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Polteageist

Gen 9 Doubles OU usage profile · rank #137
october 2026 · 183.9K battles
Polteageist
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Usage · October 2026
0.1%
Polteageist is ranked #137 in Gen 9 Doubles OU, carried by 1,378 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#137 of 231
Raw count1,378
Viability ceiling87
Month on month+0.11pp
13 month peak0.2%
FormatGen 9 Doubles OU
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sets and counters from 183.9K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 508
HP
60
Atk
65
Def
65
SpA
134
SpD
114
Spe
70
Usage over time0.1%▲ 0.11pppeak 0.2% · Apr '26
0.10.10.20.2Oct '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Sep '26Oct '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

78.6% of Polteageist teams
HP
252
Atk
0
Def
252
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
4
NatureBold
AbilityCursed Body · 98.1%
ItemWhite Herb · 98.2%
Tera typeSteel · 97.8%
Moves
Shell Smash99.8%
Shadow Ball99.8%
Protect99.0%
Baton Pass98.8%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Bold252 HP / 148 Def / 108 Spe19.2%

Moves

4 tracked
Shell Smash99.8%
Shadow Ball99.8%
Protect99.0%
Baton Pass98.8%

Items

White Herb98.2%

Tera types

Steel97.8%

Abilities

Cursed Body98.1%
Weak Armor1.9%

EV spreads

top 6
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe78.6%
Bold252 HP / 148 Def / 108 Spe19.2%

Top teammates

share of teams

Best Polteageist build for Gen 9 Doubles OU

The set above is the one Gen 9 Doubles OU players run most often, taken from 183,872 battles in October 2026. Polteageist sits at rank #137 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.11 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.

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