Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #78
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
Usage · September 2026
1.0%
Articuno-Galar is ranked #78 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 1,822 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#78 of 243
Raw count1,822
Viability ceiling87
Month on month+0.90pp
13 month peak1.0%
FormatGen 9 OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 580
HP
90
Atk
85
Def
100
SpA
95
SpD
125
Spe
85
Usage over time1.0%▲ 0.90pppeak 1.0% · Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
99.0% of Articuno-Galar teamsHP
248
Atk
0
Def
252
SpA
8
SpD
0
Spe
0
NatureBold
AbilityCompetitive · 100.0%
ItemIron Ball · 99.9%
Tera typeFlying · 99.0%
Moves
99.9%
99.1%
99.1%
99.0%
Moves
4 tracked99.9%
99.1%
99.1%
99.0%
Best Articuno-Galar build for Gen 9 OU
The set above is the one Gen 9 OU players run most often, taken from 574,541 battles in September 2026. Articuno-Galar sits at rank #78 with 1.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.90 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.