Tornadus — VGC 2026 Regulation F usage stats and trends
Data through April 2026 · Smogon weighted ladder statistics
Tornadus ranks #4 in VGC 2026 Regulation F with 23.97% usage as of April 2026. Over 6 months on record its usage has fallen 3.06 points.
Usage history
Month
Usage
Rank
November 2025
27.03%
5
December 2025
25.78%
5
January 2026
26.59%
5
February 2026
29.02%
4
March 2026
28.30%
4
April 2026
23.97%
4
Top Tornadus moves (ladder share)
Move
Share
Tailwind
25.0%
Bleakwind Storm
24.4%
Protect
16.9%
Rain Dance
10.3%
Taunt
9.5%
Sunny Day
9.0%
Icy Wind
2.6%
Air Slash
0.5%
Snowscape
0.4%
Substitute
0.4%
Top Tornadus items (ladder share)
Item
Share
Covert Cloak
55.2%
Focus Sash
17.8%
Rocky Helmet
14.9%
Mental Herb
4.7%
Sharp Beak
2.9%
Sky Plate
1.9%
Safety Goggles
1.0%
Sitrus Berry
0.7%
Abilities (ladder share)
Ability
Share
Prankster
100.0%
Defiant
0.0%
Common EV spreads (Showdown ladder)
Spread
Share
Timid:36/0/12/204/4/252
9.8%
Calm:252/0/0/4/252/0
8.6%
Timid:4/0/0/252/0/252
7.8%
Timid:0/0/0/252/4/252
4.8%
Modest:252/0/4/248/0/0
4.6%
Tera types
Tera type
Share
steel
49.9%
dark
16.1%
flying
14.9%
ghost
13.8%
dragon
1.6%
Common Tornadus teammates (ladder share)
Teammate
Share
Flutter Mane
10.0%
Urshifu-Rapid-Strike
8.5%
Incineroar
6.4%
Ogerpon-Hearthflame
5.5%
Landorus
5.0%
Urshifu
4.7%
Indeedee-F
3.8%
Amoonguss
3.7%
Ogerpon-Wellspring
3.5%
Raging Bolt
3.4%
Is Tornadus good in VGC 2026 Regulation F?
By usage, Tornadus is the #4 pick in VGC 2026 Regulation F at 23.97% of weighted teams as of April 2026, and its usage has fallen 3.06 points over the months on record. Usage is not a tier rating — but at this rate you should either have a plan for Tornadus or a reason you are not running it.