Usage · August 2026
19.4%
Swampert is ranked #12 in Gen 9 NU, carried by 3,178 teams
TierA · top 15 of the format
Ladder rank#12 of 158
Raw count3,178
Viability ceiling89
Month on month-3.38pp
13 month peak31.4%
FormatGen 9 NU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 535
HP
100
Atk
110
Def
90
SpA
85
SpD
90
Spe
60
Usage over time19.4%▼ 3.38pppeak 31.4% · Jun '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
22.1% of Swampert teamsHP
252
Atk
0
Def
56
SpA
0
SpD
200
Spe
0
NatureRelaxed
AbilityTorrent · 87.5%
ItemRocky Helmet · 39.0%
Tera typeDragon · 38.4%
Moves
99.4%
99.0%
76.1%
60.5%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageImpish252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD19.8%
Relaxed252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD14.5%
Moves
6 tracked99.4%
99.0%
76.1%
60.5%
35.3%
17.6%
Items
39.0%
37.6%
17.8%
2.4%
Tera types
38.4%
22.0%
17.7%
17.2%
Abilities
87.5%
12.5%
EV spreads
top 6Relaxed252 HP / 56 Def / 200 SpD22.1%
Impish252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD19.8%
Relaxed252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD14.5%
Careful252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD8.8%
Impish248 HP / 56 Def / 200 SpD / 4 Spe7.0%
Impish252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def6.7%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Swampert 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. Swampert sits at rank #12 with 19.4% usage, which puts it in A tier, down 3.38 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.