Dondozo — VGC 2026 Regulation F usage stats and trends
Data through April 2026 · Smogon weighted ladder statistics
Dondozo ranks #15 in VGC 2026 Regulation F with 12.21% usage as of April 2026. Over 6 months on record its usage has risen 4.87 points.
Usage history
Month
Usage
Rank
November 2025
7.34%
23
December 2025
8.80%
17
January 2026
10.35%
17
February 2026
11.26%
18
March 2026
10.39%
17
April 2026
12.21%
15
Top Dondozo moves (ladder share)
Move
Share
Protect
24.0%
Order Up
23.7%
Earthquake
22.7%
Wave Crash
13.3%
Body Press
10.1%
Substitute
1.2%
Heavy Slam
1.2%
Yawn
0.9%
Sleep Talk
0.8%
Rest
0.7%
Top Dondozo items (ladder share)
Item
Share
Leftovers
76.8%
Covert Cloak
12.8%
Rocky Helmet
7.3%
Clear Amulet
1.8%
Sitrus Berry
0.7%
Safety Goggles
0.3%
Choice Band
0.3%
Assault Vest
0.1%
Abilities (ladder share)
Ability
Share
Unaware
85.0%
Oblivious
14.7%
Water Veil
0.2%
Common EV spreads (Showdown ladder)
Spread
Share
Impish:0/0/212/0/132/164
36.8%
Jolly:4/244/4/0/4/248
8.5%
Jolly:4/252/0/0/0/248
6.4%
Adamant:116/116/20/0/244/12
5.1%
Adamant:244/252/0/0/4/0
4.0%
Tera types
Tera type
Share
grass
81.6%
ghost
6.3%
dragon
3.7%
fairy
2.6%
steel
2.0%
Common Dondozo teammates (ladder share)
Teammate
Share
Tatsugiri
19.3%
Flutter Mane
15.1%
Chi-Yu
14.5%
Weezing-Galar
9.3%
Iron Hands
7.4%
Glimmora
3.8%
Dragonite
3.3%
Tornadus
2.3%
Chien-Pao
2.0%
Landorus
1.8%
Is Dondozo good in VGC 2026 Regulation F?
By usage, Dondozo is the #15 pick in VGC 2026 Regulation F at 12.21% of weighted teams as of April 2026, and its usage has risen 4.87 points over the months on record. Usage is not a tier rating — but at this rate you should either have a plan for Dondozo or a reason you are not running it.