Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #156
august 2026 · 730.5K battles
august 2026 · 730.5K battles
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Usage · August 2026
0.1%
Raichu-Alola is ranked #156 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 3,235 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#156 of 230
Raw count3,235
Viability ceiling82
Month on month+0.04pp
13 month peak0.1%
FormatGen 9 OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 485
HP
60
Atk
90
Def
55
SpA
90
SpD
80
Spe
110
Usage over time0.1%▲ 0.04pppeak 0.1% · Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
98.7% of Raichu-Alola teamsHP
0
Atk
0
Def
4
SpA
252
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureModest
AbilitySurge Surfer · 100.0%
ItemChoice Specs · 95.4%
Tera typeFairy · 99.0%
Moves
95.5%
95.4%
95.4%
94.3%
Moves
4 tracked95.5%
95.4%
95.4%
94.3%
Best Raichu-Alola 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. Raichu-Alola sits at rank #156 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.04 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.