%
Common EV spreads (Showdown ladder)
Spread
Share
Impish:252/0/60/0/196/0
90.0%
Impish:252/4/252/0/0/0
6.9%
Relaxed:252/0/252/0/4/0
1.3%
Adamant:252/248/0/0/4/0
1.0%
Adamant:196/248/36/0/12/12
0.5%
Tera types
Tera type
Share
steel
90.8%
water
7.1%
fighting
1.4%
grass
0.5%
rock
0.1%
Common Chesnaught teammates (ladder share)
Teammate
Share
Cresselia
19.6%
Urshifu-Rapid-Strike
19.6%
Kingambit
19.4%
Ting-Lu
18.0%
Iron Moth
13.1%
Heatran
4.6%
Enamorus-Therian
1.4%
Iron Thorns
1.4%
Moltres
0.3%
Incineroar
0.3%
Is Chesnaught good in VGC 2026 Regulation F?
By usage, Chesnaught is the #50 pick in VGC 2026 Regulation F at 2.59% of weighted teams as of April 2026, and its usage has risen 2.34 points over the months on record. Usage is not a tier rating — but at this rate you should either have a plan for Chesnaught or a reason you are not running it.