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Pincurchin

Gen 9 Doubles OU usage profile · rank #158
september 2026 · 196.0K battles
Pincurchin
electricPokédex entry ↗
Usage · September 2026
0.1%
Pincurchin is ranked #158 in Gen 9 Doubles OU, carried by 4,378 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#158 of 247
Raw count4,378
Viability ceiling85
Month on month+0.06pp
13 month peak0.1%
FormatGen 9 Doubles OU
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sets and counters from 196.0K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 435
HP
48
Atk
101
Def
95
SpA
91
SpD
85
Spe
15
Usage over time0.1%▲ 0.06pppeak 0.1% · Sep '26
0.00.00.10.1Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Apr '26Jun '26Aug '26Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

71.0% of Pincurchin teams
HP
252
Atk
112
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
144
Spe
0
NatureSassy
AbilityElectric Surge · 98.2%
ItemTerrain Extender · 87.2%
Tera typeWater · 80.0%
Moves
Thunder Wave81.5%
Liquidation80.8%
Zing Zap80.4%
Spikes79.9%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA7.6%
Sassy252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD6.4%

Moves

11 tracked
Thunder Wave81.5%
Liquidation80.8%
Zing Zap80.4%
Spikes79.9%
Electroweb11.6%
Protect10.7%
Scald10.4%
Recover9.8%
Memento8.1%
Thunderbolt6.6%
Pain Split4.4%

Items

Terrain Extender87.2%
Leftovers5.1%
Life Orb2.5%
Rocky Helmet1.7%

Tera types

Water80.0%
Electric11.8%
Grass3.9%

Abilities

Electric Surge98.2%
Lightning Rod1.8%

EV spreads

top 6
Sassy252 HP / 112 Atk / 144 SpD71.0%
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA7.6%
Sassy252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD6.4%
Relaxed252 HP / 164 Def / 92 SpD3.8%
Brave252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD2.7%
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD1.3%

Top teammates

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Best Pincurchin 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. Pincurchin sits at rank #158 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.06 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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