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Charizard.

Gen 9 Doubles OU usage profile · rank #143
august 2026 · 203.7K battles
Charizard
fireflyingPokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
0.1%
Charizard is ranked #143 in Gen 9 Doubles OU, carried by 5,771 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#143 of 245
Raw count5,771
Viability ceiling83
Month on month+0.00pp
13 month peak0.2%
FormatGen 9 Doubles OU
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sets and counters from 203.7K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 534
HP
78
Atk
84
Def
78
SpA
109
SpD
85
Spe
100
Usage over time0.1% 0.00pppeak 0.2% · Feb '26
0.10.20.20.3Aug '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

65.5% of Charizard teams
HP
0
Atk
0
Def
4
SpA
252
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilitySolar Power · 99.0%
ItemLife Orb · 67.4%
Tera typeGrass · 64.0%
Moves
Heat Wave96.6%
Solar Beam90.9%
Air Slash82.6%
Protect69.3%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe13.5%
Modest4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe6.0%

Moves

8 tracked
Heat Wave96.6%
Solar Beam90.9%
Air Slash82.6%
Protect69.3%
Weather Ball19.2%
Dragon Pulse11.5%
Scorching Sands9.1%
Overheat6.7%

Items

Life Orb67.4%
Choice Scarf14.9%
Choice Specs12.0%
Charcoal3.2%

Tera types

Grass64.0%
Fire28.0%
Ghost3.0%
Stellar2.8%

Abilities

Solar Power99.0%
Blaze1.1%

EV spreads

top 6
Timid4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe65.5%
Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe13.5%
Modest4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe6.0%
Timid252 SpA / 252 Spe5.8%
Modest252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe5.5%

Top teammates

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Best Charizard 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. Charizard sits at rank #143 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.00 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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