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Articuno-Galar.

Gen 9 Doubles OU usage profile · rank #110
august 2026 · 203.7K battles
Articuno-Galar
iceflyingPokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
0.3%
Articuno-Galar is ranked #110 in Gen 9 Doubles OU, carried by 3,200 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#110 of 245
Raw count3,200
Viability ceiling89
Month on month-0.13pp
13 month peak1.0%
FormatGen 9 Doubles OU
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sets and counters from 203.7K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 580
HP
90
Atk
85
Def
100
SpA
95
SpD
125
Spe
85
Usage over time0.3% 0.13pppeak 1.0% · Jun '26
0.30.60.81.1Aug '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

48.0% of Articuno-Galar teams
HP
4
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
252
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilityCompetitive · 100.0%
ItemAdrenaline Orb · 47.8%
Tera typeFighting · 67.4%
Moves
Expanding Force99.4%
Tera Blast80.9%
Protect67.7%
Trick Room51.8%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Modest252 HP / 112 SpA / 144 Spe31.8%
Quiet248 HP / 252 SpA / 8 SpD18.5%

Moves

7 tracked
Expanding Force99.4%
Tera Blast80.9%
Protect67.7%
Trick Room51.8%
Hurricane48.1%
Imprison31.8%
Air Slash18.5%

Items

Adrenaline Orb47.8%
Sitrus Berry31.8%
Iron Ball19.8%

Tera types

Fighting67.4%
Fairy31.8%

Abilities

Competitive100.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Timid4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe48.0%
Modest252 HP / 112 SpA / 144 Spe31.8%
Quiet248 HP / 252 SpA / 8 SpD18.5%

Top teammates

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Best Articuno-Galar build for Gen 9 Doubles OU

The set above is the one Gen 9 Doubles OU players run most often, taken from 203,650 battles in August 2026. Articuno-Galar sits at rank #110 with 0.3% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.13 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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