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Smogon SV Monotype move usage stats

Tier Analysis
Top moves snapshot

Most-used moves in SV Monotype this July 2026: Substitute (31.4%), Protect (31.0%), and Knock Off (29.2%). Biggest mover is Thunder Wave: −11 Pokémon carrying it vs the previous snapshot. Sample: 74,928 battles played at ELO 1760+.

This index ranks the moves that appear in the latest Smogon monthly snapshot for the selected format, ordered by usage. Each row shows the usage rate, its month-over-month change, and the Pokémon that run it most often, with a click-through to a dedicated page carrying the full per-format breakdown. Usage is measured from rated Pokémon Showdown battles, so the ranking reflects what high-level players actually pick rather than theoretical viability.

Open any row to reach its detail page: a month-over-month usage trend, a breakdown of usage tier by tier, the top users with their per-format pick rate, and a synergy panel computed from co-occurrence, showing which other moves and which Pokémon it is most often paired with. The format selector at the top re-scopes every figure to a specific tier, so the same entry can be compared across a Singles ladder, Doubles OU and the live VGC regulation.

The underlying counts come from Smogon's public monthly statistics, built from millions of rated Pokémon Showdown battles and refreshed with each new snapshot. The rankings, deltas, tier-by-tier breakdowns and synergy scores on this page are computed by Pokékipe on top of that raw data. Everything here is free, needs no account, and is also available through Pokékipe's public read API.

FAQ · SV Monotype

What's the most-used move in SV Monotype?

Substitute is the most-used move in SV Monotype in July 2026, run by 31.4% of Pokémon, ahead of Protect (31.0%) and Knock Off (29.2%).

Which move shifted the most this month?

Thunder Wave shifted the most in SV Monotype this July 2026: the number of Pokémon carrying it changed by −11 versus the previous snapshot.

How many battles inform these SV Monotype stats?

74,928 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 Monotype 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 Monotype data last updated?

The SV Monotype usage snapshot above reflects July 2026. New monthly data drops a few days after the end of each month.