Palafin
Gen 9 Doubles OU usage profile · rank #127
september 2026 · 196.0K battles
september 2026 · 196.0K battles
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Usage · September 2026
0.2%
Palafin is ranked #127 in Gen 9 Doubles OU, carried by 3,949 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#127 of 247
Raw count3,949
Viability ceiling88
Month on month+0.07pp
13 month peak1.7%
FormatGen 9 Doubles OU
Usage over time0.2%▲ 0.07pppeak 1.7% · Oct '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
27.3% of Palafin teamsHP
248
Atk
4
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
252
Spe
4
NatureAdamant
AbilityZero to Hero · 100.0%
ItemClear Amulet · 27.3%
Tera typeWater · 83.7%
Moves
99.8%
65.9%
54.6%
49.0%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageAdamant252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Spe16.7%
Adamant108 HP / 252 Atk / 148 Spe16.2%
Moves
8 tracked99.8%
65.9%
54.6%
49.0%
41.6%
32.3%
29.9%
17.0%
Items
27.3%
25.3%
24.0%
18.9%
Tera types
83.7%
13.1%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Adamant248 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD / 4 Spe27.3%
Adamant252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Spe16.7%
Adamant108 HP / 252 Atk / 148 Spe16.2%
Jolly4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe12.3%
Adamant188 HP / 252 Atk / 68 Spe11.5%
Adamant4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe8.7%
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 196,031 battles in September 2026. Palafin sits at rank #127 with 0.2% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.07 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.