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Usage · August 2026
12.7%
Cinderace is ranked #15 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 184,734 teams
TierA · top 15 of the format
Ladder rank#15 of 230
Raw count184,734
Viability ceiling91
Month on month+0.71pp
13 month peak13.3%
FormatGen 9 OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 530
HP
80
Atk
116
Def
75
SpA
65
SpD
75
Spe
119
Usage over time12.7%▲ 0.71pppeak 13.3% · Oct '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
24.4% of Cinderace teamsHP
0
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureJolly
AbilityBlaze · 60.8%
ItemHeavy-Duty Boots · 88.9%
Tera typeFire · 49.4%
Moves
99.0%
93.2%
90.6%
64.5%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageJolly224 HP / 32 Atk / 252 Spe23.2%
Jolly248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 Spe15.8%
Moves
6 tracked99.0%
93.2%
90.6%
64.5%
23.7%
10.6%
Items
88.9%
3.6%
3.3%
Tera types
49.4%
21.9%
12.6%
11.6%
Abilities
60.8%
39.2%
EV spreads
top 6Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe24.4%
Jolly224 HP / 32 Atk / 252 Spe23.2%
Jolly248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 Spe15.8%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe9.4%
Jolly4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe4.5%
Jolly232 HP / 24 Atk / 252 Spe3.9%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Cinderace 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. Cinderace sits at rank #15 with 12.7% usage, which puts it in A tier, up 0.71 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.