Usage · August 2026
0.1%
Emboar is ranked #114 in Gen 9 NU, carried by 89 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#114 of 158
Raw count89
Viability ceiling81
Month on month+0.05pp
13 month peak1.6%
FormatGen 9 NU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 528
HP
110
Atk
123
Def
65
SpA
100
SpD
65
Spe
65
Usage over time0.1%▲ 0.05pppeak 1.6% · Dec '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
98.0% of Emboar teamsHP
4
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureJolly
AbilityReckless · 98.4%
ItemChoice Scarf · 98.0%
Tera typeDark · 98.0%
Moves
100.0%
98.4%
98.4%
98.4%
Moves
4 tracked100.0%
98.4%
98.4%
98.4%
Best Emboar 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. Emboar sits at rank #114 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.05 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.