Gen 9 NU usage profile · rank #28
august 2026 · 7.8K battles
august 2026 · 7.8K battles
Usage · August 2026
6.8%
Brambleghast is ranked #28 in Gen 9 NU, carried by 1,443 teams
TierB · top 30 of the format
Ladder rank#28 of 158
Raw count1,443
Viability ceiling92
Month on month+0.08pp
13 month peak18.2%
FormatGen 9 NU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 480
HP
55
Atk
115
Def
70
SpA
80
SpD
70
Spe
90
Usage over time6.8%▲ 0.08pppeak 18.2% · Oct '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
37.0% of Brambleghast teamsHP
252
Atk
0
Def
80
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
176
NatureTimid
AbilityWind Rider · 90.6%
ItemHeavy-Duty Boots · 70.2%
Tera typeElectric · 41.4%
Moves
96.0%
89.2%
75.6%
43.5%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageJolly252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Spe10.0%
Impish252 HP / 240 Def / 16 Spe9.7%
Moves
7 tracked96.0%
89.2%
75.6%
43.5%
38.3%
25.8%
16.3%
Items
70.2%
10.3%
6.0%
4.6%
3.3%
2.7%
Tera types
41.4%
18.4%
17.3%
7.3%
6.5%
4.5%
Abilities
90.6%
9.4%
EV spreads
top 6Timid252 HP / 80 Def / 176 Spe37.0%
Jolly252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Spe10.0%
Impish252 HP / 240 Def / 16 Spe9.7%
Bold252 HP / 240 Def / 16 Spe7.4%
Jolly4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe6.7%
Jolly232 HP / 248 Def / 28 Spe5.9%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Brambleghast 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. Brambleghast sits at rank #28 with 6.8% usage, which puts it in B tier, up 0.08 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.