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Orthworm — VGC 2026 Regulation F usage stats and trends

Data through April 2026 · Smogon weighted ladder statistics

Orthworm ranks #92 in VGC 2026 Regulation F with 0.66% usage as of April 2026. Over 6 months on record its usage has held steady.

Usage history

MonthUsageRank
November 20250.13%147
December 20250.13%143
January 20260.71%78
February 20261.04%64
March 20260.38%110
April 20260.66%92

Top Orthworm moves (ladder share)

MoveShare
Shed Tail24.9%
Body Press24.7%
Heavy Slam24.6%
Protect24.5%
Iron Defense0.3%
Iron Head0.2%
Coil0.2%
Stealth Rock0.2%
Helping Hand0.2%
Earthquake0.1%

Top Orthworm items (ladder share)

ItemShare
Sitrus Berry98.4%
Mirror Herb0.8%
Mental Herb0.6%
Assault Vest0.1%
Leftovers0.0%
Rocky Helmet0.0%
nothing0.0%
Air Balloon0.0%

Abilities (ladder share)

AbilityShare
Earth Eater100.0%
Sand Veil0.0%

Common EV spreads (Showdown ladder)

SpreadShare
Relaxed:212/84/0/0/212/096.1%
Careful:252/4/0/0/248/00.9%
Careful:252/0/4/0/248/00.8%
Calm:244/0/4/0/248/00.8%
Calm:252/0/4/0/248/00.6%

Tera types

Tera typeShare
water96.2%
fire1.6%
ghost1.4%
steel0.9%
dragon0.0%

Common Orthworm teammates (ladder share)

TeammateShare
Urshifu-Rapid-Strike19.4%
Ninetales-Alola19.3%
Articuno19.2%
Ogerpon-Hearthflame19.2%
Roaring Moon14.2%
Iron Treads3.0%
Garchomp1.4%
Gouging Fire0.8%
Rillaboom0.3%
Sinistcha0.3%

Is Orthworm good in VGC 2026 Regulation F?

By usage, Orthworm is the #92 pick in VGC 2026 Regulation F at 0.66% 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 Orthworm or a reason you are not running it.