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TornadusVGC 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

MonthUsageRank
November 202527.03%5
December 202525.78%5
January 202626.59%5
February 202629.02%4
March 202628.30%4
April 202623.97%4

Top Tornadus moves (ladder share)

MoveShare
Tailwind25.0%
Bleakwind Storm24.4%
Protect16.9%
Rain Dance10.3%
Taunt9.5%
Sunny Day9.0%
Icy Wind2.6%
Air Slash0.5%
Snowscape0.4%
Substitute0.4%

Top Tornadus items (ladder share)

ItemShare
Covert Cloak55.2%
Focus Sash17.8%
Rocky Helmet14.9%
Mental Herb4.7%
Sharp Beak2.9%
Sky Plate1.9%
Safety Goggles1.0%
Sitrus Berry0.7%

Abilities (ladder share)

AbilityShare
Prankster100.0%
Defiant0.0%

Common EV spreads (Showdown ladder)

SpreadShare
Timid:36/0/12/204/4/2529.8%
Calm:252/0/0/4/252/08.6%
Timid:4/0/0/252/0/2527.8%
Timid:0/0/0/252/4/2524.8%
Modest:252/0/4/248/0/04.6%

Tera types

Tera typeShare
steel49.9%
dark16.1%
flying14.9%
ghost13.8%
dragon1.6%

Common Tornadus teammates (ladder share)

TeammateShare
Flutter Mane10.0%
Urshifu-Rapid-Strike8.5%
Incineroar6.4%
Ogerpon-Hearthflame5.5%
Landorus5.0%
Urshifu4.7%
Indeedee-F3.8%
Amoonguss3.7%
Ogerpon-Wellspring3.5%
Raging Bolt3.4%

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.