Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #40
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
Usage · September 2026
4.4%
Hydrapple is ranked #40 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 30,364 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#40 of 243
Raw count30,364
Viability ceiling89
Month on month+0.64pp
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 time4.4%▲ 0.64pppeak 4.7% · Mar '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
32.0% of Hydrapple teamsHP
248
Atk
0
Def
252
SpA
0
SpD
8
Spe
0
NatureBold
AbilityRegenerator · 99.7%
ItemHeavy-Duty Boots · 62.6%
Tera typePoison · 57.4%
Moves
99.8%
93.8%
93.0%
61.5%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageBold248 HP / 248 Def / 12 Spe19.2%
Modest248 HP / 196 Def / 64 SpA17.0%
Moves
5 tracked99.8%
93.8%
93.0%
61.5%
38.6%
Items
62.6%
17.1%
6.6%
5.3%
3.9%
Tera types
57.4%
17.5%
17.3%
6.3%
Abilities
99.7%
0.2%
0.1%
EV spreads
top 6Bold248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD32.0%
Bold248 HP / 248 Def / 12 Spe19.2%
Modest248 HP / 196 Def / 64 SpA17.0%
Bold252 HP / 240 Def / 16 Spe8.8%
Modest248 HP / 84 Def / 176 SpA5.0%
Modest248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpA3.7%
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 574,541 battles in September 2026. Hydrapple sits at rank #40 with 4.4% usage, which puts it in C tier, up 0.64 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.