Usage · August 2026
0.5%
Drifblim is ranked #74 in Gen 9 NU, carried by 166 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#74 of 158
Raw count166
Viability ceiling82
Month on month-2.25pp
13 month peak4.3%
FormatGen 9 NU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 498
HP
150
Atk
80
Def
44
SpA
90
SpD
54
Spe
80
Usage over time0.5%▼ 2.25pppeak 4.3% · Sep '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
52.4% of Drifblim teamsHP
0
Atk
0
Def
252
SpA
252
SpD
0
Spe
4
NatureModest
AbilityUnburden · 64.6%
ItemPsychic Seed · 57.6%
Tera typeSteel · 52.4%
Moves
100.0%
64.5%
64.5%
54.7%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageBold192 HP / 252 Def / 60 SpD / 4 Spe13.9%
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe13.2%
Moves
8 tracked100.0%
64.5%
64.5%
54.7%
35.1%
27.4%
27.2%
9.5%
Items
57.6%
35.4%
6.7%
Tera types
52.4%
36.7%
10.3%
Abilities
64.6%
35.4%
EV spreads
top 6Modest252 Def / 252 SpA / 4 Spe52.4%
Bold192 HP / 252 Def / 60 SpD / 4 Spe13.9%
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe13.2%
Bold252 Def / 236 SpD / 20 Spe8.1%
Modest80 Def / 56 SpA / 128 SpD / 244 Spe6.7%
Modest184 HP / 92 SpA / 108 SpD / 124 Spe2.8%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Drifblim 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. Drifblim sits at rank #74 with 0.5% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 2.25 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.