Usage · October 2026
0.7%
Poliwrath is ranked #78 in Gen 9 NU, carried by 82 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#78 of 153
Raw count82
Viability ceiling79
Month on month+0.67pp
13 month peak1.4%
FormatGen 9 NU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 510
HP
90
Atk
95
Def
95
SpA
70
SpD
90
Spe
70
Usage over time0.7%▲ 0.67pppeak 1.4% · Jul '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
45.2% of Poliwrath teamsHP
252
Atk
0
Def
252
SpA
0
SpD
4
Spe
0
NatureImpish
AbilityWater Absorb · 62.9%
ItemLeftovers · 45.3%
Tera typeSteel · 82.1%
Moves
62.8%
62.7%
54.5%
54.4%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageJolly4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe37.0%
Adamant248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SpD17.4%
Moves
8 tracked62.8%
62.7%
54.5%
54.4%
45.3%
45.3%
37.1%
37.0%
Best Poliwrath build for Gen 9 NU
The set above is the one Gen 9 NU players run most often, taken from 8,327 battles in October 2026. Poliwrath sits at rank #78 with 0.7% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.67 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.