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Ludicolo.

Gen 9 Doubles OU usage profile · rank #228
august 2026 · 203.7K battles
Ludicolo
watergrassPokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
0.0%
Ludicolo is ranked #228 in Gen 9 Doubles OU, carried by 3,318 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#228 of 245
Raw count3,318
Viability ceiling76
Month on month-0.01pp
13 month peak0.1%
FormatGen 9 Doubles OU
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sets and counters from 203.7K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 480
HP
80
Atk
70
Def
70
SpA
90
SpD
100
Spe
70
Usage over time0.0% 0.01pppeak 0.1% · Dec '25
0.00.00.10.1Aug '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

65.0% of Ludicolo teams
HP
0
Atk
0
Def
4
SpA
252
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureModest
AbilitySwift Swim · 96.0%
ItemWeakness Policy · 51.4%
Tera typeIce · 54.1%
Moves
Ice Beam95.4%
Giga Drain80.5%
Fake Out79.9%
Surf52.2%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Modest104 HP / 252 SpA / 152 Spe13.3%

Moves

8 tracked
Ice Beam95.4%
Giga Drain80.5%
Fake Out79.9%
Surf52.2%
Hydro Pump22.3%
Weather Ball21.8%
Energy Ball18.8%
Focus Blast13.5%

Items

Weakness Policy51.4%
Assault Vest35.1%
Life Orb7.7%
Throat Spray1.9%

Tera types

Ice54.1%
Water25.6%
Grass13.3%
Steel5.1%

Abilities

Swift Swim96.0%
Rain Dish3.6%
Own Tempo0.5%

EV spreads

top 6
Modest4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe65.0%
Modest104 HP / 252 SpA / 152 Spe13.3%
Modest4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe3.9%
Modest252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA3.1%
Modest4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpA3.0%
Modest252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe2.6%

Top teammates

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Best Ludicolo 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. Ludicolo sits at rank #228 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.01 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
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