Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #222
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
Usage · September 2026
0.0%
Heracross is ranked #222 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 3,451 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#222 of 243
Raw count3,451
Viability ceiling77
Month on month+0.01pp
13 month peak0.1%
FormatGen 9 OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 500
HP
80
Atk
125
Def
75
SpA
40
SpD
95
Spe
85
Usage over time0.0%▲ 0.01pppeak 0.1% · Apr '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
67.8% of Heracross teamsHP
4
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureJolly
AbilityMoxie · 66.9%
ItemChoice Band · 65.4%
Tera typeBug · 65.8%
Moves
99.2%
96.7%
68.4%
65.5%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageJolly252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe30.4%
Moves
6 tracked99.2%
96.7%
68.4%
65.5%
32.8%
30.5%
Best Heracross 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. Heracross sits at rank #222 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.