Whimsicott ranks #27 in VGC 2026 Regulation F with 6.43% usage as of April 2026. Over 6 months on record its usage has risen 1.82 points.
Usage history
| Month | Usage | Rank |
|---|
| November 2025 | 4.60% | 30 |
| December 2025 | 5.31% | 30 |
| January 2026 | 5.24% | 32 |
| February 2026 | 7.11% | 24 |
| March 2026 | 7.81% | 23 |
| April 2026 | 6.43% | 27 |
Top Whimsicott moves (ladder share)
| Move | Share |
|---|
| Tailwind | 24.8% |
| Encore | 20.3% |
| Moonblast | 18.8% |
| Sunny Day | 7.0% |
| Fake Tears | 6.2% |
| Light Screen | 5.1% |
| Protect | 4.6% |
| Taunt | 3.6% |
| Endeavor | 3.2% |
| Helping Hand | 2.3% |
Top Whimsicott items (ladder share)
| Item | Share |
|---|
| Covert Cloak | 58.2% |
| Focus Sash | 39.3% |
| Rocky Helmet | 0.8% |
| Mental Herb | 0.6% |
| Sitrus Berry | 0.3% |
| nothing | 0.3% |
| Adrenaline Orb | 0.2% |
| Leftovers | 0.1% |
Abilities (ladder share)
| Ability | Share |
|---|
| Prankster | 99.7% |
| Chlorophyll | 0.3% |
Common EV spreads (Showdown ladder)
| Spread | Share |
|---|
| Timid:4/0/0/252/0/248 | 19.0% |
| Bold:228/0/116/0/164/0 | 16.6% |
| Timid:44/0/0/0/244/220 | 10.3% |
| Calm:132/0/12/4/140/220 | 5.2% |
| Timid:0/0/4/252/0/248 | 3.4% |
Tera types
| Tera type | Share |
|---|
| ghost | 35.2% |
| fire | 20.8% |
| water | 15.5% |
| dark | 10.9% |
| grass | 9.0% |
Common Whimsicott teammates (ladder share)
| Teammate | Share |
|---|
| Urshifu-Rapid-Strike | 11.1% |
| Incineroar | 9.1% |
| Regidrago | 8.8% |
| Gholdengo | 7.4% |
| Ogerpon-Cornerstone | 7.0% |
| Flutter Mane | 6.7% |
| Farigiraf | 5.1% |
| Chi-Yu | 4.8% |
| Raging Bolt | 3.1% |
| Rillaboom | 2.5% |
Is Whimsicott good in VGC 2026 Regulation F?
By usage, Whimsicott is the #27 pick in VGC 2026 Regulation F at 6.43% of weighted teams as of April 2026, and its usage has risen 1.82 points over the months on record. Usage is not a tier rating — but at this rate you should either have a plan for Whimsicott or a reason you are not running it.