Usage · August 2026
1.5%
Tentacruel is ranked #58 in Gen 9 NU, carried by 492 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#58 of 158
Raw count492
Viability ceiling82
Month on month+1.16pp
13 month peak6.3%
FormatGen 9 NU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 515
HP
80
Atk
70
Def
65
SpA
80
SpD
120
Spe
100
Usage over time1.5%▲ 1.16pppeak 6.3% · Feb '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
56.2% of Tentacruel teamsHP
252
Atk
0
Def
224
SpA
0
SpD
16
Spe
16
NatureCareful
AbilityLiquid Ooze · 95.6%
ItemHeavy-Duty Boots · 69.8%
Tera typeDark · 59.6%
Moves
100.0%
92.5%
64.8%
62.5%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageImpish252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD18.3%
Careful252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Spe8.4%
Moves
8 tracked100.0%
92.5%
64.8%
62.5%
24.1%
18.3%
16.0%
7.7%
Items
69.8%
26.0%
Tera types
59.6%
20.5%
9.6%
8.1%
Abilities
95.6%
4.3%
0.1%
EV spreads
top 6Careful252 HP / 224 Def / 16 SpD / 16 Spe56.2%
Impish252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD18.3%
Careful252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Spe8.4%
Jolly252 HP / 120 Def / 136 Spe4.5%
Modest252 HP / 92 SpA / 164 SpD4.1%
Jolly216 HP / 36 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe3.6%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Tentacruel 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. Tentacruel sits at rank #58 with 1.5% usage, which puts it in C tier, up 1.16 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.