Gouging Fire ranks #42 in VGC 2026 Regulation F with 3.13% usage as of April 2026. Over 6 months on record its usage has fallen 5.45 points.
Usage history
| Month | Usage | Rank |
|---|
| November 2025 | 8.58% | 17 |
| December 2025 | 8.34% | 20 |
| January 2026 | 6.18% | 25 |
| February 2026 | 6.04% | 26 |
| March 2026 | 5.24% | 28 |
| April 2026 | 3.13% | 42 |
Top Gouging Fire moves (ladder share)
| Move | Share |
|---|
| Heat Crash | 21.7% |
| Breaking Swipe | 18.7% |
| Howl | 13.6% |
| Protect | 12.0% |
| Burning Bulwark | 11.7% |
| Flare Blitz | 7.0% |
| Dragon Dance | 5.7% |
| Dragon Claw | 4.4% |
| Flame Charge | 2.8% |
| Morning Sun | 1.0% |
Top Gouging Fire items (ladder share)
| Item | Share |
|---|
| Booster Energy | 62.1% |
| Clear Amulet | 18.9% |
| Life Orb | 11.3% |
| Choice Band | 4.0% |
| Charcoal | 3.4% |
| Leftovers | 0.2% |
| Rocky Helmet | 0.1% |
| Mirror Herb | 0.0% |
Abilities (ladder share)
| Ability | Share |
|---|
| Protosynthesis | 100.0% |
Common EV spreads (Showdown ladder)
| Spread | Share |
|---|
| Jolly:4/252/0/0/0/252 | 14.6% |
| Jolly:228/20/4/0/4/252 | 7.2% |
| Jolly:92/164/0/0/0/252 | 7.0% |
| Adamant:4/248/0/0/0/252 | 6.7% |
| Jolly:100/76/28/0/92/208 | 6.5% |
Tera types
| Tera type | Share |
|---|
| fairy | 64.1% |
| fire | 23.9% |
| grass | 8.3% |
| flying | 2.4% |
| ground | 0.8% |
Common Gouging Fire teammates (ladder share)
| Teammate | Share |
|---|
| Flutter Mane | 9.3% |
| Ting-Lu | 7.2% |
| Dragonite | 6.7% |
| Rillaboom | 6.2% |
| Chien-Pao | 5.9% |
| Urshifu-Rapid-Strike | 5.2% |
| Urshifu | 4.7% |
| Torkoal | 4.6% |
| Tornadus | 3.9% |
| Farigiraf | 3.7% |
Is Gouging Fire good in VGC 2026 Regulation F?
By usage, Gouging Fire is the #42 pick in VGC 2026 Regulation F at 3.13% of weighted teams as of April 2026, and its usage has fallen 5.45 points over the months on record. Usage is not a tier rating — but at this rate you should either have a plan for Gouging Fire or a reason you are not running it.