Gholdengo
Gen 9 Doubles OU usage profile · rank #4
september 2026 · 196.0K battles
september 2026 · 196.0K battles
Usage · September 2026
21.8%
Gholdengo is ranked #4 in Gen 9 Doubles OU, carried by 53,474 teams
TierS · top 5 of the format
Ladder rank#4 of 247
Raw count53,474
Viability ceiling95
Month on month+1.06pp
13 month peak39.6%
FormatGen 9 Doubles OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 550
HP
87
Atk
60
Def
95
SpA
133
SpD
91
Spe
84
Usage over time21.8%▲ 1.06pppeak 39.6% · Feb '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
8.9% of Gholdengo teamsHP
72
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
252
SpD
0
Spe
184
NatureModest
AbilityGood as Gold · 100.0%
ItemLeftovers · 28.3%
Tera typeDragon · 41.4%
Moves
99.9%
98.1%
70.5%
70.0%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageTimid4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe5.3%
Modest252 HP / 72 SpA / 184 Spe5.2%
Moves
6 tracked99.9%
98.1%
70.5%
70.0%
26.5%
22.4%
Items
28.3%
27.6%
20.8%
9.1%
5.0%
2.0%
1.8%
1.7%
Tera types
41.4%
23.3%
15.4%
11.3%
8.4%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Modest72 HP / 252 SpA / 184 Spe8.9%
Timid4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe5.3%
Modest252 HP / 72 SpA / 184 Spe5.2%
Modest248 HP / 40 Def / 112 SpA / 24 SpD / 84 Spe4.6%
Quiet252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpA4.2%
Modest252 HP / 56 Def / 112 SpA / 88 Spe4.0%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Gholdengo build for Gen 9 Doubles OU
The set above is the one Gen 9 Doubles OU players run most often, taken from 196,031 battles in September 2026. Gholdengo sits at rank #4 with 21.8% usage, which puts it in S tier, up 1.06 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.