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.