Gen 9 NU usage profile · rank #32
september 2026 · 6.3K battles
september 2026 · 6.3K battles
Usage · September 2026
5.0%
Honchkrow is ranked #32 in Gen 9 NU, carried by 194 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#32 of 168
Raw count194
Viability ceiling81
Month on month+5.00pp
13 month peak9.7%
FormatGen 9 NU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 505
HP
100
Atk
125
Def
52
SpA
105
SpD
52
Spe
71
Usage over time5.0%▲ 5.00pppeak 9.7% · Feb '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
42.9% of Honchkrow teamsHP
0
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureAdamant
AbilitySuper Luck · 74.4%
ItemScope Lens · 74.4%
Tera typeDark · 100.0%
Moves
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageAdamant4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe37.9%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe19.1%
Moves
4 tracked100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
Best Honchkrow build for Gen 9 NU
The set above is the one Gen 9 NU players run most often, taken from 6,316 battles in September 2026. Honchkrow sits at rank #32 with 5.0% usage, which puts it in C tier, up 5.00 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.