Tatsugiri — VGC 2026 Regulation F usage stats and trends
Data through April 2026 · Smogon weighted ladder statistics
Tatsugiri ranks #16 in VGC 2026 Regulation F with 11.85% usage as of April 2026. Over 6 months on record its usage has risen 6.99 points.
Usage history
Month
Usage
Rank
November 2025
4.87%
29
December 2025
6.67%
23
January 2026
8.76%
19
February 2026
10.06%
20
March 2026
9.50%
20
April 2026
11.85%
16
Top Tatsugiri moves (ladder share)
Move
Share
Draco Meteor
24.7%
Muddy Water
23.3%
Icy Wind
19.5%
Protect
17.6%
Sleep Talk
3.1%
Helping Hand
2.8%
Taunt
2.2%
Endure
2.0%
Dragon Pulse
1.9%
Surf
0.7%
Top Tatsugiri items (ladder share)
Item
Share
Focus Sash
55.9%
Choice Scarf
20.7%
Safety Goggles
7.2%
Custap Berry
5.3%
Toxic Orb
3.2%
Life Orb
2.5%
Ability Shield
1.5%
Sitrus Berry
0.9%
Abilities (ladder share)
Ability
Share
Commander
99.3%
Storm Drain
0.7%
Common EV spreads (Showdown ladder)
Spread
Share
Modest:0/0/4/252/0/252
40.4%
Timid:4/0/0/252/0/252
18.7%
Timid:0/0/0/252/4/252
11.8%
Timid:0/0/4/252/0/252
8.1%
Timid:0/0/0/252/0/252
7.9%
Tera types
Tera type
Share
stellar
40.6%
steel
24.9%
dragon
16.6%
water
6.1%
fairy
4.1%
Common Tatsugiri teammates (ladder share)
Teammate
Share
Dondozo
19.9%
Flutter Mane
15.6%
Chi-Yu
15.0%
Weezing-Galar
9.7%
Iron Hands
7.6%
Glimmora
3.9%
Dragonite
2.9%
Tornadus
2.4%
Chien-Pao
2.0%
Landorus
1.9%
Is Tatsugiri good in VGC 2026 Regulation F?
By usage, Tatsugiri is the #16 pick in VGC 2026 Regulation F at 11.85% of weighted teams as of April 2026, and its usage has risen 6.99 points over the months on record. Usage is not a tier rating — but at this rate you should either have a plan for Tatsugiri or a reason you are not running it.