Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #161
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
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Usage · September 2026
0.1%
Blastoise is ranked #161 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 10,421 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#161 of 243
Raw count10,421
Viability ceiling85
Month on month+0.03pp
13 month peak0.1%
FormatGen 9 OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 530
HP
79
Atk
83
Def
100
SpA
85
SpD
105
Spe
78
Usage over time0.1%▲ 0.03pppeak 0.1% · Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
66.7% of Blastoise teamsHP
0
Atk
0
Def
4
SpA
252
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureModest
AbilityTorrent · 99.1%
ItemPetaya Berry · 66.7%
Tera typeGhost · 54.5%
Moves
97.0%
95.6%
66.7%
52.7%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageTimid76 HP / 252 SpA / 180 Spe18.1%
Moves
7 tracked97.0%
95.6%
66.7%
52.7%
45.4%
20.7%
4.1%
Items
66.7%
25.6%
3.6%
Tera types
54.5%
35.5%
4.5%
1.6%
Abilities
99.1%
0.9%
EV spreads
top 6Modest4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe66.7%
Timid76 HP / 252 SpA / 180 Spe18.1%
Rash4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe3.6%
Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe3.0%
Modest4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe2.3%
Hardy144 HP / 252 SpA / 112 Spe1.6%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Blastoise 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. Blastoise sits at rank #161 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.03 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.