Raging Bolt ranks #5 in VGC 2026 Regulation F with 20.25% usage as of April 2026. Over 6 months on record its usage has fallen 15.25 points.
Usage history
| Month | Usage | Rank |
|---|
| November 2025 | 35.50% | 4 |
| December 2025 | 34.13% | 4 |
| January 2026 | 31.27% | 4 |
| February 2026 | 27.89% | 5 |
| March 2026 | 26.78% | 5 |
| April 2026 | 20.25% | 5 |
Top Raging Bolt moves (ladder share)
| Move | Share |
|---|
| Thunderclap | 24.6% |
| Protect | 15.7% |
| Dragon Pulse | 14.0% |
| Draco Meteor | 11.5% |
| Calm Mind | 10.8% |
| Thunderbolt | 10.6% |
| Electroweb | 6.5% |
| Snarl | 5.4% |
| Volt Switch | 0.3% |
| Weather Ball | 0.2% |
Top Raging Bolt items (ladder share)
| Item | Share |
|---|
| Leftovers | 33.6% |
| Assault Vest | 32.2% |
| Booster Energy | 14.0% |
| Life Orb | 12.3% |
| Safety Goggles | 5.5% |
| Grassy Seed | 0.8% |
| Choice Specs | 0.5% |
| Magnet | 0.4% |
Abilities (ladder share)
| Ability | Share |
|---|
| Protosynthesis | 100.0% |
Common EV spreads (Showdown ladder)
| Spread | Share |
|---|
| Modest:252/0/0/248/4/0 | 8.7% |
| Modest:196/0/132/108/68/4 | 8.5% |
| Modest:196/0/132/100/52/28 | 6.3% |
| Modest:244/0/60/100/20/84 | 5.2% |
| Modest:196/0/92/124/4/92 | 4.6% |
Tera types
| Tera type | Share |
|---|
| fairy | 72.4% |
| electric | 22.7% |
| water | 2.0% |
| grass | 1.1% |
| steel | 0.7% |
Common Raging Bolt teammates (ladder share)
| Teammate | Share |
|---|
| Incineroar | 11.6% |
| Urshifu-Rapid-Strike | 11.0% |
| Flutter Mane | 10.2% |
| Rillaboom | 8.8% |
| Chien-Pao | 5.3% |
| Landorus | 5.1% |
| Ogerpon-Hearthflame | 4.8% |
| Tornadus | 4.0% |
| Ogerpon-Wellspring | 3.5% |
| Amoonguss | 3.1% |
Is Raging Bolt good in VGC 2026 Regulation F?
By usage, Raging Bolt is the #5 pick in VGC 2026 Regulation F at 20.25% of weighted teams as of April 2026, and its usage has fallen 15.25 points over the months on record. Usage is not a tier rating — but at this rate you should either have a plan for Raging Bolt or a reason you are not running it.