Thundurus — VGC 2026 Regulation F usage stats and trends
Data through April 2026 · Smogon weighted ladder statistics
Thundurus ranks #48 in VGC 2026 Regulation F with 2.69% usage as of April 2026. Over 6 months on record its usage has risen 1.14 points.
Usage history
Month
Usage
Rank
November 2025
1.55%
53
December 2025
1.46%
56
January 2026
2.90%
48
February 2026
3.24%
45
March 2026
2.34%
50
April 2026
2.69%
48
Top Thundurus moves (ladder share)
Move
Share
Thunder Wave
22.8%
Eerie Impulse
21.8%
Wildbolt Storm
20.4%
Sunny Day
9.8%
Taunt
9.8%
Rain Dance
4.8%
Electric Terrain
3.1%
Protect
1.1%
Knock Off
1.0%
Wild Charge
0.9%
Top Thundurus items (ladder share)
Item
Share
Covert Cloak
68.3%
Mental Herb
9.8%
Safety Goggles
8.1%
Life Orb
3.9%
Sitrus Berry
3.3%
Leftovers
2.2%
Rocky Helmet
2.0%
Focus Sash
1.6%
Abilities (ladder share)
Ability
Share
Prankster
96.2%
Defiant
3.8%
Common EV spreads (Showdown ladder)
Spread
Share
Modest:252/0/140/36/60/20
38.6%
Bold:252/0/252/0/4/0
9.8%
Bold:252/0/236/4/12/4
8.4%
Calm:244/0/164/4/76/20
6.5%
Modest:252/0/68/36/4/148
6.5%
Tera types
Tera type
Share
water
47.1%
electric
17.4%
steel
15.2%
ghost
10.4%
grass
4.5%
Common Thundurus teammates (ladder share)
Teammate
Share
Flutter Mane
10.5%
Amoonguss
8.5%
Roaring Moon
7.8%
Chi-Yu
7.7%
Urshifu-Rapid-Strike
6.1%
Arcanine-Hisui
6.1%
Dragonite
4.1%
Archaludon
4.0%
Ting-Lu
3.8%
Pelipper
3.5%
Is Thundurus good in VGC 2026 Regulation F?
By usage, Thundurus is the #48 pick in VGC 2026 Regulation F at 2.69% of weighted teams as of April 2026, and its usage has risen 1.14 points over the months on record. Usage is not a tier rating — but at this rate you should either have a plan for Thundurus or a reason you are not running it.