Gouging Fire.
Gen 9 Doubles OU usage profile · rank #29
august 2026 · 203.7K battles
august 2026 · 203.7K battles
Usage · August 2026
7.8%
Gouging Fire is ranked #29 in Gen 9 Doubles OU, carried by 9,736 teams
TierB · top 30 of the format
Ladder rank#29 of 245
Raw count9,736
Viability ceiling95
Month on month+0.73pp
13 month peak17.2%
FormatGen 9 Doubles OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 590
HP
105
Atk
115
Def
121
SpA
65
SpD
93
Spe
91
Usage over time7.8%▲ 0.73pppeak 17.2% · Feb '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
40.9% of Gouging Fire teamsHP
88
Atk
168
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureJolly
AbilityProtosynthesis · 100.0%
ItemBooster Energy · 85.1%
Tera typeFairy · 79.1%
Moves
91.7%
88.9%
87.5%
82.1%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageJolly188 HP / 68 Atk / 252 Spe7.3%
Jolly136 HP / 120 Atk / 252 Spe6.1%
Moves
7 tracked91.7%
88.9%
87.5%
82.1%
15.6%
13.9%
6.1%
Items
85.1%
13.7%
Tera types
79.1%
13.1%
3.5%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Jolly88 HP / 168 Atk / 252 Spe40.9%
Jolly188 HP / 68 Atk / 252 Spe7.3%
Jolly136 HP / 120 Atk / 252 Spe6.1%
Adamant140 HP / 252 Atk / 116 Spe4.2%
Jolly184 HP / 100 Atk / 4 Def / 4 SpD / 216 Spe3.7%
Adamant252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe3.6%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Gouging Fire 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. Gouging Fire sits at rank #29 with 7.8% usage, which puts it in B tier, up 0.73 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.