Primarina
Gen 9 Doubles OU usage profile · rank #40
september 2026 · 196.0K battles
september 2026 · 196.0K battles
Usage · September 2026
4.0%
Primarina is ranked #40 in Gen 9 Doubles OU, carried by 28,131 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#40 of 247
Raw count28,131
Viability ceiling93
Month on month+0.36pp
13 month peak10.5%
FormatGen 9 Doubles OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 530
HP
80
Atk
74
Def
74
SpA
126
SpD
116
Spe
60
Usage over time4.0%▲ 0.36pppeak 10.5% · Dec '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
33.3% of Primarina teamsHP
0
Atk
0
Def
4
SpA
252
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureModest
AbilityLiquid Voice · 99.7%
ItemLife Orb · 38.1%
Tera typeSteel · 54.7%
Moves
99.7%
89.8%
87.7%
58.4%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageModest252 HP / 4 Def / 248 SpA / 4 SpD6.9%
Modest128 HP / 144 Def / 236 SpA6.3%
Moves
10 tracked99.7%
89.8%
87.7%
58.4%
17.4%
7.6%
6.9%
5.2%
4.8%
3.9%
Items
38.1%
21.9%
21.1%
6.1%
3.3%
3.1%
2.3%
Tera types
54.7%
10.4%
7.1%
5.9%
5.6%
5.5%
5.5%
4.6%
Abilities
99.7%
0.3%
EV spreads
top 6Modest4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe33.3%
Modest252 HP / 4 Def / 248 SpA / 4 SpD6.9%
Modest128 HP / 144 Def / 236 SpA6.3%
Modest144 HP / 252 SpA / 112 Spe5.4%
Modest52 HP / 248 SpA / 208 Spe4.5%
Modest252 HP / 128 Def / 128 SpA4.4%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Primarina 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. Primarina sits at rank #40 with 4.0% usage, which puts it in C tier, up 0.36 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.