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Razor Shell move usage across Smogon and VGC formats

Razor Shell (Water · Physical) — competitive usage across every Smogon and VGC format on Pokékipe. Base power, accuracy, PP, top users per format, monthly trends. Refreshed live from Pokémon Showdown's chaos JSON dump.

Razor Shell

WaterPhysical
Power
75
Accuracy
95%
PP
10

The user cuts its target with sharp shells. This attack may also lower the target’s Defense stat.

This page is the cross-format home for Razor Shell : rather than a single tier, it rolls up everywhere Razor Shell 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 Razor Shell 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 Razor Shell 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, Razor Shell 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.