Tornadus.
Gen 9 Doubles OU usage profile · rank #14
august 2026 · 203.7K battles
august 2026 · 203.7K battles
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Usage · August 2026
16.8%
Tornadus is ranked #14 in Gen 9 Doubles OU, carried by 41,817 teams
TierA · top 15 of the format
Ladder rank#14 of 245
Raw count41,817
Viability ceiling94
Month on month+2.09pp
13 month peak27.7%
FormatGen 9 Doubles OU
Usage over time16.8%▲ 2.09pppeak 27.7% · Sep '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
16.2% of Tornadus teamsHP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
252
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilityPrankster · 100.0%
ItemCovert Cloak · 50.9%
Tera typeSteel · 38.1%
Moves
100.0%
99.7%
71.8%
42.7%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageTimid108 HP / 92 Def / 52 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe10.2%
Timid4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe9.1%
Moves
7 tracked100.0%
99.7%
71.8%
42.7%
38.0%
24.0%
8.7%
Items
50.9%
24.4%
7.7%
4.8%
3.8%
3.0%
2.6%
Tera types
38.1%
27.0%
10.2%
8.1%
7.8%
3.6%
3.1%
Abilities
100.0%
0.0%
EV spreads
top 6Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe16.2%
Timid108 HP / 92 Def / 52 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe10.2%
Timid4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe9.1%
Timid4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe8.4%
Timid152 HP / 104 SpA / 252 Spe4.9%
Modest252 HP / 172 Def / 4 SpA / 68 SpD / 12 Spe4.8%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Tornadus 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. Tornadus sits at rank #14 with 16.8% usage, which puts it in A tier, up 2.09 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.