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Usage · September 2026
11.0%
Tatsugiri is ranked #14 in Gen 9 NU, carried by 565 teams
TierA · top 15 of the format
Ladder rank#14 of 168
Raw count565
Viability ceiling88
Month on month+2.11pp
13 month peak11.0%
FormatGen 9 NU
Usage over time11.0%▲ 2.11pppeak 11.0% · Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
72.9% of Tatsugiri teamsHP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
252
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilityStorm Drain · 100.0%
ItemHeavy-Duty Boots · 92.7%
Tera typeGhost · 61.2%
Moves
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
98.4%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageTimid4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe26.0%
Moves
4 tracked100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
98.4%
Best Tatsugiri 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. Tatsugiri sits at rank #14 with 11.0% usage, which puts it in A tier, up 2.11 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.