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Drednaw.

Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #215
august 2026 · 730.5K battles
Drednaw
waterrockPokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
0.0%
Drednaw is ranked #215 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 2,828 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#215 of 230
Raw count2,828
Viability ceiling86
Month on month+0.01pp
13 month peak0.0%
FormatGen 9 OU
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sets and counters from 730.5K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 485
HP
90
Atk
115
Def
90
SpA
48
SpD
68
Spe
74
Usage over time0.0% 0.01pppeak 0.0% · Dec '25
0.00.00.00.0Aug '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

57.0% of Drednaw teams
HP
0
Atk
252
Def
4
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureAdamant
AbilityStrong Jaw · 87.1%
ItemLeftovers · 54.0%
Tera typeBug · 85.5%
Moves
Shell Smash95.9%
Jaw Lock85.9%
Iron Defense85.9%
Rest85.7%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Adamant252 Atk / 252 Def / 4 Spe16.9%
Lax4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Def9.6%

Moves

7 tracked
Shell Smash95.9%
Jaw Lock85.9%
Iron Defense85.9%
Rest85.7%
Liquidation13.8%
Earthquake10.3%
Stone Edge6.3%

Items

Leftovers54.0%
Metronome31.6%
Loaded Dice5.0%
White Herb3.9%
Choice Band2.9%

Tera types

Bug85.5%
Ground7.8%
Water2.9%

Abilities

Strong Jaw87.1%
Swift Swim12.6%
Shell Armor0.3%

EV spreads

top 6
Adamant252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe57.0%
Adamant252 Atk / 252 Def / 4 Spe16.9%
Lax4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Def9.6%
Adamant252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe5.3%
Adamant192 HP / 252 Atk / 64 Spe4.0%
Adamant4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe3.3%

Top teammates

share of teams

Best Drednaw 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. Drednaw sits at rank #215 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.01 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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