Usage · August 2026
6.9%
Altaria is ranked #27 in Gen 9 NU, carried by 1,255 teams
TierB · top 30 of the format
Ladder rank#27 of 158
Raw count1,255
Viability ceiling85
Month on month+2.02pp
13 month peak13.3%
FormatGen 9 NU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 490
HP
75
Atk
70
Def
90
SpA
70
SpD
105
Spe
80
Usage over time6.9%▲ 2.02pppeak 13.3% · Dec '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
36.0% of Altaria teamsHP
252
Atk
0
Def
252
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
4
NatureImpish
AbilityNatural Cure · 100.0%
ItemHeavy-Duty Boots · 99.4%
Tera typeSteel · 93.7%
Moves
99.7%
98.0%
97.6%
96.4%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageImpish252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD34.7%
Impish252 HP / 240 Def / 16 Spe19.9%
Moves
4 tracked99.7%
98.0%
97.6%
96.4%
Items
99.4%
Tera types
93.7%
5.0%
Abilities
100.0%
0.0%
EV spreads
top 6Impish252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe36.0%
Impish252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD34.7%
Impish252 HP / 240 Def / 16 Spe19.9%
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD3.9%
Careful248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpD1.6%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Altaria build for Gen 9 NU
The set above is the one Gen 9 NU players run most often, taken from 7,821 battles in August 2026. Altaria sits at rank #27 with 6.9% usage, which puts it in B tier, up 2.02 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.