Urshifu-Rapid-Strike — VGC 2026 Regulation F usage stats and trends
Data through April 2026 · Smogon weighted ladder statistics
Urshifu-Rapid-Strike ranks #2 in VGC 2026 Regulation F with 35.94% usage as of April 2026. Over 6 months on record its usage has fallen 3.43 points.
Usage history
Month
Usage
Rank
November 2025
39.37%
2
December 2025
37.35%
2
January 2026
36.77%
2
February 2026
42.03%
1
March 2026
40.76%
2
April 2026
35.94%
2
Top Urshifu-Rapid-Strike moves (ladder share)
Move
Share
Surging Strikes
25.0%
Close Combat
22.3%
Aqua Jet
22.0%
U-turn
9.5%
Detect
8.9%
Protect
4.8%
Drain Punch
1.8%
Low Kick
1.6%
Taunt
1.2%
Rock Tomb
0.8%
Top Urshifu-Rapid-Strike items (ladder share)
Item
Share
Choice Scarf
33.2%
Mystic Water
30.4%
Focus Sash
17.9%
Assault Vest
6.6%
Choice Band
5.7%
Splash Plate
2.1%
Life Orb
2.1%
Safety Goggles
1.7%
Abilities (ladder share)
Ability
Share
Unseen Fist
100.0%
Common EV spreads (Showdown ladder)
Spread
Share
Adamant:4/252/0/0/0/252
11.9%
Adamant:44/156/4/0/92/212
11.3%
Jolly:0/252/0/0/4/248
10.6%
Adamant:60/156/4/0/124/164
7.3%
Adamant:0/252/4/0/0/252
5.6%
Tera types
Tera type
Share
water
54.0%
steel
18.4%
fire
11.9%
grass
6.9%
stellar
3.2%
Common Urshifu-Rapid-Strike teammates (ladder share)
Teammate
Share
Incineroar
11.3%
Flutter Mane
9.1%
Rillaboom
7.1%
Ogerpon-Hearthflame
6.4%
Raging Bolt
6.2%
Amoonguss
5.8%
Tornadus
5.7%
Chien-Pao
4.6%
Landorus
3.3%
Regidrago
2.9%
Is Urshifu-Rapid-Strike good in VGC 2026 Regulation F?
By usage, Urshifu-Rapid-Strike is the #2 pick in VGC 2026 Regulation F at 35.94% of weighted teams as of April 2026, and its usage has fallen 3.43 points over the months on record. Usage is not a tier rating — but at this rate you should either have a plan for Urshifu-Rapid-Strike or a reason you are not running it.