Usage · August 2026
0.1%
Medicham is ranked #126 in Gen 9 NU, carried by 238 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#126 of 158
Raw count238
Viability ceiling73
Month on month-0.45pp
13 month peak0.8%
FormatGen 9 NU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 410
HP
60
Atk
60
Def
75
SpA
60
SpD
75
Spe
80
Usage over time0.1%▼ 0.45pppeak 0.8% · Dec '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
56.0% of Medicham teamsHP
4
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureJolly
AbilityPure Power · 100.0%
ItemLife Orb · 91.2%
Tera typeSteel · 91.2%
Moves
99.0%
96.5%
91.2%
87.7%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageAdamant252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe43.9%
Moves
5 tracked99.0%
96.5%
91.2%
87.7%
12.3%
Best Medicham 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. Medicham sits at rank #126 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.45 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.