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Cinderace.

Champions OU usage profile · rank #22
september 2026 · 145.6K battles
Cinderace
firePokédex entry ↗
Usage · September 2026
8.8%
Cinderace is ranked #22 in Champions OU, carried by 22,499 teams
TierB · top 30 of the format
Ladder rank#22 of 237
Raw count22,499
Viability ceiling88
Month on month+8.81pp
13 month peak8.8%
FormatChampions OU
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sets and counters from 145.6K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 530
HP
80
Atk
116
Def
75
SpA
65
SpD
75
Spe
119
Usage over time8.8%▲ 8.81pppeak 8.8% · Sep '26
7.58.49.310.1Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Apr '26Jun '26Aug '26Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

62.3% of Cinderace teams
HP
2
Atk
32
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
32
NatureJolly
AbilityLibero · 72.6%
ItemAir Balloon · 27.8%
EV spread2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe
Moves
Pyro Ball99.9%
Court Change76.7%
U-turn65.8%
Sucker Punch53.3%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Adamant2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe9.4%
Jolly32 Atk / 2 SpD / 32 Spe8.4%

Moves

8 tracked
Pyro Ball99.9%
Court Change76.7%
U-turn65.8%
Sucker Punch53.3%
Gunk Shot28.6%
High Jump Kick28.5%
Will-O-Wisp23.8%
Swords Dance11.2%

Items

Air Balloon27.8%
Choice Scarf24.2%
Charcoal21.6%
Life Orb12.9%
Sitrus Berry8.9%

Abilities

Libero72.6%
Blaze27.4%

EV spreads

top 6
Jolly2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe62.3%
Adamant2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe9.4%
Jolly32 Atk / 2 SpD / 32 Spe8.4%
Jolly32 HP / 2 Atk / 32 Spe4.5%
Naive19 HP / 15 SpA / 32 Spe3.9%
Naive32 HP / 2 SpA / 32 Spe2.7%

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Best Cinderace build for Champions OU

The set above is the one Champions OU players run most often, taken from 145,642 battles in September 2026. Cinderace sits at rank #22 with 8.8% usage, which puts it in B tier, up 8.81 points on the month before.

These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.

The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.

Related
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