Primarina.
Gen 9 Doubles OU usage profile · rank #42
august 2026 · 203.7K battles
august 2026 · 203.7K battles
Usage · August 2026
3.7%
Primarina is ranked #42 in Gen 9 Doubles OU, carried by 27,450 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#42 of 245
Raw count27,450
Viability ceiling94
Month on month+1.30pp
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 time3.7%▲ 1.30pppeak 10.5% · Dec '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
35.6% of Primarina teamsHP
0
Atk
0
Def
4
SpA
252
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureModest
AbilityLiquid Voice · 99.8%
ItemLife Orb · 43.5%
Tera typeSteel · 56.4%
Moves
99.8%
95.8%
93.5%
46.0%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageModest204 HP / 252 Def / 48 SpA / 4 SpD6.1%
Modest252 HP / 60 Def / 8 SpA / 188 Spe5.9%
Moves
7 tracked99.8%
95.8%
93.5%
46.0%
26.7%
12.1%
6.3%
Items
43.5%
14.3%
11.1%
9.7%
8.4%
4.6%
2.9%
2.6%
Tera types
56.4%
24.0%
9.3%
4.3%
3.0%
Abilities
99.8%
0.2%
EV spreads
top 6Modest4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe35.6%
Modest204 HP / 252 Def / 48 SpA / 4 SpD6.1%
Modest252 HP / 60 Def / 8 SpA / 188 Spe5.9%
Modest52 HP / 252 SpA / 204 Spe5.3%
Modest248 HP / 24 Def / 108 SpA / 4 SpD / 124 Spe5.1%
Modest172 HP / 252 SpA / 84 Spe4.5%
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 203,650 battles in August 2026. Primarina sits at rank #42 with 3.7% usage, which puts it in C tier, up 1.30 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.