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Donphan.

Gen 9 Doubles OU usage profile · rank #52
august 2026 · 203.7K battles
Donphan
groundPokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
2.0%
Donphan is ranked #52 in Gen 9 Doubles OU, carried by 769 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#52 of 245
Raw count769
Viability ceiling92
Month on month-0.29pp
13 month peak2.3%
FormatGen 9 Doubles OU
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sets and counters from 203.7K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 500
HP
90
Atk
120
Def
120
SpA
60
SpD
60
Spe
50
Usage over time2.0% 0.29pppeak 2.3% · Jul '26
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hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

91.4% of Donphan teams
HP
0
Atk
116
Def
116
SpA
0
SpD
196
Spe
0
NatureImpish
AbilitySturdy · 100.0%
ItemShell Bell · 99.9%
Tera typeGhost · 99.4%
Moves
Protect99.9%
Endeavor99.9%
Ice Shard99.1%
Sand Tomb98.4%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Hardy7.1%

Moves

4 tracked
Protect99.9%
Endeavor99.9%
Ice Shard99.1%
Sand Tomb98.4%

Items

Shell Bell99.9%

Tera types

Ghost99.4%

Abilities

Sturdy100.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Impish116 Atk / 116 Def / 196 SpD91.4%
Hardyno EVs7.1%

Top teammates

share of teams

Best Donphan 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. Donphan sits at rank #52 with 2.0% usage, which puts it in C tier, down 0.29 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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