Gholdengo — VGC 2026 Regulation F usage stats and trends
Data through April 2026 · Smogon weighted ladder statistics
Gholdengo ranks #19 in VGC 2026 Regulation F with 10.96% usage as of April 2026. Over 6 months on record its usage has risen 2.77 points.
Usage history
Month
Usage
Rank
November 2025
8.19%
19
December 2025
8.39%
19
January 2026
12.15%
15
February 2026
12.25%
16
March 2026
10.63%
16
April 2026
10.96%
19
Top Gholdengo moves (ladder share)
Move
Share
Make It Rain
25.0%
Shadow Ball
24.2%
Nasty Plot
17.5%
Protect
17.3%
Trick
6.1%
Dazzling Gleam
4.0%
Thunderbolt
2.1%
Power Gem
1.9%
Flash Cannon
0.9%
Hex
0.6%
Top Gholdengo items (ladder share)
Item
Share
Metal Coat
35.6%
Choice Specs
24.1%
Leftovers
15.6%
Life Orb
12.0%
Choice Scarf
7.2%
Sitrus Berry
4.1%
Air Balloon
0.3%
Clear Amulet
0.3%
Abilities (ladder share)
Ability
Share
Good as Gold
100.0%
Common EV spreads (Showdown ladder)
Spread
Share
Modest:4/0/0/252/0/252
13.4%
Timid:0/0/0/252/4/248
12.6%
Modest:124/0/4/212/4/164
9.7%
Modest:244/0/4/132/4/124
8.2%
Modest:252/0/76/60/100/20
8.0%
Tera types
Tera type
Share
steel
27.4%
dragon
23.9%
water
20.4%
fairy
18.5%
flying
9.5%
Common Gholdengo teammates (ladder share)
Teammate
Share
Incineroar
10.4%
Urshifu-Rapid-Strike
9.4%
Tornadus
5.3%
Regidrago
4.8%
Amoonguss
4.4%
Whimsicott
4.4%
Flutter Mane
4.1%
Ogerpon-Cornerstone
3.6%
Annihilape
3.4%
Roaring Moon
2.4%
Is Gholdengo good in VGC 2026 Regulation F?
By usage, Gholdengo is the #19 pick in VGC 2026 Regulation F at 10.96% of weighted teams as of April 2026, and its usage has risen 2.77 points over the months on record. Usage is not a tier rating — but at this rate you should either have a plan for Gholdengo or a reason you are not running it.