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Tauros-Paldea-Aqua.

Champions OU usage profile · rank #187
september 2026 · 145.6K battles
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Usage · September 2026
0.1%
Tauros-Paldea-Aqua is ranked #187 in Champions OU, carried by 743 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#187 of 237
Raw count743
Viability ceiling76
Month on month-0.49pp
13 month peak0.5%
FormatChampions OU
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sets and counters from 145.6K battles
Usage over time0.1%▼ 0.49pppeak 0.5% · Aug '26
0.20.30.50.6Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Apr '26Jun '26Aug '26Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

44.5% of Tauros-Paldea-Aqua teams
HP
1
Atk
32
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
1
Spe
32
NatureJolly
AbilityIntimidate · 86.1%
ItemMystic Water · 29.5%
EV spread1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe
Moves
Close Combat99.9%
Aqua Jet84.4%
Wave Crash76.0%
Earthquake38.8%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Adamant1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 Def / 32 Spe16.4%
Adamant1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe15.3%

Moves

7 tracked
Close Combat99.9%
Aqua Jet84.4%
Wave Crash76.0%
Earthquake38.8%
Wild Charge32.2%
Bulk Up27.6%
Raging Bull24.0%

Items

Mystic Water29.5%
Life Orb24.0%
Sitrus Berry14.4%
Leftovers12.6%
Rocky Helmet8.1%
Choice Scarf6.1%
Lum Berry4.5%

Abilities

Intimidate86.1%
Cud Chew13.9%
Anger Point0.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Jolly1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe44.5%
Adamant1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 Def / 32 Spe16.4%
Adamant1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe15.3%
Jolly12 HP / 32 Def / 22 SpD11.9%
Adamant32 HP / 32 Atk8.1%

Top teammates

share of teams

Best Tauros-Paldea-Aqua build for Champions OU

The set above is the one Champions OU players run most often, taken from 145,642 battles in September 2026. Tauros-Paldea-Aqua sits at rank #187 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.49 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.

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