Palafin.
Gen 9 Doubles OU usage profile · rank #152
august 2026 · 203.7K battles
august 2026 · 203.7K battles
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Usage · August 2026
0.1%
Palafin is ranked #152 in Gen 9 Doubles OU, carried by 4,860 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#152 of 245
Raw count4,860
Viability ceiling87
Month on month-0.09pp
13 month peak1.7%
FormatGen 9 Doubles OU
Usage over time0.1%▼ 0.09pppeak 1.7% · Oct '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
30.1% of Palafin teamsHP
252
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
4
Spe
0
NatureAdamant
AbilityZero to Hero · 100.0%
ItemChoice Band · 31.5%
Tera typeWater · 66.6%
Moves
97.2%
53.4%
52.6%
50.1%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageJolly4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe18.3%
Adamant252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD11.1%
Moves
9 tracked97.2%
53.4%
52.6%
50.1%
49.8%
26.3%
26.3%
20.3%
14.5%
Items
31.5%
20.2%
18.9%
12.8%
4.8%
4.7%
4.6%
Tera types
66.6%
20.2%
8.6%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Adamant252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD30.1%
Jolly4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe18.3%
Adamant252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD11.1%
Adamant252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Spe9.6%
Adamant128 HP / 252 Atk / 128 Spe9.4%
Adamant252 Atk / 128 Def / 128 SpD6.3%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Palafin 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. Palafin sits at rank #152 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 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.