Pikachu
Champions OU usage profile · rank #154
october 2026 · 106.7K battles
october 2026 · 106.7K battles
electricPokédex entry ↗
Usage · October 2026
0.1%
Pikachu is ranked #154 in Champions OU, carried by 1,894 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#154 of 219
Raw count1,894
Viability ceiling80
Month on month+0.06pp
13 month peak0.1%
FormatChampions OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 320
HP
35
Atk
55
Def
40
SpA
50
SpD
50
Spe
90
Usage over time0.1%▲ 0.06pppeak 0.1% · Oct '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
95.1% of Pikachu teamsHP
0
Atk
32
Def
0
SpA
2
SpD
0
Spe
32
NatureLonely
AbilityLightning Rod · 98.4%
ItemLight Ball · 100.0%
EV spread32 Atk / 2 SpA / 32 Spe
Moves
98.3%
97.4%
96.5%
96.0%
Moves
4 tracked98.3%
97.4%
96.5%
96.0%
Best Pikachu build for Champions OU
The set above is the one Champions OU players run most often, taken from 106,694 battles in October 2026. Pikachu sits at rank #154 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.06 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.