Usage · August 2026
4.2%
Primarina is ranked #41 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 71,997 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#41 of 230
Raw count71,997
Viability ceiling91
Month on month-1.27pp
13 month peak5.5%
FormatGen 9 OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 530
HP
80
Atk
74
Def
74
SpA
126
SpD
116
Spe
60
Usage over time4.2%▼ 1.27pppeak 5.5% · Jul '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
19.8% of Primarina teamsHP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
252
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureModest
AbilityTorrent · 53.1%
ItemAssault Vest · 54.7%
Tera typePoison · 27.6%
Moves
95.7%
90.0%
44.9%
40.1%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageModest248 HP / 208 SpA / 52 SpD12.9%
Modest248 HP / 76 SpA / 184 Spe9.0%
Moves
9 tracked95.7%
90.0%
44.9%
40.1%
39.9%
27.4%
19.4%
16.9%
12.1%
Items
54.7%
26.9%
12.6%
3.1%
Tera types
27.6%
20.5%
14.6%
11.3%
10.5%
8.3%
3.0%
Abilities
53.1%
46.9%
EV spreads
top 6Modest252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe19.8%
Modest248 HP / 208 SpA / 52 SpD12.9%
Modest248 HP / 76 SpA / 184 Spe9.0%
Modest216 Def / 208 SpA / 80 SpD / 4 Spe8.5%
Modest248 HP / 208 SpA / 16 SpD / 36 Spe5.1%
Modest80 HP / 252 SpA / 176 Spe4.7%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Primarina 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. Primarina sits at rank #41 with 4.2% usage, which puts it in C tier, down 1.27 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.