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Chi-Yu — VGC 2026 Regulation F usage stats and trends

Data through April 2026 · Smogon weighted ladder statistics

Chi-Yu ranks #9 in VGC 2026 Regulation F with 15.54% usage as of April 2026. Over 6 months on record its usage has risen 4.94 points.

Usage history

MonthUsageRank
November 202510.61%16
December 202510.12%16
January 20268.44%20
February 202610.35%19
March 20269.38%21
April 202615.54%9

Top Chi-Yu moves (ladder share)

MoveShare
Heat Wave24.6%
Dark Pulse23.1%
Overheat19.2%
Protect13.8%
Snarl12.1%
Flamethrower3.4%
Psychic1.2%
Taunt1.0%
Tera Blast0.8%
Nasty Plot0.5%

Top Chi-Yu items (ladder share)

ItemShare
Life Orb33.0%
Choice Specs25.5%
Focus Sash18.1%
Choice Scarf17.8%
Assault Vest1.5%
Black Glasses1.2%
nothing1.2%
Covert Cloak0.5%

Abilities (ladder share)

AbilityShare
Beads of Ruin100.0%

Common EV spreads (Showdown ladder)

SpreadShare
Timid:116/0/4/132/4/25229.3%
Timid:4/0/0/252/0/25213.6%
Modest:4/0/0/248/0/2529.7%
Timid:0/0/0/252/4/2526.9%
Timid:12/0/4/252/4/2366.7%

Tera types

Tera typeShare
ghost80.9%
fire10.4%
grass6.3%
dark1.1%
poison0.5%

Common Chi-Yu teammates (ladder share)

TeammateShare
Flutter Mane18.7%
Tatsugiri11.4%
Dondozo11.4%
Weezing-Galar7.4%
Iron Hands6.4%
Tornadus5.2%
Landorus2.9%
Ogerpon-Wellspring2.8%
Amoonguss2.4%
Farigiraf2.3%

Is Chi-Yu good in VGC 2026 Regulation F?

By usage, Chi-Yu is the #9 pick in VGC 2026 Regulation F at 15.54% of weighted teams as of April 2026, and its usage has risen 4.94 points over the months on record. Usage is not a tier rating — but at this rate you should either have a plan for Chi-Yu or a reason you are not running it.