Chien-Pao — VGC 2026 Regulation F usage stats and trends
Data through April 2026 · Smogon weighted ladder statistics
Chien-Pao ranks #12 in VGC 2026 Regulation F with 13.65% usage as of April 2026. Over 6 months on record its usage has fallen 9.59 points.
Usage history
Month
Usage
Rank
November 2025
23.25%
8
December 2025
20.59%
10
January 2026
18.90%
9
February 2026
19.74%
8
March 2026
18.66%
9
April 2026
13.65%
12
Top Chien-Pao moves (ladder share)
Move
Share
Protect
23.0%
Sucker Punch
20.6%
Sacred Sword
15.0%
Icicle Crash
12.9%
Ice Spinner
11.9%
Ice Shard
4.1%
Icy Wind
3.8%
Throat Chop
3.5%
Crunch
2.7%
Haze
1.1%
Top Chien-Pao items (ladder share)
Item
Share
Focus Sash
89.8%
Life Orb
4.1%
Clear Amulet
2.9%
Assault Vest
1.4%
Choice Band
0.9%
Choice Scarf
0.4%
Black Glasses
0.2%
Heavy-Duty Boots
0.1%
Abilities (ladder share)
Ability
Share
Sword of Ruin
100.0%
Common EV spreads (Showdown ladder)
Spread
Share
Adamant:0/252/4/0/0/252
28.4%
Jolly:0/252/4/0/0/248
23.1%
Jolly:0/252/0/0/4/248
15.5%
Adamant:4/252/0/0/0/252
8.3%
Naive:0/252/4/0/0/248
7.4%
Tera types
Tera type
Share
ghost
47.4%
stellar
21.2%
grass
11.7%
ice
7.2%
dark
3.5%
Common Chien-Pao teammates (ladder share)
Teammate
Share
Urshifu-Rapid-Strike
12.2%
Flutter Mane
8.5%
Raging Bolt
7.9%
Incineroar
7.0%
Amoonguss
6.8%
Rillaboom
6.2%
Dragonite
5.4%
Tornadus
3.7%
Archaludon
3.2%
Landorus
3.2%
Is Chien-Pao good in VGC 2026 Regulation F?
By usage, Chien-Pao is the #12 pick in VGC 2026 Regulation F at 13.65% of weighted teams as of April 2026, and its usage has fallen 9.59 points over the months on record. Usage is not a tier rating — but at this rate you should either have a plan for Chien-Pao or a reason you are not running it.