- SV OU16 mon
- SV National Dex15 mon
- SV National Dex Doubles13 mon
- SV Doubles OU10 mon
- SV Balanced Hackmons7 mon
- SV NATIONALDEXAAA7 mon
- SV National Dex Ubers7 mon
- SV Anything Goes7 mon
- SV Ubers6 mon
- SV DOUBLESUU4 mon
- SV LC2 mon
- SV POKEBILITIESAAA2 mon
- SV Monotype2 mon
- SV Almost Any Ability2 mon
- SV RU2 mon
- SV ZU1 mon
- SV NATIONALDEXMONOTYPE1 mon
- SV SHAREDPOWER1 mon
- SV PU1 mon
- SV CONVERGENCE1 mon
- SV DOUBLESUBERS1 mon
Binding Band item usage across Smogon and VGC formats
Binding Band — held-item usage across every Smogon and VGC format on Pokékipe. Description, top holders per format, monthly trends.
Binding Band
A band that increases the power of binding moves when held.
About Binding Band across competitive formats
This page is the cross-format home for Binding Band : rather than a single tier, it rolls up everywhere Binding Band 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 Binding Band 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 Binding Band 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, Binding Band 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 Balanced Hackmons
What's the most-used Pokémon in SV Balanced Hackmons?
Groudon-Primal leads SV Balanced Hackmons with a 57.8% usage rate in July 2026, followed by Arceus-Ghost (45.8%) and Registeel (32.3%).
Which Pokémon rose the most this month?
Chansey climbed the fastest in SV Balanced Hackmons this July 2026, with a -14.1% change in usage.
How many battles inform these SV Balanced Hackmons stats?
11,291 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 Balanced Hackmons 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 Balanced Hackmons data last updated?
The SV Balanced Hackmons usage snapshot above reflects July 2026. New monthly data drops a few days after the end of each month.