Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #2
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
Usage · September 2026
31.8%
Great Tusk is ranked #2 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 339,306 teams
TierS · top 5 of the format
Ladder rank#2 of 243
Raw count339,306
Viability ceiling90
Month on month-2.25pp
13 month peak35.3%
FormatGen 9 OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 570
HP
115
Atk
131
Def
131
SpA
53
SpD
53
Spe
87
Usage over time31.8%▼ 2.25pppeak 35.3% · Oct '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
29.8% of Great Tusk teamsHP
0
Atk
252
Def
4
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureJolly
AbilityProtosynthesis · 100.0%
ItemHeavy-Duty Boots · 27.4%
Tera typeSteel · 26.8%
Moves
95.0%
93.0%
79.4%
46.9%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageJolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe26.1%
Jolly252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Spe9.2%
Moves
8 tracked95.0%
93.0%
79.4%
46.9%
30.4%
21.9%
11.9%
5.4%
Items
27.4%
24.6%
18.8%
15.6%
4.9%
4.3%
Tera types
26.8%
22.9%
13.2%
10.5%
7.4%
6.2%
5.3%
4.8%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Jolly252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe29.8%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe26.1%
Jolly252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Spe9.2%
Jolly4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe6.0%
Jolly248 HP / 4 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe3.2%
Jolly64 HP / 4 Def / 188 SpD / 252 Spe3.0%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Great Tusk build for Gen 9 OU
The set above is the one Gen 9 OU players run most often, taken from 574,541 battles in September 2026. Great Tusk sits at rank #2 with 31.8% usage, which puts it in S tier, down 2.25 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.