Pokemon Usage Stats — July 2026
The most-used Pokemon on ranked ladders right now — VGC (official doubles) and Smogon OU (singles). Updated automatically every month. VGC data is from June 2026 — the current regulation's ladder hasn't published July 2026 statistics yet. Data: Smogon usage statistics (ranked ladder).
VGC — Top 50 (June 2026)
| # | ± | Pokemon | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — |  Urshifu-Rapid-Strike | 50.7% |
| 2 | — |  Incineroar | 50.6% |
| 3 | — |  Miraidon | 50.3% |
| 4 | — |  Calyrex-Ice | 47.4% |
| 5 | ▲17 |  Landorus | 30% |
| 6 | ▲3 |  Whimsicott | 29.3% |
| 8 | ▲2 |  Rillaboom | 22.3% |
| 9 | ▲3 |  Kyogre | 19.7% |
| 10 | ▼4 |  Zamazenta-Crowned | 18.7% |
| 11 | ▼3 |  Amoonguss | 17.7% |
| 12 | ▲6 |  Smeargle | 15.4% |
| 13 | ▲3 |  Lunala | 12.9% |
| 14 | ▲10 |  Tornadus | 12.1% |
| 15 | ▼1 |  Iron Hands | 11.5% |
| 16 | ▼1 |  Farigiraf | 11% |
| 17 | ▼6 |  Raging Bolt | 10.3% |
| 18 | ▼11 |  Chien-Pao | 10.1% |
| 19 | ▼6 |  Grimmsnarl | 9.6% |
| 20 | ▲1 |  Flutter Mane | 8.3% |
| 21 | ▲2 |  Ursaluna | 8% |
| 22 | ▼5 |  Volcarona | 6.6% |
| 23 | ▲3 |  Ogerpon-Cornerstone | 6% |
| 24 | ▲11 |  Roaring Moon | 5.7% |
| 25 | ▲7 |  Terapagos | 5.6% |
| 26 | ▼6 |  Dragonite | 5.2% |
| 27 | ▼8 |  Koraidon | 5.1% |
| 28 | ▼1 |  Indeedee-F | 5.1% |
| 30 | ▲19 |  Kingambit | 4.6% |
| 31 | ▼1 |  Chi-Yu | 4.4% |
| 32 | ▲32 |  Tsareena | 4.4% |
| 33 | ▲5 |  Pelipper | 4.3% |
| 34 | ▼9 |  Sinistcha | 3.6% |
| 35 | ▲6 |  Iron Jugulis | 3.4% |
| 37 | ▼3 |  Iron Bundle | 3.2% |
| 38 | ▲4 |  Torkoal | 2.5% |
| 39 | ▲12 |  Toxapex | 2.4% |
| 40 | ▼9 |  Brute Bonnet | 2.4% |
| 41 | ▼5 |  Zacian-Crowned | 2.3% |
| 42 | ▲15 |  Iron Valiant | 2% |
| 43 | — |  Basculegion | 1.7% |
| 44 | ▲10 |  Dondozo | 1.6% |
| 45 | ▼6 |  Groudon | 1.6% |
| 46 | ▲10 |  Tatsugiri | 1.6% |
| 48 | ▼2 |  Weezing-Galar | 1.4% |
| 49 | ▲9 |  Sneasler | 1.3% |
| 50 | ▲9 |  Archaludon | 1.2% |
| 51 | ▲2 |  Maushold | 1.2% |
| 52 | ▼4 |  Ditto | 1.2% |
| 53 | ▼25 |  Annihilape | 1.2% |
| 54 | ▼14 |  Clefairy | 0.9% |
Smogon OU — Top 50 (July 2026)
| # | ± | Pokemon | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — |  Great Tusk | 31.1% |
| 2 | ▲1 |  Gholdengo | 28.3% |
| 3 | ▼1 | Zamazenta | 26.7% |
| 4 | — | Kingambit | 23.4% |
| 5 | — | Dragonite | 19.2% |
| 6 | ▲2 |  Kyurem | 18.8% |
| 7 | — |  Gliscor | 18.6% |
| 8 | ▼2 | Ogerpon-Wellspring | 17.4% |
| 9 | ▲1 |  Glimmora | 16.8% |
| 10 | ▼1 |  Ting-Lu | 16.5% |
| 11 | ▲4 |  Corviknight | 15.5% |
| 12 | ▲4 |  Slowking-Galar | 15.1% |
| 13 | ▲1 |  Samurott-Hisui | 14.7% |
| 14 | ▼2 | Raging Bolt | 13.4% |
| 15 | ▼2 |  Dragapult | 12.6% |
| 16 | ▲2 |  Cinderace | 12% |
| 18 | ▲3 |  Iron Treads | 11.7% |
| 19 | ▼8 | Iron Valiant | 11.6% |
| 20 | ▼3 | Landorus-Therian | 10.9% |
| 21 | ▲3 |  Pecharunt | 10.4% |
| 22 | ▼3 |  Hatterene | 9.6% |
| 23 | ▼1 |  Darkrai | 9% |
| 24 | ▲7 | Dondozo | 8.7% |
| 25 | ▲3 |  Cresselia | 8.6% |
| 26 | ▲9 | Rillaboom | 8.3% |
| 27 | ▲3 |  Ceruledge | 7.9% |
| 28 | ▲5 |  Clodsire | 7.7% |
| 29 | ▼9 |  Clefable | 7.6% |
| 30 | ▼3 |  Alomomola | 7.5% |
| 31 | ▲7 |  Enamorus | 6.8% |
| 32 | ▼9 |  Blissey | 6.7% |
| 33 | ▼1 | Toxapex | 6.6% |
| 34 | — |  Zapdos | 6.5% |
| 35 | ▲2 |  Moltres | 6.4% |
| 36 | ▼7 |  Deoxys-Speed | 6.2% |
| 37 | ▼12 |  Iron Moth | 6% |
| 38 | ▲4 |  Primarina | 5.5% |
| 39 | ▲8 |  Iron Crown | 5.1% |
| 40 | — | Tornadus-Therian | 5% |
| 41 | ▲4 |  Garganacl | 4.9% |
| 42 | ▼16 |  Walking Wake | 4.6% |
| 43 | ▲10 |  Hydreigon | 4.3% |
| 44 | ▼1 | Weezing-Galar | 4% |
| 45 | ▼1 |  Heatran | 3.9% |
| 46 | ▲13 |  Tinkaton | 3.6% |
| 47 | ▲30 |  Blaziken | 3.3% |
| 48 | ▼7 |  Garchomp | 3.2% |
| 49 | ▼10 |  Ninetales | 3.1% |
| 50 | ▲8 |  Latias | 2.5% |
| 51 | ▲3 |  Weavile | 2.5% |
Common VGC Team Cores
The most frequent partner pairings among top-ranked Pokemon (June 2026), from teammate statistics.
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What are Pokemon usage stats?
Usage stats show what percentage of ranked teams include each Pokemon. They are the standard way to read the competitive metagame — a high usage rate means players consistently find that Pokemon effective.
Where does this data come from?
From Smogon's public monthly usage dumps for high-rated ranked ladder play — the same source competitive analytics sites use. This page refreshes automatically when a new month is published.
What do VGC and OU mean?
VGC is the official double-battle tournament format played on cartridge. OU (OverUsed) is the most popular Smogon singles tier on Pokemon Showdown. The two metagames differ, which is why both tables are shown.