Grimmsnarl — VGC 2026 Regulation F usage stats and trends
Data through April 2026 · Smogon weighted ladder statistics
Grimmsnarl ranks #38 in VGC 2026 Regulation F with 3.97% usage as of April 2026. Over 6 months on record its usage has risen 1.16 points.
Usage history
Month
Usage
Rank
November 2025
2.81%
45
December 2025
2.37%
49
January 2026
3.13%
45
February 2026
2.99%
46
March 2026
2.84%
46
April 2026
3.97%
38
Top Grimmsnarl moves (ladder share)
Move
Share
Spirit Break
24.7%
Light Screen
23.7%
Reflect
23.4%
Misty Terrain
11.4%
Thunder Wave
10.1%
Parting Shot
3.3%
Fake Out
1.1%
Fake Tears
0.8%
Taunt
0.7%
Trick
0.3%
Top Grimmsnarl items (ladder share)
Item
Share
Light Clay
92.7%
Covert Cloak
4.2%
Sitrus Berry
1.5%
Lagging Tail
1.2%
Focus Sash
0.1%
Light Ball
0.1%
Ability Shield
0.1%
Safety Goggles
0.1%
Abilities (ladder share)
Ability
Share
Prankster
100.0%
Pickpocket
0.0%
Frisk
0.0%
Common EV spreads (Showdown ladder)
Spread
Share
Careful:252/4/0/0/248/0
52.4%
Impish:252/0/116/0/140/0
13.4%
Careful:252/0/100/0/148/4
8.4%
Careful:252/4/132/0/116/4
5.8%
Careful:252/0/124/0/132/0
4.9%
Tera types
Tera type
Share
ghost
76.9%
dark
8.5%
steel
6.8%
grass
5.9%
ground
0.9%
Common Grimmsnarl teammates (ladder share)
Teammate
Share
Goodra-Hisui
11.8%
Annihilape
9.5%
Clefairy
9.2%
Sneasler
8.3%
Scream Tail
8.2%
Ogerpon-Wellspring
6.4%
Incineroar
4.0%
Pelipper
3.0%
Moltres-Galar
2.5%
Landorus
2.4%
Is Grimmsnarl good in VGC 2026 Regulation F?
By usage, Grimmsnarl is the #38 pick in VGC 2026 Regulation F at 3.97% of weighted teams as of April 2026, and its usage has risen 1.16 points over the months on record. Usage is not a tier rating — but at this rate you should either have a plan for Grimmsnarl or a reason you are not running it.