- SV NATIONALDEXAAA30 mon
- SV Almost Any Ability14 mon
- SV POKEBILITIESAAA9 mon
- SV Balanced Hackmons7 mon
- SV CONVERGENCE4 mon
- SV National Dex Ubers2 mon
- SV Anything Goes2 mon
- SV PU1 mon
- SV DOUBLESUU1 mon
- SV NU1 mon
- SV Doubles OU1 mon
- SV SHAREDPOWER1 mon
- SV National Dex Doubles1 mon
- SV RU1 mon
- SV DOUBLESUBERS1 mon
- SV NATIONALDEXMONOTYPE1 mon
- SV NATIONALDEXUBERSUU1 mon
- SV NATIONALDEXUU1 mon
- SV Monotype1 mon
- SV National Dex1 mon
- SV Ubers1 mon
- SV LC1 mon
- SV OU1 mon
- SV ZU1 mon
- SV MIXANDMEGA1 mon
- SV UU1 mon
Steam Engine ability usage across Smogon and VGC formats
Steam Engine — ability usage across every Smogon and VGC format on Pokékipe. Description, top users per format, monthly trends.
Steam Engine
Boosts the Pokémon’s Speed stat drastically if hit by a Fire- or Water-type move.
About Steam Engine across competitive formats
This page is the cross-format home for Steam Engine : rather than a single tier, it rolls up everywhere Steam Engine 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 Steam Engine 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 Steam Engine 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, Steam Engine 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 PU
What's the most-used Pokémon in SV PU?
Rhydon leads SV PU with a 48.7% usage rate in July 2026, followed by Decidueye-Hisui (38.0%) and Slowbro-Galar (37.3%).
Which Pokémon rose the most this month?
Sneasel climbed the fastest in SV PU this July 2026, with a +18.7% change in usage.
How many battles inform these SV PU stats?
14,155 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 PU 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 PU data last updated?
The SV PU usage snapshot above reflects July 2026. New monthly data drops a few days after the end of each month.