Gholdengo.
Gen 9 Doubles OU usage profile · rank #7
august 2026 · 203.7K battles
august 2026 · 203.7K battles
Usage · August 2026
20.8%
Gholdengo is ranked #7 in Gen 9 Doubles OU, carried by 62,365 teams
TierA · top 15 of the format
Ladder rank#7 of 245
Raw count62,365
Viability ceiling96
Month on month+0.30pp
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 time20.8%▲ 0.30pppeak 39.6% · Feb '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
10.6% of Gholdengo teamsHP
72
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
252
SpD
0
Spe
184
NatureModest
AbilityGood as Gold · 100.0%
ItemGrassy Seed · 27.7%
Tera typeDragon · 40.7%
Moves
99.6%
94.5%
65.6%
65.5%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageModest252 HP / 72 SpA / 184 Spe5.4%
Moves
6 tracked99.6%
94.5%
65.6%
65.5%
28.8%
28.6%
Items
27.7%
25.9%
25.8%
8.2%
5.2%
3.9%
Tera types
40.7%
27.2%
13.0%
11.9%
4.8%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Modest72 HP / 252 SpA / 184 Spe10.6%
Modest252 HP / 72 SpA / 184 Spe5.4%
Modest252 HP / 72 SpA / 72 SpD / 112 Spe4.7%
Modest248 HP / 40 Def / 112 SpA / 24 SpD / 84 Spe4.5%
Modest252 HP / 76 Def / 12 SpA / 20 SpD / 148 Spe4.4%
Timid4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 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 203,650 battles in August 2026. Gholdengo sits at rank #7 with 20.8% usage, which puts it in A tier, up 0.30 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.