Sandy Shocks.
Gen 9 Doubles OU usage profile · rank #157
august 2026 · 203.7K battles
august 2026 · 203.7K battles
Usage · August 2026
0.1%
Sandy Shocks is ranked #157 in Gen 9 Doubles OU, carried by 2,222 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#157 of 245
Raw count2,222
Viability ceiling84
Month on month+0.06pp
13 month peak0.1%
FormatGen 9 Doubles OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 570
HP
85
Atk
81
Def
97
SpA
121
SpD
85
Spe
101
Usage over time0.1%▲ 0.06pppeak 0.1% · Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
96.1% of Sandy Shocks teamsHP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
252
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilityProtosynthesis · 100.0%
ItemCovert Cloak · 74.0%
Tera typeSteel · 74.0%
Moves
99.7%
96.7%
76.1%
76.0%
Moves
6 tracked99.7%
96.7%
76.1%
76.0%
22.9%
20.4%
Best Sandy Shocks 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. Sandy Shocks sits at rank #157 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.