Primarina — VGC 2026 Regulation F usage stats and trends
Data through April 2026 · Smogon weighted ladder statistics
Primarina ranks #51 in VGC 2026 Regulation F with 2.46% usage as of April 2026. Over 6 months on record its usage has risen 1.55 points.
Usage history
Month
Usage
Rank
November 2025
0.91%
65
December 2025
1.12%
61
January 2026
0.83%
72
February 2026
1.26%
57
March 2026
2.19%
52
April 2026
2.46%
51
Top Primarina moves (ladder share)
Move
Share
Hyper Voice
23.7%
Moonblast
19.9%
Protect
16.4%
Dazzling Gleam
8.3%
Haze
5.2%
Calm Mind
5.0%
Ice Beam
3.8%
Icy Wind
3.0%
Water Pledge
2.8%
Flip Turn
2.7%
Top Primarina items (ladder share)
Item
Share
Throat Spray
36.6%
Leftovers
17.7%
Choice Specs
15.8%
Assault Vest
10.3%
Life Orb
7.5%
Choice Scarf
6.4%
Sitrus Berry
2.8%
Covert Cloak
1.2%
Abilities (ladder share)
Ability
Share
Liquid Voice
98.7%
Torrent
1.3%
Common EV spreads (Showdown ladder)
Spread
Share
Modest:252/0/0/248/4/0
18.4%
Modest:252/0/0/68/0/188
13.7%
Modest:236/0/68/108/12/84
10.5%
Modest:188/0/0/248/4/60
9.2%
Timid:0/0/0/252/4/252
8.5%
Tera types
Tera type
Share
dragon
31.2%
water
17.7%
grass
17.5%
steel
10.7%
fairy
8.9%
Common Primarina teammates (ladder share)
Teammate
Share
Incineroar
7.4%
Dragonite
5.8%
Farigiraf
4.9%
Iron Crown
4.9%
Landorus
3.9%
Urshifu
3.7%
Rillaboom
3.5%
Zapdos-Galar
2.8%
Wo-Chien
2.8%
Iron Moth
2.8%
Is Primarina good in VGC 2026 Regulation F?
By usage, Primarina is the #51 pick in VGC 2026 Regulation F at 2.46% of weighted teams as of April 2026, and its usage has risen 1.55 points over the months on record. Usage is not a tier rating — but at this rate you should either have a plan for Primarina or a reason you are not running it.