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Usage · August 2026
4.9%
Tornadus is ranked #37 in Gen 9 NU, carried by 1,466 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#37 of 158
Raw count1,466
Viability ceiling88
Month on month-1.58pp
13 month peak11.1%
FormatGen 9 NU
Usage over time4.9%▼ 1.58pppeak 11.1% · Mar '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
68.5% of Tornadus teamsHP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
252
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilityPrankster · 89.0%
ItemHeavy-Duty Boots · 45.2%
Tera typeGround · 28.2%
Moves
72.3%
47.5%
43.1%
37.6%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageTimid4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe13.6%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe7.7%
Moves
15 tracked72.3%
47.5%
43.1%
37.6%
33.8%
27.4%
25.6%
18.6%
18.1%
15.2%
11.4%
9.2%
8.0%
7.7%
6.8%
Items
45.2%
20.3%
7.8%
7.1%
6.4%
5.1%
2.2%
1.5%
Tera types
28.2%
26.3%
14.9%
9.5%
7.0%
5.5%
4.4%
Abilities
89.0%
11.0%
EV spreads
top 6Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe68.5%
Timid4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe13.6%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe7.7%
Impish252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe3.2%
Relaxed252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD1.2%
Modest236 HP / 252 SpA / 20 Spe1.2%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Tornadus 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. Tornadus sits at rank #37 with 4.9% usage, which puts it in C tier, down 1.58 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.