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Usage · August 2026
8.9%
Tatsugiri is ranked #22 in Gen 9 NU, carried by 632 teams
TierB · top 30 of the format
Ladder rank#22 of 158
Raw count632
Viability ceiling91
Month on month+2.25pp
13 month peak8.9%
FormatGen 9 NU
Usage over time8.9%▲ 2.25pppeak 8.9% · Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
73.4% of Tatsugiri teamsHP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
252
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilityStorm Drain · 98.0%
ItemHeavy-Duty Boots · 96.9%
Tera typeGhost · 84.4%
Moves
100.0%
99.2%
99.0%
96.1%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageModest140 Def / 116 SpA / 252 Spe23.4%
Moves
4 tracked100.0%
99.2%
99.0%
96.1%
Best Tatsugiri 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. Tatsugiri sits at rank #22 with 8.9% usage, which puts it in B tier, up 2.25 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.