Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #13
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
Usage · September 2026
15.5%
Raging Bolt is ranked #13 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 141,613 teams
TierA · top 15 of the format
Ladder rank#13 of 243
Raw count141,613
Viability ceiling90
Month on month-1.25pp
13 month peak16.7%
FormatGen 9 OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 590
HP
125
Atk
73
Def
91
SpA
137
SpD
89
Spe
75
Usage over time15.5%▼ 1.25pppeak 16.7% · Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
27.2% of Raging Bolt teamsHP
112
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
252
SpD
0
Spe
144
NatureModest
AbilityProtosynthesis · 100.0%
ItemBooster Energy · 45.9%
Tera typeFairy · 60.6%
Moves
97.9%
73.0%
58.5%
56.0%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageModest248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpA15.2%
Modest4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe14.2%
Moves
7 tracked97.9%
73.0%
58.5%
56.0%
42.9%
40.3%
14.5%
Items
45.9%
26.8%
11.2%
6.8%
2.8%
2.6%
Tera types
60.6%
20.5%
9.2%
4.0%
3.0%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Modest112 HP / 252 SpA / 144 Spe27.2%
Modest248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpA15.2%
Modest4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe14.2%
Modest252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe6.5%
Modest144 HP / 252 SpA / 112 Spe4.1%
Modest200 HP / 56 Def / 252 SpA2.6%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Raging Bolt 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. Raging Bolt sits at rank #13 with 15.5% usage, which puts it in A tier, down 1.25 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.