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Thievul.

Champions OU usage profile · rank #178
september 2026 · 145.6K battles
Thievul
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Usage · September 2026
0.1%
Thievul is ranked #178 in Champions OU, carried by 403 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#178 of 237
Raw count403
Viability ceiling76
Month on month+0.06pp
13 month peak0.1%
FormatChampions OU
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sets and counters from 145.6K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 455
HP
70
Atk
58
Def
58
SpA
87
SpD
92
Spe
90
Usage over time0.1%▲ 0.06pppeak 0.1% · Sep '26
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hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

38.7% of Thievul teams
HP
2
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
32
SpD
0
Spe
32
NatureTimid
AbilityUnburden · 57.9%
ItemGrassy Seed · 40.5%
EV spread2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe
Moves
Dark Pulse100.0%
Nasty Plot96.3%
Burning Jealousy95.7%
Grass Knot74.2%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Modest7 HP / 32 SpA / 27 Spe32.4%
Modest2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe10.6%

Moves

5 tracked
Dark Pulse100.0%
Nasty Plot96.3%
Burning Jealousy95.7%
Grass Knot74.2%
Psychic23.0%

Items

Grassy Seed40.5%
Life Orb38.5%
Psychic Seed9.6%
Focus Sash7.7%

Abilities

Unburden57.9%
Stakeout42.1%
Run Away0.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Timid2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe38.7%
Modest7 HP / 32 SpA / 27 Spe32.4%
Modest2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe10.6%
Modest2 Def / 32 SpA / 32 Spe6.3%
Modest28 HP / 32 SpA / 6 Spe4.5%
Timid32 HP / 2 SpA / 32 Spe3.4%

Top teammates

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Best Thievul build for Champions OU

The set above is the one Champions OU players run most often, taken from 145,642 battles in September 2026. Thievul sits at rank #178 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.

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