Gen 9 NU usage profile · rank #116
august 2026 · 7.8K battles
august 2026 · 7.8K battles
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Usage · August 2026
0.1%
Sandaconda is ranked #116 in Gen 9 NU, carried by 255 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#116 of 158
Raw count255
Viability ceiling66
Month on month+0.06pp
13 month peak2.9%
FormatGen 9 NU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 510
HP
72
Atk
107
Def
125
SpA
65
SpD
70
Spe
71
Usage over time0.1%▲ 0.06pppeak 2.9% · Feb '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
76.5% of Sandaconda teamsHP
252
Atk
0
Def
164
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
92
NatureImpish
AbilityShed Skin · 98.5%
ItemLeftovers · 50.8%
Tera typeWater · 85.0%
Moves
100.0%
99.6%
51.6%
50.5%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageImpish252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def13.1%
Impish252 HP / 168 Def / 88 Spe8.4%
Moves
6 tracked100.0%
99.6%
51.6%
50.5%
49.3%
48.4%
Best Sandaconda 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. Sandaconda sits at rank #116 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.06 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.