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Pincurchin.

Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #115
august 2026 · 730.5K battles
Pincurchin
electricPokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
0.1%
Pincurchin is ranked #115 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 6,081 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#115 of 230
Raw count6,081
Viability ceiling89
Month on month+0.10pp
13 month peak0.2%
FormatGen 9 OU
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sets and counters from 730.5K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 435
HP
48
Atk
101
Def
95
SpA
91
SpD
85
Spe
15
Usage over time0.1% 0.10pppeak 0.2% · Jun '26
0.10.10.20.2Aug '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

31.3% of Pincurchin teams
HP
252
Atk
252
Def
4
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
0
NatureBrave
AbilityElectric Surge · 100.0%
ItemTerrain Extender · 99.8%
Tera typeGhost · 64.8%
Moves
Memento99.4%
Spikes68.3%
Scald66.5%
Thunder Wave62.4%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Bold248 HP / 96 Def / 164 SpD30.3%
Calm248 HP / 52 Def / 208 SpD28.2%

Moves

7 tracked
Memento99.4%
Spikes68.3%
Scald66.5%
Thunder Wave62.4%
Discharge34.7%
Sucker Punch33.1%
Supercell Slam33.0%

Items

Terrain Extender99.8%

Tera types

Ghost64.8%
Dark31.4%

Abilities

Electric Surge100.0%
Lightning Rod0.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Brave252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def31.3%
Bold248 HP / 96 Def / 164 SpD30.3%
Calm248 HP / 52 Def / 208 SpD28.2%
Calm248 HP / 44 Def / 216 SpD6.2%

Top teammates

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Best Pincurchin 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. Pincurchin sits at rank #115 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.10 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.

Related
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