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Grimmsnarl

Gen 9 Doubles OU usage profile · rank #17
september 2026 · 196.0K battles
Grimmsnarl
darkfairyPokédex entry ↗
Usage · September 2026
11.1%
Grimmsnarl is ranked #17 in Gen 9 Doubles OU, carried by 27,670 teams
TierB · top 30 of the format
Ladder rank#17 of 247
Raw count27,670
Viability ceiling94
Month on month+4.61pp
13 month peak11.1%
FormatGen 9 Doubles OU
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sets and counters from 196.0K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 510
HP
95
Atk
120
Def
65
SpA
95
SpD
75
Spe
60
Usage over time11.1%▲ 4.61pppeak 11.1% · Sep '26
4.87.510.112.8Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Apr '26Jun '26Aug '26Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

19.1% of Grimmsnarl teams
HP
252
Atk
0
Def
208
SpA
0
SpD
48
Spe
0
NatureCareful
AbilityPrankster · 100.0%
ItemLight Clay · 99.8%
Tera typeGhost · 58.5%
Moves
Reflect99.8%
Light Screen99.8%
Spirit Break47.3%
Taunt45.8%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Careful252 HP / 192 Def / 64 SpD19.0%
Careful252 HP / 164 Def / 92 SpD18.9%

Moves

9 tracked
Reflect99.8%
Light Screen99.8%
Spirit Break47.3%
Taunt45.8%
Parting Shot43.4%
Sucker Punch15.8%
Drain Punch13.8%
Scary Face12.5%
Thunder Wave8.6%

Items

Light Clay99.8%

Tera types

Ghost58.5%
Poison19.0%
Steel10.2%
Dark8.1%

Abilities

Prankster100.0%
Pickpocket0.0%
Frisk0.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Careful252 HP / 208 Def / 48 SpD19.1%
Careful252 HP / 192 Def / 64 SpD19.0%
Careful252 HP / 164 Def / 92 SpD18.9%
Adamant252 HP / 80 Atk / 176 SpD7.3%
Careful252 HP / 252 SpD6.5%
Careful244 HP / 252 SpD / 12 Spe3.6%

Top teammates

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Best Grimmsnarl 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. Grimmsnarl sits at rank #17 with 11.1% usage, which puts it in B tier, up 4.61 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
Gen 9 Doubles OU tier listEvery ranked Pokémon↗Grimmsnarl Pokédex entryStats, moves, evolutions↗All formatsSmogon and VGC tier lists↗Damage calculatorRun this set through the calc↗Team builderCoverage and weaknesses↗