Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #9
august 2026 · 730.5K battles
august 2026 · 730.5K battles
Usage · August 2026
16.7%
Raging Bolt is ranked #9 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 196,944 teams
TierA · top 15 of the format
Ladder rank#9 of 230
Raw count196,944
Viability ceiling92
Month on month+3.26pp
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 time16.7%▲ 3.26pppeak 16.7% · Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
19.9% of Raging Bolt teamsHP
0
Atk
0
Def
4
SpA
252
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureModest
AbilityProtosynthesis · 100.0%
ItemBooster Energy · 57.8%
Tera typeFairy · 47.9%
Moves
97.8%
74.6%
67.6%
63.8%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageModest112 HP / 252 SpA / 144 Spe11.8%
Modest248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpA9.2%
Moves
7 tracked97.8%
74.6%
67.6%
63.8%
33.4%
28.3%
15.3%
Items
57.8%
17.8%
9.3%
6.7%
3.3%
1.5%
Tera types
47.9%
23.2%
13.9%
4.7%
3.4%
3.2%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Modest4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe19.9%
Modest112 HP / 252 SpA / 144 Spe11.8%
Modest248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpA9.2%
Modest252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe7.2%
Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe5.6%
Modest72 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpA / 180 Spe3.8%
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 730,502 battles in August 2026. Raging Bolt sits at rank #9 with 16.7% usage, which puts it in A tier, up 3.26 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.