Sheer Force ability usage across Smogon and VGC formats
Sheer Force — ability usage across every Smogon and VGC format on Pokékipe. Description, top users per format, monthly trends.
Sheer Force
Removes added effects to increase move damage.
- SV NATIONALDEXAAA185 mon
- SV POKEBILITIESAAA132 mon
- SV Almost Any Ability103 mon
- SV Balanced Hackmons76 mon
- SV CONVERGENCE41 mon
- SV METRONOMEBATTLE25 mon
- SV National Dex Doubles24 mon
- SV National Dex22 mon
- SV National Dex Ubers22 mon
- SV NATIONALDEXMONOTYPE19 mon
- SV NATIONALDEXUU16 mon
- SV Anything Goes16 mon
- SV NATIONALDEXUBERSUU15 mon
- SV Doubles OU15 mon
- SV Monotype14 mon
- SV OU13 mon
- SV DOUBLESUU12 mon
- SV DOUBLESUBERS12 mon
- SV Ubers12 mon
- SV RU11 mon
- SV MIXANDMEGA11 mon
- SV UU11 mon
- SV NU9 mon
- SV ZU9 mon
- SV SHAREDPOWER9 mon
- SV LC7 mon
- SV GODLYGIFT7 mon
- SV REVELATIONMONS7 mon
- SV PU6 mon
- SV STABMONS6 mon
- SV POKEBILITIESBH4 mon
- SV PARTNERSINCRIME3 mon
- SV UBERSUU1 mon
- SV SKETCHMONS1 mon
About Sheer Force across competitive formats
This page is the cross-format home for Sheer Force : rather than a single tier, it rolls up everywhere Sheer Force sees competitive play, from the Smogon singles ladders to Doubles OU and the live VGC regulations. The format tabs above jump straight to any of them, while this view answers the bigger question first : which metagames Sheer Force actually matters in, and how heavily it is leaned on in each.
Open a format and you get the full breakdown : the Pokémon that run Sheer Force and how often, the moves, items and abilities it pairs with, the EV spreads and sets built around it, and a month-over-month usage trend. Because the meta never sits still, Sheer Force can be a staple in one format and a niche pick in another, so the per-format split is where the real story lives, not a single blended number.
Every figure is derived from Smogon's public monthly usage statistics, built from millions of rated Pokémon Showdown battles and refreshed as soon as a new snapshot lands, no editorial picks, no curation, just what high-rated players are running right now. The data is free, needs no account, and is also available through Pokékipe's public read API for analysts and team-builders.
FAQ · SV CONVERGENCE
What's the most-used Pokémon in SV CONVERGENCE?
Suicune leads SV CONVERGENCE with a 42.8% usage rate in July 2026, followed by Pecharunt (33.4%) and Zarude (22.1%).
How many battles inform these SV CONVERGENCE stats?
5,669 rated battles played on Pokémon Showdown ladder at ELO 1760+ during July 2026. Aggregated monthly from Smogon's public chaos JSON dump.
Where does the SV CONVERGENCE data come from?
Pokémon Showdown's monthly ladder snapshot (chaos JSON), refreshed each month. For VGC formats, official tournament results are also surfaced when available via Pokémon Company's Pokedata feed.
When was the SV CONVERGENCE data last updated?
The SV CONVERGENCE usage snapshot above reflects July 2026. New monthly data drops a few days after the end of each month.