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Usage · September 2026
0.0%
Primeape is ranked #160 in Gen 9 NU, carried by 49 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#160 of 168
Raw count49
Viability ceiling70
Month on month+0.01pp
13 month peak0.3%
FormatGen 9 NU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 455
HP
65
Atk
105
Def
60
SpA
60
SpD
70
Spe
95
Usage over time0.0%▲ 0.01pppeak 0.3% · Sep '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
96.9% of Primeape teamsHP
160
Atk
96
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
252
Spe
0
NatureCareful
AbilityDefiant · 100.0%
ItemEviolite · 100.0%
Tera typeGhost · 100.0%
Moves
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
96.9%
Moves
4 tracked100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
96.9%
Best Primeape 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. Primeape sits at rank #160 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.01 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.