Spell Tag item usage across Smogon and VGC formats
Spell Tag — held-item usage across every Smogon and VGC format on Pokékipe. Description, top holders per format, monthly trends.
Spell Tag
A hold item that raises the power of GHOST-type moves.
- SV Anything Goes30 mon
- SV National Dex28 mon
- SV National Dex Ubers27 mon
- SV National Dex Doubles26 mon
- SV Ubers20 mon
- SV OU19 mon
- SV DOUBLESUBERS18 mon
- SV Monotype16 mon
- SV Doubles OU16 mon
- SV NATIONALDEXAAA15 mon
- SV RU10 mon
- SV Balanced Hackmons8 mon
- SV DOUBLESUU8 mon
- SV UU8 mon
- SV NATIONALDEXUBERSUU7 mon
- SV MIXANDMEGA7 mon
- SV NU6 mon
- SV PU6 mon
- SV ZU6 mon
- SV REVELATIONMONS6 mon
- SV POKEBILITIESAAA6 mon
- SV NATIONALDEXUU5 mon
- SV NATIONALDEXMONOTYPE5 mon
- SV SHAREDPOWER4 mon
- SV Almost Any Ability4 mon
- SV METRONOMEBATTLE4 mon
- SV CAP3 mon
- SV CONVERGENCE3 mon
- SV GODLYGIFT1 mon
- SV STABMONS1 mon
- SV LC1 mon
About Spell Tag across competitive formats
This page is the cross-format home for Spell Tag : rather than a single tier, it rolls up everywhere Spell Tag 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 Spell Tag 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 Spell Tag 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, Spell Tag 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 · Champions OU
What's the most-used Pokémon in Champions OU?
Samurott-Hisui leads Champions OU with a 51.2% usage rate in July 2026, followed by Garchomp (48.8%) and Corviknight (46.8%).
Which Pokémon rose the most this month?
Samurott-Hisui climbed the fastest in Champions OU this July 2026, with a +15.5% change in usage.
How many battles inform these Champions OU stats?
132,512 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 Champions OU 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 Champions OU data last updated?
The Champions OU usage snapshot above reflects July 2026. New monthly data drops a few days after the end of each month.