Usage · August 2026
3.8%
Hydrapple is ranked #46 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 37,335 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#46 of 230
Raw count37,335
Viability ceiling91
Month on month+1.63pp
13 month peak4.7%
FormatGen 9 OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 540
HP
106
Atk
80
Def
110
SpA
120
SpD
80
Spe
44
Usage over time3.8%▲ 1.63pppeak 4.7% · Mar '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
57.2% of Hydrapple teamsHP
252
Atk
0
Def
240
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
16
NatureBold
AbilityRegenerator · 99.8%
ItemHeavy-Duty Boots · 77.7%
Tera typePoison · 66.4%
Moves
99.8%
95.0%
93.3%
73.9%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageModest248 HP / 196 Def / 64 SpA9.1%
Moves
5 tracked99.8%
95.0%
93.3%
73.9%
26.7%
Items
77.7%
8.4%
6.5%
4.2%
Tera types
66.4%
14.0%
9.3%
4.8%
3.1%
Abilities
99.8%
0.2%
0.0%
EV spreads
top 6Bold252 HP / 240 Def / 16 Spe57.2%
Modest248 HP / 196 Def / 64 SpA9.1%
Modest248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpA4.6%
Bold248 HP / 248 Def / 12 Spe3.9%
Modest248 HP / 172 Def / 76 SpA / 12 Spe2.8%
Modest248 HP / 84 Def / 176 SpA2.7%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Hydrapple 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. Hydrapple sits at rank #46 with 3.8% usage, which puts it in C tier, up 1.63 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.