Smeargle — VGC 2026 Regulation F usage stats and trends
Data through April 2026 · Smogon weighted ladder statistics
Smeargle ranks #47 in VGC 2026 Regulation F with 2.91% usage as of April 2026. Over 6 months on record its usage has held steady.
Usage history
Month
Usage
Rank
November 2025
2.98%
42
December 2025
3.67%
39
January 2026
3.40%
42
February 2026
3.29%
44
March 2026
2.87%
45
April 2026
2.91%
47
Top Smeargle moves (ladder share)
Move
Share
Follow Me
22.1%
Spore
20.1%
Fake Out
19.6%
Wide Guard
12.0%
Decorate
10.4%
Whirlwind
4.3%
Ruination
2.6%
Role Play
2.6%
Fissure
2.6%
Endeavor
1.4%
Top Smeargle items (ladder share)
Item
Share
Focus Sash
62.2%
Eject Pack
35.9%
Mental Herb
1.3%
Choice Scarf
0.3%
Covert Cloak
0.2%
Rocky Helmet
0.0%
Room Service
0.0%
Eject Button
0.0%
Abilities (ladder share)
Ability
Share
Moody
89.2%
Technician
10.5%
Own Tempo
0.3%
Common EV spreads (Showdown ladder)
Spread
Share
Jolly:252/0/4/0/0/248
20.3%
Jolly:252/4/0/0/0/248
19.1%
Careful:252/0/4/0/248/0
17.2%
Timid:252/0/4/0/0/248
16.2%
Impish:252/0/68/0/28/156
9.3%
Tera types
Tera type
Share
ghost
60.2%
steel
17.2%
grass
10.9%
water
9.3%
normal
2.0%
Common Smeargle teammates (ladder share)
Teammate
Share
Urshifu
11.8%
Farigiraf
11.1%
Indeedee-F
10.0%
Torkoal
8.1%
Hatterene
5.8%
Flamigo
5.1%
Ursaluna-Bloodmoon
3.5%
Iron Hands
3.5%
Annihilape
3.4%
Magmar
3.1%
Is Smeargle good in VGC 2026 Regulation F?
By usage, Smeargle is the #47 pick in VGC 2026 Regulation F at 2.91% 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 Smeargle or a reason you are not running it.