Gen 9 NU usage profile · rank #59
august 2026 · 7.8K battles
august 2026 · 7.8K battles
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Usage · August 2026
1.4%
Sandslash-Alola is ranked #59 in Gen 9 NU, carried by 644 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#59 of 158
Raw count644
Viability ceiling82
Month on month-0.63pp
13 month peak4.0%
FormatGen 9 NU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 450
HP
75
Atk
100
Def
110
SpA
45
SpD
55
Spe
65
Usage over time1.4%▼ 0.63pppeak 4.0% · Sep '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
64.2% of Sandslash-Alola teamsHP
0
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureJolly
AbilitySlush Rush · 100.0%
ItemLum Berry · 55.1%
Tera typeGround · 83.1%
Moves
88.3%
86.8%
76.1%
75.8%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageAdamant252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe12.8%
Careful252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Spe10.2%
Moves
8 tracked88.3%
86.8%
76.1%
75.8%
27.9%
13.4%
10.2%
7.9%
Items
55.1%
12.8%
11.4%
9.2%
7.7%
Tera types
83.1%
11.7%
2.2%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe64.2%
Adamant252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe12.8%
Careful252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Spe10.2%
Adamant80 HP / 252 Atk / 176 Spe4.5%
Adamant112 HP / 252 Atk / 144 Spe3.4%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Sandslash-Alola 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. Sandslash-Alola sits at rank #59 with 1.4% usage, which puts it in C tier, down 0.63 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.