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Usage · August 2026
6.9%
Garganacl is ranked #31 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 82,809 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#31 of 230
Raw count82,809
Viability ceiling91
Month on month+2.02pp
13 month peak9.2%
FormatGen 9 OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 500
HP
100
Atk
100
Def
130
SpA
45
SpD
90
Spe
35
Usage over time6.9%▲ 2.02pppeak 9.2% · Aug '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
37.3% of Garganacl teamsHP
252
Atk
0
Def
52
SpA
0
SpD
204
Spe
0
NatureCareful
AbilityPurifying Salt · 99.9%
ItemLeftovers · 98.9%
Tera typeWater · 76.1%
Moves
99.9%
99.9%
82.1%
73.4%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageCareful252 HP / 56 Def / 200 SpD14.5%
Impish248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpD7.6%
Moves
7 tracked99.9%
99.9%
82.1%
73.4%
12.2%
9.6%
9.3%
Items
98.9%
Tera types
76.1%
19.1%
Abilities
99.9%
0.0%
0.0%
EV spreads
top 6Careful252 HP / 52 Def / 204 SpD37.3%
Careful252 HP / 56 Def / 200 SpD14.5%
Impish248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpD7.6%
Careful248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpD7.3%
Careful252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD5.2%
Careful252 HP / 16 Def / 216 SpD / 24 Spe5.2%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Garganacl 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. Garganacl sits at rank #31 with 6.9% usage, which puts it in C tier, up 2.02 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.