Metagross — VGC 2026 Regulation F usage stats and trends
Data through April 2026 · Smogon weighted ladder statistics
Metagross ranks #84 in VGC 2026 Regulation F with 1.01% usage as of April 2026. Over 6 months on record its usage has held steady.
Usage history
Month
Usage
Rank
November 2025
0.95%
64
December 2025
0.76%
72
January 2026
1.79%
57
February 2026
0.95%
68
March 2026
0.78%
81
April 2026
1.01%
84
Top Metagross moves (ladder share)
Move
Share
Psychic Fangs
22.6%
Heavy Slam
21.5%
Bullet Punch
16.9%
Protect
10.0%
Ice Punch
8.1%
Brick Break
7.3%
Explosion
2.8%
Hammer Arm
2.0%
Meteor Mash
1.6%
Iron Head
1.2%
Top Metagross items (ladder share)
Item
Share
Assault Vest
42.7%
Iron Plate
33.8%
Choice Band
9.5%
Weakness Policy
7.6%
Covert Cloak
2.8%
Leftovers
2.3%
Life Orb
0.8%
Choice Scarf
0.4%
Abilities (ladder share)
Ability
Share
Clear Body
100.0%
Common EV spreads (Showdown ladder)
Spread
Share
Adamant:252/248/0/0/4/0
44.0%
Brave:252/248/0/0/4/0
35.8%
Adamant:132/204/0/0/4/164
4.3%
Modest:252/0/0/248/4/0
3.0%
Brave:252/248/0/4/0/0
2.7%
Tera types
Tera type
Share
steel
77.1%
flying
11.0%
normal
8.2%
fairy
0.9%
ground
0.8%
Common Metagross teammates (ladder share)
Teammate
Share
Indeedee-F
12.6%
Hatterene
12.6%
Gholdengo
7.6%
Iron Bundle
6.8%
Perrserker
6.8%
Armarouge
5.8%
Gallade
5.8%
Exeggutor
5.8%
Flutter Mane
3.3%
Incineroar
2.1%
Is Metagross good in VGC 2026 Regulation F?
By usage, Metagross is the #84 pick in VGC 2026 Regulation F at 1.01% of weighted teams as of April 2026, and its usage has held steady over the months on record. Usage is not a tier rating — but at this rate you should either have a plan for Metagross or a reason you are not running it.