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Pincurchin

Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #151
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
Pincurchin
electricPokédex entry ↗
Usage · September 2026
0.1%
Pincurchin is ranked #151 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 4,102 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#151 of 243
Raw count4,102
Viability ceiling85
Month on month-0.05pp
13 month peak0.2%
FormatGen 9 OU
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sets and counters from 574.5K 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%▼ 0.05pppeak 0.2% · Jun '26
0.10.10.20.2Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Apr '26Jun '26Aug '26Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

60.5% of Pincurchin teams
HP
252
Atk
0
Def
252
SpA
0
SpD
4
Spe
0
NatureBold
AbilityElectric Surge · 99.8%
ItemTerrain Extender · 98.3%
Tera typeGhost · 49.7%
Moves
Scald87.0%
Spikes83.5%
Memento64.6%
Discharge49.2%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Bold248 HP / 96 Def / 164 SpD9.2%
Brave252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def8.7%

Moves

8 tracked
Scald87.0%
Spikes83.5%
Memento64.6%
Discharge49.2%
Thunder Wave47.4%
Recover30.1%
Sucker Punch12.6%
Supercell Slam12.0%

Items

Terrain Extender98.3%

Tera types

Ghost49.7%
Water29.0%
Dark10.2%
Electric7.3%

Abilities

Electric Surge99.8%
Lightning Rod0.2%

EV spreads

top 6
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD60.5%
Bold248 HP / 96 Def / 164 SpD9.2%
Brave252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def8.7%
Calm248 HP / 52 Def / 208 SpD7.5%
Calm252 HP / 128 Def / 108 SpD4.2%
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA3.6%

Top teammates

share of teams

Best Pincurchin 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. Pincurchin sits at rank #151 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.05 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
Gen 9 OU tier listEvery ranked Pokémon↗Pincurchin Pokédex entryStats, moves, evolutions↗All formatsSmogon and VGC tier lists↗Damage calculatorRun this set through the calc↗Team builderCoverage and weaknesses↗