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Usage · September 2026
0.5%
Orthworm is ranked #87 in Gen 9 NU, carried by 187 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#87 of 168
Raw count187
Viability ceiling80
Month on month+0.45pp
13 month peak6.5%
FormatGen 9 NU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 480
HP
70
Atk
85
Def
145
SpA
60
SpD
55
Spe
65
Usage over time0.5%▲ 0.45pppeak 6.5% · Jun '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
74.4% of Orthworm teamsHP
252
Atk
0
Def
4
SpA
0
SpD
244
Spe
8
NatureCareful
AbilityEarth Eater · 100.0%
ItemLeftovers · 100.0%
Tera typeWater · 79.3%
Moves
100.0%
99.7%
97.8%
75.6%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageImpish252 HP / 16 Def / 240 SpD21.9%
Moves
5 tracked100.0%
99.7%
97.8%
75.6%
21.9%
Best Orthworm 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. Orthworm sits at rank #87 with 0.5% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 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.