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Brambleghast.

Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #106
august 2026 · 730.5K battles
Brambleghast
grassghostPokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
0.2%
Brambleghast is ranked #106 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 3,174 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#106 of 230
Raw count3,174
Viability ceiling87
Month on month+0.17pp
13 month peak0.2%
FormatGen 9 OU
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sets and counters from 730.5K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 480
HP
55
Atk
115
Def
70
SpA
80
SpD
70
Spe
90
Usage over time0.2% 0.17pppeak 0.2% · Aug '26
0.10.10.20.2Aug '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

73.5% of Brambleghast teams
HP
4
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureAdamant
AbilityWind Rider · 99.1%
ItemChoice Band · 73.5%
Tera typeGhost · 81.7%
Moves
Power Whip97.4%
Poltergeist97.4%
Shadow Sneak75.4%
Astonish29.4%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe15.2%

Moves

8 tracked
Power Whip97.4%
Poltergeist97.4%
Shadow Sneak75.4%
Astonish29.4%
Rapid Spin24.4%
Strength Sap24.2%
Phantom Force20.8%
Seed Bomb19.9%

Items

Choice Band73.5%
Heavy-Duty Boots17.5%
Colbur Berry4.6%

Tera types

Ghost81.7%
Fairy13.5%

Abilities

Wind Rider99.1%
Infiltrator0.9%

EV spreads

top 6
Adamant4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe73.5%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe15.2%
Jolly252 Atk / 16 Def / 240 Spe4.2%
Adamant252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe1.7%
Jolly16 HP / 252 Def / 240 Spe1.4%

Top teammates

share of teams

Best Brambleghast 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. Brambleghast sits at rank #106 with 0.2% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.17 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.

Related
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