Politoed.
Gen 9 Doubles OU usage profile · rank #84
august 2026 · 203.7K battles
august 2026 · 203.7K battles
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Usage · August 2026
0.6%
Politoed is ranked #84 in Gen 9 Doubles OU, carried by 10,444 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#84 of 245
Raw count10,444
Viability ceiling88
Month on month+0.47pp
13 month peak1.2%
FormatGen 9 Doubles OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 500
HP
90
Atk
75
Def
75
SpA
90
SpD
100
Spe
70
Usage over time0.6%▲ 0.47pppeak 1.2% · Mar '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
65.4% of Politoed teamsHP
252
Atk
0
Def
252
SpA
0
SpD
4
Spe
0
NatureBold
AbilityDrizzle · 99.9%
ItemSitrus Berry · 70.2%
Tera typeDragon · 68.1%
Moves
94.1%
80.0%
76.8%
66.5%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageModest64 HP / 244 SpA / 200 Spe14.6%
Bold248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD5.8%
Moves
8 tracked94.1%
80.0%
76.8%
66.5%
20.7%
20.6%
20.4%
12.1%
Items
70.2%
17.6%
7.5%
Tera types
68.1%
26.0%
3.6%
Abilities
99.9%
0.1%
0.0%
EV spreads
top 6Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD65.4%
Modest64 HP / 244 SpA / 200 Spe14.6%
Bold248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD5.8%
Modest252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpA3.6%
Calm252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 SpD2.0%
Modest248 HP / 252 SpA / 8 SpD1.9%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Politoed 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. Politoed sits at rank #84 with 0.6% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.47 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.