Usage · August 2026
26.0%
Kingambit is ranked #3 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 321,215 teams
TierS · top 5 of the format
Ladder rank#3 of 230
Raw count321,215
Viability ceiling91
Month on month+2.53pp
13 month peak29.9%
FormatGen 9 OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 550
HP
100
Atk
135
Def
120
SpA
60
SpD
85
Spe
50
Usage over time26.0%▲ 2.53pppeak 29.9% · Mar '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
13.0% of Kingambit teamsHP
0
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureAdamant
AbilitySupreme Overlord · 99.2%
ItemLeftovers · 62.4%
Tera typeGhost · 44.0%
Moves
99.9%
98.8%
88.2%
59.8%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageAdamant248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 Def10.3%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe9.6%
Moves
5 tracked99.9%
98.8%
88.2%
59.8%
52.3%
Items
62.4%
14.5%
8.4%
4.7%
3.5%
2.3%
Tera types
44.0%
14.5%
14.1%
10.5%
8.4%
5.7%
Abilities
99.2%
0.8%
0.0%
EV spreads
top 6Adamant252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe13.0%
Adamant248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 Def10.3%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe9.6%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe9.3%
Adamant252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe8.1%
Adamant232 HP / 252 Atk / 24 Spe5.7%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Kingambit 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. Kingambit sits at rank #3 with 26.0% usage, which puts it in S tier, up 2.53 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.