Garchomp — VGC 2026 Regulation F usage stats and trends
Data through April 2026 · Smogon weighted ladder statistics
Garchomp ranks #73 in VGC 2026 Regulation F with 1.42% usage as of April 2026. Over 6 months on record its usage has risen 1.15 points.
Usage history
Month
Usage
Rank
November 2025
0.27%
115
December 2025
0.60%
82
January 2026
0.59%
84
February 2026
0.42%
92
March 2026
0.91%
73
April 2026
1.42%
73
Top Garchomp moves (ladder share)
Move
Share
Earthquake
24.1%
Protect
23.5%
Iron Head
12.3%
Dragon Claw
9.3%
Breaking Swipe
9.2%
Rock Slide
6.6%
Stomping Tantrum
5.4%
Scale Shot
5.2%
Swords Dance
1.5%
Outrage
0.7%
Top Garchomp items (ladder share)
Item
Share
Clear Amulet
45.4%
Loaded Dice
20.5%
Life Orb
18.7%
Rocky Helmet
7.3%
Leftovers
1.7%
Choice Scarf
1.7%
Safety Goggles
1.6%
Assault Vest
1.3%
Abilities (ladder share)
Ability
Share
Rough Skin
94.1%
Sand Veil
5.9%
Common EV spreads (Showdown ladder)
Spread
Share
Adamant:4/252/0/0/0/252
39.2%
Jolly:4/252/0/0/0/252
16.4%
Hardy:0/252/0/0/4/252
12.7%
Jolly:0/252/0/0/4/252
8.6%
Jolly:252/252/0/0/0/4
7.0%
Tera types
Tera type
Share
steel
66.6%
ground
18.1%
dragon
10.8%
fire
2.3%
fairy
1.1%
Common Garchomp teammates (ladder share)
Teammate
Share
Flutter Mane
11.8%
Tornadus
8.8%
Chi-Yu
7.7%
Ogerpon-Wellspring
7.5%
Zapdos
7.4%
Amoonguss
4.4%
Incineroar
3.1%
Corviknight
3.1%
Glimmora
2.7%
Dondozo
2.5%
Is Garchomp good in VGC 2026 Regulation F?
By usage, Garchomp is the #73 pick in VGC 2026 Regulation F at 1.42% of weighted teams as of April 2026, and its usage has risen 1.15 points over the months on record. Usage is not a tier rating — but at this rate you should either have a plan for Garchomp or a reason you are not running it.