Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #177
august 2026 · 730.5K battles
august 2026 · 730.5K battles
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Usage · August 2026
0.0%
Blastoise is ranked #177 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 10,375 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#177 of 230
Raw count10,375
Viability ceiling89
Month on month+0.02pp
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 time0.0%▲ 0.02pppeak 0.1% · Sep '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
87.2% of Blastoise teamsHP
60
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
252
SpD
0
Spe
196
NatureTimid
AbilityTorrent · 98.3%
ItemHeavy-Duty Boots · 87.8%
Tera typeGhost · 87.2%
Moves
97.5%
95.9%
89.5%
88.7%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageModest4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe6.5%
Moves
5 tracked97.5%
95.9%
89.5%
88.7%
11.0%
Best Blastoise build for Gen 9 OU
The set above is the one Gen 9 OU players run most often, taken from 730,502 battles in August 2026. Blastoise sits at rank #177 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.02 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.