Self-Destruct move usage across Smogon and VGC formats
Self-Destruct (Normal · 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.
Self-Destruct
- Power
- 200
- Accuracy
- 100%
- PP
- 5
Powerful but makes the user faint.
- SV National Dex Doubles31 mon
- SV National Dex Ubers30 mon
- SV National Dex27 mon
- SV Anything Goes19 mon
- SV Doubles OU13 mon
- SV Balanced Hackmons12 mon
- SV DOUBLESUBERS10 mon
- SV OU10 mon
- SV Ubers8 mon
- SV Monotype6 mon
- SV DOUBLESUU5 mon
- SV VGC 2026 Reg I5 mon
- SV NATIONALDEXUU4 mon
- SV LEGENDSZAOU4 mon
- SV LC4 mon
- SV UU4 mon
- SV NU3 mon
- SV NATIONALDEXMONOTYPE3 mon
- SV SHAREDPOWER2 mon
- SV MIXANDMEGA2 mon
- SV VGC 2026 Reg IBO32 mon
- SV NATIONALDEXDOUBLESUBERS2 mon
- SV PU2 mon
- SV POKEBILITIESAAA2 mon
- SV Almost Any Ability2 mon
- SV ULTRAMIXANDMEGA1 mon
- SV RU1 mon
- SV STABMONS1 mon
- SV ZU1 mon
- SV SKETCHMONS1 mon
About Self-Destruct across competitive formats
This page is the cross-format home for Self-Destruct : rather than a single tier, it rolls up everywhere Self-Destruct 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 Self-Destruct 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 Self-Destruct 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, Self-Destruct 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 · RBY OU
What's the most-used Pokémon in RBY OU?
Tauros leads RBY OU with a 96.9% usage rate in June 2026, followed by Snorlax (85.9%) and Exeggutor (79.8%).
Which Pokémon rose the most this month?
Starmie climbed the fastest in RBY OU this June 2026, with a -5.3% change in usage.
How many battles inform these RBY OU stats?
29,801 rated battles played on Pokémon Showdown ladder at ELO 1760+ during June 2026. Aggregated monthly from Smogon's public chaos JSON dump.
Where does the RBY 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 RBY OU data last updated?
The RBY OU usage snapshot above reflects June 2026. New monthly data drops a few days after the end of each month.