Malamar.
Gen 9 Doubles OU usage profile · rank #77
august 2026 · 203.7K battles
august 2026 · 203.7K battles
Usage · August 2026
0.7%
Malamar is ranked #77 in Gen 9 Doubles OU, carried by 11,680 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#77 of 245
Raw count11,680
Viability ceiling89
Month on month+0.09pp
13 month peak1.5%
FormatGen 9 Doubles OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 482
HP
86
Atk
92
Def
88
SpA
68
SpD
75
Spe
73
Usage over time0.7%▲ 0.09pppeak 1.5% · Dec '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
38.4% of Malamar teamsHP
248
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
8
Spe
0
NatureBrave
AbilityContrary · 100.0%
ItemLeftovers · 60.6%
Tera typeFire · 98.2%
Moves
99.8%
99.1%
98.9%
98.7%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageRelaxed252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def35.1%
Relaxed252 HP / 40 Atk / 216 Def23.1%
Moves
4 tracked99.8%
99.1%
98.9%
98.7%
Best Malamar 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. Malamar sits at rank #77 with 0.7% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.09 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.